Sander Solheim Nilsen is an analyst covering E&P equities at Fearnley Securities, which is a part of the Astrup Fearnley Group, representing over a century of history within maritime services. He has previously worked close to the offshore industry at SBM Offshore and have his finance degree from BI Norwegian Business School.

Lars Erik Aamot has more than 25 years of experience from the oil and gas industry, mainly from different roles in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Since 2009 he has been the Director General for Oil and Gas in the Ministry. Mr. Aamot obtained his Cand Oecon degree from University of Oslo, Norway in 1996. After graduation he started in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy working with issues related to Norwegian petroleum and environmental policies.

In 2000 he worked with Statkraft as Senior Economist. In 2001 he joined Norsk Hydro AS as a Senior Investment Analyst working with business development and follow-up of its activities in US, Libya and Russia. Mr Aamot returned to the Ministry as the Deputy Director with responsibility of Economic Analysis in 2002. Between 2004 and 2007 he was the Counselor for Energy at the Norwegian embassy in Washington DC, before returning to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

Dr. Anouk Honoré is an expert in gas market fundamentals in Europe, with particular emphasis on gas demand covering the power sector, the industrial sector and the residential and commercial sector. Her research at OIES also focuses on the role of gas in the energy transition, energy and decarbonization policies in Europe, and the development of biomethane. Before joining the institute in 2004, she worked at the International Energy Agency (Paris) on natural gas issues. Dr Honoré holds a PhD in Economics. Her OIES publications and associated podcasts are publicly available on the OIES website at www.oxfordenergy.org.

Amund Vik is a senior advisor to Eurasia Group, advising internal teams and the firm's clients on Europe's energy transition, European geopolitics, and more. He most recently served as state secretary–equivalent to deputy minister—in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy from 2021 to June 2023. Prior to that, Amund worked for the Norwegian Labour Party, beginning in 2010, as a political advisor in the parliamentary group before transitioning to head of strategy and policy for the party. He has also worked as a consultant for Nordic Energy Research.

Amund has a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from NTNU (the Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and a master's degree in political science from the University of Oslo. He is based in Oslo.

Lene Landøy is head of Industrial Holdings and Investment Director in Aker ASA. She joined Aker ASA in 2021. Prior to this, she worked as director of Strategy and Business Development and Commercial at Aker BP, which she joined in 2017. Ms Landøy also has experience from Equinor, where she led business development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. She has extensive experience in various business entities, including technology and innovation, finance, natural gas, and international business development. Ms Landøy holds several board positions, including director of Mainstream Renewable Power, Gaia Salmon, and Clara Venture Labs. She is also a deputy board director for Aker Horizons. She holds a Master’s degree in finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as a Master’s degree in international finance from the Skema Business School in France.

Alexander Labrom is an Executive Director in Morgan Stanley’s Energy Investment Banking team, covering clients across the energy value chain in up-, mid- and downstream oil & gas, energy infrastructure and energy transition (including carbon capture, bioenergy and EV charging). He has been with Morgan Stanley for over a decade advising on a wide range of M&A and capital markets transactions, and previously spent time working at Linklaters in Moscow, focusing on Corporate M&A, and Citi in London. Alexander holds an M.A. in Modern Languages (French & Russian) from Oxford University.

Chris Boulter is Group M&A Manager at Serica Energy since April 2024 where he leads origination and execution of their M&A activities. Chris was previously at Neptune Energy where he worked in M&A and Corporate Development throughout their existence from the ENGIE acquisition through to the sale to Eni & Var Energi. Chris is originally a geologist and has worked for oil and gas operators and investment banks through his career.

Hans Thrane Nielsen has worked as a Portfolio Manager at Equinor and Storebrand for 30 years, the last 25 years as a Portfolio Manager of Norwegian stocks at Storebrand. At Storebrand he has delivered a return on investment for customers of over 1400%, more than 500% points better than the Oslo Stock Exchange Index. He manages today the equity funds Storebrand Norge Institusjon and Storebrand Norge. For 12 years he was a member of Norsk utvalg for Eierstyring, he has been part of the Oslo Stock Exchange Index Committee for 20 years, has been a lecturer at BI in Bergen, and has been a member of/manager for several election committees in Norwegian companies. His education is from the Navy Command School and he has a Master’s degree in business and economics including the higher department exam from NHH.

