Official Opening of Startuplab Construction
The establishing of Startuplab Construction marks the importance of further R&D in the field of contech and proptech. The purpose is to contribute to increased collaboration in the construction industry through pilots, R&D projects, investments and customer/supplier relationships. In a prior research conducted by Tin, Startuplab admitted to that approx. 1/3 of their members were in either the construction or real estate industry, Tin was invited on the basis of his PhD research on proptech.
Startuplab Construction has been established in collaboration with Skanska, OBOS, Oslo Bygg KF, GC Rieber, DNB, Nye Veier and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. It is a national industry program that connects technology startups and established businesses within construction, construction and real estate. The goal is to assist Norwegian technology companies to get to the market faster with new technologies and solutions.
Program
09.00 Presentation of Startuplab v/Per Einar Dybvik, CEO, Startuplab
09.05 Presentation of the landscape and vision for Startuplab Construction v/ Ronny Liverød, Startuplab
09.10 Opening of Startuplab Construction v/Minister of Industry Jan Christian Vestre 09.20 Closing of foundation stone, powered by Høine
09:30 A European contractors’ perspective on the Norwegian tech scene v/ Guillaume Bazouin, Director of Startup and Intrapreneur Programs, Vinci
09.40 Presentations of startups:
Jonas Aas Torland – CCO and Co-founder, 7 Analytics
Andi A. Pfaffhuber – CEO and Co-founder, EMerald Geomodelling
Trygve Mongstad – Founder and CEO, Over Easy Solar
Ulrikke Lien – CEO & Co-founder, Sensorita
10.20 Fireside chat with participants from the business sector
Daniel Siraj, CEO, OBOS
Christoffer O. Hernæs, CDO, Skanska
Eli Grimsby, CEO, Oslo Bygg KF
Lars Erik Lund, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Sustainability, Veidekke
Grethe Bergly, CEO, Multiconsult
Are Strøm, CEO, Urban Reuse - Part of NG Group
Olav T. Løvstad, SVP, Head of Real Estate & Construction , DNB
10.40 Closing remarks
10.45 Mingling, food and drink