Our Speakers
Erlend Bullvåg KPB
Erlend Bullvåg is the CEO of the analysis and innovation company Kunnskapsparken Bodø (KPB) and an associate professor at Bodø Graduate School of Business in the field of Entrepreneurship. His educational background includes an MSc in Business from Nord University and PhD from NTNU in Trondheim. Bullvåg is the project manager for the Indeks Nordland and for Business Index North projects. Both mapping business development, innovation, demography and societal development in Nordland and Northern Scandinavia. He has also conducted in-depth analyses of the Norwegian fishery and aquaculture industry. Bullvag served as Dean for Bodø Graduate School of business before taking over as CEO for KPB in Bodø.
Meet Erlend at the RoundTable Aquaculture Innovation in the Arctic Region
Fredrik Korpe is working for Innovation Norway as the Head of Department at Invest in Norway, responsible for the Nordland region. The mission is to get foreign companies to establish and connect foreign investors to local companies with export potential. He has a Masters's degree in Chemical Engineering and came to Innovation Norway in 2021 from the water treatment company Mivanor AS, a company he started in 2014. He was the CEO for five years. From 2011 he was the CEO of the waste management company Iris Produksjon AS. He has worked in the aquaculture industry regarding waste and water treatment issues in both recent roles.
Meet Fredrik during the RoundTable Aquaculture Innovation in the Arctic Region
Fredrik Korpe Innovation Norway
Ann Cecilie Ursin Hilling holds an M.Sc in Aquaculture and is currently working as an Innovation Manager at NCE Aquaculture. She has known the Aquaculture industry her whole life and started her career as a sales manager for net equipment in northern Norway today works with innovation and research in Norway’s oldest Aquaculture cluster NCE Aquaculture. Her ambitions are being able to contribute to a growing aquaculture industry where top technology and the finest biology continue to interact and help feed a growing population with healthy food.
Meet Ann Cecilie at the RoundTable Aquaculture Innovation in the Arctic Region
Ann Cecilie Hilling NCE Aquaculture
Kristian Einem Solaas Kupa
Investment Manager
Kristian Einem Solaas: Kristian is a Senior Advisor at KUPA, for startups, scaleups, and spinoffs. He is an innovation advisor with 7+ years in the Northern Norwegian startup ecosystem, both working with industry spinoffs (aquaculture) and leading tech startups in the region (B2B, B2G and B2C).
Meet Kristian during the RoundTable Aquaculture Innovation in the Arctic Region
Mikkel Pedersen Probotic
CEO & Founder of Probotic
Pedersen has specialized in fish pen net inspection and cleaning for the last seven years. With thousands of hours of piloting ROVs and cleaner robotics, Pedersen represents expert problem knowledge from the sea stage of salmon farming. Mikkel has a military background and much field experience from different research projects regarding salmon biology. Mikkel now dreams of the day with thousands of underwater drones working on automating fish farming and providing ocean insights.
Meet Mikkel at the RoundTable Aquaculture Innovation in the Arctic Region
David Lunn Revena
Director
David Lunn, PhD - David is co-founder and director of Revena, a technical consultancy and network that supports deep tech investors and companies. A former academic (Universities of Oxford, Bristol, and California), he has over 30 papers and patents in polymer chemistry, materials science, and biotechnology. He is an active translational scientist, has worked with a range of large and small companies (incl. Dow Chemical and OxSyBio), and is a technical advisor to multiple science-focused companies where he supports research and development of novel intellectual property.
Meet David at the RoundTable Fish First - how are animal welfare and resource scarcity tackled in fish feed?
Catherine Machelaba EcoHealth Alliance
Principal Scientist
Catherine Machalaba is the Principal Scientist for Health and Policy at the conservation and global health organization EcoHealth Alliance. She was a lead author of the World Bank Operational Framework for Strengthening Human, Animal and Environmental Public Health Systems at their Interface (“One Health Operational Framework”), published in 2018 to assist countries and donor institutions in implementing One Health approaches. She is a member of the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP). Catherine holds an undergraduate degree in biology, a master’s in public health from Dartmouth, and a PhD in environmental and planetary health sciences. She is from Woodstock, Vermont.
Meet Catherine at the RoundTable Fish First - how are animal welfare and resource scarcity tackled in fish feed?
Eldar Bendiksen AquaNutrition
CEO
Eldar Bendiksen, PhD - Eldar has over 30 years of experience in the salmon industry. He started his career on fish farms and since, has combined academic research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) with technical roles in the private sector. He has held key positions at feed suppliers, BioMar and Nutreco/Skretting, and worked at SalMar, one of the world’s largest salmon farms. Eldar founded and heads AquaNutrition, a consultancy focusing on fish nutrition, animal welfare, growth and profitability.
Meet Eldar during the RoundTable Fish First - how are animal welfare and resource scarcity tackled in fish feed?
Henriette Hanssen Letsea
Head of Experimental Department
Meet Kristian during the RoundTable Fish First - how are animal welfare and resource scarcity tackled in fish feed?
