Welcome to Horten Tech Talks 2025

14. October
USN Vestfold, The house

Speakers of the Year See the full program

Horten Tech Talks is back, and the themes of the year are:

1

Cyber- and technology -safe in a digital region

2

Energy security for the future

3

Competence building and labor market

4

Three angles on the world today

How can technology ensure growth and security in our region? How can we strengthen local initiatives to create a sustainable and robust future?

Join when the region's sharpest heads, Leading businesses and technology enthusiasts gather for an inspiring day packed with:

Groundbreaking lecturesEngaging panel debatesNetworking opportunities with the best of the industry

14. October 2025

Conferences

This year's conferences are the award -winning and dynamic Berit Svendsen, who will solve us through the day with insight and energy. Berit has been a key player in technology and leadership, and her perspectives give an extra dimension to the discussions.

Berit Svendsen
Special Advisor Special Advisor within Strategy, Digitization and cybersecurity in Advansia, Tild.Telenor, Tilt

Berit is a special advisor within strategy, Digitization and cybersecurity in Advansia.

She started as a researcher in the Televerket's Research Institute in the 80s and work 30 years in Telenor. She had a number of roles in the group, including as head of Telenor Norway and from March 2017 for September 2018 was she in charge of all Telenor's business in Scandinavia. Berit is engaged in several areas of Norwegian business through board positions, Among other things as chairman of Vy and board member of NTE. She was named Chairman of the Year in 2023.

She is of the heart a tech enthusiast and curious about innovation and development. I 2016 Berit was named one of Europe's fifty most inspiring women in the technology world of inspiration Fifty, And in 2017 and 2018 was she named the most powerful woman in Norwegian business of capital. Berit has also been the leader of international efforts in VIPPS and has been the Adjunct Executive in Residence at BI at the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. I i 2019/2020 she led the Svendsen Committee for the Minister of Defense to assess changed competence needs in the Armed Forces based on a changed threat image.

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14. October 2025

Speakers

Advansia, tild. Telenor, Tilt

Berit Svendsen

Head of Offensive Security, Telenor Cyberdefence

Brage Celius

Defense Research Institute(FFI)

Eskil Grendahl Sivertsen

NCSM

John Brothner

Huawei

Tollef Vollan

CEO of Akershus Energi

Øivind Askvik

In to the core

Sunniva Rose

Municipal Manager, Horten municipality

Geir Kjellsen

Manager, National Center for Science Recruitment

Guro Rørvik

CTO, HiDe Industry

Aleksander Nordmo

We are being monitored

Jørgen Rørvik

The University of Southeast Norway

Thomas Øyvang

Subject manager, Mr norway

Sven the cheek Iversen

Principal and Dalig leader, Gokstad Academy

Atle Bjurstedt

USN

Thomas Brekke

14. October 2025

Program

Regional value creation and security

08:30 – 09:00

Registration and coffee

The house, USN Vestfold

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome and introduction

Conferences: Berit Svendsen

Session 1: Cyber-and-technology-safe in a digital region

09:15 – 10:00

Panel debate: Cyber- and technology -safe in a digital region

Angling: Vestfold's technology industry and maritime sector are heavily dependent on digital systems. How can cyber security and autonomous technology protect critical infrastructure, maritime operations and future value creation? And how should we treat suppliers and the value chains in an increasingly uncertain world?

John Brothner (NCSM)

Eskil Grendahl Sivertsen, (FFI)

Brage Celius – (Telenor Cyber)

Tollef Vollan (Huawei)

President: Arild Tjomsland (USN)

Session 2: Energy security for the future

10:15 – 11:00

Panel: Energy security for the future: How do we secure a robust, Safe and sustainable energy supply? Are we ready for the future? Now is the time to take the discussion.

Øivind Askvik (CEO of Akershus Energi)

Sunniva Rose (Norwegian nuclear power)

Ola Elvestuen (Left)

Geir Kjellsen (Horten municipality)

President: Thomas Øyvang (USN)

11:00 – 11:15

Pause and mingling

Session 3: Competence building and labor market

11:15 – 12:00

Lecture: Energy security for the future: How do we secure a robust, Safe and sustainable energy supply? Are we ready for the future? Now is how we build the expertise Norway needs for the future labor market? Technology development is done faster than ever, and security challenges mean that we need more with solid background in technology and science. At the same time, we know that diversity runs innovation - but how do we motivate more girls and under -represented groups to choose a career in technology? The panel takes up education, Recruitment and society's responsibility for developing the broad competence that will ensure both value creation and security in the future labor market. In order to take the discussion.

Guro Rørvik, (National Center for Science Recruitment )

Sven the cheek Iversen, (Mr norway)

Atle Bjurstedt, (Gokstad Academy)

Aleksander Nordmo (HiDe industry)

President: Thomas Brekke (USN)

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch and networking

Session 4: Different angles on the world today

13:00- 13:45

Mini lecture: Three different angles on what characterizes the world today, With technology like the backdrop – Miniforedrags

Why is Norwegian sovereignty important? NSM's cyber department
We are being monitored - Jørgen Rørvik, Above it
In to the core – is nuclear power solution for a fossil -free future? - Sunniva Rose, Norwegian nuclear power

13:45 – 14:45

Final mingling and networking

+ Book signing Sunniva Rose

One last opportunity to make contacts and discuss today's topics.

+ Book signing with Sunniva Rose

13. – 17. October 2025