All events are held in English unless otherwise stated.
Creating Opportunities in a Changing Industry
Benedicte Bjorøy shares insights from 20 years in the maritime and oil & gas industry, focusing on career development, future-ready competencies, and the growing importance of personal branding.
- How can opportunities be created rather than waited for?
- What does it take to stay relevant in an evolving industry?
- Which competencies matter most – and why is personal branding becoming a key career tool?
Programme
Tirsdag, 17 February 2026
- 17:00 – 17:30 | Registration
- 17:30 – 18:00 | Presentation
- 18:00 – | Mingling (location TBD)
Location: Grieg Group, C. Sundts gate 17-19, Bergen
About the Speaker
Benedicte Bjorøy
VP HR Operations, MODU Odfjell Drilling
Benedicte Bjørøy is a strategic HR leader with 20 years of experience in complex, international organisations across the energy, maritime, and offshore sectors. She holds an MBA in Strategic Leadership from NHH Norwegian School of Economics and has held several senior HR and organisational leadership roles, with a strong track record in organisational development, culture building, and change leadership.
Throughout her career, she has led transformation and integration initiatives, driving people-centric growth and sustainable results through strong teams, clear strategy execution, and purpose-driven leadership.
We invite you to attend the WISTA Norway Annual General Meeting in Bergen:
Date: 18th of March
Venue & Schedule:
Grieg Gaarden, C. Sundts Gate 17, 5004 Bergen
17:00 : Registration and Mingling
17:30: AGM Start
After the AGM we will move over to Greig Club for food & drinks.
More information and signup will be added.
WISTA Norway invites CEOs of organizations that have signed the 40 by 30 Pledge to an exclusive CEO Dinner — an evening for top leaders in the shipping industry to connect, learn and drive concrete action on gender balance in leadership.
The maritime industry faces rapid change and increasing complexity. To stay competitive we must use all available talent — including more women in decision-making roles. This CEO Dinner brings together industry frontrunners to share practical insights, real-life examples and open discussion on how senior leaders can use their influence to expand opportunities for women and strengthen their organizations. This will be an an evening of shared insights, powerful stories and collective commitment to making leadership more inclusive.
Organizers: Gard, the Norwegian Maritime Authority, and WISTA Norway
WISTA Norway invites all signatories of the “40 by 30” pledge to the 40 by 30 Strategy Workshop — a focused, one-day session to advance gender balance and leadership development in the maritime sector.
Co-hosts: Skuld, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, and WISTA Norway
This workshop is a practical opportunity to share progress, exchange tools and approaches from the “40 by 30” Starter Kit, and strengthen leadership pipelines across generations.
Please note this event is reserved for signatories of the 40 by 30 pledge.
WISTA Norway – International Women’s Day Half-day Event (Bergen) – Save the date!
Date:
Thursday 5th of March
Venue & Schedule:
Kulturhuset, Vaskerelven 8, 5014 Bergen
Doors opening at: 13:30
Session: 14:00 – 16:30
Mingling: from 16:30.
Information about the event:
More information about the event will be added.
*There is a limited number of participants to this event, we will revert to you if we have achieved the max number of participants and you are in the waiting list.
WISTA & Wilhelmsen Ships Service – International Women’s Day Lunch Event
Date:
Thursday 5th of March
Venue & Schedule:
Wilhelmsen, Strandveien 20, 1366 Lysaker
Doors opening at: 09:45
Auditorium session: 10:00 – 11:00
Lunch: 11:00 – 12:30
Capacity:
60 participants
Agenda for the auditorium session:
10:00 – 10:10: WISTA – Introduction of WISTA and the event.
10:10 – 10:35: Interview with Benedicte Teigen Gude: Being a female leader in a global industry
10:35 – 11:00: Career Story by Michele Legernes: ‘My journey in the shipping industry’
Event speakers:
Benedicte Teigen Gude.
Chief of Staff – WWH – Wilh.Wilhelmsen Holding,
Interviewed by Anne-Julie Jøssang – ESG Director, Wilhelmsen Ships Service.
Michele Legernes.
Project Manager at Kongsberg Maritime,
Regional Vise President of Western Europe – International Propeller Club
Treasurer – International Propeller Club of Norway.
Lunch buffet in the Bistro
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*There is a limited number of participants to this event, we will revert to you if we have achieved the max number of participants and you are in the waiting list.
