Norwegian–
Business Forum
Doing business in Ukraine today — navigating the risk and investment climate through effective cooperation across Energy, Defense & Dual-use, and Civil Cooperation.
Program Overview
A focused two-day agenda combining plenary sessions, parallel sectoral tracks, networking, and company visits — designed for ~250 senior decision-makers from Norway and Ukraine.
Please note that the program is subject to slight changes and updates. We reserve the right to adjust the agenda, speakers, and timing as necessary.
17 June 2026
- 12:00 – 13:00
Welcome coffee and registration
Arrival, accreditation, and informal introductions. Please bring your ID!
- 13:00 – 13:30
Welcome words and opening remarks from partners
Moderator: Ole Henæs, Country Manager Ukraine at Innovation Norway
Confirmed speakers:
- Vegard Grøslie Wennesland, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
- Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv
- Thomas Egger Sørensen, SVP Special Assignments, Innovation Norway
- Ketil E Bøe, Chairman of the NUCC Board of Directors
- 13:30 – 14:10
Presentations
Moderator: Kjartan S. Tveitnes, Managing Director NUCC
Presenters:
- Norad - Nadine Mellem-Nilse, Senior Advisor, and Petter Nore, Senior Consultant at Norad
- Anticorruption Action Centre — Olena Halushka, Board member at the AntAC
- UkraineInvest — Viktoriia Volovenko, Head of the Analytics & Market Intelligence
- 14:10 – 15:00
Panel: Norwegian Business Perspectives on Investing in Ukraine
Moderator: Andreas L. Tranøy, Senior Advisor at NUCC
Participants:
- Viacheslav Chuk, Commercial and Strategic Marketing Director, Astarta
- Øyvind Sætren, Business Developer Ukraine, Pelagia
- Anastasiia Bondarenko, COO, IRON Cluster
- Kristian Andersson, CEO, SEB Ukraine
- 15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break
Refreshments and continued networking.
- 15:30 – 17:00
Parallel sessions
Energy · Defence/Dual-use · Health/MedTech · Building/Construction · Aquaculture/Feed/AgriTech.
- 17:00 – 19:00
Free time
Time to regroup before the evening program.
- 19:00 – 21:00
Networking dinner
Hosted dinner bringing together delegations, partners, and officials.
Parallel Sessions
Energy
Panel discussion format with keynote presentations moderated by Innovation Norway.
Rebuilding Ukraine's Energy Sector: Short-Term Needs and Opportunities, and Long-Term Partnerships
Topics:
- Current Needs and Investment Priorities in Ukraine's Energy Sector
- How Norwegian and International Companies Can Engage in Energy Recovery Projects
- Scaling Partnerships from Immediate Recovery to Long-Term Energy Transition
- Financing Instruments and International Support for Energy Infrastructure Projects
Defence / Dual-use
Introduction to Norwegian and Ukrainian Ecosystem Organizations moderated by NUCC and Innovation Norway.
Topic:
- How Norwegian and Ukrainian organizations support bilateral market entry
Health / MedTech
Company and expert presentations, insights into financing opportunities moderated by NUCC
Topics:
- First Medical Association of Lviv: Current Needs and Priorities in Rehabilitation and Healthcare
- Unbroken, IFC (tbc) and Superhumans: Financing Instruments and Partnership Opportunities
- Q&A Discussion
- Round of introduction of the participants
Building / Construction
Panel discussion format with presentations moderated by NUCC and partners.
Topics:
- Rebuilding Ukraine: Current Status and Outlook
- Needs and Priorities in Ukraine's Construction Sector
- How Norwegian and International Companies Can Engage in Reconstruction Projects in Ukraine
Aquaculture / Feed / AgriTech
Roundtable format with open mic / presentations moderated by NUCC.
Topics:
- Landfish: Prospects for aquaculture and fisheries in Ukraine
- Feed For Food: Ukrainian feed for Norwegian fish
- Agritech: Uncommon technologies for a Common future
B2B & Company Visits
Site visits and curated B2B meetings organised in cooperation with partners.
Energy
- 9:00 Visit to Norwegian Energy project.
- Contact person: sofus.hanset@nucc.no
Defence / Dual-use
- 9:00 Company presentations
- Contact person: olga.pidluzhna@nucc.no
Health / MedTech
- 09:00 Visit to Unbroken. Register by 16 June via this form.
- 9:00 Visit to Superhumans. Register by 16 June via this form.
- Contact person: nataliya.sjovoll@nucc.no
Building / Construction
- 9:00 Visit to social housing project and Formatsia.Lviv Industrial Park
- Contact person: aa@nucc.no
Aquaculture / Feed / AgriTech
- B2B meetings.
- Contact person: andreas@nucc.no
Three Sectors. One Mandate.
Defense & Dual-Use
Defense and civilian technology convergence — secure communications, autonomous systems, and resilient industrial supply chains.
Energy
Grid resilience, renewables, and reconstruction of Ukraine's energy backbone with Norwegian expertise and capital.
Civil Cooperation
Med-tech & health solutions, construction & building tech, infrastructure & logistics, agri-industrial solutions, and manufacturing & scale-up.
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