Freyr Battery at Arendalsuka 2024 in Norway
Aug 16, 2024
Arendalsuka is the largest political gathering in Norway held annually since 2012. The event’s mission is clear: strengthen the belief in political empowerment and democracy through open debate and involvement. Arendalsuka is the result of co-creation between national and local political parties, NGO's, universities, research institutions, private companies and the Municipality of Arendal, roughly over 2000 events are held in one week. It is common that even ministers and parliament members as well as the prime minister attends, and you may very well meet them in the streets and have brief conversations or meetings.
Freyr Battery has a modest representation in Arendalsuka and our part has been to contribute to enlighten audience on battery industry and the changes we see now are happening globally, creating a demand for battery solutions.
DNB's Event:"Live podcast: America's economic miracle and the fateful November election"
Through a pandemic, deep polarization and years of political chaos in Washington, the US economy has shown great resilience. Growth has been far stronger than in Europe and the typical American now earns significantly more than the typical European. At the same time, the United States continues to show a willingness to invest and innovative power that few countries can match.
Why has economic development in the United States been so strong in the last decade? What can Europe learn from America's successes and mistakes? And how much will the economy mean to the fight between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris this autumn?
Cast Panel: Øystein K. Langberg (host), Head of Communications at DNB and former US correspondent for Aftenposten, Eirik Løkke, Advisor at Civita and US expert, Tom Einar Jensen, CEO of Freyr Battery, Vidar Andersen, Head of DNB in North America.
About DNB:
DNB Bank (DNB) is Norway's, and one of the Nordic countries', largest financial groups. The group has a wide range of financial services within, among other things, loans, savings, investment, payment processing, advice, estate agency, insurance and pensions for personal and business customers. DNB is listed on Oslo Børs and has its head office in Oslo.
ATEA's event:
The New Industry: The Key to Success
The industry is changing, everything is being digitized and everything will be online. Operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) have traditionally been separate, but must now be integrated to meet the demands of modern industry and to increase competitiveness. This is a change that is demanding both financially and structurally, and which presents a number of security challenges. At the same time, it is absolutely necessary.
With us we have representatives from Freyr Battery and Siemens, who represent both new and traditional industry, and we ask; how should businesses organize themselves to bring about this shift; and how can the public sector contribute with investments and framework conditions to drive forward the digital transformation business life in Norway is facing?
Cast:
• Minister of Industry Cecilie Myrseth
• Tom Einar Jensen, CEO of Freyr
• Frank Bråthen, general manager at Siemens
• Roar Langli, Atea Norway
Moderator: Lars Iversen, strategic advisor at Atea Norge
About Atea:
For over 50 years, Atea has built Norway with IT. The parent company, Merkantildata, was founded in 1968, as a pioneer in the information technology market. The company became the largest supplier of infrastructure services in Norway and was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 1985. Atea was established in 2009 and, after several mergers, acquisitions and organic growth, has achieved a strong position across the Nordic and Baltic countries. Atea consists of more than 8,000 employees and have offices in 88 cities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Polyteknisk Forening Podcast:
#PolyPod: Talk about surviving!
On adaptions for survival as company, humanity and planet earth.
Polykteknisk Forening at Arendalsuka works interdisciplinary and seeks solutions that promote democratisation, decarbonisation and digitalisation. The aim is to bring insight, inspiration and influence, by bringing together business leaders, researchers and the next generation. We talk about what we should talk about when we talk about sustainable technological and social development.
About Polyteknisk Forening:
The Norwegian Polytechnic Society is the knowledge-based membership network for sustainable technological and social development. Since 1852, promoting interdisciplinary insight, inspiration, and influence. An independent and non-profit meeting place and channel for dialogue on key topics within technology, society, and business. With 3,500 corporate, organizational, and private members from business, the public sector and academia, working together to create solutions through 13 interdisciplinary professional networks and 70 partnerships across sectors.
The Norwegian Polytechnic Society operations are both physical and digital. In addition to regular meeting activity, they publish the podcast series #PolyPod, and in-person member meetings are made available to a larger audience through the video series #PolyWeb, which have a total of 225,000 downloads.
HM King Harald V and HRH Crown Prince Haakon are honorary members of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society, and HM King Harald receives the association’s President and Secretary-General in audience at the Royal Palace every year.