Demo Day Vestlandet 2024 

Date and location: 18 September 2024, Bergen

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About the event:  The Demo Day event is the biggest meeting place for both start-ups looking for funding in Vestland and for early phase investors. The 2024 event is taking place in Bergen on September 18.th and is gathering around 150 investors with different investing profiles. Invest in Bergen and event partners will be present, and we look forward to meeting exciting future-based companies. 

Future Week 2024

Date and location: 25 September – 26 September 2024, Bergen

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About the event:  Future Week 24 is a media and mediatech festival exploring the latest media trends. Journalists, developers, leaders, students, researchers and entrepreneurs come together to discuss the topics that will shape our shared future where technology plays a crucial role and give you the insight you need to stay ahead.

OTD Bergen 2024

Date and location: 15 October – 17 October - Bergen

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About the event: This annual energy trade fair and conference focuses on business opportunities within the energy, technology, and sustainability sectors. OTD Bergen is a majour networking platform, attracting around 250 exhibitors, conferences and speed meetings, providing a space for companies to showcase new technologies and soulutions for the martime industries. 

Bergen International Shipping Festival

Date and location: 18 October - Bergen.

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About the event: The Bergen International Shipping Conference is regarded as an important meeting point for shipping-related businesses, decision makers in the «blue economy» and academia. This year’s theme is «Coping with change», exploring the huge game changers affecting the industry, such as AI, geopolitics and climate change.

Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells Conference, 2024

Date and location:  29 October – 31 October - Bergen.

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About the event: Riviera’s Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells Conference, now celebrating its 5th anniversary, bring together leading vessel owners, energy companies, port authorities, regulators, class, technology and battery manufacturers to discuss opportunities, critical issues and strategies to succeed in reducing emissions, improving fuel efficiency, optimising operations and creating a sustainable future for the maritime sector.

This year’s Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells Conference will be held on 29-31 October. Here international particitants will discuss opportunities, critical issues, and strategies to succeed in creating a more sustainable martime industry, as represented by the vessel Future of the fjords. Invest in Bergen will be present and would love to meet your there!

Konsoll 2024

Date and location: 31 October – 1 November - Bergen.

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About the event: Konsoll is a two-day event held annually gathering 400 game developers. Konsoll consists of presentations, panels, workshops, and discussions. The conference also serves as a forum to strengthen the ties between Norwegian game developers, bring leading industry talent to Bergen to share their knowledge, while allowing the Norwegian studios to connect with the broader international industry.

The offshore wind conference Science Meets Industry 2024

Date and location: 5 November– Bergen.

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About the event: At the Science Meets Industry in Bergen, academics and professionals from the business community and the public sector get together to exchange new knowledge and ideas.

Renewable offshore energy is a core business for the region. Greater Bergen has played and will continue to play a central role in developing this core business for years to come. Vestavind B, off the coast of Bergen, is an area identified for an offshore wind production of approximately 4.4 TWh annually. 

Digital Ship Conference Bergen 2024

Date and location: 20 November – Bergen. 

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About the event: This conference reviews how the maritime industry is evolving its use of digital technology to achieve its business goals, including decarbonisation, improving quality of life for seafarers, maintaining safety, and using autonomous technology to reduce the need for shipboard personnel. 

Can Invest in Bergen help?

When in Bergen, please contact us if we can help you connection your business with our region’s industries.

We have a thorough knowledge of the region and a comprehensive network of contacts. We provide guidance on local markets to foreign companies that want to develop their businesses in the Greater Bergen area. We can introduce your company to our network of contacts and assist in finding ideal business locations and can help you explore business opportunities.  

Our services are free of charge.

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Bergen is a walkable city, so make sure to take time to explore the streets of Bergen if you attend one of the many conferences this fall. The streets of Nordnes are worth an evening walk. Photo: Charlotte H. Lem.

Book a meeting either before your arrival or when in Bergen. You can contact any of our advisors here. 

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