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Pricing of Nature and Climate Risk

Folketrygdfondet and BI Norwegian Business School are pleased to invite you to our investment conference in Oslo on May 15th, 2025. The conference is by invitation only. 

Thursday
15
May
  • Starts:08:00, 15 May 2025
  • Ends:14:45, 15 May 2025
  • Location:BI - campus Oslo, room: C1-020
  • Contact:Paul Ehling (paul.ehling@bi.no)
Register

Please join our internationally recognized academics, Chairpersons and CEOs for a discussion on "Pricing of Nature and Climate Risk" in finance. 

The conference will have three sections, where all speakers will have a presentation followed by a panel discussion on stage. International and Norwegian media will be invited, but the conference will not be streamed to facilitate rewarding conversations also between the sections. The conference is limited to 300 participants. 

Please register on the link to secure your seat and join us for the latest updates on the topic.

Unfortunately, due to last minute cancellations, we have had to update our speaker line up. Please see the latest programme below

 

Programme

  • Time
  • Title
  • Registration with coffee

  • Introduction and moderation

    • Erlend Hellum, Chief Strategist, Folketrygdfondet
  • Keynote: Why and how private capital is financing biodiversity

    • Caroline Flammer, Professor of Economics at Columbia University
  • The dilemma for Norwegian seafood companies

    • Magnus Dubvad, Investment Director, Kverva
  • Why future food production needs to be nature positive

    • Svein Tore Holsether, CEO, Yara
  • Panel Discussion

    • Caroline Flammer
      Magnus Dubvad
      Svein Tore Holsether
      Moderator: Ann Kristin Brautaset (Deputy Director Equities Folketrygdfondet)
  • Coffee break

  • Intro to section 2

    • Erlend Hellum, Chief Strategist, Folketrydfondet
  • Keynote: On the properties of natural risks

    • Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Professor of Finance, Author of "The Black Swan"
  • How can research and technology help companies manage nature and climate risks?

    • Alexandra Bech Gjørv, CEO of SINTEF and Chair of Statkraft
  • How investors are managing climate and nature risk

    • Kjetil Houg, CEO, Folketrygdfondet
  • Panel Discussion

    • Nassim Nicholas Taleb
      Alexandra Bech Gjørv
      Kjetil Houg 
      Moderator: Richard Priestley (Professor at BI)
  • Lunch

  • Intro to section 3

    • Erlend Hellum, Chief Strategist, Folketrygdfondet
  • Keynote: How companies are profiting on our nature

    • Christopher Marquis, Professor at University of Cambridge, Author of "The Profiteers"
  • How Nordic insurance companies are pricing nature risk

    • Turid Grotmoll, Board Professional, previous CEO Fremtind
  • Who pays? The invisible cost of the non-circular economic model

    • Tove Andersen, CEO, Tomra
  • Panel Discussion

    • Christopher Marquis
      Turid Grotmoll
      Tove Andersen
      Moderator: Pernille Moen Masdal (Portfolio Manager, Folketrygdfondet)
  • Closing remarks

    • Paul Ehling, Professor of Finance at BI Norwegian Business School