Name: USA-Norway Business Summit: Celebrating Our Past and Connecting for the Future
Start: 2025-10-06T13:00:00Z
End: 2025-10-10T00:00:00Z
Location: Minneapolis & New York

Event has ended

6 October 2025 - 9 October 2025

Location: Minneapolis & New York, USA

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Norwegian and American companies are invited to an exclusive Business Summit in connection with H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon’s official visit to the USA from October 6–9, 2025. The visit will mark the 200th anniversary of Norwegian emigration, and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth will also participate.

Led by Innovation Norway in collaboration with key partners, the USA-Norway Business Summit offers unique opportunities for networking, knowledge exchange, and high-impact partnerships. The program connects Norwegian and American businesses to leverage historical ties while driving a sustainable and profitable future. Cross-sector themes such as innovation, finance, and technology development run throughout the summit.

Organisers

INNOVATION NORWAY

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NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES

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Important conditions

Companies must adhere to standards for responsible business conduct, including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria.

Participants are expected to operate in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. This entails conducting business responsibly, respecting human rights, ensuring decent working conditions, safeguarding environmental considerations, and actively preventing corruption.

Companies must carry out their own due diligence assessments (risk assessments) to identify, prevent, and mitigate potential adverse impacts.