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Digital Collaboration 2025
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22. to 23. Oct 2025

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Digital Collaboration 2025

Stavanger

Digital Collaboration 2025 

Conference language: English

 

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This conference aims to share insights and promote collaboration in digitizing the energy industry.

Despite significant investment in digital transformation, there is still room to accelerate growth through peer collaboration. The conference will explore the future of operations and decision-making, balancing the role of artificial intelligence with human involvement. With new ways of working and business models, technology must be developed with an understanding of human limitations to achieve success. Join us to share experiences, best practices, and real-world examples of industry transformation.

 

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We look forward to welcoming you to this conference in October! 

On behalf of the Conference Committee and NPF,

Håvard Gustad,  Equinor (Chair) 

Program

Wednesday 22. October

08:30

Registration and Coffee

09:00

Welcome and introduction

Håvard Gustad, Equinor, Chair of the Program Committee

Leading Digital Transformation

Moderator: Håvard Gustad, Equinor
09:05

Advancing Oil & Gas: Equinor's Approach to Technology and Research

Arne Gürtner, Senior Vice President - Technology, Digital, and Innovation, Equinor
09:25

Yggdrasil - Setting new standards on the Norwegian continental shelf

Lars Høier, Senior Vice President Yggdrasil, Aker BP
09:45

Digital Transformation

Torgeir Waterhouse, Founder and Partner at Otte
10:05

AI in a year of change

Thordur Arnason, Vice President Capgemini Invent, Capgemini AI Futures Lab.
10:25


PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Håvard Gustad, Equinor
- Arne Gürtner, Senior Vice President - Technology, Digital, and Innovation, Equinor
- Lars Høier, Senior Vice President Yggdrasil, Aker BP
- Torgeir Waterhouse, Founder and Partner at Otte
- Thordur Arnason, Vice President Capgemini Invent, Capgemini AI Futures Lab
10:55

Refreshments and Networking

11:10

Trustworthy AI

Moderator: Egil Tjaaland, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
11:15

Common pitfalls in using AI in high-risk domains

Harald Wesenberg, Specialist Technology, Equinor
11:35

AI and major accidents: A regulatory perspective

Elisabeth Lootz, Principal Engineer at Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil)
11:55


PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Egil Tjaaland, NTNU
- Harald Wesenberg, Specialist Technology, Equinor
- Elisabeth Lootz, Principal Engineer at Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil)
- Christian Markussen, Global Practice Lead - Digital Twins, DNV
12:25

Lunch

13:25

The Battle for Data Quality

Moderator: Linn Vestly Bergh, The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway
13:30

Revolutionizing Field Development with AAM – Agile Asset Management - Breaking Silos with Seamless Data Sharing and Advanced Analytics across Business Units

Arnfinn Grøtte, Chief Engineer D&W - Transformation, Aker BP
13:50

Building a trusted source of subsurface quality masterdata

Lars Olav Grøvik, Subsurface Data Advisor & Discipline Leader, Equinor & Håkon Hetland, Team Leader, Tietoevry
14:10

TBA

Espen Seljemo, Security Analyst, KraftCERT
14:30

Coffee Break

14:45

The Digital Subsurface

Moderator: Guttorm Vigeland, The Norwegian Offshore Directorate
14:50

The Digital Subsurface

Nadine Mader Kayser, Assistant Director Data and Analysis, Norwegian Offshore Directorate
15:10

Equinor's digital journey as seen from the Subsurface

Åshild Hanne Larsen, Vice President Subsurface Excellence & Digital, Equinor
15:50

End of Conference day 1!

