The Circumpolar Conference on High North
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
26 – 27 November 2012
Tromsø University Business School (TUBS)
Monday 26.11.12
Room Teo-H1 Auditorium 2
0815
Coffee and Registration (mingle area outside Aud 2)
0900
Introduction
Lene Foss, Prof., TUBS
Conference opening and welcome
Jens Johan Hjort, Mayor of Tromsø
0930-1000 The Commercialization of Science and Technology
in and for the North
Ken Coates, Prof., Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation,
University of Saskatchewan
1000-1030 Gaps in the Modern Economic Development System
Bruce Niswander, Director Economic Development Initiatives at SouthSouth News, New York
Questions and answers
1030-1100 Coffee break
1100-1500 Biotechnology Workshop
Room Teo-H5 5402
1100-1500 Oil /Gas/Clean Tech/Renewable
Energy Workshop Room Teo-H5 5502
1100-1200 Facilitator: Ernst Kloosterman,
Manager BioTech North,
Challenges for commercialization,
Gunnar Rørstad, CEO, Calanus AS
Lecture: “Biotechnology: From science to
business”, Øyvind Antonsen, Director
Hedmark University College
1100-1130 Facilitator: Elin Oftedal, Ass. Prof.
Lecture: “Small Scale Biomass CHP technologies
and its cost economics”, Rajesh S.
Kempegowda, Researcher, Department of
Energy and Processing Engineering (NTNU)
1130-1200 Round table discussion: Challenges
for commercialization
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1430 Round table discussion:
Challenges for commercialization
(TUBS)
Bob Hodgson, CEO, Cernike
Erling Sandsdalen, Research Director, Biotechnology,
NORUT
Jørn Utheim, Managing Director, Cryogenetics AS
Jan Buch Andersen – Managing Director ArcticZymes
Tage Skotvold – Business developer ScandiDerma
Toini Løvseth, Policy Manager, Finnfjord AS
Gunnar Grønvoll, Managing Director, Akvaren
Erik Bjørnbom, Senior Environmental Advisor EniNor (to be
confirmed)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1430 Discussion
1430-1500 Coffee break
Room Teo-H1 Auditorium 2
1500 -1545 BCE entrepreneurship Champions
Andreas Nilsen, CEO, Moose on the Loose
Mari Nilsen, CEO, D’Liver AS
Tage Skotvold, Business developer, Scandiderma AS
1550-1610 Intellectual Property Rights – Challenges for commercialization
Alexander Bjørnå, Director IP, Biotec Pharmacon ASA
1610-1630 Why finance this? An investor’s point of view
Karl -Johan Jakola, Managing Partner Norinnova Forvaltning AS
1930
2000
Networking and drinks reception, Hotel ****
Dinner and social gathering
Tuesday 27.11.12
Room Teo-H1 Auditorium 2
0830 -0850 Ministry of Trade and Industry (to be confirmed)
0850- 0910 Knowledge Transfer Policy in Norway: Status and challenges.
Erik F. Øverland, Senior advisor, Research and Innovation Issues,
Ministry of Research and Education
0915-0945 The Challenges in Petroleum Exploration in Greenland
Hans Kristian Olsen, Managing Director, NUNAOIL, Greenland
0945-1015 Coffee break
1015-1045 Governance Innovation and the Development of Indigenous Businesses
in the Canadian North
Greg Poelzer, Director, International Centre for Northern Governance
and Development, University of Saskatchewan
1045-1115 How to Create a Culture for Value Creation and Regional
Development
David Gibson, Prof., University of Texas at Austin
1115-1155 To be announced
1200-1500 Mining and Mineral Workshop
1200-1500 Information and Communication
technology (ICT) and E- Health Workshop
Room Teo-H5 5402
1200-1230 Facilitator: Lee Swanson, Ass.
