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BI Alumni Award Programme
The Alumni Award is an award given to outstanding alumni who have shown strong community involvement, excelled professionally and is a recognition of fantastic achievements and contributions in career and society.
Winners must demonstrate dedication, passion, commitment and be excellent role models for all our current students and future alumni.
Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honour bestowed by BI Norwegian Business School upon an outstanding alumnus. The award is presented to notable alumnus for excellence in commitment, leadership, and volunteer contribution to society.
Criteria of nomination:
- Must be a graduate of BI Norwegian Business School or one of its predecessor institutions.
- Must have achieved broad recognition for extraordinary performance, advancement of knowledge or professional field of work, or volunteer contribution to society through application of his or her BI Norwegian Business School education.
Young Alumni Award
The Young Alumni Award is given to the alumnus who has demonstrated the values derived from a business school education by making a significant impact on their industry and having professional accomplishment on national or international level. The recipient must have graduated within the past 10 years.
Criteria of nomination:
- Must be a graduate of BI Norwegian Business School.
- Excelled early in life and shown potential for continued success.
- Attained increasingly responsible positions within their organisation, business or field of work.
- Received recognition for significant professional contributions or creative work through honours, awards and/or media attention.
The Young Alumni Award will be given to four outstanding alumni, one from each of BIs’ four campuses in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger.
Nomination process
Deadline and nomination form
The nominations process is open to the public for a limited time each year.
Nominators need to specify which award category the candidate is nominated for, add a statement of support and submit online. The nomination committee may also nominate in all categories within the official deadline.
Deadline for nomination was 15 September 2025.
Nomination committee
Alumni and Industry Relations Office
Nomination guidelines
- The nomination committee is to review nominations according to the current criteria and make recommendations to the judging committee. The nomination committee shall present their assessment and recommendations to the judging committee.
- Completed nominations are active and under consideration for one additional year, if not recommended in the year submitted. Nominations not selected after two years of eligibility will expire. Any re-submitted nominations must contain new material.
- Current employees of BI Norwegian Business School are not eligible to win Alumni Awards.
- The nomination committee may select to change the category of a nomination. The committee shall consult the nominators in order to verify that the change is appropriate if the nomination is part of the final recommendations by the committee.
Judging committee
- Karen Spens, President, BI Norwegian Business School
- Marius Eriksen, EVP, Full-Time Programmes BI Norwegian Business School
- Ida-Cathrine Jørgensen, Director, Business Relevance, BI Norwegian Business School
Award ceremonies 2025
The Alumni Awards ceremony will this year take place at the Annual BI Alumni Celebrations at our four campuses on the following dates:
| Oslo | 9 October - Young Alumni Award & Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Bergen | TBA - Young Alumni Award OR Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Trondheim | 7 November - Young Alumni Award OR Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Stavanger | 4 November - Young Alumni Award OR Distinguished Alumni Award |
Previous winners
Young Alumni Award 2025
Henrik Norem
As a double Student of the Year at BI and a Young Lions World Champion in Marketing, he combines international recognition with a genuine commitment to giving back to the BI community.
Distinguished Alumni Award 2025
Kjersti Fløgstad
A strong advocate for sustainability, peace, and human rights, she exemplifies values-driven leadership and lasting social impact.
Young Alumni Award 2024
Ann-Kathrin Behringer
Distinguished Alumni Award 2024
Maria Susana Meza Remar
Young Alumni Award 2023
Liselotte Farstad
During her internship, Farstad developed a trading model that was used to invest two billion kroner in the stock and bond markets. This proves that it is possible to achieve an enormous amount as a young student and early in his working career. These are achievements that are inspiring for our students who are looking forward to entering the job market.
Young Alumni Award 2023
Christian H. Skjelbakken
When we call to ask him to share his experiences, and career advice with students, he never says no. Whether it's Back to School, Academic Day, Roadshow, Career Days, Bry deg-week, or anything else. He always says, "Yes, I can come." or "I'm in." This year's Young Alumni graduated as a real estate agent from BI in 2018 and is today one of the founders behind Heime, where the goal is to create neighborhoods and homes where community and social sustainability flourish.
Distinguished Alumni Award 2023
Elin Sinervo
She has built a career that has great impact and impact on society and is an alumni that our students look up to, as well as being a champion for gender equality in a male-dominated industry, while also inspiring our students who are looking forward to entering the job market.
Distinguished Alumni Award 2023
Kristian Vogt
He has built a career that has great impact and impact on society and is an alumni that our students look up to and inspire our students who look forward to entering the job market.
Distinguished Alumni Award 2023
Morten Borge
He has a heavy responsibility for investments in energy, oil services and maritime industry. In addition, he is a member of Folketrygdefondet's board for the period 2023-2027. He has built a career that has great impact and impact on society and is an alumni that our students look up to and inspire our students who look forward to entering the job market.
Distinguished Alumni Award 2023
Runar Hollevik
He has built a career that has great impact and impact on society and is an alumni that our students look up to and inspire our students who look forward to entering the job market.
Distinguished Alumni Award 2023
Sumeet Singh Patpatia
Diversity as a superpower for business task solving has a huge impact on society. In addition, the work he has done on the establishment and management of Turban Day is recognized.
Distinguished Alumni Award 2023
Thina Saltvedt
As well as being the chief analyst in Nordea's Sustainable Finance department. She is known for her positive attitude and contribution to panel debates and events and is a strong ambassador for BI. Her career path is inspiring for our students who are looking forward to entering the job market.
Young Alumni Award 2021
Nikolai Herman Skeie Wiencke
At the same time, Nikolai was one of the best students in the year he graduated from BI. He received the London Bridge Ward Scholarship for further studies at Cass Business School in London. In London, Nikolai had several internships, including at the London Stock Exchange. After completing his Bachelor's degree at BI, he started as an Execution Trader at Beringer Finance. He worked there for a year before taking a master's in International Security at IBEI in Barcelona. During the finalisation of his master's thesis in spring 2020, Nikolai started his own company BlueC together with two friends. A company that builds a business model around ocean-based ecosystem services.
- Position when he received the award: Co-Founder of BlueCs and Special Consultant at Bærum Kommune
- Graduated: Bachelor’s in Economics 2017, Campus Trondheim
Distinguished Alumni Award 2021
Maalfrid Brath
In addition, she is regional director for the Nordics and the Baltics in the Manpower group, where she has been top manager for the past 12 years. She has also previously been in the top management of Storebrand. As a manager, Maalfrid focuses on motivating his employees. She believes that motivation in the form of responsibility is important for satisfaction in the workplace. She is a person who focuses on people's lives and professional development.
- Position when she received the award: Regional Managing Director Nordic & Baltics at ManpowerGroup
- Graduated: Siviløkonom 1989