Speakers
We warmly welcome you to the Norway-Singapore Science Conference 2023!
The Conference serves as the Anchor Event for the Norway-Singapore Science Week 2023 and is a complementary part of the Singapore-Norway Innovation Conference (SNIC), scheduled for the following day.
Gather with over 40 representatives hailing from esteemed institutions such as the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT), Oslo Metropolitan University, and SINTEF Ocean, alongside their counterparts in the leading Singaporean IHLs, institutes, and research-centric companies. Join this roundtable discussion to explore collaborative opportunities and address shared challenges in the realms of academia, research, and innovation cooperation.
After the commencement of the opening session, which will feature high-level keynote addresses and signing ceremonies, we will delve into a comprehensive overview of existing and upcoming collaborations in key sectors of focus. These sectors encompass Maritime and Offshore Industries, Public and Digital Health, Sustainable Urban Development, Climate Modeling, Energy initiatives, and International Law.
The latter part of the seminar will feature an authentic roundtable session, where all attendees actively participate in moderated discussions, addressing problem statements, sharing experiences, and exploring opportunities across diverse sectors. The conference will conclude with a delightful buffet and cocktail reception held in the iconic Churchill Room at the Tanglin Club.
| 08:30 am: REGISTRATION AND COFFEE | ||
| 09.00 am: OPENING SESSION | ||
| Introduction and Welcome | Dr. Per Christer Lund, Innovation Norway | |
| Welcome Address | H.E. Eivind S. Homme, Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore | |
| Keynote Address – Norwegian side | Prof. Anne Borg, President, Norwegian University of Science and Technology | |
| UiT-Singapore Cooperation session | Prof. Dag Rune Olsen, President, The Arctic University of Norway | |
| 10:00 am: AGREEMENTS – SIGNING CEREMONIES | ||
| MoU between the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) and Nanyang Technological University | TBC, NTU (tbc) Prof. Dag Rune Olsen, President, The Arctic University of Norway | |
| MoU between the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) and NUS Faculty of Law | A/Prof. Tara Davenport, Deputy Director, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Prof. Dag Rune Olsen, President, The Arctic University of Norway | |
| Agreement between Arctic University of Norway (UiT) and James Cook University Singapore | Prof. May Tan-Mullins, Dean, James Cook University SG Prof. Dag Rune Olsen, President, The Arctic University of Norway | |
| MoU between Oslo Metropolitan University and NUS YLL School of Medicine | Prof. Yap Seng Chong, Dean of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS Prof. Gro Jamtvedt, Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet | |
| 10:40 am: COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 11:00 am: SPECIAL REPORTS | ||
| Singapore-Norway Entrepreneurship and Internship Cooperation Program | Ms. Hilary Pang, Program Manager, NUS Overseas College | |
| Report from Seminar on Bilateral and Multilateral Research Funding Sept. 26th | Mr. Benoit Sauveroche, First Counsellor, EU Delegation to Singapore | |
| Joint Industry and Institute Research Program – Net Zero Maritime transport | Mr. Trond Johnsen, Project Manager, Hurtigruten SeaZero | |
| Singapore-Norway Innovation Conference (SNIC) | Mr. Leonard Stornes, President of the Norwegian Business Association in Singapore | |
| 11:35 am: INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT: Experiences from Research-Centred Companies – Academia-Institute-Industry Cooperation | ||
| DNV – Maritime, Energy, Health, Consulting | Dr. Shahrin Osman, Head of Maritime Advisory, DNV | |
| Telenor Group – Telecommunication | Ms. Manisha Dogra, Senior Vice President, Telenor Singapore | |
| Kongsberg Group – Maritime and Offshore | Mr. Geir Håøy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kongsberg Group | |
| 12:00 pm: BUFFET LUNCH – NETWORKING | ||
| 13:00 pm: ONGOING COOPERATION NORWAY-SINGAPORE: Reporting on Ongoing Cooperation; Areas and Modes of Cooperation; Missions and Problem Statements | ||
| Session Moderator: Dr. Per Christer Lund | ||
| Maritime: Offshore and Ocean structures | Dr. Øyvind Hellan, Vice President Research, Sintef Ocean Dr. Tien Loong Wong, Director, TCOMS | |
| Maritime: Decarbonization and Digitalization | A/Prof. Kenneth Low, Director Engineering Cluster, SiT Prof. Dong Trong Nguyen, Marine Technologies, NTNU | |
| Maritime | A/Prof. Xudong Qian, Director CORE, CEE, NUS A/Prof. Jian Dai, Head of Studies (Civil Engineering), OsloMet | |
| Public and Digital Health | Prof. Minna Pikkarainen, Digitalization of Healthcare Services, OsloMet Prof. Linda He Hong-Gu, Director at NUS Nursing Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, NUS | |
| Climate and Sea Level Rise | Prof. Ben Horton, Earth Observatory of Singapore, NTU Prof. Andrea Marinoni Department of Physics and Technology The Arctic University of Norway Prof. Giuliana Panieri, Department of Geosciences The Arctic University of Norway | |
| Sustainable Urban Development | A/Prof. Clayton Miller, Department of The Built Environment, NUS A/Prof. Niki Gaitani, Department of Architecture & Design, NTNU | |
| Aquaculture and Food Story | Prof. May Tan-Mullins, Dean, James Cook University Prof. Stefano Peruzzi, Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT | |
| Energy – plasma, and fusion | Prof. Odd Erik Garcia, Physics and Technology, UiT | |
| Law of the Ocean/International Law | Tara Davenport, CIL, NUS A/Prof. Maria Madalena des Neves, NCLOS, UiT | |
| 14:30 pm: BREAK – REFRESHMENTS – SEATING THE DISCUSSION TABLES | ||
| Round Table Discussions | ||
| Introduction and Instructions for the Table Discussions | ||
| Round table Discussions | Ten tables of each ten pax – Moderated Discussions | |
| Closing remarks | Prof. Carl Christian Thodesen, Dean, OsloMet | |
| 17:00 – 20:00 pm: BUFFET AND COCKTAIL RECEPTION AT THE CHURCHILL ROOM – THE TANGLIN CLUB
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