PLENARY SESSION -2 Hrs
“Wergeland” Litteraturhuset, Oslo
| Welcome | Helge Tryti, Chairman NICCI |
| Welcome by Moderator | Prabha Chandran, NICCI |
| Address | Ambassador May-Elin Stener (Online) |
| Speech | Ambassador Aquino Vimal |
| Why Tamil Nadu? Intro to opportunities in our partner state. | Dr. TRB Rajaa, Minister for Industries, Investment Promotion & Commerce, Govt of Tamil Nadu. (Online) |
| Why Uttar Pradesh? Intro to opportunities in our partner state. | Mr. Amit Singh, Secretary, Chief Minister Office, Government of Uttar Pradesh. |
| Keynote: India-Norway: Building a new future, together. | Narendra Taneja, Chairman, Independent Energy Policy Institute, New Delhi and Distinguished Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK. (Online) |
| The India trade agreement: a game-changer for your business | Idar Kreutzer, Director The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. |
| Opportunities for Norwegian companies in India | Cristian Valdes Carter, Director Innovation Norway – India. |
| Speech | Cecilie Myrseth, Minister of Trade and Industry |
| Conversation: “How will the trade agreement impact the fisheries and aquaculture sectors? | Børge Grønbech, Director Global Operations, Norwegian Seafood Council. Matts Johansen, CEO, Aker Biomarine. Cecilie Myrseth, Minister of Trade and Industry. Moderated by: Cristian Valdes Carter, Director Innovation Norway – India. |
| Break | |
| The Indian Economy; opportunities and challenges. | Øystein Dørum, Chief Economist at NHO. |
| Reflections and comments: “Norway-India, a new era in doing business” | Himanshu Gulati, Member of Parliament. (Moderator) Yogesh Singh, Partner Trilegal. Niraj Khinvasara, World Trade Center Pune. Navreet Kaur, First House. Truls Berg, CEO Open Innovation lab. Henrik Inadomi, EVP New Energies, Aker Solutions. |
| Personal journeys beyond business. Sofa chat on softer, more personal perspectives and experiences with India | Prominent sports personalities with meaningful ties to India: Anja Hammerseng Edin and Inge Andersen. Moderated by Deepika Rai, NICCI |
| Thank you. Introduce the breakout sessions. | Moderator |
| Coffee break |