Welcome to Norway Days at EXPO 2025 in Japan!

PART 1

11:00-11:20 Official Ceremony

• Flag-raising of Norway and Japan.
• Greetings by representatives of Norway, Japan, and the event organizers.
• 11:20-12:00 Official Special Event: Cultural Programme
  • Performance showcasing Norwegian musician Helene Bøksle
• 12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
  • Networking lunch, served at the Nordic pavilion restaurant
• 13:00-15:15 EXPO pavilion visits
  • Organized tour to selected pavilions

PART 2

15:30-18:30 Japan-Norway business dialogue at Nordic Pavilion

MC: Finn Kristian Aamodt, Commissionaire General for Norway at the Nordic Pavilion

15:30-15:55 OPENING

• Welcome remarks: Kristin Iglum, Ambassador of Norway to Japan
• Keynote 1: “Security in a new geopolitical situation – importance of cooperation”
  • Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Keynote 2: “The importance of Norway-Japan partnership in a new world trade order”
  • Haakon Haugli, CEO, Innovation Norway

15:55-16:30 Panel 1: “Securing food supply chains”

Moderator: Idar Kreutzer, International Director, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

Panelists:

• Rolf Kristian Vaage, CSO, Pelagia
• Botholf Stolt-Nielsen, CEO, Ocean Supreme

Moderator: Per Christer Lund, Counsellor Energy and Technology, Norwegian Embassy, Trade and Technology Office

Panelists:

• Ragnhild Sjorner Syrstad, State Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
• Ingunn Svegården, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific Renewables & Country Manager Singapore, Equinor
• David Povall, Senior Executive Officer, Offshore Wind, Renewable Energy Division, Kansai Electric Power Company

17:05-17:20 Break

17:20-17:55 Panel 3: “Securing critical infrastructure”

Moderator: Svein Grandum, Counsellor, Head of Trade and Technology Office, Norwegian Embassy, Trade and Technology Office

Panelists:

• Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Anders Rønningen, Executive Vice President, Kongsberg Discovery
• Ditlev Engel, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Systems DNV
• Hide Sakaguchi, Executive Advisor, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

17:55-18:30 Panel 4: “Diversity and equality in productive global business”

Moderator: Akiko Shiono, Community Director, Nordic Innovation House Tokyo

Panelists:

• Idar Kreutzer, International Director, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)
• Cathrine Thomassen, CEO GE Healthcare Norway

MC: Per Christer Lund, Norwegian Embassy, Trade and Technology Office

13:00-13:30 OPENING

Overview: Reflection on the global energy situation under the current geopolitical situation with relevance and importance of energy partnership between Japan and Norway, aligning with energy security and joint technology developments.

Address 1: Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad, State Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Address 2: Japanese government representative (TBC)

13:30-14:45 Global energy markets in transition

Both Japan and Norway are navigating the transition in volatile global energy markets. We are complimentary where Japan, heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels, is accelerating its efforts to diversify its energy mix and Norway positioning itself as a global supplier of low carbon energy based on green electrons and blue molecules.Our complementarily meets in developing and deploying frontier energy areas such as offshore wind and ammonia value chain.This session will address the global challenges and importance of cooperation between same-minded and less political volatile nations to reach common goals.

Keynote speaker:

Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director Emeritus, International Energy Agency (IEA), Chair of the Steering Committee of Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF)

Panel discussion:

Theme: Strategies for collaboration amidst in a volatile geopolitical world – the trilemma of energy security, affordability and sustainability.

Panelists:

1. Ingunn Svegården, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific Renewables & Country Manager Singapore, Equinor: Perspectives on Norway’s and Japan’s renewable energy market and offshore wind opportunities
2. NN, Vice President, Rystad Energy Japan, Global energy market outlook, highlighting Asian markets
3. Marta Marmiroli, General Manager of Power Grid Engineering, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

14:45-15:15 Coffee break

15:15-16:30 Accelerating offshore wind collaboration

Japan has recently opened its huge Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for harvesting one of the world's most promising offshore wind energy sources, most of this from floating offshore wind. Whereas Japan has very little experience from domestic offshore industry, Norway can complement with 50 years of offshore oil and gas and 15 years of floating offshore wind projects. This session will address current and growing collaboration on regulatory, technological, efficiency and economic aspects of floating wind development.

