PARIS - A new dynamic for French-Norwegian Cooperation – Business opportunities

Both France and Norway are countries where digitalization has a high priority on the political agenda. On the 27th of February, the Norwegian Prime Minister Solberg and French President Macron met in Paris, and expressed a clear interest of improving and facilitating increased cooperation between French and Norwegian enterprises. Especially the fields of entrepreneurship, climate change and digitalization were emphasized as desirable business areas for bilateral collaboration.

TEAM NORWAY:

Team Norway wishes to answer this request by providing an arena to explore new cooperation possibilities, hear the experience from successful companies as well as being an arena for new acquaintances and inspiration.

PROGRAM:

18:00 - 18:15 | A new dynamic for French-Norwegian relations by Rolf Einar Fife, Norwegian Ambassador to France

18:15 - 19:35 | Entrepreneurship, Digital, Sustainability: new business opportunities for French and Norwegian companies

> Paris, the new European Silicone Valley

- Merete Buljo, VP CCFN and board member Club Open Innovation Paris & Co , and other speakers tbc

> Innovation & Entrepreneurship viewed from Norway 

- Paul Næss, Director of Entrepreneurs and Startups, Innovation Norway

- Karl Christian, CEO, Oslotech

- Rolf Assev, Partner, StartupLab

> Inspiring innovative bilateral cooperation 

> Lerøy / Carrefour

- Jean-Pierre Gonda, CEO, Lerøy

- Séverine Fontaine, Directrice Qualité Alimentaire, Carrefour

- Emmanuel Delerm, Directeur Programme Blockchain, Carrefour

> Schibsted / Le Bon Coin, including their new accelerator in Paris

- Alexandre Collinet, Deputy Manager, Leboncoin

> Further plans by Team Norway

- Ludovic Caubet, Managing Director - French-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce

- Tove Eliassen, Director France and Bernard Lamothe, Export Norway Adviser, Innovation Norway Paris

- Maria Grimstad de Perlinghi, Director France - Norwegian Seafood Council

19:35 - 20:00 | Panel debate / Q&A on Co-Innovation and opportunities for new business/industrial cooperation

Moderator: Implement Consulting Group

20:00 - 21:00 | Cocktail, Elevator pitch by Clotheque & Networking