18:00

Aperitif and Dinner

Thursday 23. October

08:30

Coffee & Networking

09:00

Remote and Data Driven Operations

Moderator: Gisle Karlsen, Aker BP
09:05

Yggdrasil Unleashed: Digital Frontiers in Next-Gen Operations

Kristian Bay Næss, VP Asset Operations - Yggdrasil, Aker BP & Lars-Erik Ydstie, VP Digital - Yggdrasil, Aker BP
09:25

Evolving Beyond Documents: Embracing a Data-Driven Future with 3D Models for Maintenance Optimization

Kristi Beate Giljarhus, Project Leader, Equinor & Sindre Hove Bjørnøy, Team Lead, Equinor
10:05

TBA

Runar Kolseth Nyberg, Vice President Operations, Altera Infrastructure
10:45

Coffee Break

10:55

Digital Production Optimization

Moderator: Egil Tjaaland, NTNU
11:20

BRU21 Digital Collaboration

Alexey Pavlov, BRU21 Program manager, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
11:40

Digital Foundation for Operations Centers

Tor Olav Ytredal, Delivery Entity Leader Operations Centres IT Solutions, Equinor
00:00

TBA

Sissel Haugdal Jore, Professor in Risk Management and Societal Safety, University of Stavanger (UiS)
12:20

Lunch and End of Conference

Practical information

Conference Committee:

  • Håvard Gustad, Equinor (Chair of Committee)
  • Gisle Karlsen, Aker BP
  • Egil Tjåland, NTNU
  • Kjell Arne Jacobsen, InnoTeam
  • Linn Vestly Bergh, Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority
  • Guttorm Vigeland,  Norwegian Offshore Directorate
  • Peter Bormann, ConocoPhillips

Venue:

Vella, Knud Holms gate 8, 4005 Stavanger

Conference fee:

  • NPF personal members NOK 8,600 plus 25% VAT
  • Non-members  NOK 10,600 plus 25 % VAT

Early bird prices before 1 July 2025:

  • NPF personal members NOK 7,900 plus 25% VAT
  • Non-NPF-members NOK 9,900 plus 25% VAT

Payment can be done upon registration by credit card (Master Card/Visa/AmEx) or by invoice. If the invoice needs to be changed due to wrong or missing information there will added a fee of NOK 150 to the total amount. All international payments must be approved before the conference starts.

The fee includes:
– Conference Papers
– Coffee/tea
– Lunches

Conference Dinner: 

Dinner is not included in the conference fee and must be chosen separately when registering.

Fee is NOK 1100,- plus 25% VAT.

Accommodation:

Clarion Hotel Stavanger, Arne Rettedals gate 14, 4008 Stavanger
Hotel is not included in the conference fee.

Booking:

Use this reservation link before 21 August to book a room with the correct room rate for this conference. After this date, if there are still available rooms, you can book on Clarion Hotel® Stavanger 

NPF is not responsible for no-shows

Special Offer:

Discount for young professionals:
If you are under 30 years of age, we offer you a 30 % discount on the conference fee.

Contact Project Manager christine.belgum@npf.no for more information and a discount code.

Membership of the Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF):

If you want to receive the member price, please register here first: https://npf.medlemssystem.com/registration.

One year membership for conference participants is NOK 1,100. Reduced membership fees applies for young professionals under the age of 34, students and seniors.

Payment:

Payment can be done upon registration by credit card (Master Card/Visa/AmEx) or by invoice. If the invoice needs to be changed due to wrong or missing information there will be added a fee of NOK 150 to the total amount. All international payments must be approved before the conference starts.

Cancellations:

Cancellations must be received in writing by 8th October 2025 and will be subject to a NOK 2,000 cancellation fee unless a substitute delegate is offered. After this date, the full registration fee will apply, however, substitutions will still be accepted. Substitutions for registered delegates may be made at any time, but we would appreciate prior notification.

Force majeure:

Events beyond the control of the NPF – for example, but not limited to, extreme weather conditions, acts of war, terrorism, transportation shut-down (strikes or accidents), government regulation or advisory including travel warnings, serious illness or epidemics that makes it impossible to fulfil the obligations of conducting the conference entitle NPF to cancel the event without liability.

Programme changes:

It is sometimes necessary to change the timing of the programme. The conference organiser will not be liable for any such unavoidable changes.

Contact:

For further information please contact:
Norwegian Petroleum Society
Christine Belgum
Project Manager
tel. +47 412 08 756
E-mail: christine.belgum@npf.no