Anders has more than 30 years experience from oil & gas as petroleum engineer with Shell and management consultant with McKinsey and Rystad Energy and has a degree in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial C and a MBA from INSEAD. His current work is independent strategy and business development consultant for oil companies in Norway, including CCS and expert witness work. Anders presents regularly at conferences on Norway oil & gas.

Kristin Færøvik is an experienced energy executive, most recently serving as Managing Director of Lundin Energy Norway. She is currently a Board Member of Kongsberg Group, Shearwater, Sval Energi, Bunker Holding and EDGE Navigation. Previously, she has held executive positions at Rosenberg WorleyParsons, Marathon Oil and BP Norway. Kristin, a graduate of NTNU (Trondheim, Norway) began her career with BP Norway with initial positions in petroleum engineering and commercial advisory roles for Norwegian and international assets, before moving into executive management.

Espen Kvilekval is Global Head of Offshore Energy in DNB, focusing on Oil & Gas and Offshore Wind. 23 years of international energy banking experience from DNB. Previous experience from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy as well as academic research before that. Master’s degree (cand.polit.) in economics from the University of Bergen.

Runar Meland has a Master in Business Administration (Siviløkonom) from BI and Certified Financial Analyst (AFA-NHH). He has 30 years’ work experience within equity sales and 15 years as Head of Sales in First Securities/Swedbank, Nordea and Arctic Securities. The last year he has been Head of ECM in Arctic with focus on the sales/business side.

Anna-Karin Hempel joined Alfred Berg in 2023 as a senior portfolio manager in the fixed income team, working with Nordic high yield bonds. She previously was a partner in Arctic Securities, where she was for almost 11 years; first as a credit- and equity analyst for eight years, and thereafter within investment banking. Before that she worked with credit analysis in Frankfurt and Stockholm for SEB. She has a master's degree in business and economics from Uppsala University and is also a certified ESG analyst (CESGA).

Henrik Emil Høyerholt is a senior portfolio manager and works with Nordic high yield bonds. He has worked at Alfred Berg since 2016, and started in asset management in 1998. He previously worked at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) in London as Head of Credit Research, Fondsfinans Kapitalforvaltning, ABG Sundal Collier and Arctic Securities. Høyerholt is an authorised financial analyst from NHH and has a master's degree in economics and finance from BI.

Knut Høivik is Associate Professor Ph.D. at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen. His current field of research is liability related to decommissioning of oil & gas facilities. Prior to joining the faculty, he practiced for over 15 years as an energy lawyer. He has been VP in the legal department of Equinor ASA, and partner in the law firm Schjødt.

Ola Mestad is Professor of law (since 2000), specialized in Oil and Gas Law, Contract Law, Constitutional Law and International Law including EEA Law. He is former partner and head of Oil and Gas Law in Law Firm BAHR, Oslo. Mestad is Ad hoc judge at the EFTA Court, Luxembourg, former chair of the Council on Ethics of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (the Oil Fund), he is also experienced arbitrator in national and international disputes. Mesta is chair of the Commission that prepared the Norwegian Transparency Act.

Atle Skaldebø-Rød is a partner at the law firm BAHR and the head of the firm's Dispute Resolution group. He is a highly experienced and acclaimed all-round litigator. Atle represents BAHR’s clients in cases before the ordinary courts and in arbitration, as well as in alternative forms of dispute resolution, both nationally and internationally. He handles complex disputes within a broad field of expertise, including commercial contracts, marine insurance, post-M&A issues, D&O liability, insolvency, and shareholder rights, in addition to public law matters such as tax, charges and general administrative law. Atle is also adept with specialized procedures like interim measures and the securing of evidence. Further, he assists clients on anti-corruption and compliance issues, as well as cases regarding corporate penalties.

Atle was admitted to the Supreme Court in 2008. He has been lead counsel on five civil cases that were pleaded orally before the Supreme Court. He is member of the Norwegian Bar Association’s Legislative Policy Committee for Civil Proceedings and Arbitration, and ICC Norway’s Commission for Arbitration and ADR. Additionally, he is a board member of the Norwegian Maritime Law Association.

Marita Bjelland Botne is Legal Manager in Offshore Norge representing the organization and its members on legal and exploration issues relating to the regulatory framework for offshore energy law, such as petroleum law, offshore wind, and CCS. She has broad experience from the oil and gas sector both as a lawyer and legal advisor in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Marita is Head of the KonKraft Secretariat (2 year Secondment 2022-2023)