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Innovate Together: Academia Meets Industry

Bergen, Tuesday 9 December for NORA Research School's annual innovation and networking event

Join us for a day dedicated to bridging academia with industry on Tuesday, 9th December in the UiB Learning Arena (Søndre Allmenning 1, 1D201) in Bergen!

NORA Research School's Innovation and Industry Day was launched in 2024. This year, we're continuting the success with another edition of this popular event, organised by NORA and hosted by UiB.

If you are interested in:

  • Engaging workshops
  • Hearing from leading organizations sharing their insights on solving industry challenges with AI (both innovative AI-startups and established companies will be present)
  • Networking opportunities - you'll meet potential collaborators and build your professional network over food and drinks 

Sign up now to secure your spot!

Register now

Long way to travel? We will provide the first 15 Research School Members outside Bergen who sign up with a travel stipend of up to 5,000 NOK!

Any questions? Email our Senior Adviser Justine Dickhoff.

Program

TimeTopicPresenterCompany
10:00 - 10:25Registration
Coffee & Tea ☕
  
10:25 - 10:30WelcomeJustine DickhoffNora.ai
10:30 - 12:30Workshop on how to present yourself in a job interview with industryEllen Hagen

Ferd - Career Office Bergen

UiB Ferd Career Centre supports researchers with a range of services designed to help developing a career within or beyond the university.

12:30 - 13:15Lunch 🥪  
13:15 - 13:30NORA PresentationJustine Dickhoff & Agnieszka SeremakNORA.ai Research School 
Talk about our Research School and Nora.startup
13:30 - 13:45Startup TalkNils Jacob BerlandBergen Robotics
Bergen Robotics is a Norwegian company specializing in advanced AI payloads for long-range powerline inspections.
13:45 - 14:00Startup Talk

Christian Bru

 

Fjordbyte
Fjordbyte empowers education with innovative and personalized solutions to learn, practice, and accomplish results faster.
14:00 - 14:15Break  
14:15 - 14:30Talk about AI in TV2Chris Ronald HermansenTV2
Norway’s largest commercial television broadcaster.
14:30 - 15:15Interactive Talk & Workshop: The Journey to EntrepreneurshipRenate Skoge & Lars Grønnestad

VIS

VIS helps researchers and the research institutions to commercialize research results, so that knowledge and inventions benefit individuals, society and business.

15:15 - 15:20Concluding wordsJustine Dickhoff 
15:20 - 16:30Food, drinks and networking 🤝  

*Please note that the program may be subject to minor changes.

 

Tags: research school, innovation
Published Oct. 7, 2025 10:43 AM - Last modified Dec. 3, 2025 4:03 PM