Thursday, September 11
08:30 - 09:00: Registration and mingling
09:00: Welcome by host Brigt Skrettingland
09:10: Ambitions for What's Growing w/TEAL and Brigt Skrettingland
09:30: The Future Food System and Green Preparedness with Monica Dahlmo, Director of Agriculture, County Governor’s Office in Rogaland
Monica Dahlmo
Monica Dahlmo is the Director of Agriculture at the County Governor’s Office in Rogaland. She has over 20 years of experience in agricultural administration and knows the farming sector in the county very well. Dahlmo has particularly worked with environmental measures in agriculture and is committed to ensuring food production and livestock farming in a county facing both land-use pressure and high engagement.
County Governor’s Office in Rogaland
Director of Agriculture
09:50 - 10:15: BREAK
10:15: Opening by Tormod Losnedal, Mayor of Stavanger Municipality
10:25: Greenhouse 2030 w/Dr. Silke Hemming from Wageningen
Dr. Silke Hemming
Dr. Silke Hemming is head of the research group Greenhouse Technology at Wageningen University & Research. She is an internationally recognized expert in greenhouse technology, working on topics such as energy efficiency, lighting, and artificial intelligence in greenhouses.
Wageningen University & Research
Professor
10:55: We grow ideas w/Kåre Wiig from Wiig Gartneri
11:10: How can waste become a resource in agriculture? w/Carolina Palma from NIBIO Særheim
Carolina Palma
Carolina Palma is a plant researcher specializing in plant physiological responses to environmental factors. She has extensive experience from both fieldwork and controlled growing environments and works to develop sustainable and resource-efficient cultivation systems. Palma combines research and practical solutions to strengthen productivity and climate resilience in future agriculture.
11:35 - 11:45: BREAK
11:45: The innovation network for the greenhouse industry w/Tove Sivertsen and Hilde Uppstad
12:05: The cider adventure in Rogaland w/Dan Olav Sæbø from Apal Sideri and Andreas Kvame from OmCider
12:30: LUNCH
13:30: PheNo, robots and sensors w/Morten Lillemo from NMBU
13:55: Developing the food system w/Ola Hedstein from Rethink Food
Ola Hedstein
Ola Hedstein is the founder of Rethink Food and has over 30 years of experience from the Norwegian food industry. He has a background from Gilde, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the Norwegian Agricultural Cooperative. Today, he is a prominent voice for sustainable food production and the development of future food systems.
Rethink Food
Founder and Partner
14:15: Recruitment and education w/Espen Lynhaug from NHO Food and Drink
14:40 - 15:00: BREAK
15:00: Interaction between producer and processing w/Stangeland Mill and farmer Jon Lea
15:15: The journey of grain – with Torunn Nordbø, Norwegian Information Office for Bread and Grain
15:30: Raw materials – are we wasting our values? w/Anders Hellegaard from TEAL and Agnar Apeland from Ryfylke Frukt SA
15:45 - 15:55: BREAK
15:55: Alternative energy solution in greenhouses v/Ove Heggland from Norsk Retningsboring
16:10: The Norwegian wine revolution w/Toyni Tobekk from Hebnes Vineyard
16:35: Our Food – Market Power and Food with Anders Nordstadaten
Anders Nordstad
Anders Nordstad is an economist, author, and prominent voice in the debate on Norwegian food preparedness. He is a former Secretary General of the Norwegian Farmers' and Smallholders' Union and is known for his commitment to sustainable food production and communication through the book Maten vår and social media.
Independent
Food blogger and author
17:00: Closing by Brigt Skrettingland
