{"id":7462,"date":"2026-03-29T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/?page_id=7462"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:28:01","slug":"opening_keynote_wednesday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/opening_keynote_wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote I: Navigating High Waters &#8211; Challenges in our time"},"content":{"rendered":"[av_slideshow_full img_copyright='' size='no scaling' min_height='0px' stretch='' control_layout='av-control-hidden' slider_navigation='av-navigate-arrows av-navigate-dots' nav_visibility_desktop='' nav_arrow_color='' nav_arrow_bg_color='' nav_dots_color='' nav_dot_active_color='' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' attach='scroll' img_copyright_font='' av-desktop-font-img_copyright_font='' av-medium-font-img_copyright_font='' 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broadcasted to rooms B1-006 and B1-007<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7651\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Oystein-Doru-1-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Oystein-Doru-1-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Oystein-Doru-1.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<p><strong>\u00d8ystein D\u00f8rum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00d8ystein D\u00f8rum<\/strong> is currently an independent consultant, writer and speaker. He has a <strong>Master in Economics from The University of Oslo<\/strong> and a M<strong>aster in Politics from LSE<\/strong>. He has worked in the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, The Union Bank of Norway 1995-98, as Chief Economist in DNB and as Chief Economist and member of the executive board at the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO). He is a well-known commentator in media and has held about 3,000 presentations on economic subjects, ranging from fiscal policy and the characteristics of the Norwegian wage formation model, to market developments.<\/p>\n<h2>Managers&#8217; Panel<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7471\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Camila-Amundsen-res-287x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Camila-Amundsen-res-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/Camila-Amundsen-res.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Camilla Amundsen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Camilla Amundsen<\/strong> is the <strong>Managing Director of Ramb\u00f8ll Norway<\/strong>, where she leads around 1,500 employees and works on the development of sustainable infrastructure and critical societal solutions in Norway.She has over 15 years of leadership experience from large and complex organizations, including several executive roles at Telenor Norway and as CEO of Miles. She also has a background from Altibox and Lyse, as well as ten years of experience as a <strong>strategy consultant at Accenture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout her career, she has worked at the intersection of technology, infrastructure, and commercial development, with responsibility for growth, transformation, and business performance across multiple organisations. Amundsen also has extensive board experience and holds a Master of Science in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7653\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bilde-Torunn-Biller-White-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bilde-Torunn-Biller-White-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bilde-Torunn-Biller-White.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Torunn Biller White<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Torunn Biller White <\/strong>joined Gard in 2016 and was <strong>Gard\u2019s Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director for Gard\u2019s Oslo office<\/strong> up until 2025. She then took on the role as <strong>CFO with responsibility for Finance and Technology<\/strong>. She has 15 years\u2019 experience with risk management from within both government and corporates in Oslo and London. She previously worked for DnB, Barclays Capital, Eksportfinans and the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund before joining Gard.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Knut Mj\u00e5land is <strong>CEO of Global Center of Expertise NODE.<\/strong> He has extensive managerial experience from the global energy sector and high-tech materials\/composites industry.<\/p>\n<p>Mj\u00e5land served 15 years as <strong>Senior Vice President at MHWirth <\/strong>(now HMH). Prior to joining GCE NODE, he spent six years as CEO of Mandals, a world-leading producer of lay-flat hoses owned by Michelin. Mj\u00e5land is an accomplished manager of branch offices around the world and brings extensive experience from the board room.<\/p>\n<p>He was trained as a Technical Engineer at the Air Force Technical College in Kristiansand and he holds a degree in Business Economics and Marketing from Harstad University College.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7671 \" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bulk_1122_81198-scaled-e1780663382467-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bulk_1122_81198-scaled-e1780663382467-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bulk_1122_81198-scaled-e1780663382467-896x1030.jpg 896w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bulk_1122_81198-scaled-e1780663382467-768x883.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bulk_1122_81198-scaled-e1780663382467-1336x1536.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bulk_1122_81198-scaled-e1780663382467-1305x1500.jpg 1305w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bulk_1122_81198-scaled-e1780663382467-613x705.jpg 613w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Bulk_1122_81198-scaled-e1780663382467.jpg 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Stine Bj\u00f8nnstu Holthe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stine Bj\u00f8nnstu Holthe<\/strong> is <strong>Head of Sustainability at Bulk Infrastructure<\/strong>, working with the development and construction of digital infrastructure \u2013 the backbone of the digital society. With a background as a civil engineer, she focuses on large\u2011scale, cross\u2011disciplinary industrial development and how digital infrastructure must be understood holistically, both as part of the energy system and as a driver of societal value creation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7708 \" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Knut-Mjaland-1-scaled-e1781115884983-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Knut-Mjaland-1-scaled-e1781115884983-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Knut-Mjaland-1-scaled-e1781115884983-1030x922.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Knut-Mjaland-1-scaled-e1781115884983-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Knut-Mjaland-1-scaled-e1781115884983-1536x1375.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Knut-Mjaland-1-scaled-e1781115884983-1500x1343.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Knut-Mjaland-1-scaled-e1781115884983-705x631.jpg 705w, https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/06\/Knut-Mjaland-1-scaled-e1781115884983.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Knut Mj\u00e5land<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Knut Mj\u00e5land<\/strong> is <strong>CEO of Global Center of Expertise NODE<\/strong>. He has extensive managerial experience from the global energy sector and high-tech materials\/composites industry.<\/p>\n<p>Mj\u00e5land served 15 years as Senior Vice President at MHWirth (now HMH). Prior to joining GCE NODE, he spent six years as CEO of Mandals, a world-leading producer of lay-flat hoses owned by Michelin. Mj\u00e5land is an accomplished manager of branch offices around the world and brings extensive experience from the board room.<\/p>\n<p>He was trained as a Technical Engineer at the Air Force Technical College in Kristiansand and he holds a degree in Business Economics and Marketing from Harstad University College.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-4f7fug-9f71851baf043542a5240e8c26092004 av_one_full avia-builder-el-7 el_after_av_three_fifth el_before_av_heading first flex_column_div \"><\/div>\n<div id=\"ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled\" data-extension-version=\"1.0.4\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7462","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7462"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7729,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7462\/revisions\/7729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}