KICK-OFF:
Global Launch Pad and Norway as Female Tech Founder Frontrunner Programmes
When: Friday 5 December 2025
What time: 15:00-17:30 + Networking drinks
Where: KPMG, Dronning Eufemias gate 6A 0191 OSLO
PROGRAMME
WELCOME & OPENING
15.00 - 15.15: Arrival and networking.
15.15 - 15.20: Welcome from, Karianne Vintervoll and Andreas Loga, Partners at KPMG.
15.20 - 15.30: Opening Keynote: Scaling and Expanding internationally. What does it take for Norwegian startups to scale and become global leaders?
Speaker: Trond Riiber Knudsen, Founder of TRK GROUP.
15.30 - 15.40: KICK OFF of two brand new international programmes to help Norwegian tech startups scale and expand internationally: 'Global Launch Pad - Gateway to Global Markets' and 'Norway as Female Tech Founder Frontrunner' International Accelerator Programme'.
Speakers: Jeanette Carlsson, Founder & CEO; Becky Wightman, Country Lead for Tech Nordic Advocates, Norway.
15.40 - 15.50: Keynote: Why is a dedicated National female founder programme for growth-stage companies needed in Norway?
Speaker: Kristin Willoch Haugen, Regional Director at Innovation Norway Øst.
Other speakers tbc.
15.50 - 16.10: Deep dive into the two programmes: 'Global Launch Pad - Gateway to Global Markets' International Accelerator Programme and How to Join'.
16.10 - 17.00: Action planning - open floor interactive forum: interact with programme leads, participants and partners to ask any questions you like and find out all you need to know about the programmes and partners before the programmes start.
17.00 - 17.30: Closing remarks and immediate next steps.
17.30 - 19.00: Networking drinks.
