OEF 2026: Energy and security in unpredictable times – a new global order?

About

OEF 2026 will give updates and have discussions on the questions all of us involved in the energy sector is struggling to understand and find answers to. In the last years, the context we operate in have changed dramatically. Energy security and affordability is now on top of the agenda in a world dominated by lack of certainty and predictability. And to keep up the pace of the energy transition, the search for new technologies and solutions have become more important than ever. This also means that investment needs and business opportunities are increasing. OEF 2026 will offer an opportunity to explore these opportunities throughout the program and side meetings.

Program

Tuesday 10. February

Side meetings from 12:00

Opening dinner The big geopolitical picture – an outlook

Tina Fordham, Global political analyst in dialogue with Professor Ulf Sverdrup, Norwegian Business School.

Wednesday 11. February

Side meetings

The broader backdrop

Official opening Energy and security in unpredictable times – a new world order?

Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister, Norway
Jarrod Agen, Executive. Dir. US Nat. Energy Dominance Council
Michael Damianos, Presidency of the Council of the European Union (tbc)
Markus Krebber, CEO, RWE
Anders Opedal, Chair OEF / President & CEO, Equinor

Moderator: Siri Lill Mannes

Coffee break

The Energy Transition – most likely path and investment opportunities

Chris Kaminker, Head of the Sustainable Investment Research & Analytics, Blackrock

Moderator: Martin Skancke, Professional non-executive director and independent consultant

The Corporate responses – positioning for the Energy Transition

Birgitte Vartdal, President & CEO, Statkraft
Rich Howe, EVP of Conventional Oil and Gas, Shell
Louise Kingham, SVP, Europe and Head of Country, UK, BP

Moderator: Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, Chair of OGCI’s Executive Committee, OGCI

Coffee Break

Groundbreaking technologies – AI and Energy?

Øyvind Eriksen, President & CEO, Aker
Josh Payne, Founder & CEO, Nscale

Moderator: Martin Sandbu, European economics commentator, Financial Times

The Energy Transition – what drives it and what impacts the outcome?

Vijay Swarup, Senior Director Climate Strategy and Technology, Exxon
Musaab Mulla, VP, Energy & Economic Insights in Strategy & Marketing Analysis, Saudi Aramco
Barbara Flesche , EVP of European business, Statkraft

Moderator: Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, Chair of OGCI’s Executive Committee, OGCI

Lunch and side meetings

The business opportunity set

North Sea and the Baltic Sea – creating business opportunities for the next decades

Terje Aasland, Minister of Energy, Norway
Michael Shanks,Minister of State, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, UK
Wojciech Wrochna, Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Poland
Lars Aagard, Denmark (tbc)

Moderator: Siri Lill Mannes

Coffee break

Financing the growing energy demand, while continuing energy transition

Nicolai Tangen, CEO, NBIM
John Jovanovic, President and Chairman, US Export Import Bank (tbc)

Coffee break

Critical minerals and materials – a prerequisite for Western autonomy

Landon Derentz, VP energy and infrastructure, Atlantic Council in dialogue with
Eivind Kallevik, President & CEO, Hydro
Geoffrey Pyatt, SMD, Energy and Critical Minerals, McLarty Associates

Moderator: Siri Lill Mannes

China and Asia – what happens, what are the options for western business

Introduction by Remi Eriksen, CEO, DNV
Nivruti Rai, MD & CEO, Invest India

Moderator: Martin Sandbu, European economics commentator, Financial Times

Challenges for the Energy Industry

Jason Bordoff, CGEP in dialogue with
Jarrod Agen, US National Energy Dominance Council (tbc)

Closing the day

Sven Mollekleiv, Managing Director, Oslo Energy Forum

Reception and Drinks

Official dinner: Understanding Russia – it’s energy position and political future

Sergey Vakulenko, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, in dialogue with Professor Ulf Sverdrup, Norwegian Business School

Thursday 12. February

Side meetings

Connecting the dots

European Competitiveness and the future of Europe

Michel Barnier, former Prime Minister, France and EU Commissioner
Fred Kempe, CEO, Atlantic Council

Moderator: Martin Sandbu, European economics commentator, Financial Times

Post COP 30 – a sustainable future, balancing the energy trilemma

María Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition

Moderator: Martin Skancke, Professional non-executive director and independent consultant

Coffee break

Safeguarding Europe’s Energy Supply – threats and opportunities in the Arctic

James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber, NATO
Eirik Lie, CEO, Kongsberg Group
Nick Walker, CEO, Vår Energi
Annika Nevaste, CEO, DNV Cyber

Moderator: Stian Jenssen

Bridging the Nordic security perspectives into the broader global agenda and the discussions in Munich

Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Hanna Zamazieieva, Head of State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine
Eirik Kristoffersen, Chief of Defences, Norway

Moderator: Professor Ulf Sverdrup, Norwegian Business School

Closing session / Way Forward