Panel Discussion about IE University and Kistefos Scholarship in Oslo

The fourth stop of the Scale-up Series by IE University and South Summit is in Oslo, and we have organized a special panel discussion about IE University and the Kistefos Scholarship for you.

During this session, we will cover the following topics: 

16:30-16:40: Opening about IE University and its opportunities for Norwegian Students. Cristina Bejarano Manager Global Markets, Europe and Central Asia

16:40-17:30 Study abroad and building your innovator mindset:

Geoffroy Gérard, Managing Director of the IE Foundation and Vice Dean of Alliances at IE School of Science and Technology will moderate an engaging session with ANSA, IE Norwegian entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, Kistefos Scholarship grantees and alumni on the life lessons learned at IE.

Panel 1: The skillset of an entrepreneur and the Norwegian ecosystem: (20 min)
Carl Hansson, Kistefos Grantee, Master in Management, 2021, COO at Medy
Sakshi Sharma, International MBA, 2019, Founder at Stealth
Tine Austvoll Jensen, Country Manager at Google

Panel 2: Study Abroad, the IE Experience and the Kistefos Scholarship (20min)
Øyvind Bryhn Pettersen, President, ANSA (Association of Norwegian Students Abroad)
Mia Gevelt, Master in international Development, 2022
Ida Kjønø Olsen, Master in International Relations, 2024
Edvard Raastad, IE Alumni President for Norway, LLM 2021

Q&A and networking (10 min)

After the panel discussion, we invite you to the South Summit Scale-Up Series event, which will showcase the best of the Norwegian scale-up ecosystem, allowing you to explore investment opportunities between this region and Spain, and even close business deals through the connections you will make. Here’s a sneak peek of the program:

• 17:45 – 18:00: Welcome to ScaleUp Series Oslo. Speakers: Liz Fleming (Chief Ecosystem Officer at South Summit).
• 18:00 – 18:30: Growing Pains & Scaling Gains (Founder-Focused). Speakers: Olaf H. Thommessen (Executive Partner at the JOHOC Group), Eilin Schjetne (Founder & CEO at HILI), Emma Tryti (CEO at Airthings), Andreas Thorsheim (Founder & CEO at Otovo).
• 18:30 – 19:00: Fueling the Fire: Investment Insights from the Nordics to Spain (Investor-Focused). Speakers: Juan José Güemes (Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Growth and Chairman at lE Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center), Anne Worsøe (Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Farmhouse Capita).
• 19:00 – 19:30: 4 Minds in Motion: Partnerships to Scale. Speakers: Alfred Bjørlo (Member of Parliament), Silvija Seres (Board Member at Pexip), Vincent Fleischer (EVP Strategy and Communication at SINTE), Liz Fleming (Chief Ecosystem Officer at South Summit).
• 19:30 – 21:00: Networking cocktail with IE Alumni and candidates.

More information about South Summit: https://www.southsummit.io/scale-up-series-2/