Prof, University of Saskatchewan and
Lecture: Harald Hansen, Store Norske Gull
Room Teo-H5 5502
1200-1230 Facilitator: Federico Lozano,
Lecturer (TUBS) and Lecture: Dag Johansen,
Prof., Department of Computer Science, UiT
1230 – 1330 Lunch
12.30 – 1330 Lunch
1330 - 1500 Round table discussion:
Challenges for commercialization
1330-1500 Round table discussion:
Challenges for commercialization
Nils Tokheim, Senior Consultant, Rambøll
Martin Rimpi, Senior Advisor, Rambøll
Øystein Rushfeldt, Managing Director, Nussir ASA
David Zhang, Ass. Prof., University of Saskatchewan
Greg Poelzer, Director, International Centre for Northern
Governance and Development, University of
Saskatchewan
Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair of Innovation,
University of Saskatchewan
Bob Hodgson, CEO, Zernike
Gunnar Hartvigsen, Prof., Department of Computer
Science, UiT
Sture Pettersen, Admin. Leader TTL at Norwegian Centre
of Telemedicine
Rune Hansen, CEO, Bedriftssystemer AS
Kolbjørn Engeseth, Business Developer and Chairman of
the board, Jupiter System Partner AS
Rune Kufaas, Account Manager Consulting Midt- og
Nord-Norge, EVRY AS
Room Teo-H1 Auditorium 2
1500-1630 Policy Implications - Final panel discussion
Panel chair: Lene Foss
Facilitators present action plans (5 min each group)
Panel:
Bård Hall, Director, Norinnova Technology Transfer AS
Ken Enoksen, Special Advisor Business Administration, Troms County
Council
Ann-Kristin Edvardsen, Assistant Director, Confederation of Norwegian
Enterprise Troms
Øystein Rushfeldt, Managing Director, NUSSIR ASA
Marit B. Hagland, Incubator Manager, Stavanger
Bob Hodgson, CEO, Zernike
16.30 Conference closing
Keynote speakers
Bjørnå,
Alexander
Director Intellectual
Property and Business
Development at Biotec
Pharmacon ASA
alexander.bjorna@biotec.no.
www.biotech.no
Coates, Ken
Canada Research Chair of
Innovation, University of
Saskatchewan
Ken.Coates@usask.ca
www.usask.ca/
Gibson, David
Prof. University of Texas at
Austin
davidg@icc.utexas.edu
http://www.utexas.edu/
Jakola, KarlJohan
Ansvarlig partner,
Norinnova Forvaltning AS
Karl-johan@norinnovaforvaltning.no
www.norinnovaforvaltning.no
Nilsen, Andreas CEO, Moose on the Loose
andreas@mooseontheloose.no
www.mooseontheloose.no
Nilsen. Mari
CEO, D’Liver AS
mari@dliver.com
www.dliver.com
Niswander,
Bruce
Director Economic
Development Initiatives at
South-South News, New
York
bniswand@gmail.com
www.southsouthnews.com
Olsen, Hans
Kristian
Managing Director,
NUNAOIL Greenland
hko@nunaoil.gl
www.nunaoil.gl
Poelzer, Greg
Director, International
Centre for Northern
Governance and
Development, University of
Saskatchewan
greg.poelzer@usask.ca
www.usask.ca
Skotvold, Tage
Business Developer,
ScandiDerma AS
tage@dliver.com
http://scandiderma.no/
Senior Advisor
erik.overland@kd.dep.no
Kunnskapsdepartementet
Øverland, Erik
F.
