Nordic Innovation & Startup Synergies
What Can We Learn from the Nordic Innovation and Start-Up Scene?
- Starts:08:30, 9 December 2025
- Ends:10:30, 9 December 2025
- Location:BI - campus Oslo, room: A2-Red 13
- Enrolment deadline:07.12.2025 23:30
Join us for a morning dedicated to exploring Nordic collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship, specifically exploring venture capital and entrepreneurship education. The event brings together leading voices from Norway and Finland to share insights, strengthen partnerships, and foster cross-border startup growth.
This breakfast event is jointly hosted by Norsk-Finsk Handelsforening (NFH) and BI Norwegian Business School, with the participation of Business Finland.
The event will explore the dynamic synergy between startups and corporates, where startups bring innovation and fresh ideas, while established companies and experienced leaders offer networks, resources, and scaling power.
As the Nordic business environment becomes increasingly interconnected, strengthening collaboration between Norway and Finland is more important than ever.
Today’s startups are tomorrow’s leading corporations. By supporting them now, NFH, BI, and their partners are helping to secure the long-term competitiveness of the Nordic region. Norway remains one of Finland’s key trading partners, making this collaboration particularly valuable.
This event is designed for CEOs, company managers, HR leaders, students, and team leaders interested in innovation, entrepreneurship, and Nordic business development.
Register now to secure your spot.
Programme
- Time
- Title
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Registration and light breakfast
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Welcome
Ingunn Myrtveit, Provost, BI Norwegian Business School
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Opening remarks
Thomas Hoholm, Provost, BI Norwegian Business School
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Keynote: ICEYE’s journey – from a start-up to a global leader in the satellite industry
John Kent, VP of Sales, Missions, ICEYE
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Keynote: A new Nordic partnership for startup innovation and investment
Tonje Ørnholt, Head of Investment, Oslo Business Region
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Keynote (tba)
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Panel discussion
Moderator:
Thomas Hoholm, prorektor, Handelshøyskolen BI
Panel participants:
John Kent, ICEYE
Tonje Ørnholt, Oslo Business Region
Lucas Holmberg, NextGen Finnish Norwegian student Norsk-Finsk Handelsforening (NFH) entrepreneur initiative
Julius Tuomikoski, Co-Founder, Builderhead
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Networking and tour of the area "The Village"
Speakers
Thomas Hoholm
John Kent
