Programme

• Time
• Title

• Registration and Expo - Visit Sponsors

• Open Plenary Session

  Room: Finn Øien A1-040

  Introduction by Harald Overby, BI Norwegian Business School

  Keynote Speakers & Panel Debate - The State-of-AI in Norway
  
  1. Christine Hafskjold, Senior ICT Policy Advisor, Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance
  State of AI in Norway.

  2. Stephen Brobst, CTO, Ab Initio Software
  Generative AI: Generative AI Beyond Co-pilots.

  3. Trond Markussen, President, NITO (Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists)
  The AI (r)evolution requires up-skilling and re-skilling. Are we ready?

  4. Arnoldo Frigessi, President, UiO - Integreat - Norwegian Centre for Knowledge-driven Machine Learning
  Theory is an AI-enabler.

• Break

• Morning Plenary Parallel Sessions

  The Democratization of AI
  Room: C1-010
  
  Speakers:

  1. Andrey Kutuzov, Associate professor, UiO
  Large language models and who they belong to

  2. Rune Opdahl, Lawyer and partner, Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm
  Legal aspects of AI. 
  

  3. Ebba Linde, Head of Product and UX, Schibsted & Svenska Dagbladet
  How synthetic voice changes the game for the media industry - and  - how important it is to fail sometimes (and learn from it).
  

  4. Tom Gilb, Consultant
  How to envision your Competitive AI product Using Planguage for Systems Engineering, a data driven planning process. 

   

  Plenary Parallel Session: Public Sector Reforms through AI?
  Room: C1-060

  Speakers:

  1. Hans Christian Holte, Director General, The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)
  AI: explore your possibilities!

  2. Joachim Thorkildsen, Deputy Director of Medicine and Health Services, Vestre Viken HF
  AI in Vestre Viken.

  3. Tale Skjølsvik, professor, OsloMet and and Tatjane Titareva, Doctoral Assistant, James Madison University.
  Perspectives on AI Leadership.

  4. Pål de Vibe, Head of AI and Data Engineering, KnowIT
  Enabling data cooperation in the Transport Sector

  5. Per Myrseth, researcher, DNV and Tone Ringstad, CEO, Culture Intelligence
  Reducing the people part of cyber risk by building a more secure culture.
  

   

• Lunch

• Afternoon Track Sessions

  Track 1: AI in Finance, room: C1-060
  This session will span different perspectives for current and future use of AI in Finance. Contributors from academia, government and industry will share challenges, advances, and insights on the impact and use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance. The session will have both technical and non-technical content.  

  Speakers:

  1. Erik Olsvik Dengerud, Quantitative Associate Trader, Norges Bank Investment Management
  Clustering for decision support in equity trading. 

  2. Kjersti Aas, Research Director, Norwegian Computing Center 
  Explainable AI: Possibilities and pitfalls.

  3. Kjersti Wold, Head of advanced analytics, Sparebank 1 SMN
  Employing AI in finance.
  
  4. Dagfinn Rime, Professor, BI Norwegian Business School
  Foreign exchange markets: Big data reflects market participants real-time information.
  

  5. Greta Elvestuen, Senior Analyst, DNB
  Separable Convolutions - The Concept and Opportunities within Banking

  6. Jan Ditzen, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
  Dominant Drivers of National Inflation by Machine Learning.

   

  Track 2: AI in the Workplace, room: C1-010
  This session will highlight the transformative effects of artificial intelligence in contemporary work settings. Experts from diverse sectors will discuss how AI is reshaping tasks, workflows, and productivity in the workplace. Attendees will learn about real-world applications, benefits, and potential challenges associated with the integration of AI, gaining a deeper understanding of its impact on the future of work. 

  Speakers:

  1. Francesco Ravazzolo, Head of Department/Professor, BI Norwegian Business School
  AI, geopolitical risks and firm risks.

