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Carbon Capture and Storage Conference (CCS 2024)

Bjørn H. Samset is a senior researcher the CICERO Center for International Climate Research, and professor of climate physics at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. He works on modelling of the atmosphere, and a range of topics related to climate change and the ongoing global transitions. He has been a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and is also an active science communicator and has published several non-fiction books.

Alex Engh is deputy director general at the Norwegian Ministry of Energy, where he heads the CCS section. Prior to joining the Ministry in 2019 he spent 17 years in the energy industry. He has served as commercial director of Infragas, worked as a management consultant in Deloitte, and held various commercial and financial roles at ExxonMobil.

Cathrine has a civil engineering degree in physics and mathematics, and a PhD in petroleum-related rock mechanics from NTNU. She has extensive experience with petroleum-related research and development within the topics of rock mechanics, geophysics and reservoir technology. Cathrine comes to Bellona from SINTEF, where she worked on issues related to the geological storage of CO2 and what is required in relation to the development and operation of a CO2 storage facility. In addition, she has been responsible for the establishment and operation of the Svelvik CO2 Field Lab, a field laboratory for the development of methods and technology for monitoring CO2 storages. In the last year, she worked on mapping CO2 sources, storages and transport solutions in the areas around the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. Cathrine is part of Bellona's CCS team where she will work with solutions in connection with carbon capture and storage.

Professor of Law specialised in Energy Law, Head of the Department for Energy and Resources Law. Co-Academic Director at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE). Chair of the Board, Norwegian Energy Law Association.

She is a qualified lawyer (PhD) with knowledge of energy an environmental law, knowledge of media and press relations.

Nina is responsible for the Norwegian energy company's government and parliamentary contacts. Nina Scholz focus on the further development of Equinor's Low Carbon Solution portfolio.

Nina Scholz was previously deputy head of Equinor's Berlin office. The Berliner has been with Equinor since 2018 and has previously held various positions in political and regulatory affairs at major energy suppliers, including Uniper, E.ON and Open Grid Europe.

Henrik is Head of Division of the CCS division at the Danish Energy Agency. For the past 5 years he has worked with the design and implementation of the Danish CCS policy in collaboration with The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, other government agencies, private companies, non-profit organisations and local communities.

- Currently working in Equinor as a Lead Policy & Regulatory Affairs Advisor, related to the Nordics. Main focus on CCS. Global External Analysis (GEA), Marketing, Midstream and Processing (MMP).

- Previous role as Policy Officer in DG Energy, the European Commission. Worked on the implementation of the Industrial Carbon Management (ICM) Strategy, that was published on 6 Feb 2024. Seconded National Expert (SNE).

Originally graduated as Mechanical Engineer with an Energy & Construction degree from the Danish Engineering Academy. Education has been suplemented with a wide range of technical, business and leadership courses (INSEAD), and positions within Subsurface Engineering, Business Development and General Management.

Kevin is a geologist by background and a former graduate trainee for Wintershall Dea.

Geophysicist by training, worked for 22 years within the E&P value chain, from technical to managerial positions. Started in Shell in 2002, moved to Statoil in 2006 and further on to GDF Suez/ENGIE/Neptune Energy in 2014, before joining Vår Energy 1. February 2024 as part of the Neptune Energy acquisition. Now responsible for maturing the CCS value chain, including developing a strategic framework for CCS business models.

Jan Erik Berre is a Senior Vice President in the Energy Division at DNB, bringing over 35 years of extensive experience in the energy sector, acquired through his tenures at Shell International and DNB in various specialist and leadership roles. For the past five years, he has focused on advising clients and the broader carbon capture and storage (CCS) community on strategies to make CCS financing bankable. Additionally, Jan Erik is actively involved in exploring opportunities in low-carbon fuels.
He holds a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University and a Bachelor of Science from University of Stavanger

Janne Harstad has more than 30 years extensive experience in CCS, oil and gas Offshore, Onshore and Subsea.

She was Project Manager for the Technology Center Mongstad Amine CO2 Catch Plant, EPC contract for test facility plant.

She is since November 2020 heading the Carbon (CCUS) subsegment within Renewable Segment in Aker Solutions, in August 2024 she moved on as project manager for CCS projects.

Janne has a Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology of Trondheim, (NTNU). Senior Project Management Education II, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Project Executive Program, MIT Sloan Executive Education, Massachusetts US.

Donghoi Kim is a research scientist at SINTEF Energy Research, engaged in various projects on CO2 capture, conditioning, and transport. His work also focuses on advanced low-temperature technologies for capture and liquefaction, contributing to innovative decarbonization solutions. Recently, Donghoi has participated in optimal CO2 logistics studies for geographically distributed Norwegian industries, including CCS Midt-Norge, CCS Haugalandet, and Local CO2 Value Chain. He holds a PhD and MSc in Energy and Process Technology from NTNU, specializing in gas processing and liquefaction

Jørg Aarnes heads up the activities within Offshore Norge related to CCS and hydrogen. He has spent 24 years in the energy space, and among these, 17 years in the CCS space. He has been a key contributor to standards development related to CO2 storage since 2008, and has led independent reviews of some 30 different storage sites across the world.

Master of science, material science for energy and nano technology from UiO. Was the political advisor for former minister of petroleum and energy, Tina Bru (H) in 2021.

Project manager for CCS Haugalandet on behalf of Haugaland Industrial park.

(Probably also partly in parental leave and have brought my baby to the conference for anyone in need of some baby snuggles😉)

Pia heads Public Affairs for Heidelberg Materials in Norway, and is the primary liaison between authorities in Oslo and Brussels and the company. Pia has worked in politics and media over the last 20 years, and has welcomed hundreds of visitors to Brevik CCS over the last year, as Heidelberg Materials are approaching mechanical completion of the world’s first CCS facility in the cement industry by end of 2024.