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Rising Leaders: Tackling Sustainability Challenges as a Young Leader

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Rising Leaders: Tackling Sustainability Challenges as a Young Leader https://amcham.no/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/RL-SoMe.mp4 Rising Leaders participants gathered at TGI Fridays Aker Brygge to focus on how to tackle sustainability challenges. Attendees heard from McDonald’s Nordic QA and Supplier Sustainability Lead Hilde Øverby, who highlighted the company’s extensive sustainability and youth outreach efforts. In addition, program participants took part […]

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Published: December 4, 2019

2019 AmCham Thanksgiving Charity Dinner

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Hosted in Hotel Continental’s elegant Teatersalen, and along with Thanksgiving partners ExxonMobil and Biogen, this year’s fully booked AmCham Thanksgiving Charity Dinner raised NOK 92 900 to help build a home for the Guzman Family of El Salvador through charitable partner New Story.

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Forum Summary: AmCham Digitalization Forum – November 2019

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise hosted the latest edition of the AmCham Digitalization Forum at Technopolis Fornebu. HPE Managing Director Thomas L. Kraft kicked off the session with an engaging presentation on cloud-based opportunities and challenges, which led to an inspiring discussion on digitalization culture in Norway and abroad.

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Published: December 11, 2019

International Leadership Interview: Tine Jensen, CEO, Discovery Networks Norway

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Having previously worked in Barcelona while commuting from where she lived with her family in Dubai, Tine Jensen’s active lifestyle was a useful commodity to have in 2018 – the year Discovery’s Norwegian CEO guided the organization through their first year as the official broadcaster for both the Winter Olympics and the Norwegian top tier football league, while simultaneously leading the company through drastic changes in a fiercely competitive market.

Tine sat down with AmCham to discuss the art of global leadership in an industry being revolutionized by the advent digital platforms, highlighting the importance of being proactive and seeking new challenges along the way.

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Published: November 6, 2019

Space Programs and Infrastructure: Creating Value Across Industries

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Jointly hosted and coordinated by AmCham Norway and the US Embassy, an exclusive roundtable discussion with Dr. Tess Caswell was held at AmCham’s office on October 29. The agenda focused upon how increased investments in space programs and infrastructure will create value across industries as well as barriers for broader collaboration and engagement in the space industry.

Member and partner participants discussed the warp-speed pace of the modern space race and the benefits of the ever-growing ease of space access as well, in addition to some of the challenges that come with regulating space activities, legal responsibilities, and sustainability.

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