ONS 2022

Join BI Norwegian Business School at one of the world’s largest meeting places for the energy industry, Offshore Northern Seas (ONS).

In collaboration with our programme partners, BI invites you to participate at our following ONS venues.

BI´s programme Tuesday 31 August

When: Tuesday 30. August, 08:00 - 09:00 Where: Stavanger Forum, Snøsnuten møterom Breakfast included.

When: Tuesday 30 August, 08:30 - 10:30, 11:00 - 13:00, 13:30 - 15:30 Where: ONS Young Arena: Hall 10 DNB Arena Speaker: Karoline Palmer, Ph.D Candidate at Department of Finance, BI Norwegian Business School Topic: Klimakrise og grønne penger (this presentation is in Norwegian)

When: Tuesday 30 August, 09:00 - 12:00 (Lunch 12:00 - 13:00). Where: Clarion Hotel Energy, Stage 1&2 (second floor).

This event is organized by the BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Economics, Department of Finance and Department of Data Science and Analytics.

Climate change, geopolitical events, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and as consequences, spiking energy prices, and volatile markets, shape today’s macroeconomic landscape politicians and companies seek to navigate. This session gathers academics and industry experts to address how the rapid changes in global energy markets may affect the macroeconomy, how to use financial instruments to hedge energy-price volatility, and how to optimally design energy markets.

The event is free and open to the public as its part of the official ONS program and will be of particular interest to international business leaders, the research community, officials, non-governmental organizations, and the public.

Programme for this event:

09:00-09.10 Opening remarks, Karen Spens, President BI Norwegian Business School
09:15-09:40 The macroeconomic effect of rising energy prices amid geopolitical developments, Hilde Bjørnland, Professor, Department of Economics, BI
09:40-10:05 Too old to die young: long-run trends and forecasts for interest rates and financing costs, Espen Henriksen, Professor, Department of Finance, BI
10:05-10:30 Rational policy during the electricity crisis, Espen Moen, Research Professor, Department of Economics, BI
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:50 Panel:
Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, MMP GEA, Equinor
László Varró, Vice President Global Business Environment, Shell
Nadia Martin Wiggen, Partner in energy and chief oil analyst, Pareto Securities
Espen Moen, Research Professor, Department of Economics, BI
Hilde Bjørnland, Professor, Department of Economics, BI
Espen Henriksen, Professor, Department of Finance, BI

Moderator: Thina Saltvedt, Chief Analyst (Ph.D.) Sustainable Finance at Nordea

11:50-12:00 Closing words, Carl Fey, Provost for Research and Societal Impact, BI
12:00-13:00 Lunch

Interested in participating: please register here

Watch the live stream

When: Monday 09:30 – 17:30 Where: BI Stand, Hall 9, Stand 9480

When: Monday 29 August, 09:30 - 16:30 Where: ONS Young Professional Arena: Hall 10, DNB Arena

When: Tuesday 30 August 10:00 – 10:15 Where: ONS Scale-Up Stage

When: Tuesday 30 August, 11:15 - 11:45 Where: Centre Court - Hall 9, BI Stand This event will be in Norwegian

When: Tuesday 30 August, 12:30 - 13:00 Where: Hall 10, next to NHSTs stand (stand number 1068) This event is in Norwegian

When: Tuesday 30 August, 12:30 - 13:00 Where: Centre Court - Hall 9, BI Stand

When: 13:30 - 14:00 Where: BI Stand, Hall 9, Stand 9480 This podcast is in Norwegian Gjest: Knut N. Kjær – Oljefondets første leder (1998 – 2007)

When: Tuesday 30 August 15:00 - 15:30 Where: Centre Court Hall -BI Stand at Hall 9 (stand number 9480) Topic: leadership in action BI President Karen Spens invites you to listen to a conversation she will hold with Agnes Àrnadòttir, CEO and co-funder of Brim Explorer and BI Alumna.

When: 16:00 - 16:30 Where: BI Stand, Hall 9, Stand 9480 This podcast is in Norwegian Gjester: Svein Ølnes – Seniorforsker ved Vestlandsforskning (nett) og Torbjørn Bull Jenssen Adm.dir. Arcane Crypto