Spring 2025: International conferences in Greater Bergen

SDG Conference 2025

Date and location: 5. February – 6 February 2025, Bergen

Conference Website

About the event:  On both national and global scale, this conference focuses on the critical interconnections between health, people, and the planet, emphasizing the need for integrated climate and health initiatives.

Field Development Conference 2025

Date and location: 4 March – 6 March 2025, Bergen

Conference Website

About the event: This is the 27^th Field Development Conference. It offers an opportunity to exchange knowledge and network with key contributors within early phase field development as well as project execution.  

North Atlantic Seafood Forum 2025

Date and location: 4. March – 6 March, Bergen

Confererence Website

About the event: Over 900 CEO’s, experts, investors and analysts gather in Bergen in the first week of March for a 3-day comprehensive program providing insight and inspiration. The goal is to keep the top tiers of the seafood industry updated on markets, technology, sustainability and industry challenges.

The North Atlantic Seafood Forum is a one of a kind meeting place. Invest in Bergen partnered with several companies from the aquaculture industry lto showcase the industry last year and will attend also in 2025. Want to meet us there? Don’t hesitate to contact us to make an appointment. Photo: Charlotte H. Lem

Norway Fintech Festival 2025

Date and location: 1. April – 3 April 2025, Bergen

Conference Website

About the event:  Norway Fintec Festival is a unique event that blends industry players, speakers and artists in a mix of stories, networking and entertainment.  

Deep Sea Minerals 2025

Date and location: 1. April – 3. April 2025, Bergen

Conference Website

About the event: The conference is for industry professionals, environmental groups, policymakers, the geoscience community, and other stakeholders who are eager to learn more about an emerging global industry and how Norway is preparing for the 1st licensing round for deep-sea minerals.

Bergen’s maritime history meets the maritime future in the stunning ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a venue for several of the events during One Ocean Week. Photo: Charlotte H. Lem.

One Ocean Week

Date and location: 5 April – 11 April 2025, Bergen

Conference Website

About the event: A full week of events for everyone interested in a sustainable ocean. The event is oOffering a range of activities, including conferences, workshops and arenas to meet a global crowd coming together to debate and exchange experiences related to a sustainable use of the ocean.

Don’t miss One Ocean Conference at 8 April.

Nordic Media Days

Date and location: 7 May – 10 May 2025, Bergen.

Conference Website

About the event: Nordic Media Days is the most prominent media festival in the Nordic region. Founded in 1988, the festival is a non-profit foundation.

LSX Nordic Congress 2025

Date and location: 20 May – 21 May 2025, Bergen

Conference Website

About the event: The LSX Nordic Congress connects life science and healthcare industry leaders with international investment and strategic partners to further the growth, development and internationalisation of Nordic life science and healthcare innovation. The event is showcasing innovation, accelerating investment and facilitating knowledge and partnering for life science executive leaders in Northern Europe.

Bergen International Festival 2021

Date and location: 21. May – May 2021, Bergen

Conference Website

About the event: For over 70 years, the Festival has been an international meeting place for all kinds of creative forces and people. It is the largest festival in the Nordic countries in its genre and has a large number of activities in music, dance, literature, visual arts, and folklore. The festival is held over fourteen days from the end of May to the start of June.

The opening of the Bergen International Festival is an open event, both a festive ceremony. This year HRH Queen Sonja will attend the opening. Photo: Charlotte H. Lem.

Bergenfest 2025

Date and location: 11 June – 14 June 2025, Bergen

Conference Website

About the event: Bergenfest started out as an intimate blues and Americana festival, situated at various venues in the city center of Bergen. It is now one of the leading music events in Norway, with a much more diverse music profile and a significantly bigger audience. In 2012, the festival changed to an outdoor event, and are now situated in the historically and aesthetically stimulating surroundings at Bergenhus Fortress.

Underwater Technology Conference 2025

Date and location: 10. June – 12 June 2025, Bergen. 

Conference Website

About the event: UTC is an important meeting place for technologists and decision makers working with underwater technology for clean energy production. Ever since the first UTC, the conference has been a regular event in Bergen. The title of the 31th annual Underwater Technology Conference is: “Subsea into the future”.

2025 ISPIM Innovation Conference

Date and location: 15 June – 18 June 2025, Bergen.  

Conference Website

About the event: The 2025 ISPIM Innovation Conference, “Innovation Powered By nature”, is a three-day event that brings together world-renowned experts on innovation management. Researchers, managers, business and thought leaders will share insights on innovation management hot-topics.

Spring in Bergen is also blossoming season for the Japanese cherry blossom trees around Lille Lungegårdsvann – a welcome sign of spring. Photo: Charlotte H. Lem.  

Monthly lunches with ocean topics

Every month you can attend the HAVlunch (OceanLunch) at VIS, where cluster partners meet to share knowledge and experience in their lunch break. A great opportunity to network and get updated on what is cooking in the ocean industries. 

The first event in 2025 us January 16. ^th. It is free to attend, but you have to register here. 

The cluster partners share knowledge and news at the montly HAVlunch. Take the opportunity to meet peers and leran more about what they are working on. Photo: Charlotte H. Lem.  

Can Invest in Bergen help?

When in Bergen, please contact us if we can help you connect 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.

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

Seven good reasons why Bergen is a great conference venue.