This event is in Norwegian
Norges Rederiforbunds Gruppe for Offshore Servicefartøyer inviterer til årsmøteseminar: “Omstilling, innstilling og innovasjon”
På dette seminaret diskuterer vi hvordan innovasjon kan styrke konkurransekraften og grønn omstilling på sokkelen. Programmet kombinerer faglige innlegg, praktiske eksempler og en politisk diskusjon om veien videre. Bedrifter presenterer nye teknologiske løsninger som muliggjør mer energieffektive operasjoner og samtidig reduserer utslipp.
Med påfølgende middag og sosialt samvær.
Meld deg på allerede idag!
Du møter:
Anne Jorunn Møkster, CEO Simon Møkster Shipping og leder av GOS gruppen
Paula Doyle, CDO, AkerBP
Yarden Gross, CEO, Orca Ai
Sveinung Soma, CEO, Remota
Hallgeir Juliebø, COO, Emerald Nuclear
Politisk panel
This event is in Norwegian.
Sett av morgenen onsdag 4. februar når Sjøfartsdirektoratet og Norges Rederiforbund inviterer til Flaggfrokost i Oslo.
Velkommen til flaggfrokost! I dag samles vi for å drøfte rammevilkårene for norsk skipsfart og betydningen av det norske flagget for næringen vår. Med et stadig mer krevende internasjonalt marked, er det avgjørende å sikre gode vilkår for norske skip og sjøfolk. Gjennom faglige innlegg og diskusjoner ønsker vi å belyse utfordringer og muligheter, og sammen skape et sterkt grunnlag for fremtidens sjøfartsnasjon.
Du møter:
Alf Tore Sørheim, sjøfartsdirektør, Sjøfartsdirektoratet
Fride Solbakken, leder, Maritimt Forum
Andreas Enger, CEO, Höegh Autoliners
Politisk diskusjon:
Ruth Marian Hop, (Ap)
Bård Ludvig Thorheim, (H)
Knut Arild Hareide, adm. direktør, Norges Rederiforbund
mfl.
Det blir en lett frokost og mingling fra klokken 08:00,
etterfulgt av innlegg og panelsamtaler.
Event details
Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Location: Ambassaden, Henrik Ibsens gate 48, Oslo (entrance from Hansteens Gate)
Time:
• Doors Open / Mingling: 12:15
• Seminar: 13:00–16:00, with coffee and refreshments break
• Networking, light food & drinks, and 1:1 demos: 16:00–19:00
Why attend?
- First look at the end‑to‑end digital voyage framework (pre‑, during‑, and post‑voyage optimization).
- Hear directly from Kongsberg Maritime leadership, including EVP Alexandra Koefoed, about the digital strategy and the way forward.
- See how trusted vessel data and integrated tools deliver measurable efficiency and better operational decisions.
- Expanded networking with maritime professionals and hands‑on demo stations to explore digital solutions.
Agenda highlights
- Welcome & Kongsberg Maritime Digital Strategy – Alexandra Koefoed, EVP Digital and Emerging
- New Harmonized Digital Solutions Portfolio – Anders Bryhni, VP of Performance and Fleet Management
- Performance Offering Launch & Demo- Sigrid Siksjø Johansen, Product Portfolio Manager of Performance and Fleet Management
- Voyage‑Stage Deep‑Dives for optimized digital planning (Pre‑planning, During Voyage, Post‑Voyage)
- Fleet Management & Operational Insights
- Networking, light food & drinks, and demo stations
The 20 first to sign up will receive a confirmation within a few days.
This event is in Norwegian!
Norges Rederiforbund inviterer, i samarbeid med Equinor og Cefor, til ettermiddagsseminar onsdag 3. desember, kl. 16:30-17:30 for introduksjon av Nordic Offshore Wind Insurance Conditions (NOWIC).
Seminaret gir en introduksjon til ambisjonene for NOWIC – og blant norske havvindaktører.
Statssekretær i Energidepartementet, Marthe Haabeth Grindaker, deltar på seminaret.
Program
16:00: Mingling og kaffe
16:30: Gabrielle Legrand Gjerdset, direktør, Norges Rederiforbund
Velkommen og åpning
16:35: Statssekretær Marthe Haabeth Grindaker, ED: Regjeringens havvindposisjoner
16:40: Jan-Fredrik Stadaas, Senior Strategy Manager Global Offshore Wind , Equinor: Offshore wind – what now?
16:50: Georg Nygaard, CEO Niord: arb.tittel: Det norske fotavtrykket i det internasjonale markedet for havvindforsikring
17:00: Panelsamtale moderert av Helle Hammer, CEO, Cefor
17:20: Avsluttende innlegg
17:30: Aperitiff
18:00: Mottakelse/middag