Karl Johnny Hersvik has been CEO of Aker BP since May 2014. Prior to joining Aker BP, he served as head of research for Statoil. Hersvik has held a number of specialist and executive positions with Norsk Hydro and StatoilHydro.

Hersvik holds a Cand. Scient. (second cycle) degree in Industrial Mathematics from the University of Bergen.

Hersvik is chairman of the board of RunwayFBU, and member of the Board of Directors at Offshore Norway, the International school of Bergen (ISB), and Clara Venture Labs.

Peder Aursand is a data scientist, team leader, and is currently the head of subsurface data science at Aker BP. He hold a PhD in applied mathematics and an MSc in physics. He has worked in data science and computing in academia, applied industrial research and consulting before joining the oil and gas industry in 2018.

Astrid Hvattum is a technologist with 30 years of experience in different industries and technologies. In energy and sustainability – as a strategic advisor and business developer for both public and private organizations.

Svein Jakob Liknes has been CEO of OKEA ASA since June 2021.
Liknes has more than 25 years' experience from the oil and offshore industry. He served in Aker Energy both as acting CEO and Head of Operations and has experience as SVP Operations & Asset Development in Aker BP.
Liknes has background from the Norwegian Armed Forces and studied Nautical Science at the University of Stavanger and Haugesund.

Linnea Espevik has a Master of Science within electrical energy engineering from NTNU. She started as a trainee in ABB in 2020, and now has a permanent position as Renewable Solutions Manager. She is currently working with solution development within new segments, such as digitalization, energy storage systems, hydrogen, hybrid systems and offshore wind. Linnea support internal units and customers with visualization, technical solutions, concept development and innovation projects.

Ashley is currently the leader for the Data Science and Analytics delivery department in Equinor’s Subsurface business area, working on data science improvements across the subsurface value chain and for both international and Norwegian assets. She holds a M.S. in Geology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and during her time in Equinor has reskilled into data science. She started with Statoil in Exploration in Houston, Texas in 2015 as a graduate; moved to Stavanger in 2018 and has had roles in data management, data engineering, data analytics and digital product ownership.

Mahnaz Hadizadeh is principal researcher at DNV in the Energy Transition Outlook team. She's responsible for modeling, researching, and presenting a global and regional perspective on the world's energy system until 2050. Prior to joining DNV, she worked as a consultant at firms like EY and Quorom Software, focusing on integrated asset modeling, production optimization, emission reduction, and software development and testing in both the oil and gas industry and sustainability. She has been working in the oil and gas industry since 2008 and holds an Executive MBA in Energy from BI and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from NTNU.

Daniel Greiner is educated as Chemical Engineer at University of Bergen, University of Alberta and NTNU. He has 13 years of experience within the oil & gas industry across projects, operations, finance and strategy. Daniel is currently focused on developing the Barents Sea - the key growth area of offshore Norway.