RENEWABLE TECH NIGHT 2026
Ali Najafbagy Founding Partner, 4impact Capital | Siri Kalvig CEO, Nysnø | Birger Steen CEO, NORSAR | Linn Hege Aune Head of sustainability and business development, Investinor | Gisle Østereng Head of investments, StartupLab
Nils Klippenberg CEO, Siemens Norway | Arnstein Kjesbu CFO, Volue | Borgar Ljosland Partner, ProVenture
6 curated startups TBA | and more to be announced
16 March 2026, Britannia Hotel, Trondheim, Norway
From innovation to scale
Are you working with innovation, technology or scaling solutions, in any role? Don’t miss Renewable Tech Night 2026, where industry, capital and innovation meet to accelerate real deployment.
Renewable Tech Night 2026 builds on previous editions and enters a new phase as a focused European forum addressing one of the most pressing challenges in the energy transition: how critical technologies move from innovation to large-scale deployment. While energy is at the core, the challenge of scaling new technology is shared across industries.
At a time when scaling energy infrastructure has become both a market challenge and a strategic necessity, the event brings together decision-makers from industry, investors and startups to explore what enables, and what prevents, technologies from moving beyond pilot and into real markets in a landscape shaped by geopolitical tension, energy security concerns and rapid transformation.
Join us for a high-level forum of bold perspectives, real dialogue and networking, bringing together those who build, fund and scale the technologies shaping the future.
Program
11:00 | Registration opens
11:30 | Lunch and netwoking
12:30 | Opening and framing
12:42 | Keynote: Ali Najafbagy Founding Partner at 4impact Capital
What attracts capital today and how the Nordics are viewed as an investment destination
13:12 | Keynote: Siri Kalvig CEO at Nysnø Climate Investments
Europe’s role and attractiveness in renewables going forward – does China win it all?
13:37 | Keynote: Birger Steen CEO at NORSAR/Munkene
Resilience as a trigger: what Ukraine teaches Europe about scaling energy technologies
13:55 | Keynote: Linn Hege Aune Head of Sustainability and Business Development at Investinor
From risk to growth: Scaling tech companies in uncertain markets
14:07 | Break
14:22 | Panel debate Who is responsible for scaling - capital, industry or the system?
Moderator: Thomas Bjørdal, Cluster Manager at RENERGY
4impact Capital, Nysnø, Siemens
14:42 | Keynote: Gisle Østereng Head of Investments at StartupLab
Why Norway hasn’t succeeded globally in renewable tech (yet) – and what must change now
14:55 | Startup deployment cases Block 1 "where pilots stall"
3 curated startups share deployment realities
Enmo, Francin Vincent, CPO
TBA
TBA
15:20 | Keynote: Nils Klippenberg CEO at Siemens Norway
Drawing the map: The innovation agenda driving the energy transition
15:45 | Fireside: Arnstein Kjesbu CFO at Volue
The digital layer between pilot and scale: data, markets and operational reality
16:00 | Break
16:15 | Keynote: Borgar Ljosland Partner at ProVenture
AI-driven infrastructure demand: what it changes for energy investment and technology scaling
16:28 | Scaleup case keynote
From pilots to industrial deployment: what scaling actually demands
16:46 | Startup deployment cases Block 2
3 curated startups on "What scaling requires – are we ready?"
Cartesian, Frode Iglebæk, CEO
Capture Energy, Morten Hagen, CEO
TBA
17:06 | Closing and final reflections
17:15 | Aperitif
17:30 - late | Networking dinner and Renewable Tech Bar
Be a part of Renewable Tech Night
The ticket includes lunch, apertif and a networking dinner. Participation is limited, and early registration is therefore recommended.
Questions?
Please don't hesitate to contact us!