Workshop Contributors
Andersen, Jan
Buch
Managing Director
ArcticZymes
jba@arcticzymes.com
http://www.arcticzymes.com
Antonsen,
Øyvind
Director, Hedmark
University College
oyvind.antonsen@hihm.no
http://www.hihm.no/
Bjørnbom, Erik
Senior Environmental
Advisor, Eni Norge
erik.bjornbom@eninorge.com
www.eninorge.com
Engeseth,
Kolbjørn
Business Developer and
Chairman of the board,
kolbjorn@jupiter.no
Jupiter System Partners AS
www.jupiter.no
Grønvoll, Gunnar
Managing director,
Akvaren
gunnar@akvaren.no,
www.akvaren.no
Hansen, Harald
Store Norske Gull AS
harald.hansen@snsk.no
www.snsk.no
Hansen, Rune
CEO, Bedriftssystemer AS
rune@bedsys.no
www.bedsys.no
Hartvigsen,
Gunnar
Prof. , Department of
Computer Science, Faculty
gunnar.hartvigsen@uit.no
of Science and
Technology, University of
Tromsø
http://uit.no
Johansen, Dag
Prof. Informatik,
Department of Computer
Science, Faculty of Science dag.johansen@uit.no
and Technology,
University of Tromsø
http://uit.no/
Kempegowda,
Rajesh S.
Researcher, Norwegian
University of Science and
Technology, NTNU
Trondheim
rajesh.s.kempegowda@ntnu.no
http://www.ntnu.edu/emplo
yees/rajesh.s.kempegowda
Kloosterman,
Ernst
(Facilitator)
Manager, BioTech North
ernst@nftr.no
http://biotechnorth.no/
Account Manager
consulting Midt- og NordNorge
rune.kufaas@evry.com
www.evry.com
Kufaas, Rune
Løvseth, Toini
Policy Manager, Finnfjord
AS
toinil@finnfjord.no
www.finnfjord.no
Pettersen, Sture
Adm. leader TTL at
Norwegian Centre for
Telemedicine
sture.pettersen@telemed.no
http://www.telemed.no/
Rimpii, Martin
Senior Adviser, Rambøll
martin.rimpi@ramboll.no
http://www.ramboll.no/
Rørstad, Gunnar
Chief Executive Officer
Calanus AS
gunnar.rorstad@calanus.no
www.calanus.no
Sandsdalen,
Erling
Research Director, Norut
erling.sandsdalen@norut.no
www.norut.no
Swanson, Lee
(Facilitator)
Ass. Professor, Edwards
School of Business,
University of
Saskatchewan
swanson@edwards.usask.ca
www.edwards.usask.ca
Tokheim, Nils
Senior Consultant Tromsø,
nils.tokheim@ramboll.no
Rambøll
http://www.ramboll.no/
Ulheim, Jørn
Managing Director,
Cryogenetics AS
Jorn.ulheim@cryogenetics.no
www.cryogenetics.no
Zhang, David
Ass. Prof., International
Centre for Northern
Governance and
Development, University
of Saskatchewan
zhang@edwards.usask.ca
www.usask.ca
Panel
Edvardsen,
Ann-Kristin
Assistant Director, Confederation of
ann-kristin.edvardsen@nho.no
Norwegian Enterprise Troms
Enoksen, Ken
Special Advisor Business
Administration, Troms County
Council
ken.harald.enoksen@tromsfylke.no www.tromsfylke.no
Hageland,
Marit B.
Incubator Manager, Ipark
marit.hagland@ipark.no
www.ipark.no
Hall, Bård
Director, Norinnova Technology
Transfer
baard@norinnova.no
www.norinnova.no
Hodgson, Bob
CEO, Zernike
bhodgson@zernikeuk.com
www.zernikeuk.com
Rushfeldt,
Øystein
MD NUSSIR ASA
oystein.rushfeldt@nussir.no
www.nussir.no
www.nho.no
Organizers
Foss, Lene
(Moderator)
Prof. Tromsø University Business
School (TUBS), University of
Tromsø
lene.foss@uit.no
http://uit.no/
federico.lozano@uit.no
http://uit.no/
Associate Prof. Tromsø University
Business School (TUBS),
University of Tromsø
elin.oftedal@uit.no
http://uit.no/
Lecturer Tromsø University
Business School (TUBS),
University of Tromsø
kirsten.reisinger@uit.no
http://uit.no/
Lecturer Tromsø University
Lozano, Federico
Business School (TUBS),
(Facilitator)
University of Tromsø
Oftedal, Elin
(Facilitator)
Reisinger,
Kirsten