The 3rd edition of NIBD was solid proof of the need for our annual meeting place for players in the Norway-India business corridor. The response to the value it brought is unanimous…
Participants met new people with the potential to impact their business!
Sellers met buyers. Companies met partners. Business leaders met people from government with the power to make a difference. Even the most connected ones in our network made new valuable connections.
For all of us working to deliver value to our members and being relevant to our extended network, this makes it all worth the effort. All the positive feedback makes it easy to roll up our sleeves and get ready for an extensive program of meetings and delegations this fall and winter. It also makes it easy to immediately start planning NIBD 2025.
High-Level plenary session speakers
Just have a look at our plenary speakers/panelists! We are pretty sure it is the most extensive lineup of top people ever, sharing knowledge and experience on Norway-India business. Thanks a lot to each and every one of you. You brought a lot of value to all of us present.
- Amit Singh, Secretary Chief Minister’s Office, Government of Uttar Pradesh
- Anja Hammerseng Edin
- Aquino Vimal, Ambassador
- Børge Grønbech, Director Global Operations, Norwegian Seafood Council
- Cecilie Myrseth, Minister of Trade and Industry
- Cristian Valdes Carter, Director Innovation Norway India
- Deepika Rai, NICCI
- Helge Tryti, Chairman NICCI
- Henrik Inadomi, EVP New Energies, Aker Solutions
- Himanshu Gulati, Member of Parliament
- Idar Kreutzer, Director The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
- Inge Andersen, Partner Scandsports
- Matts Johansen, CEO Aker Biomarine
- May-Elin Stener, Ambassador (Online)
- Narendra Taneja, Chairman Independent Energy Policy Institute (Online)
- Navreet Kaur, First House
- Niraj Khinvasara, World Trade Center Pune
- Øystein Dørum, Chief Economist at NHO
- Prabha Chandran, NICCI
- Truls Berg, CEO Open Innovation Lab
- Yogesh Singh, Partner Trilegal
- Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen, Member of Parliament
High-level participants
The event gathered a fantastic mix of NICCI members representing a wide range of sectors, business leaders, business organizations, the embassies, ministries, and business promotion agencies from both Norway and India. Together we kickstarted the new era of Norway-India business.
A considerable number of people visited from India, adding value both to the seminar content and the networking. A few of the ones traveling the 6500 kilometers between our two countries were NICCI member companies Trilegal, ZR Renewable Energy, and Ideas to Impacts. We are also happy that a six-person delegation from the Government of Uttar Pradesh chose to participate, bridging companies in Norway with opportunities in India’s largest state. (Fun fact: If Uttar Pradesh, with its 250 million population, were a country, it would be the 5th largest in the world).
5 parallel breakout sessions
Thanks a lot to the chairs, moderators, and speakers at our industry breakouts that were organized following the plenary sessions.
The Green Energy Transition-Powering the Future
- Chair: Ragnvald Nærø
- Ødegård Hansen, Head of Energy Scenario Research at Rystad Energy
- Henrik Arnestad Salthe, Head of Communications Renewables Asia-Pacific at Equinor
- Shaun Rye, Head of Technology at TEKY
- Ole Jakob Sørdalen, Chief Innovation Officer at Pixii
- Azam Ali Khan, Country Manager-India, Norwegian Energy Partners
People Mobility India-Norway
- Chair: Helge Tryti
- Moderator: Deepika Rai
- Carl C. Thodesen, OsloMet
- Thanabal Vijayaindra, Swairi
- Tommy Iversen, Focus Care Group
- Line Falkenberg Ollestad, Rederiforbundet
- Maneesh Singh, HSV
- Pål Grandal, Center for AI Research, University of Agder
- Birthe Helland, Business Region Agder
- Synne Kjeka Namtvedt, Kompetanse Spor
- Vidar Hegge, UDI
- Pål Grandal, Center for AI Research, University of Agder
Accelerating Tech Collaboration
- Chair: Fredrik Syversen – IKT Norge
- Bjørn Erik Reinseth, Managing Director Forskningsparken i Oslo/Oslotech
- Navreet Kaur, First House
- Matthias Peter, Senior Vice President -COO and Delivery Head Europe at Wipro
- Anders Løland, Research Director at Norwegian Computing Centre
- Rajan Maheshwari, Country Manager Tata Consultancy Services
- Knut Erlend Vik, Principal Director at LTIMindtree Norway
- Merethe Sandberg, Special Adviser at The Research Council of Norway
Investing for Impact and Sustainability in India: Rewards and Obstacles
- Chair: Alessia Molteberg, Abler Nordic
- Yogesh Singh, Partner in Trilegal
- Arthur Sletteberg, Managing Director in Abler Nordic
- Niraj Khinvasara, World Trade Center Pune
Shipbuilding and Manufacturing – Opportunities for Norwegian MarineTech
- Chair: Ranjan Naik
- Arjun Chowgule – President, Shipyards Association of India (Online)
- Vedant Choudhury – Indian Coastal Shipowners Association (Online)
- Norman Hansen Meyer, Partner, Schjødt – Shipping, Offshore, and Oil Services
Facts about Norway India Business Day 2024
- June 4, 2024, at Litteraturhuset and the NICCI headquarters in Oscars gate 27
- The day started with two hours of networking zone and exhibition
- Networking lunch
- Two hours of plenary session with keynotes, panels, and a sofa chat
- Five breakout sessions (Energy, Impact investments, Tech collaboration, People mobility, and Shipbuilding)
- Garden networking dinner (now we can call it our tradition)
- 185 participants attended the event during the day
- Platinum sponsors: Trilegal and Emirates
- Gold sponsors: Chakra, Coral Swans, DLA Piper, Richa Chandra, TCS, Teky, Wipro, and ZR Renewable Energy
- An overlapping NICCI business delegation with a program in Oslo the day before and in Grimstad and Kristiansand the two days after the event
Will NIBD be organized again in 2025?
Absolutely yes! We have already evaluated and intend to repeat everything that was successful and make some adjustments to create an even better event in a year. The planning is starting right now. Let us know how you want to engage.
Platinum sponsors NIBD 2024:
Thanks to our knowledge partner Trilegal that participated both in the plenum session and breakout session on Impact Investments in India. Thanks to the Emirates team in Oslo for being with us all day, contributing to making the event better.
Thank you so much to our co-organizers and volunteers:
Embassy of India in Oslo, IKT Norge, Innovation Norway, NHO, Norwegian Consulate General in Mumbai, Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi, Norwegian Energy Partners, Open Innovation Lab of Norway and Smart Energy Network.
Thanks a lot to the volunteers that helped out with a range of practical tasks during the day, both at the networking zone, plenary session, industry breakouts, and at the large garden reception.
This is just the start of our joint efforts to connect people in the community and bridge companies with new business opportunities following the historic trade agreement.
See you next year!
On behalf of the board and administration in NICCI
Trond Skundberg
Gold sponsors NIBD 2024:
