The Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2026

Programme

• Time
• Title

• BI stand: Visit our stand between 09:30-17:30

  Ask us questions about BI’s research and education programmes.
  Location: Hall 10, stand 1027

• ONS Young: Skills of the future

  Jobs are changing. Skills are changing. Education is changing. This session looks ahead to the workforce of 2035 through three perspectives: who companies will look for, how universities are adapting, and what industry expects from the next generation.​

  Location: Hall 10 - Stage 1

  Participants:

  • Thomas Hoholm, Provost Academic Resources, BI Norwegian Business School

  • Megan Strand, Director Employer Branding and Social Sustainability, Sopra Steria

  • Linn Lytskjold, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young AS (EY)

  • Moderator, Ola Reinseth, Graduate - Supply Chain Management, Equinor

  Find more information on the ONS website.

• ONS Young: Can circularity cut carbon?

  Clean energy alone will not solve everything. If we want to reduce emissions, we also need to waste less, reuse more, and rethink how we produce and consume. This session explores how circularity can reduce energy demand, lower carbon emissions, and become a key part of the transition.​

  Location: Hall 10 - Stage 2

  Participants:

  • Cecilie Knoph, Marketing Manager, BI Norwegian Business School
  • Vår Theresa Skrudland Hetland, Business Developer - Summer intern, Lyse Bio AS
  • Lasse Walbækken Sævareid, Business Developer - Summer intern, Lyse Bio AS
  • Andra Riandita, Postdoctoral, University of Stavanger
  • Moderator, Sara Aagren, Senior Tender Manager HVDC, Hitachi Energy

  Find more information on the ONS website.

• DN Studio sending: Kampen mot kortsiktighet - Slik mobiliserer vi kapital til dyp teknologi i en konservativ tid

  Behovet for ny energi- og industriteknologi øker, men geopolitisk og økonomisk uro gjør både kapital og etablerte selskaper mer forsiktige. Samtidig mobiliserer Europa for økt teknologisk suverenitet, konkurransekraft og industriell omstilling.

  Hvordan kobler vi kapital, forskningsmiljøer, gründere og etablert industri slik at flere teknologiselskaper kommer fra pilot til kommersiell skalering? Hvem skal ta risikoen, stille som første krevende kunde og bidra med industriell kompetanse og markedsadgang?

  Panelet diskuterer hvorfor kapital alene ikke er nok, hvordan industrien kan brukes aktivt til å redusere teknologi- og markedsrisiko, og hvilket lederskap som kreves for å bygge nye, internasjonale industriselskaper fra Norden.

  Location: Hall 10, stand 1100 (BI and DN studio sending)

  Participants:

  • Thomas Hoholm, Prorektor fagressurser og professor i innovasjon og entreprenørskap, Handelshøyskolen BI, moderator

  • Lars Huemer, professor i strategi og entreprenørskap, Handelshøyskolen BI

  • Tor Bækkelund, CEO & Managing Partner, Runway

  • Tina Todnem, VP Technology Strategy, Portfolio and Partnerships, Equinor

• ONS Young: What is it like working in the energy industry

  • Olai Kristensen, BI Alumni/BI Internship hos Vår Energi våren 2026

• ONS Center Court: Taking carbon back

  Net zero will not be delivered without carbon capture and storage – yet CCS remains stuck between ambition and scale. As regulatory frameworks tighten and transition risk intensifies, the pressure to move from promise to deployment is growing fast. Can CCS become bankable, scalable, and trusted in time? Who pays, who profits – and who takes the risk? This session confronts the hard questions and asks whether CCS can make the leap from policy ambition to industrial breakthroughs.

  Location: Hall 9 - Centre Court

  Participants:

  • Fridtjof Wisur, Commercial Director, Northern Lights
  • Alexandra Fasola, Group Lead CCUS, Heidelberg Materials
  • Kelly Ripley, General Manager Commercial CCUS, Shell
  • Moderator Erna Engebrethsen, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Operations Management, BI Norwegian Business School

  Find more information on the ONS website.

• ONS Energy Agenda: Energy security & geopolitical risk in turbulent times

  BI professor Nick Sitter participates in a panel discussion with Nick Butler and other guests on the consequences of the Middle East war for energy markets.

  Read the analysis by BI professors Nick Sitter and Ulf Sverdrup on this topic here. 

  Location: Stavanger harbour

• BI’s Alumni Reception and Networking Event at ONS 2026

  BI is pleased to our alumni, friends, collaborators, and partners across the private and public sectors to join us at Hotel Victoria on Wednesday evening for a networking reception.

   BI's faculty members, as well as representatives from BI's Management will be present. They will share brief insights into opportunities for collaboration between business, the public sector, and BI.

  The remainder of the evening will be dedicated to informal networking over light refreshments.

  Light food and refreshments will be served. We have reserved the restaurant for the event. As capacity is limited, registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

  Location: Hotel Victoria, Brasserie Pigalle, Skansegata 1, Stavanger (at the harbor)

  Registration: If you would like to attend, please register here.