Introduction speaker:

David Povall, Senior Executive Officer, Offshore Wind, Renewable Energy Division, Kansai Electric Power Company: “KEPCOs contribution to North Sea offshore wind development – case study of Norway-Japan collaboration”

Panel discussion:

Theme: Long-term partnership, joint technology development, cost reduction and international standardization

Panelists:

1. David Povall, Senior Executive Officer, KEPCO
2. Sille Grjotheim, Global Segment Director Offshore Wind, DNV
3. Mototsugu Ikari, General Manager International Relations, Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA).
4. Tone Lunde Bakker, CEO, Export Finance Norway

Signing ceremony offshore wind:

MoU between FLOWRA and Innovation Norway for advancing Japan-Norway offshore wind partnership

16:30-17:00 Coffee break

17:00-18:15 Low-carbon energy value chains

Whereas Japan has been the driver over the last 20 years for global hydrogen and ammonia value chains to lower its carbon footprint, Norway is exploiting its production and export capacity for green and blue low carbon energy. Although a direct supply chain from Norway and Japan seems unlikely right now, this seminar will address collaboration of supporting technologies, including production, transport and storage and downstream utilization of these low carbon molecules.

Keynote speaker:

Hiroshi Nambo, General Manager, Global CCS Institute (Japan): Japan’s position on CCS and low-carbon value chains

Panel discussion:

Challenges and solutions for implementing carbon capture and hydrogen/ammonia projects. Regulatory and technological hurdles

Panelists:

1. Hiroshi Nambo, General Manager, Global CCS Institute (Japan)
2. James Laybourn, Regional Sales Director, Energy Systems, DNV: “Building global value chains for hydrogen and ammonia and the role of CCS to secure a low-carbon energy market – examples from Norwegian projects“
3. Shigeru Muraki, President, Clean Fuel Ammonia Association: ”Japan driving the establishment of global value chains, examples from APAC”
4. Satoshi Kanamori, Managing Executive Officer, LNG, Carbon Solution Business, "K" Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd): “Maritime CO2 transport”
5. Håkon Haugli, CEO, Innovation Norway, “Norwegian position in European CCS infrastructure network”

18:15-18:20 Concluding remarks

Norway and Japan have a long-standing history of international maritime and space cooperation in research, technology, and business development. This session will raise awareness among both the Norwegian and Japanese authorities and stakeholders about our cooperation, common interests, and future opportunities for joint activities from deep ocean to deep space. With the recent geopolitical situation, it is highly important to develop close relationship with like-minded countries, like Norway and Japan, to enhance security and resilience of critical infrastructure.

MC: Svein Grandum, Counsellor, Head of Trade and Technology Office, Norwegian Embassy

13:00-13:30 OPENING

Welcome: Kristin Iglum, Ambassador of Norway to Japan

Address 1: Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Address 2: Japanese government representative (TBC)

13:30-15:30 “Protection of Critical Infrastructure - maritime domain awareness”

Moderator: TBC

This session will be showcasing the development and enhancement of ground station services and maritime surveillance services, including the use of VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) and the integration of various sensors and data sources to detect and monitor maritime activities.

Keynote speakers:

• Geir Håøy, CEO, Kongsberg Group
• Ditlev Engel, CEO Energy Systems, DNV
• Hide Sakaguchi, Executive Advisor, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
• David Somerville, Managing Director, Silicon Sensing Systems

Panel discussion:

Panelists:

• Geir Håøy, CEO, Kongsberg Group
• Ditlev Engel, CEO Energy Systems, DNV
• Tomonori Ueno, General Manager, Aerospace Defense & Technology Strategic Business Unit, Sumitomo Corporation
• Hide Sakaguchi, Executive Advisor, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-18:00 “Space technology as a tool for situational awareness”

Moderator: Kenneth Olafsson, Representative Director of KSAT Japan KK, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

This session will be presenting the importance and the role of space technology as a tool for maritime surveillance and the development of innovative solutions being implemented to improve and support maritime domain awareness.

Keynote speakers:

Rolf Skatteboe, CEO, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)

• Kenji Minami, Deputy Director-General, Department of Project Management, Ministry of Defense, Japan, ATLA
• Mitsuru Ishii, Executive Director, SKY Perfect JSAT

Panel discussion:

Panelists:

1. Rolf Skatteboe, CEO, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)
2. Kenji Minami, Deputy Director-General, Department of Project Management, Ministry of Defense, Japan, ATLA
3. Takayoshi Fukuyo, CEO, ArkEdge Space

18:00-18:10 Concluding remarks