Look to Norway - where innovation meets opportunity!
19 November 2025
Conference
THE go-to meeting place for Norwegian startups and international investors during SLUSH. Discover bold ideas, meet visionary founders and investors and connect over food, drinks, and good conversation.
Who?
Founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone curious about Norway’s startup scene—local and international.
Why?
Norway’s startup ecosystem is gaining global traction. This event offers direct access to the people, ideas, and opportunities driving that momentum.
Program:
- Welcome by host Helene Friis, Marketing Director Innovation Norway
- Fireside chat with Leif Haugen from Chall - from "Attacking Viking" - alpine skier to founder
- Investor and founder talk with Patrick Sandahl from Investinor and Torstein Skogseth from Water Linked
3 pitches!
- Lifeness AS w/Solvor Øverlien Magi - The Future of Holistic Obesity Care
- Aimses AS w/Hossein Ehya - AI as Your Decision-Making Partner
- Nåva Space w/ Nima Shahinian - Our boots on the moon by 2032?
The program on stage is estimated to 40 minutes, the rest of the time we focus on real networking and mingling for founders, investors, and ecosystem players.
Food and drinks are available to all.
All times are in GMT+02:00
Agenda
Helsinki Expo and Convention Center · 14:00 - 16:00
Helsinki Expo and Convention Center
14:00 - 16:00
- Welcome by host Helene Friis, Marketing Director Innovation Norway
- Fireside chat with Leif Haugen from Chall - from "Attacking Viking" - alpine skier to founder
- Investor and founder talk with Patrick Sandahl from Investinor and Torstein Skogseth from Water Linked
3 pitches!
- Lifeness AS w/Solvor Øverlien Magi - The Future of Holistic Obesity Care
- Aimses AS w/Hossein Ehya - AI as Your Decision-Making Partner
- Nåva Space w/ Nima Shahinian - Our boots on the moon by 2032?
HFHelene Friis, Marketing Director, Innovation Norway
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LHLeif Haugen, Founder & CEO, Chall
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PSPatrick Sandahl, Investment Director, Investinor
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TSTorstein Skogseth, CEO, Water Linked
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SMSolvor Øverlien Magi, CEO, Lifeness
LinkedIn
HEHossein Ehya, Aimses
NSNima Shahinian, Head of Design, Nåva Space
LinkedIn
NSHESMTSPSLHHF
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.