The Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2026

Programme

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• 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

   

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

  Selv om behovet for energi og energiomstilling øker, så fører den geopolitiske og markedsmessige uroen til at mange selskaper velger mer innadvendte og konservative strategier. I Europa mobiliseres det for modige innovasjonsstrategier fra myndigheter, kapital og industri. Vi spør: Hvordan kan vi mobilisere kapital og kunnskap fra både akademia og den eksisterende energiindustrien for å bygge vekstkraftig teknologinæring? I dette panelet møtes ledere med tung industriell erfaring, økosystem-forskere og representanter for startup-scenen. Vi diskuterer det kritiske samspillet mellom kapital, kunnskap og etablert industri, og utfordrer etablerte sannheter om hva slags lederskap som må til for å lykkes i en verden i endring.

  Location: Hall 10, stand 1100 

  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

  • TBA

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

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

• 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  

• 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.