Day 2 – 11 January - Building our Communities

This day is dedicated to learning from green and digital transitions in different settings - building our communities.
08:20-09:00 Coffee and registration
Sessions start promptly - please be mindful to find your seat ahead of time.
09:00-10:00 Cities Are Key to Green and Digital Energy Solutions
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ - , Head of Climate Agency, City of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡:
Energy transition towards a Zero Emission City
Turku - , Project specialist, Green Transition Unit, City of Turku:
City of Turku: Monitoring climate work and emission reductions
Utrecht - , Developer Electric Transport and New Energy, City of Utrecht:
Bidirectional Ecosystem City of Utrecht
Panel discussion
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ - Turku - Utrecht
Audience questions via
Session chair: , Business for Climate Network
10:00-10:25 Break
10:25-11:35 Cities Are Key to Green and Digital Energy Solutions
, Prof. Department of Sociology and Human Geography, UiO:
Social implications of smart and compact city strategies
, CEO, Elvia:
Power grid as an enabler for the energy transition
, Scientific Lead Energy Flexibility Aneo & Adj. Assoc. Professor NTNU:
+CityXChange – Local energy and flexibility market
, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Climate Agency:
The Microenergy System at Furuset
, Head of Energy Transition, Port of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡:
Electrifying Port of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ & full speed ahead towards zero-emission
Audience questions via
Session chair: , Business for Climate Network
11:35-11:55 Break
11:55-12:50 A Future Ukrainian Energy System
A future Ukrainian energy system will be rebuilt on green energy and digital solutions.
, CEO, Itera/Member of the executive committee, Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce - NUCC:
The twin transition of the Ukrainian energy system
, Research Professor, NUPI:
The Ukraine War, the New Geopolitics of Energy, and Norway ()
Panel conversation
Øivind Johansen, Deputy Director, Ministry of Energy, Norway
, Business policy advisor, Renewable Norway
, CEO, Itera/Member of the executive committee, Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce - NUCC
Audience questions via
Session chair: Vebjørn Bakken, Director, UiO:Energy and Environment
12:50- Lunch and mingling
This is an ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Science City Arena event developed with SINTEF, the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, the Institute for Energy Technology and the City of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.