Maria Varteressian (Labour Party) is Political Adviser to Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide.

Dr. John Markus Lervik is the Chief Strategy & Development Officer and co-founder of Cognite, serving as CEO from the foundation to 2022. Throughout his career, Lervik has channelled his passion for liberating data and innovating with technology into companies that revolutionize the ways we work. After finalizing his PhD at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), he co-founded Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) in 1997 and served first as Chief Technology Officer and later as Chief Executive Officer until Microsoft acquired the company in 2008 for USD 1.3 billion. He then took the position of Vice President of Enterprise Search at Microsoft before leaving in 2009 to found the software company Cxense, which was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2014. In 2005 Lervik was recognized by Forbes as a member of the E-gang for his pioneering work in the technology sector.

Astrid Rusås Kristoffersen is Group Research & Development Director in DNV covering research for Energy, Maritime, Ocean Space, Healthcare, Food and Supply Chain and Digital Assurance.

Astrid has a PhD in Physics and has previously worked for the Kongsberg Group and GE in various roles from research, business development and P&L leadership.

Abildgaard er utdannet fra Norges landbrukshøgskole (nå NMBU) som Næringsmiddelkandidat og har en Dr.scient grad innen bioteknologi. Hun har litt over 20 års erfaring fra Forskingsrådet og har ledet ulike avdelinger med ansvarsområde som omfatter hav og polar, klima og miljøforsking, mat, bioøkonomi og muliggjørende teknologier.
Abildgaard har bl.a. erfaring fra forskning, næringsliv og fra departementene FKD og NHD. Hun har sittet i flere styrer og utvalg nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Hun er konstituert områdedirektør for  Bærekraftig samfunnsutvikling i Forskningsrådet fram til 1. mai da hun tiltrer som avdelingsdirektør for avdeling Hav og polar.

Director of aquaculture at Sjømat Norge (Norwegian Seafood Federation) which is the main organisation for the companies within the seafood sector in Norway. The most important task for the organisation is to promote and represent the interest of the industry. As background I have PhD within fish physiology from NTNU/Sintef.

Helle Sjøvaag is Professor of Journalism at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Her research focuses on media economics, digital infrastructures, datafication and regulation of the communication industries. She currently leads the RCN-funded project The datafication of communicative power: Towards an independent media policy for Norway’s digital infrastructures. Her most recent book is The markets for news (Routledge, 2023).

• Daglig leder (CEO) i Aqualoop AS.
• Tidligere CTO i Scale aquaculture, Head of Biology&nutrition i SalMar og COO i AquaGen m.m. og jobbet med villaks i VESO/VI i mange år.
• Veterinær
• Forsker II, NTNU 3 siste år
• Opptatt av at akvakultur er husdyrhold, først og fremst

Anne Ingeborg Myhr is SVP Biotechnology and Circular Economy in NORCE - Norwegian Research Centre. NORCE  deliver research and innovation in energy, health care, climate, the environment, society and technology. The Biotechnology and Circular Economy departments provides a strong environment for applied research contributing to providing sustainable biotechnology products and solutions. Myhr has a background in biotechnology and has experience from leading interdisciplinary projects within emerging biotechnologies and circular economy. She is the chair of Norwegian Research Councils Portfolio Board on Land-based food, the environment and bioresources, member of the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board and the Norwegian Board of technology.

Ragnhild L. Daae is a research scientist in SINTEF Ocean. She has a M.Sc. in Physical Oceanography from the University in Bergen. Her main focus areas are ocean modelling, modelling of various releases to the ocean and analyses of metocean data for industries, such as the aquaculture industry, fisheries, public administration and the oil and gas industry.

Erik Dyrkoren holds an M.Sc. in mechanical engineering from NTNU and Georgia Tech, supplied with MBA at NUS Singapore. He has worked for Schlumberger in Kazakhstan, the European Space Agency in the Netherlands, and MARINTEK in Trondheim. In 2015 he founded Blueye Robotics, maker of underwater drones, that he took from idea to the global market and in 2020, Erik joined the autonomous urban ferry start-up Zeabuz as co-founder and CEO.

Thoralf Ruud, R&T Programme Manager within the Emerging Projects department in Kongsberg Maritime, is currently working as Project Manager for the Work Package 4 in the H2020 Research and Innovation project AUTOSHIP. He has close to 30 years of experience within several management roles in the maritime industry and holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master's degree in Innovation and Change Management.

Geir holds the position as Head of structural integrity section at the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. The structural integrity section covers fixed and floating structures, marine systems, risers, pipelines, subsea facilities and material technology. He joined the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) in 2017, after 20 years in Statoil (Equinor) and 10 years I MARINTEK (Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute)

Geir earned his Ph.D in Marine Hydrodynamics in 1991, with the thesis “Current forces on, and water flow through and around, floating fish farms”, at The Norwegian Institute of Technology(NTH), Trondheim, Norway. In 1992/93 he had a one-year Post Doctor research scholarship at University of California at Berkeley, working with hydroelastic structures.

Kristine Vedal Størkersen, Sintef Ocean, er organisasjonssosiolog og sikkerhetsforsker. Hun har forsket på arbeidsforhold i sjøbaserte næringer i tjue år, særlig med organisatoriske forhold, regulering og teknologi i havbruk.

Jørgen Mjønes is project leader for sustainability and business support at SalMar Aker Ocean, developing projects, competence and capability related to the company’s most important sustainability aspects. SalMar Aker Ocean is a joint venture between one of the world leading salmon producer SalMar and the industrial conglomerate Aker and the main purpose of the company is to develop and realize sustainable ocean based salmon farming in the Norwegian ocean space and internationally. Jørgen holds a MSc in Industrial Economics from NTNU.

Reidun Svarva is head of business development in Torghatten. She is educated at NTNU and holds a Master's degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management. Reidun has experience from Ulstein Verft, Bane NOR and Enova.
In Torghatten Reidun leads, among other things, the strategic develop of waterborne mobility.