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 – what’s going on and what impact will it have for energy, security and business

Tina Fordham, Geopolitical Strategist & Founder, Fordham Global Foresight in dialogue with Ulf Sverdrup, Norwegian Business School.

Wednesday 11. February

Side meetings

Official opening

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

Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister, Norway
Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General for Energy at the European Commission
Jason Bordoff, Founding Director of CGEP
Markus Krebber, CEO, RWE
Anders Opedal, Chair OEF / President & CEO, Equinor

Moderator: Siri Lill Mannes

Coffee break

The most likely path and investment opportunities. Insight into the latest developments and the investment opportunities it creates

Chris Kaminker, Head of the Sustainable Investment Research & Analytics, Blackrock
Martin Skancke, Professional non-executive director and independent consultant

Financing the energy transition – value creation in a complex landscape

Nicolai Tangen, CEO, NBIM
Harald von Heyden, Global Head of Energy and Infrastructure, NBIM

Moderator: Siri Lill Mannes

Coffee Break

Responding to the new path – how different companies position themselves for a new future

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

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

Groundbreaking technologies – AI and Energy?

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

Moderator: Martin Sandbu, European economics commentator, Financial Times

Lunch and side meetings

Creating business opportunities to meet new demand

Terje Aasland, Minister of Energy, Norway
Michael Shanks, Minister for Energy in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, UK
Bernhard Kluttig, Director-General for Security, Gas and Hydrogen, Federal Holdings, Germany

Moderator: Siri Lill Mannes

Transition, pragmatism and realism. How new energy perspectives have impacted the way businesses think and act

Musaab Mulla, VP, Market Analysis & Sustainability, Saudi Aramco on videolink
Vijay Swarup, former Senior Director Climate Strategy and Technology
Ingeborg Dårflot, EVP, Technology and Project Delivery, Statkraft

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

Coffee break

The role of critical minerals and materials

Landon Derentz, VP energy and infrastructure, Atlantic Council
Eivind Kallevik, President & CEO, Hydro
Geoffrey Pyatt, SMD, Energy and Critical Minerals, US

Moderator: Siri Lill Mannes

Coffee break

Asia – what’s happening, what are the options for western business

Introduction by Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, Interim Group President and CEO, DNV
Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr, Senior Research Fellow, NUPI

Moderator: Martin Sandbu, European economics commentator, Financial Times

Challenges for the Energy Industry

Jason Bordoff, Founding Director of CGEP in dialogue with
Geoffrey Pyatt, SMD, Energy and Critical Minerals, US
Vijay Swarup, former Senior Director Climate Strategy and Technology

Closing the day

Sven Mollekleiv, Managing Director, Oslo Energy Forum

Reception and Drinks

Official dinner

Energy system under attack

Gavrysh Oleksiy, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Norway, in dialogue with Professor Ulf Sverdrup, Norwegian Business School

Thursday 12. February

Side meetings

The race for competetiveness – US vs. Europe vs. China – collaboration “dead or alive”, where does Europe end?

Michel Barnier, Former Prime Minister of France and EU Commissioner on video link (tbc)

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
Nick Walker, CEO, Vår Energi
Annika Nevaste, CEO, DNV Cyber

Moderator: Stian Jenssen, Director of Government Affairs and International Relations at Aker

European energy and security – Bridging the 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