Marie-Christine Imbert BioFeyn
CSO and Cofounder
Marie-Christine is a molecular biologist and specialist in sustainable finance. Before her work with BioFeyn, she founded an addiction treatment application company, SoberLife, a sustainability-focused food start-up, and worked as an advisor to Global Changemakers, a non-profit that fosters social entrepreneurship in youth. She worked for a decade in sustainable investment and private equity at LGT Capital Partners. Marie has a PhD from the MRC-LMB at Cambridge University and is separately trained as a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Meet Marie at the RoundTable Fish First - how are animal welfare and resource scarcity tackled in fish feed?
Nina Stangeland NCE Seafood Innovation
Managing Director
Nina Stangeland has experience within finance and corporate analyses, business development, strategy, marketing, and entrepreneurship from different ocean industries. She is educated Master of Economics from the University of Cape Town and Oslo.
Meet Nina at the RoundTable Is salmon farming sustainable?
Gjermund Knutsen Kvarøy Fiskeoppdrett
Project manager co-owner Kvarøy Fish Farming Has worked in Kvarøy Fish Farming since 2009 and is the chairman of Kvarøy Smolt board member in a number of companies.
Timothey Bouley BioFeyn
CEO
Timothy Bouley: 20 years experience transecting biotechnology, medicine, and the environment. Prior to BioFeyn, he established several planetary health programs at the World Bank. He has published and lectured widely on the relationship of human health to the environment. He has held a number of fellowships and advisory positions with governments, financial institutions, foundations, and universities. Timothy has degrees in biology, bioethics, geography, and medicine from Tufts, Harvard, Oxford, and Duke.
Meet Timmy during the RoundTable Is salmon farming sustainable?
Thomas Pettersen Stim
Business Developer
Thomas is responsible for purchasing raw materials, developing fish feed and continuing Polarfeeds’ philosophy of producing feed tailored to fish needs. He also works with business development in STIM AS – one of Polarfeed’s sister companies. He has an MSc in aquaculture from Nord University in Norway and has broad expertise in organic production, economical operations and the environmental footprint of food production.
Meet Thomas during the RoundTable Is salmon farming sustainable?
Mads Martinsen Skretting
Director of Marketing and Sustainability
Meet Mads at the RoundTable Can corporates work with and invest in aquaculture start-ups?
Ross Brooks Katapult Ocean
Investment director
Ross is a Partner and Investment Director at Katapult Ocean. He is an economist by training, with a deep interest in natural capital and environmental economics
Meet Ross at lunch during Startups and Deal Sourcing and the RoundTable Can corporates work with and invest in aquaculture start-ups? and
Tormod Skålsvik Nova Sea
Business Developer
Meet Tormod during the RoundTable Can corporates work with and invest in aquaculture start-ups? and
Tiago Cristóvão Undersee
COO
Tiago is the Founder and COO at Undersee. He has participated in the Olaisen Blue Accelerator, Blue Bio Value, and Katapult Ocean acceleration programs focused on the blue economy and sustainable business.
Meet Tiago during the RoundTable Can corporates work with and invest in aquaculture start-ups?
Tanja Hoel Hatch Blue
Director
Tanja is a Director and Head at Hatch Innovation Services. She works with corporates, investors, and government agencies across the globe to drive innovation and uncover new business growth opportunities in aquaculture.
Meet Tanja at lunch during Startups and Deal Sourcing and the RoundTable Can corporates work with and invest in aquaculture start-ups?
Amanda Bushell BioFeyn
Consultant
Amanda is an agribusiness expert focused on the intersection of sustainability, profitability and new technology in food production systems. She is working with BioFeyn as a consultant. She also supports the ESG portfolio at The Context Network, an agribusiness consulting firm.
Meet Amanda for lunch during Startups and Deal Sourcing
Stine Svanevik Olaisen Blue
CEO
Stine is the CEO of Olaisen Blue, an aquaculture accelerator and investor located in Lovund, Norway.
Meet Stine for lunch during Startups and Deal Sourcing
Dag Sletmo DNB
Senior Vice President
Dag is a senior advisor in the seafood department in DNB, the world’s largest seafood bank. Prior to joining DNB he was head of investor relations at Cermaq, the global salmon farmer, and seafood equity analyst at ABG Sundal Collier, the Nordic investment bank. He has an MBA from Columbia University in New York, and has studied economics and philosophy in Bergen.
Meet Dag during the talking dinner Investment case for aquaculture.
Stina Amble Nova Sea
Head of feed and Sustainability
Meet Stian during the Talking dinner 20th September
Håvard Olaisen Nova Sea
Marketing Consultant
Håvard Olaisen is a student of economics at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo. He is part of the Olaisen family, the majority owner of Nova Sea. In the family company, he is engaged as a Marketing Consultant, observer on the board and board member of the parent company Vigner Olaisen AS. Previously, Håvard took a bachelor's degree in Aquaculture and Leadership at Nord Universitet in Bodø, then he was a trainee for Nova Sea for 2 years. Håvard wants to contribute to further developing the family business and the local communities along the Helgeland coast.
Meet Håvard during the field trip Walk to Nova Sea
Billy Karesh One Health Concepts
Founder
Billy is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in international affairs, health and conservation. Developed and led infectious disease research, surveillance, and biodiversity projects in over 45 countries.
Meet Billy at lunch during the Technological deep dive with Biofeyn