UT Conference 2025

Marks & Clerk will be hosting the annual London from 12-14 November 2025, held in collaboration with UT Prosjektet, Sparebank 1 SMN, and Global Made Possible from 12-14 November 2025.

This exclusive event will bring together a diverse group of companies from Mid-Norway including scale ups, innovators and international business leaders to engage in a two-day spree of networking, updates from UT members and the latest insights into intellectual property, sustainability and global growth.

Attendance is by invitation only and free of charge for participants. If you're interested in joining, please reach out to UT Prosjektet here for more information.

Agenda:

Wednesday 12. November

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Sustainable cities and IP seminar by Marks & Clerk & London & Partners.

This seminar will focus on energy societies.

The theme for the seminar is strategies for Improving Energy Resilience.

A diverse and decentralized approach is key to building a more resilient energy system. Key strategies and technologies include:

• Diversifying the energy mix: Relying on a single energy source makes a system/building vulnerable. Incorporating a variety of sources—such as solar, wind, hydropower, and geothermal—reduces the risk of a widespread failure from a single point of weakness.
• Distributed energy resources: This involves generating power at or near the point of consumption, which reduces dependency on large, centralized power plants and long-distance transmission lines that are susceptible to failure. Rooftop solar panels and on-site generators are prime examples.
• Microgrids: These are small, localized power grids that can operate independently from the main grid. During a power outage, a microgrid can "island" itself and continue to supply power to critical facilities like hospitals, fire stations, and community shelters.
• Energy storage: Technologies like batteries and pumped hydro are crucial for resilience. They store excess energy during periods of low demand and can release it to provide backup power during a disruption, bridging the gap between supply and demand.
• Smart grids: By using advanced monitoring, communication, and control technologies, smart grids can automatically manage energy distribution, reroute power flows, and facilitate a faster recovery from disruptions. This real-time intelligence allows for a more adaptive and flexible response.
• Energy efficiency: The cheapest energy is the energy you don't use. Implementing energy efficiency measures in buildings and infrastructure reduces the overall energy demand, which lessens the strain on the grid and decreases the amount of backup power needed during an outage.

From Norway, we will invite local technology companies/scale-ups that are of interest to major players in England/London.
There will be presentations from stakeholders in both countries and a great opportunity for both to share experiences and to get to know each other better.

• 2:00 AM - Registration and coffee/tea at Marks & Clerk (Address: 15 Fetter Lane).
• Agenda - To be announced
• 5:30 PM - Participants to meet at Old Nick Pub to socialise.

Thursday 13. November 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - UT London Conference by Marks & Clerk, Sparebank 1 SMN, Sparebank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN and G-P.

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 - A detachable charging station – for those who think a bit differently. Norwegian technology that is being sold in a number of European countries. How have they done it and what are their plans in the future, by Torben Aune (CEO, Enua).

11:30 AM - Coffee/tea and networking.

12:00 AM - Norwegian British Chamber of Commerce has successfully connected British and Norwegian businesses for over 115 years by Kyrre Haugen (General Manager, Norwegian British Chamber of Commerce).

12:20 PM - Mike Millar (Founder and Partner, SmplCo) and Andreas Melvær (CEO, founder and Partner, SmplCo) will present Why is the cat playing the piano? The story of SmplCo’s successful journey from Stavanger to the UK (and worldwide).

12:40 PM - Vibeke Schei Solberg (Regional Bank Manager, Sparebank 1 SMN) will present SpareBank 1 SMN – Committed to helping companies succeed home and abroad.

01:00 PM - Lunch and networking.

1:30 PM - Håvard Lystrup (CEO and Founder, BevArt) will give an exciting news update on BevArt’s great international progress.

1:50 PM - LINK Mobility is a global expert in mobile communication. They have attracted a lot of customers through their 29 offices. They will share their experience on how to grow an international company from Norway, by Bilal Zafar (Key Account Manager, LINK Mobility).

2:10 PM - Hanna Alejandre (Sales Executive, G-P). NN will present how to overcome HR compliance challenges in international companies.

2:35 PM - Coffee/tea and networking.

2:50 PM - David Cronin (Inward Investment Manager - Sustainability, London & Partners) will talk about how to enter the London Market and find customers with London & Partners.

3:10 PM - Tom Loan (UK Lead, TotalCtrl) will present The kitchen assistant that never clocks out and the way out of Norway.

3:30 PM - Panel discussion on how to build a successful international company. The panel consist of Mike Millar, Tom Loan, David Cronin and Torben Aune. The panel discussion is lead by Vegard.

4:00 PM - Summary by Vegard and Willy.

4:20 PM - Socializing in the pub Editor’s Tap.

Friday 14. November

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