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Speakers in Oslo

  • Jørn Lyseggen

    Founder, Meltwater

    Jørn Lyseggen

    Jørn is a renowned Norwegian serial entrepreneur and is behind Meltwater, a global media monitoring company with over 1500 employees in 55 countries, across six continents.


  • Deqa Abukar

    Cofounder, BLING

    Deqa Abukar

    Deqa is a founder of the BLING Startup, who works to offer tools to strengthen and support underrepresented entrepreneurs. Deqa is also listed on Forbes 30 under the 30 list.


  • Magnus Grimeland

    CEO & Founder, Antler

    Magnus Grimeland

    Magnus is the founder of Antler, one of the world’s most active investors for start-ups. Magnus is also the founder of Zalora, Asia’s largest e-commerce company.


  • Kjetil Holmefjord

    Partner, Sondo Capital

    Kjetil Holmefjord

    Kjetil is a partner in Sondo Capital who invests in Norwegian early-stage companies. Kjetil also has a blog where he shares thoughts about start-ups and entrepreneurship.


  • Kristin Aamodt

    Partner, ArcTern Ventures

    Kristin Aamodt

    Kristin is a qualified engineer and has a long experience as an investor in European markets.


  • Aleksander Larsen

    COO & Co-Founder, Sky Mavis

    Aleksander Larsen

    Aleksander is the CEO and co-founder of Sky Mavis. He is also a venture partner in the South Korean VC firm Hashed and sits on the board of the Blockchain Game Alliance.


  • Anne Dingstad

    CEO Saga Robotics AS

    Anne Dingstad

    Anne is CEO of Saga Robotics, who runs sustainable precision agriculture with the robot Thorvald in UK/US. Anne has extensive experience in building and scaling technology companies internationally.


  • Marte Sootholtet

    CEO, Impact StartUp Norway

    Marte Sootholtet

    Marte is CEO and architect of Impact StartUp Norge, who help companies succeed in a more sustainable business sector.


  • Anders Kqåle, Norway

    Co-Founder, Spacemaker

    Anders Kåle, Norway

    Anders is behind Spacemaker, who helps architects and developers to maximise the value of plots. Today, the company consists of a total of 115 employees, with offices in 8 countries.


  • Nora Bavey

    CEO, Co-founder Unconventional Ventures

    Nora Bavey

    Nora is one of the founders of Unconventional Ventures that supports diverse tech startups. She is recognised with several scores, including TOP100-listen from EU startups.


  • Espen Daae

    Investment manager, Ferd Sosiale Entreprenør

    Espen Daae

    Espen is an investment manager at Ferd Sosiale Entreprenører, where he focuses on investing in and supporting social entrepreneurs to achieve measurable social results.


  • Bjørn Arve Ofstad

    Group CEO/Group CEO, NG Group

    Bjørn Arve Ofstad

    Bjørn Arve heads the NG Group and has over 20 years of senior experience in listed and P/E-owned companies at an operational and strategic level.


  • Håkon Haugli

    CEO, Innovation Norway

    Hakon Haugli

    Håkon Haugli, CEO of Innovation Norway since 2019, is an experienced business manager and a former politician.


  • Karl Liapunov

    Head of Energy and Climate, StartupLab

    Karl Liapunov

    Karl is leading the energy and climate initiatives at Startuplab. Previously, he worked for several years in Texas investing in energy technology.


  • Dr Anthony Giannoumis

    Co-founder of Inclusive Creation

    Dr Anthony Giannoumis

    Anthony is a motivational speaker and co-founder of Inclusive Creation. He has won several international awards for his inclusive innovations.


  • Cecilie Skjong

    Investment Manager, Skyfall Ventures

    Cecilie Skjong

    Cecilie has the experience of being Director of Business Development for the industrial company Aize. At NXT, Cecilie is a jury member under the finals of 100 pitches.


  • Trond Riiber Knudsen

    Founder & CEO, TRK Group AS

    Trond Riiber Knudsen

    Trond is the founder of TRK Group AS, an Oslo-based investment and consultancy firm focused on disruptive technologies and digital transformation.


  • Gisle Østereng

    Head of Investments, Startuplab

    Gisle Østereng Startuplab Ventures

    Gisle has a long driving time as an entrepreneur. Today he heads the investment team at Startuplab and is this year’s jury leader during the finals of 100 pitches.


  • Per Valebrokk

    Partners and adviser at Storm Communications

    Per Valebrokk NXT

    Per is a partner and adviser in Storm Communications and is one of the entrepreneurs behind E24. Together with Petter Stordalen, he is the show manager for the popular podcast «Stormkast».


  • Finn Persson

    Partner & Co-Founder, Spintop Ventures

    Find Persson Spintop Ventures

    Finn is a partner and partner of Spintop Ventures, based on engineering and a passion for early-stage technology companies. Finn is a panel member under the finals of 100 pitches.


  • Thomas “Fingern” Gullestad

    Host

    Thomas Gullestad, Norway

    Thomas is a Norwegian musician, TV presenter, actor and entrepreneur. Thomas will be this year’s program manager at DNB NXT.


  • Rasmus Figenschou

    Group CEO, Norwegian Business Marketing, DNB

    Rasmus Aage Tidemand Figenschou

    Rasmus will open this year’s DNB NXT event, and give us an insight into what DNB consider to be success factors for success as a start-up and growth company in Norway.


  • Aina Lemoen Lunde

    Director of the Group Brands, Marketing and Sales, DNB

    Aina Lemoen Lunde

    Aina has over 20 years of experience in management, sales and marketing in different industries and sectors. She has published several award-winning books and is behind #Huninvester from DNB.


  • Maria Archontoulis

    Head of Partnerships, DNB

    Maria Archontoulis

    Maria will be the leader of a panel that evaluates the Norwegian start-up stage. The panel will debate different strategies for start-up companies to attract risk capital.


  • Audun Wikstrand Iversen

    Portfolio manager, DNB Disruptive Opportunities

    Audun Wickstrand Iversen

    Audun is the portfolio manager DNB Asset Management and is responsible for the DNB Disruptive Opportunities and DNB Future Waves funds.


  • Maria Lucilla Bruni

    Division Director, sustainability, DNB

    Lucilla Maria Bruni

    Lucilla leads DNB’s contribution to the transition to a more sustainable society and has, among other things, been developing our framework for success with green investments.


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