| Norway India Business Days – main/plenary session Venue: Litteraturhuset, Wergelandsgate 29, 0167 Oslo | ||
| 13:30 | Registration | Coffee/tea and mingling. Please arrive by 13:45. The program starts 14:00 sharp. |
| Plenum part 1: | ||
| 14:00 | Slide/videos platinum sponsors | |
| 5min | Welcome | Prabha Chandran, Board Member NICCI Lead moderator and Helge Tryti, Chair NICCI |
| 10m | May-Elin Stener, Norwegian Ambassador to India | |
| 3m | Liz Toppo, Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of India – Oslo | |
| 20m | Keynote speaker | India’s green transition: a historic opportunity Erik Solheim, Green politician, peace negotiator and global diplomat with a deep passion for India. He’s a powerful advocate for sustainable investments and brings unique insight into green business, development and geopolitics. |
| 20m | Panel | Unlocking the India Opportunity Explore more on the world’s fastest-growing major economy. This session gives you a sharp look at the 2025-26 economic outlook, opportunities and the essentials of investments and market entry. From navigating legal frameworks to structuring partnerships that work, our panel brings firsthand insight. Moderator: Yogesh Singh, Partner & head of corporate practice, Trilegal. Panelists: Devdutta Panda, Country Head Germany ICICI Bank Vivek Srivastava, Head of Europe Strategic Initiatives at Cyient Avik Bhowmick, AVP Europe in Invest India. |
| 20m | Interview | Norway – India economic engagement on climate and sustainable development. Green solutions meet capital and demand.Renewable energy, circular economy, green shipping. Sanmit Ahuja, Managing Director of Bharat Technology & Impact Accelerator. Neeraj Menon Partner & head of projects practice, Trilegal. Moderator: Navreet Kaur, Firsthouse. Board member NICCI. |
| 10m | Business story | Sigurd Engevik Jørgensen, Director Communications & Marketing at Yara International. • Food on the table and clean air to breathe – it hardly gets more fundamental • Already producing life-saving mineral fertiliser in India – Yara now wants to invest in local AdBlue® production |
| 15:30 | 15 min. break | Coffee/tea/light bites |
| Plenum part 2: | ||
| 15:45 | ||
| 1min | Video introduction to Indiasoft | |
| 4min | Moderator introduction of ESC delegates visiting NIBD from India | |
| 20m | Panel | Building Digital Partnerships, from AI to Cyber security – Bridging the Norway-India EcosystemsWhat does Norway need? What can India offer? Exploring concrete opportunities for collaboration in digital technology.Panelists: Mandeep Singh Puri, Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council. Fredrik Syversen, Director of Strategy & Business Development, TEK Norway. Beatrice Lippus, Senior Vice President & BU Head Cyient. Christian H Engh, Norwegian Cybersecurity Cluster. Moderator: Sarbajit Deb, Executive Vice President, Europe, Larsen & Toubro group of companies. |
| 20m | Speaker | Inner stability in turbulent times – calm and stable direction in a pot that is always boiling. Inge Andersen, Associate Partner and Senior Consultant in Firsthouse |
| 20 | Panel | TEPA & beyond – building the next phase of Norway-India trade. Moderator: Idar Kreutzer, NHO Panelists: Eva Camerer, Division Director for Export Innovation Norway Erik Andreas Underland, Director chief negotiator TEPA, Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. Håkon Mageli, Executive Vice President at Orkla ASA. |
| 20 | Dialogue | Real Talk: Reflections from India Cristian Valdes Carter in conversation with [TBC]. Few people know more about Norway-India business than Cristian, who now brings that expertise into his new top management role at Innovation Norway. Join us as he shares candid insights, lessons learned and opportunities uncovered from four years leading Innovation Norway’s mission in India. |
| 17:15 | Program end | Closing remarks |
4 minutes walk to the networking reception… | ||
| NICCI´s Garden networking reception Venue: Oscarsgate 27, 0352 Oslo | ||
| 17:30 | Join us for the traditional NICCI Networking Reception in the beautiful garden of Oscarsgate 27 – featuring a very light business program and excellent networking opportunities in a relaxed and inspiring setting. 17:30 Welcome drinks & mingling 18:00 Welcome Addresses 18:15 Buffet dinner is served while the Informal networking continues 20:00 Thank you (program ends) | |
Norway India Business Days
Discover what Norway’s unique trade advantages in India can do for you.