Finance Seminar 2026

3rd - 4th of February, Lysebu Hotel, Oslo

Registrate

Program

Day 1: February 3th

09:15–10:30
Registration and mingling
10:30–11:20
Session 1: Welcome and stagesetting
  • 10:30–10:40
    Welcome and introductory remarks
    • Øistein Schmidt Galaaen

      Director production and sustainability, Renewables Norway

  • 10:40–11:00
    Power and renewable energy: What has happened?
    • Tba
  • 11:00–11:20
    An outlook seen from the FDIs; what is of interest and how to accelerate
    • Simon Clemet-Davies

      Partner at Augusta & Co  

11:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Session 2: Outook - What needs to be done
  • 12:30–12:50
    Future power needs - an overview
    • Manus Pandey

      Head of energy and climate policy at Statkraft  

  • 12:50–13:10
    Investing in the world's energy transition - the transition requires huge investments
    • Tba
  • 13:10–13:30
    Securing Stability in Volatile Energy Markets
    • Karl Magnus Maribu

      DNB Carnegie   

13:30–14:15
Session 3: Outlook - The utilities and developers
  • 13:30–13:45
    Tba
  • 13:45–14:00
    Hydro Rein
    • Emil Brustad-Nilsen

      Fungerende finansdirektør og strategidirektør

  • 14:00–14:15
    Å Energi
    • Steffen Syversen

      Konsernsjef, Å energi 

14:15–14:40
Coffee break and refreshments
14:40–15:25
Session 4: Outlook - The facilitators
  • 14:40–14:55
    Preparing for the next Norwegian storm – opportunities for wind energy in Norway
    • Tba
  • 14:55–15:10
    Norwegian renewable power in unstable markets
    • Thina Margrethe Saltvedt

      Lead ESG Expert Nordea Global Sustainability  

  • 15:10–15:25
    The Norwegian economy in a global context
    • Øystein Dørum

      The Chief Economist at NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise)  

15:25–15:40
Short break with coffee and fruit
15:40–16:20
Session 5: Outlook - The investors
  • 15:40–16:00
    Presentation by Apollo
    • Ewa Jackson

      Managing Director, Apollo  

  • 16:00–16:20
    New investment in unlisted renewable energy infrastructure
    • Harald von Heyden

      Head of Energy and Infrastructure at Norges Bank Investment Management  

16:20–16:40
Session 6: Outlook - The politics
  • 16:20–16:40
    Presentation by government official on Norway's renewable energy policy
    • Tba

      Representative from Ministry of Energy, Tba 

  • 16:40–17:05
    Is there a political will for renewable energy?
    • Tba

      Representatives of the parliamentarians from the political parties  

  • 17:05–17:15
    Summary of the first day of the Finance Seminar at Lyseby
    • Kjetil Hardeng

      Partner at Haavind  

18:00–18:30
Aperitif
18:30
Dinner

Day 2: February 4th

09:00–09:30
Coffee and pastries
09:30–11:00
Program for the day
  • 09:30–09:40
    Introduction, with a summary of day one
    • Øistein Schmidt Galaaen

      Director, Renewables Norway  

  • 09:40–10:00
    The energy transition is a demanding balancing act, also for investments
    • Ketil Lund

      Director of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy, (NVE)

  • 10:00–10:45
    Venture capital and public waste of money
    • Martin Bech Holte

      Norwegian economist and former business leader

  • 10:45–11:00
    Summary renewables journalists
    • Anders Lie Brenna

      Editor EnergiWatch  

11:00–12:00
Lunch and end of program

Meeting room for conference participation available throughout the seminar – contact the organizers for more information 

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