April 25 2017
Quality Hotel Expo
Snarøyveien 20, Oslo
Digital North - Nordic Baltic Ministerial Conference on Digitalisation
The Nordic-Baltic Ministerial Conference on Digitalisation will gather Nordic and Baltic Ministers for public sector digitation and digital innovation and high level representatives from the public and private sector in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
The aims of the conference are:
- to share knowledge and learn more about our common goals, strengths and weaknesses within the digitalisation agenda in the Nordic-Baltic Region
- to set the scene for future digital priorities in the Nordic-Baltic region strengthening the Digital Single Market Strategy and European digital integration
- to adopt a common Nordic-Baltic minister declaration for further and closer cooperation on digital transition in the region.
The conference is now fully booked, but if you have received an invitation you are welcome to register for our waiting list.
When tickets become available, it will possible to attend the Digital North Conference.
Program
The presentation provides an overview of how Baltic and Nordic countries perform within the digital economy. It also highlights the role of cities in connecting the digital economy across borders. City networks can play a key role in facilitating digital growth and connecting digital markets across borders
Professor at University of Lund & Blekinge Institute of Technology, Martin Andersson - Sweden
Participtants:
Minister of Entrepreneurship and IT, Urve Palo - Estonia
Deputy Director General of the Data Department, Päivi Atikainen - Finland
Minister of Transport and Local Governement, Jón Gunnarsson - Iceland
State Secretary Digital Development, Alf Karlsson - Sweden
Minister of Finance, Kristina Háfoss - The Faroe Islands
CEO at SLUSH, Marianne Vikkula - Finland
National Tax Director at The Norwegian Tax Administration, Hans Christian Holte - Norway
State Secretary, Ministry of Transport & Communications, Reynir Johannesson - Norway
Associated Partner at Struensee & Co., Anders Vibholdt - Denmark
Participants:
Minister of Public Administration, Ardalan Shekarabi - Sweden
State Secretary for ICT, Edmund Belskis - Latvia
Chancellor, Milda Dargužaitė - Lithuania
Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, Jan Tore Sanner - Norway
Director-General at The Danish Agency for Digitisation, Lars Frelle-Petersen - Denmark
Deputy Secretary-General at OECD, Mari Kiviniemi - Finland
Chief Marketing Officer and Head of the mobile division, Telenor Norway, Bjørn Ivar Moen - Norway
What is the blockchain?
How will it disrupt the digital status quo and can we use the technology to overcome digital challengers like electronic identification and secure finical transactions? This session aims to demystify the concept of the blockchain and give insights on how it can be used for business and governance purposes.
Participants:
CTO at IBM on BlockChain, Pål Krogdahl, IBM Nordics
Lead Backend Developer, Authenteq, Thorgeir Karlsson - Iceland
CEO & Founder of Chromaway, Henrik Hjelte - Sweden
Head of Unit, EGovernment & Trust, Andrea Servida - The European Commission
Senior Project Manager, Digital Government & Open Data Reform, Babara Chiara Ubaldi - OECD
State Secretary, Local Government & Modernisation, Paul Chaffey - Norway
Our daily activities and health conditions generate unlimited amounts of data.
The quality of health data in the Nordic countries are uniquely high in a global perspective and a deeper analysis of them can be a catalyst for growth when used respectfully and combined with behavioral insights. This session will discuss the possibilities of more extensive data usage within health care. The aim is to explore the possibilities to live healthier and longer lives with the help of health data and new technology.
Participtants:
Director at Center for Health and Technology, University of Oulo, Maritta Perälä-Heapa - Finland
Associate General Counsel, Microsoft, Shelley McKinley - Norway
Founder of Data for Good Foundation, Annemette Broch - Denmark
Entrepreneur & Investigator, Claus Rehfeld - Denmark
The Sharing Economy is disrupting the way people buy goods and services.
The new business models hold much potential in terms of creating new jobs and growth opportunities. This session discusses the possibilities of the new business models. How can we use this potential in the Nordics?
Participants:
Head of Marketing at Nabobil.no, Lotte Børnick-Sørhaug - Norway
CEO at Deemly, and Co-Founder of Sharing Economy DK, Sara Green Brodersen - Denmark
Director of digitalization and renewal at Abelia, Christine Korme - Norway
Founder & CEo of Yepstr, Jacob Rudbäck - Sweden
How do we make our government “smarter”?
The Nordic project SmartGovernment represents a new approach to eGovernment that will transform the communication between businesses and the governments, with potentially enormous positive economic impact on both Nordic enterprises and governments.
Participants:
Director of Cloud Services at cBrain Technology, David Cotterill (tbc) - Denmark
Head of Department at Danish Business Authority, Carsten Ingerslev - Denmark
Director at the Brønnøysund Register Center, Lars Peder Brekk - Norway
Chairwoman of The Association of Finnish Accounting Firms, Vuokko Mäkinen - Finland
How do we create a healthy tech startup ecosystem in which the local buzz is connected to the global pipeline?
Using the “State of The Digital Region” report and three ongoing startup ecosystem projects we will set the stage for a panel discussion on what initiatives are needed and why?
Presenters:
State of The Digital Region, PHD Lund University, Joakim Wernberg - Sweden
#NordicMade, Head of Nordic Operations at SLUSH, Jessica Blechingberg - Finland
Nordic Innovation House Silicon Valley and NYC, Managing Director at Nordic Innovation, Svein Berg - Norway
Startup Sweden, Head of StartUp Sweden, Marcus Liu - Sweden
Reflection panel: Lena Carlsson, Chief Digitalisation Officer at the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Reflection panel: Anders Mjåset, Founder of MESH Oslo
Reflection panel: Paul Connolly, Hello Future / Start-up North
Reflection panel: Klavs Hjort, Head of Business Innovation, Danske Bank
Minister of Public Administration, Ardalan Shekarabi - Sweden
Minister of Entrepreneuship & ICT, Urve Palo - Estonia
Director General, DG DIGIT, Gertrud Ingestad - The European Commission
Director General at Danish Business Authority, Betina Hagerup - Denmark
How can digitalization and the new technology be used to create a more effective, inclusive and sustainable city?
The aim is to create a deeper understanding on what prerequisites are necessary to create a Smart City and what stakeholders needs to be involve in the process.
Participtants:
State Secretary on Digital Development, Alf Karlsson - Sweden
Senior Vice-President at Telia Company, Henriette Wendt - Sweden
Head of Business Intelligence at Nokia, Kåre Misund - Finland
Head of Economic Development, Stavanger City, Tone Grindland - Norway
Development Manager, Estonian Smart City Cluster, Toomas Türk - Estonia
Co-founder, CEO & CTO at Starship Technologies, Ahti Heinla - Estonia
Public Policy & Government Affairs Director, Google, Northern Europee, Iarla Flynn - Ireland
Associate General Counsel, Microsoft, Shelley McKinley - Europe
Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers, Dagfinn Høybråten - Norway
Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, Jan Tore Sanner - Norway