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AIM North Symposium is a collaboration project initiated and organized by Xplorico and NORA - Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium in partnership with Oslo Metropolitan University. XPLORICO provides "Startup to Scaleup" venture building partnerships by providing a comprehensive approach backed by our team of experienced professionals. Our process fosters collaboration and innovation to ensure we not only understand the core needs of clients but also help them develop successfully. If you are a startup, scaleup, or even an entrepreneur with a great idea, we'd love to hear about it. Digital Transformation is all about people. Technology makes it possible but only people can make it happen. NORA – Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium – is a Norwegian collaboration between 8 universities, 3 university colleges, and 4 research institutes within AI, machine learning and robotics. We are strengthening Norwegian research, education, and innovation within these fields. Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly and is being increasingly used in a wide variety of applications and industries. OSLOMET aspires to play a leading role as a provider of research-based knowledge related to the welfare state, in Norway and abroad. Being an urban university with a diverse academic profile and a clear international orientation. |
THE AIM NORTH TEAM
Tale Skjølsvik, Professor/Vice-Dean at OsloMet
Tale Skjølsvik works as vice dean for research at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design. She has a doctorate in strategy from BI and works as a professor of technology management at OsloMet. Tale has experience as a consultant from Bain & Company in Stockholm and Gemini Consulting (now Cap Gemini). She also has extensive lecturer experience and gives lectures and courses in digitization and management, strategy, and entrepreneurship. Tales' research interests include strategy in knowledge-intensive service companies, digitalization in working life, and the procurement of consulting services.
Email: [email protected]
STEFAN PETERSSON, Co-founder at XPLORICO
Creative, Solution-orientated, Strong relationship builder with great entrepreneurial skills and an excellent technical understanding. Broad general IT technical experience from being in the forefront of the IT business spanning 2 decades.
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David Holm, Co-founder at XPLORICO
Listed at Onalytica's: Top 100 Big Data Influencers and Brands global ranking, David is working with various AI startups & scaleup projects operating at the intersection of business and tech. Whether it's innovation, business strategy, or technology strategy - He helps drive value, shape new businesses, and design operating models for the future.
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JONAS ARNELL, HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS AT XPLORICO
Xplorico´s latest signing is a sharp mind. Highly analytical and a creative problem solver. Focused on networking and building trusting long-term relationships with clients. Jonas comes from a senior IT Consulting & Sales Manager position at Ubitech & SCAALER in Sweden, where his burning interest for the future society, AI technology, and sustainability really ignited. His background as an entrepreneur and investor is an additional resource in helping build the AIM North Community to its fullest potential.
Jonas will help us realize the commercial potential in Xplorico Community, so we can bring you better and more impactful events in the years to come.
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KLAS HENNING PETTERSEN, CEO AT NORA
Originally educated as a civil engineer in physics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where he studied quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity, Klas turned to neuroscience and received a Ph.D. in computational neuroscience in 2007 from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).
After receiving his Ph.D. Klas worked as a postdoctoral researcher and research scientist. In his scientific work, he has applied physics, mathematics, informatics, and techniques from artificial intelligence to understand the brain.
Klas has also worked as a Visiting Scholar at the University of California San Diego (2015), and as a consultant for Accenture.
Birte Hansen, Innovation & Industry Lead at NORA
Birte develops and strengthens collaboration initiatives with NORA partners and industry as well as cooperating with authorities and government funding agencies in order to develop the AI space in Norway. An instrumental part in this is developing and coordinating NORA.startup and providing an overview of national and international startups relating to the field of artificial intelligence. NORAs European Digital Innovation Hub is another focus area for Birte.
Her academic merits is a double Ph.D degree in Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation, with a focus on women in technology (Roskilde University and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) along with a double Degree MSc in Public Management and Social Sciences (Copenhagen Business School and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)
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Freyja Jørgensen, Innovation Manager at Simula Research Laboratory
With a background in biosciences and psychology, Freyja has working experience within the administration, project coordination, and project management at a research institute, focusing on educational and innovation projects. She is passionate about science – and technology outreach, innovation, presentation techniques, communication, and mentoring.
Freyja is playing an important part in connecting the AI Startup eco-system within NORA, representing Simula Research Laboratory
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