Event Introduction

This autumn, Nordic-China Tech Summit will bring together business leaders from Norway and China for a one-day summit during Oslo Innovation Week on September 24th, 2019 at Mesh.

Amongst others, Ant Financials – An Alibaba Group company - world’s largest Fintech company, and DJI –world’s leading consumer drone manufacturer are coming!

The summit will focus on Fintech and industrial digital innovation across multiple industries. The exciting programme includes keynote speeches and panel discussions from business leaders, as well as start-up pitches in front of Nordic and Chinese VC’s. Come and join us!

Please read more at the official website

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Some of the companies that will present:

Ant Financial – Ant Financial Services Group is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financials operates Alipay, the world's largest mobile and online payments platform and is one of the highest valued fintech companies in the world, with a valuation of US$150 billion.  In 2018, Vipps, ePassi and Alipay have announced a partnership.

DNB: DNB is Norway's largest financial services group. The bank operates the largest Internet bank with more than 1.3 million users and mobile banking service with 850 000 users in Norway.

The Group offers a full range of financial services, including loans, savings, advisory services, insurance and pension products for retail and corporate customers.

DJI – Founded in 2006, the Shenzhen based company has grown to a global enterprise with 14,000 employees and 17 offices internationally and commands 70 percent of the global commercial and consumer drone market.

Tomra: A Norwegian multinational corporation active in the field of instrumentation for recycling solutions. The company is the largest Reverse Vending Machine provider globally and a leading provider of sensor-based sorting solutions for the food, recycling and mining industries.

Please read detailed program and speaker profile at the official website

Program:

You may choose to participate in both or just one of the sessions.

Fintech Session (8:30 – 12:15)

08:30-9:00 Registration

09:00-09:10 Opening Speech, Ambassador Yi Xianliang, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Norway

09:10-09:20 Opening Speech , Marthe Scharning Lund, Vice Mayor for Business Development and Public Ownership in the City of Oslo

09:20-09:30 Opening Speech, Thomas Hansteen, Special Advisor, The Research Council of Norway

09:30-10:00 Speech 1: Equal opportunities for the world

Jim Jin, Business Development Advisor, Alipay Europe

10:00-10:25 Speech 2: Mobile payment and cashless transformation

Niklas Löfgren, Director Of International Operations at ePassi Payments Oy

10:25-10:40 Coffee Break

10:40-11:05 Speech 3: Corporate Innovation: Solving customer problems in a small market

Gustav Gorecki, Chief Innovation Officer, Storebrand

11:05-11:30 Speech 4: The Future of Banking

Wasim Rashid, EVP, Head of Platforms, DNB

11:55-12:10 Q & A

12:10-12:15 End of Session

*( Lunch is offered for full day participants)

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Industrial Digital Innovation Session (12:30 – 17:00)

12:30-13:00 Registration

13:00-13:30 Opening Speech

13:30-13:55 Speech 1: ”How to Become a Leading Pioneer in Technology”

Dr. Barbara Stelzner, Director Marketing and Communication, DJI Europe

13:55-14:20 Speech 2: ”How Norway Paves the Way for Sustainable Shipping Globally”

Pia Meling, VP Sales & Marketing, Massterly

14:20-14:45 Speech 3: ”Rethink Redeem Recycle”

Ole Th. Aleksander Mortense, Head of TCS Digital & Communication, TOMRA

14:45-15:00 Coffee Break

15:00-15:20 Speech 4: “Chinese Consumer Behavior in Digital Age”

Jie Zhang, CEO of Godigital China

15:20-15:30 Speech 5: Keynote Speech by Nordic-China VC, Nordic Apiary

Kristoffer Lundegren, Managing Partner, Nordic Apiary

15:30-16:20 Startup Pitching Contest

16:20-16:30 Winner Announcement

16:30-17:00 Panel Discussion: Bridging Nordics and China Opportunities. Is it good timing to entering China?

- Kristoffer Lundegren, Managing Partner, Nordic Apiary

- Yngve Kristiansen, Founding Partner, Fidem Capital Partners

- Leon Ge, Principal, Partech

- Moderator: Andy Chen, CEO of Weorder, Venture Partner, Vectr Ventures

17:00-18:00 End of Session & Networking

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The event is hosted by 1) Chinese Professionals in Norway (CPN), the largest Chinese professional community in Norway. CPN aims at promoting collaboration between China and Norway in the fields of science, technology and business, and 2) Nordic-China Startup Forum (NCSF), a non-profit, community-run organization led by Nordic and Chinese students & entrepreneurs, is one of the biggest innovation communities between Nordics and China.