Cities are developed for and by people. It’s about empowering citizens – innovative procurement and life-long learning. What is going on in the minds and hearts of the citizens? Join us for talks on Post-COVID mental health, public-private partnerships for community building and business development, and practical tools for citizen engagement.

Main Stage: Life Actually Conference Programme 09:00-11:00 CET

09:00

Voices of Tomorrow

What is a City without its People?

Speaker:

Anna Lisa Boni

Co-organiser:

Eurocities

Personal experience of how Covid-19 affects young people’s mental health

Speaker:

Thea Maria Rytterager

Setting the Stage: What are the challenges youth and young adults facing? What have we experienced, and where do we go from here?

Speaker:

Morten Ørbæk

The Covid impact on mental health for young adults – is tech part of the future’s solution? How?

Speaker:

Anita Moe Larsen

Panel Discussion – Why health data is so hard to use – and why it’s not

Speakers:

TORGEIR WATERHOUSE – Founder and Partner in Otte AS, Jon Jahren

How public spending can facilitate change

Speaker:

Per Harbø

Collaboration – the driving force to sustainable innovation

Speaker:

Kristina Kloberdanz

Co-organiser:

Mastercard

My Life Actually – Empowered by my City

Speaker:

Lena Lundgreen

Co-organiser:

Microsoft Norge

Launching a National Citizen Participation Platform

Speakers:

GUNNAR CRAWFORD – Head of Smart City Stavanger, Kristin Solhaug Næss, Øyvind Tanum, Anne Romsaas

Co-organiser:

Smartbyene

Sustaining the Nordics’ Leading Policy Achievements in Urban and Regional Development through Better Integration

Speaker:

Andrew Scott

Announcing this year’s Gnist winners and launching a new round

Speakers:

Malin Koch Hansen, Bjarne Uldal, Sigurd Rafaelsen, Magnhild Eia, Vidar Eltun

Workshops and Parallel Sessions 12:00-16:00 CET

12:00 – 13:35

The Covid impact on young adults’ mental health – how to address the challenges

Speakers:

Anita Moe Larsen, Rasmus Malmborg, Marie Paldam Folker, Mads Bruun Høy, Jonas Jeppesen, Morten Ørbæk

Co-organisers:

Life Actually Programme, Nordic Innovation, Norway Health Tech

12:00 – 14:00

Hvorfor bør din kommune delta i innovasjonsprogrammet Gnist?

Speakers:

Malin Koch Hansen, Bjarne Uldal, Sigurd Rafaelsen, Hege Johansen, Magnhild Eia, Siv Egenes, Vidar Eltun, Ingeborg Lunde, Anja Gjærum, Preben Woll Bostad

Co-organiser:

DOGA

13:00 – 15:00

How to mobilize ecosystems and include citizens in the pathway towards carbon neutral cities by 2030

Speakers:

Inge M. Kjønnoy, Malin Berge

Co-organiser:

Mastercard

13:00 – 15:00

From 15 minutes to 100 years old: what is next for the age-friendly cities?

Speakers:

Nic Palmarini, Paul McGarry, Tim Barclay, Trond Halvorsen, Mari Patronen, Louise Vang Jensen, Kenny Jansson, David Howarth, Outi Jolanki, Eric Kihlstrom, Erin Walsh, Wenche Lerme, Eli Undlien

Co-organisers:

UK Department for International Trade, GREAT, National Innovation Centre for Ageing

14:00 – 16:00

No one is too small to make a difference

Speakers:

Paul Chaffey, Kristin Solhaug Næss, Christer Best Gulbrandsen, Therese Sivertsen, Sverre Konrad Nilsen, Astrid Gjeraker Misje

Co-organisers:

KS, Smartbyene

Side Event – KnowHow EdTech Conference

Program overview – KnowHow EdTech 2021

Join the discussion about educational technology! We will shed light on important issues, share information about what the future holds – and provide you with inspiration and effective tools. You can get free access to the live webcast by pre-registration. Have a look at program overview for the KnowHow EdTech conference!

Side Event – Ungt Entreprenørskap – Junior Achievements

Junior Achievement (Ungt Entreprenørskap) kick-off

We are proud to introduce the annual kick-off for Junior Achievement (Ungt Entreprenørskap) Rogaland as part of Nordic Edge Expo 2021.

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