Program

22. April

11:15 - 12:00 Registration & lunch

12:00 - 12:10 Welcome to Knutholmen - Ocean Hyway Cluster

12:15 - 12:30 Kickstart with keynote - Frode Kirkedam, HYDS

12:30 - 12:50 Norwegian energy history - Anders Valland, Sintef Ocean

12:50 - 13:20 Panel debate - Reflections from pioneers:

• Elisabet Kjerstad Bøe(moderator)
• Veronica Charlotte Haugan
• Kristian Vik
• Thorsten Herbert
• Camilla Røhme

13:20 - 13:35 Coffee break

13:35 - 14:05 Political panel debate:

• Tor Kristian Haldorsen(moderator)
• Frode Kirkedam
• Jan Henrik Nygård
• Stein Kvalsund

14:05 - 14:20 Powercell - Stig Kallestad

14:20 - 14:35 E-Cap Marine - Josefin Klindt

14:35 - 14:45 Thommessen - Snorre Valdimarsson

Welcome to Hydrogen Valley!

14:35 - 16:00 We invite you to go knowledge shopping in the valley

Tech Lane - connect with leading technology innovators

• - Hoerbiger
• - Students, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)
• - HyValue & H2CoVe, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)

Support Avenue - how to fund your project - TBA

Policy Station - how to navigate the future - Thommessen

Alternative paths to meaningful networking

16:30 - 18:30 (limited seats)

Feddie Ocean Distillery

Feddie is coming to Knutholmen! Enjoy a guided gin-tasting and learn the history behind Norway’s island distillery - a journey that began with one woman’s vision and has since grown into a community of nearly 1,100 women investors.

Sauna

Steam, sea, and spectacular views - Knutholmen’s floating sauna delivers pure Kalvåg magic. Don’t miss it!

Towels and robes available for rent - bring your swimsuit!

19:30 - 22:00 Enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner at Knutholmen Restaurant based on the day’s catch of fish and shellfish.

23. April

09:00 - 09:05 Welcome back - Ocean Hyway Cluster

09:05 - 09:20 NORHyWAY - Thorsten Herbert, Hydrogen Now

09:20 - 09:35 University of Bergen - Rune Johan Krumsvik

09:35 - 09:45 Midpilot - Philip Hodne

09:45 - 09:55 Fjord1 - Ørjan Midttun

10:00 - 10:10 Tersan Havyard - Silje Smådal

10:10 - 10:20 Coffee break

10:20 - 10:30 CibusCell - Marcus Rübsam

10:30 - 11:00 Panel discussion: What now? 10 years forward with AI.

• Rune Johan Krumsvik, UiB
• Philip Hodne, Midpilot
• Marcus Rübsam, CibusCell
• Ørjan Midttun, Fjord1
• Therese Zahl Remøy, Hexagon Purus

11:00 - 11:15 TBA

11:15 - 11:25 TBA

11:25 - 11:40 H2CoVe - Velaug Myrseth Oltedal, HVL

11:40 - 11:50 Closing session

• Erling Sande
• Velaug Myrseth Oltedal
• Rune Johan Krumsvik
• Martin Hennum

11:50 - 12:00 Closing remarks - Ocean Hyway Cluster

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch at Knutholmen Restaurant