Anders Opedal comes from the position as Executive Vice President Technology, Projects and Drilling. He joined Equinor as a petroleum engineer in 1997, spent many years in Drilling and Well and served as Chief Procurement Officer. He later served as EVP and COO before taking the role as SVP and country manager Brazil. Opedal holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from The Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU) and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

Prior to her role as Managing Director, she initiated and led the Global Digitalisation Programme for Shell’s Project & Technology Development Organisation, based in the company’s Dutch HQ.

Marianne began her career at Saga Petroleum as a Reservoir Engineer and joined Shell Netherlands in 2002.

Anne Myhrvold is Director General of the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), a position she has held since 2013.

She has a strong commitment to safety and, through her role, has worked closely with international authorities in this area. Havtil is the host of the annual Top Executive Conference.

In May 2024, Tim Heijn took up the post of CEO of Northern Lights. Heijn is seconded from TotalEnergies and brings with him two decades of international industry experience from technical and management roles in TotalEnergies, Maersk Oil and Shell.

Øystein Tunsjø is Professor and Head of the Asia Programme at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, FHS. Tunsjø majored in history at the University of Oslo and holds a doctorate from the University of Wales. He has written a number of books, including The Fight for World Power: USA and China in the 21st Century.

In June 2023, Elisabeth Haugsbø was elected President of Tekna, Norway’s largest trade union for workers and students in the technical and scientific professions. Haugsbø is the youngest president in Tekna’s 150-year history. She was previously vice president of Tekna for two years, while also serving as information security officer at Zebra Consulting.

Harald Stanghelle is a Norwegian journalist and editor from Stanghelle in Vestland. He was the political editor of Aftenposten from 2000 to 2014. He was then editor and deputy to the editor-in-chief from 2014 to 2018. Stanghelle has long been a prominent debater and opinion-bearer in politics and social issues. In the autumn of 2018, he left his position as editor of Aftenposten. Since 2019, he has been the chair of the main program committee for Arendalsuka.

Terje Aasland has been Minister of Energy in Jonas Gahr Støre's government since 7 March 20221.
Aasland was elected to the Storting from Telemark in 2005 and has held several important positions, including chair of the Energy and Environment Committee.
He was leader of the Skien Labour Party in the period 1995–2000 and leader of the Telemark Labour Party from 2006 to 2020. From 1991 to 2003 he was a member of Skien municipal council.

Aslak Sira Myhre is a Norwegian commentator, author, cultural leader and politician who was appointed to the national librarian (director of the National Library of Norway) in 2014.
Sira Myhre was born and raised in Stavanger. 
He has previously been the leader of the Red Electoral Alliance (now the Red Party) and of the Association !les and the House of Literature in Oslo. In the autumn of 2021, Sira Myhre was appointed to lead the work on the Støre government's work on a new book law. The law was passed by the Storting in June 2023 and entered into force on 1/1 2024.

Kristine Dahl Steidel has been the General Manager of Microsoft Norway since 2021. In this role, she leads Microsoft's strategic direction and operations in Norway, aiming to empower individuals and organizations with innovative solutions.

With extensive experience in the IT industry since 1997, Dahl Steidel previously held senior leadership positions in the industry. Her expertise includes IT management, strategic planning, and organizational change.

Monica has worked in Ptil/Havtil for 18 years and has been a specialist for drilling and wells since 2011. Ovesen has a background in well service, including coil tubing, cementing, stimulation and gravel pack.
She has worked for almost a year with onshore wells in the USA, with several trips offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, she has spent two years as a field engineer both on land and offshore in West Africa, stationed in Equatorial Guinea.

Raymond Midtgård was elected union leader in SAFE in 2023.
Midtgård was previously an operator at the Mongstad Refinery and has been employed by Statoil/Equinor since 2008.

He has been released from regular duties as a union representative since 2018, and has been in the role of both Club Leader at Mongstad and Group corporate union representative for Equinor at Forus.

Hildegunn T. Blindheim is CEO of Offshore Norway. She joined the organization in 2011 and has been director of the climate and environment department in the organization for several years and led the work on the industry's climate strategy.
Blindheim has previously worked in the Norwegian Environment Agency and the Norwegian Institute for Air Research with both the transport sector and land-based industry. She holdas a degree in atmospheric physics and astrophysics.

Kjetil Gjesdal has been employed since 2000, and was appointed to the position as CEO of Odfjell Drilling AS in March 2022. Kjetil holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine & Offshore technology from Ålesund University College.

He has more than 25 years’ experience in the drilling and well industry. Since joining Odfjell Drilling, he has held various positions within Operations and Rig Management, such as Rig Manager, VP MODU Operations, SVP MODU International and EVP MODU.

Ventyr is an alliance between Parkwind and Ingka Investments, which focuses on developing Norway's offshore wind industry. Parkwind is an independent green energy company with experience in developing, financing and operating offshore wind farms. Ingka Investments is part of the Ingka Group, which also owns IKEA.
Ventyr was established in 2021 and aims to build a sustainable future by investing in renewable energy, especially offshore wind. In March this year, Ventyr won the auction for the allocation of a project area for offshore wind in the Southern North Sea II.