  2. Pietro Domenichini, President, CRAIG Spa
  AI for predicting risk and criminal liability of companies.

  3. Tone Ringstad, Culture Intelligence
  How the AI Culture Copilot will radically improve future of work.

  4. Osama Hanif, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft
  Demystifying Artificial Intelligence (AI).

  5. Zhixian Bao, Customer Sales Engineer, Google
  What do you need to know about generative AI Agents

  6. Stephen Brodbst, CTO, Ab INitio Software
  AI and Humanitiy: How to Co-exist and Collaborate 

  7. Kasia Pietraszewska, Senior Consultant, Knowit
  Becoming data-driven – Beyond mere dashboards
  

  8. Rolf Frydenberg, CEO, Manag-E-Nordic
  How AI Improves Service Management
  

   

   

  Track 3: Legal Ethical AI, room: C1-000
  The session on Ethical AI will focus on the governance of AI applications. There are ethical considerations on using AI for “good” or “bad”. New regulatory frameworks aim to address such issues, e.g. the regulation of algorithms and accountability, transparency and privacy. Ethical AI also include moral and social implications.

  Speakers:

  1. Samson Yoseph Esayas, Associate Professor, BI Norwegian Business School
  Regulating Artificial Intelligence: A Bird’s Eye View of Global Developments.

  2. Espen Werring, Partner and Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen
  Navigating the legal framework governing bias in automated decisions by AI-solutions.
  

  3. Martin Jullum, Norwegian Computing Center   
  How to navigate in the Explainable AI jungle.

  4. Łukasz Borowiecki , CEO, 10 Senses
  AI Explainability for Enhanced Profitability and Regulatory Compliance. 

  5. Marija Slakovik, Professor/Head of Department, University of Bergen
  AI Moral Arbiters. (cancelled due to strike)

  6. Nils-Ove Gamlem, Sr. enterprise security executive, Microsoft
  Artificial Intelligence: The Road to Endless Possibilities and the Borderland of Security.

  7. Laura Mannering, Bryn Aarflot
  IP and AI.

   

  Track 4: Industrial AI, room: C1-020
  The session will highlight industrial applications of AI. It includes topics such as automation, control, optimization, and robotics across applications in manufacturing, supply chain, and others.

  Speakers:

  1. Omar Richardsen, CTO, Simula Consulting
  AI for biodiversity.

  2. Anine A. Harto, Senior Data Engieer, Snøkam
  How to Build a Self-Service Data Platform. Like the Wizard of Oz.
  

  3. Espen Henriksen-Polanscak, CTO, HTS Dynamics
  Dull, distant, dangerous, difficult, dirty, dear, data. The D's of automation.

  4. Aleksander Bai, Chief Data Officer, Nortura
  Use of AI in manufacturing for driving better decisions

  5. Vanita Kalaichelvan, Senior Data Scientist, Simula Consulting
  Why we can never stop thinking about data?

  6. Juwel Rana, Head of Analytics, Varner
  The future of retail lies in leveraging LLMs

  7. Will Archer Arentz, CTO,  Orbify.AI
  Empowering Businesses with AI: Transforming Data into Actionable Insights 

   

  Track 5: Emerging Tech Startups, room: C1-050
  

  Speakers (15 minutes):
  
  1. Sheryl Winston Smith, Associate Professor, BI Norwegian Business School
  Venture Capital and Corporate Investment in AI: Trends and Implications for Startups, Scaleups, and Corporate Innovation.

  2. Humberto Trevino , AI & Data Analytics Director, Katapult Holding 
  NorthStar Impact Analytics - How AI is changing impact investing.

  3. Angelica Montez de Oca, Commercial Director, The Conduit
  Gathering Changemakers - The Conduits role in the Norwegian StartUp Ecosystem

  4. Daniel Ovesen Thafvelin, CEO, Renovai and Mikkel Selente, CTO, Renovai AS 
  Democratization of Knowledge through AI: A Practical Use Case

  5. Maria Amelie, CEO/Cofounder, Factiverse
  Lack of trust in the age of AI 
  

  Speakers (5 minutes):

  6. Lars Gunnar Fledsberg, CEO and founder at Wittario
  How to improve learning and development with active game-based learning

  7. Mai Phan, CEO & Founder, Variment
  How AI can help bridge the gap between education and practice

  8. Andreas Holmboe Parlow, Project lead at Skraag
  Skraag – Digital boat controller. 

  9. Eirik Grønlie, CEO, Coright
  Coright - The First Ever Brand Rights Management Platform