UT Conference 2023

Marks & Clerk are excited to host the UT Conference 2023 on 15-17 November 2023 at our London office in partnership with the UT Prosjektet, Goodwille, Sparebank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN. 

Expect discussions from a number of exciting technology companies from Mid-Norway and have the chance to network and learn from relevant organisations, investors, government officials.

The conference is by invitation only and free of cost for the participants. Please contact the UT Prosjektet here if you are interested in attending.

Agenda:

Wednesday 15. November (parallel seminars)

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM - CFO seminar with Goodwille, Sparebank 1 SMN and Sparebank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN.

• 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM - Arrival at Goodwille Offices (Address: 20 Red Lion Street).
  
  
• 2:15 PM – Welcome and Agenda by Kevin Rutter (CEO, Goodwille) and Saga Palmer (Senior Marketing Executive, Goodwille).
  
  
• 2:20 PM - Goodwille & Sparebanken/Regnskapshuset continuing collaboration on Finance & accounting by Kevin Rutter (CEO, Goodwille) and Johanna Aaker Lindstad (Regional Head Accounting, Sparebank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN).
  
  
• 2:25 PM - The UK landscape today by Kevin Rutter.
  
  
• 2:40 PM - The journey to the UK for Norwegian scale ups (led by Goodwille Finance team: Dom Morris & Kate Brennan, supported by Sparebank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN).
  
  
• 3:15 PM - Tea/coffee break
  
• 3:45 PM - Håkon Dammen (Managing Director - UK , Position Green) is sharing his experience from Attensi and Position Green, in establishing and administrating businesses in the UK.
  
  
• 4:00 PM - Having the best global team to grow your business by Borislav Sinik (Group Director, Partners, Globalization Partners).
  
  
• 4:20 PM - Summary.

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM - IP, AI and digitalization seminar (TA-I) with Marks & Clerk

• 2:00 PM - Welcome to Marks & Clerk (Address: 15 Fetter Lane).
  
  
• 2:10 PM - AI patentability and latest trends by Tim Watkin (Partner & Patent Attorney, Marks & Clerk).
  
  
• 2:40 PM - The developing legal framework in Europe for AI by Georgia Rundle  (Trainee Patent Attorney, Marks & Clerk).
  
  
• 3:10 PM - Tea/coffee break
  
  
• 3:30 PM - Bård Dalhøi (CEO, Bulbitech) and Bjørn Helland Hansen (CMO, Bulbitech) presents how Bulbitech work with IP how they make use of AI.
  
  
• 4:00 PM - Discussions. 
  
  
• 4:15 PM - Summary.
  
  
• 5:00 PM - Participants at both seminars will meet at Dolphin Tavern in Holborn to socialise.

Thursday 16. November - Agenda

10:00 AM - Registration and coffee/tea at Marks & Clerk (Address: 15 Fetter Lane).

10:30 AM - Vegard and Willy open the conference.

10.40 AM - Matthew Pinney (Partner - EP & UK Patent Attorney) from Marks & Clerk welcome the audience.

11:00 AM - The Ocean Autonomy Cluster in Trondheim is Norway’s leading hub for expertise on ocean autonomy, and they have international ambitions by Frode Halvorsen (Cluster Manager, Ocean Autonomy Cluster).

11:10 AM - Maritime Robotics is a leading company in enabling ocean space autonomy in a global market. What has been their success factors and what is the way forward by Vegard Evjen Hovstein (CEO, Maritime Robotics).

11:35 AM - Coffee/tea and networking.

12:00 PM - What does it take to build a strong international company. Elise Skogrand (Advisor, Pitch Studio) and Anette Skjegstad (Strategic Advisor, Pitch Studio) are experts in building strong international brands for scale-ups.

12:20 PM - Eksfin and Sparebank 1 SMN are launching a cooperation, offering financing to SME’s for export and internationalisation activities by Vibeke Schei Solberg (Regional Head Business Banking, SpareBank 1 SMN). 

12:40 PM - Julian Walker (CEO, Celsius Productions) will talk about how money and the right connections can change your business in the UK.

1:00 PM - Lunch and networking.

1:30 PM - A Norwegian that managed large companies in the UK, now work with scale-ups. How can you succeed in the journey from Norway to UK? by Philip Rambech (Founder, Aries Consulting).

1:50 PM - BevART’s technology is securing the value of art by Christian Hallvard Dahl Nielsen (Art Historian & Co-founder, BevART).

2:10 PM - How to create a sustainable and profitable business when expanding globally by Ben Brabyn (Director, Business Developer and Strategic Advisor).

2:30 PM - Coffee/tea and networking.

3:00 PM - Equinor is developing the world’s largest wind farm, Dogger Bank in the UK. Kamala Hajiyeva (Vice President - Head of Dogger Bank Development, Equinor UK ) is in charge of the wind farm and will present the project.

3:20 PM - UK launch challenges by Kevin Rutter (CEO, Goodwille).

3:40 PM - Panel discussion on doing business in the UK and globally with today’s global challenges. The panel consist of Kevin Rutter, Philip Rambech, Julian Walker and Ben Brabyn and Benjamin Webb (CEO, Deliberate PR). The panel discussion is lead by Vegard.

4:10 PM - Summary by Vegard and Willy.

4:30 PM - Socializing in the pub Editor’s Tap.

Friday 17. November

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Individual meetings.