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In light of recent COVID-19 developments impacting us all, we have elected to postpone our March 16 Transatlantic Business Assembly until such time as deemed prudent for a large gathering of our international member representatives. This is a first for AmCham, and the decision has not been taken lightly. We and hosts DNV GL regret any inconveniences that this may cause.
Source: AmCham
Published: March 9, 2020
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“Any trivial problem can be solved with a pen and paper. Any interesting problem cannot.”
So began Professor Are Magnus Bruaset’s deeply enlightening presentation and roundtable discussion on Simula’s cutting-edge eX3 project. As the institution’s Research Director of Software Engineering and High-Performance Computing, Dr. Bruaset emphasized how improved and novel algorithms are at the epicenter of technological advancement – while demonstrating how limitations in traditional hardware are spawning new, innovative designs that require rethinking of methods and software.
Source: AmCham
Published: March 6, 2020
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My name is Kristian Noll, and I am currently a junior at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, majoring in Political Science and Norwegian. Over the course of the past several weeks, I have had the unique privilege of being able to intern at the American Chamber of Commerce in Norway (AmCham).
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Rising Leaders participants assembled at Airthings’ new Oslo headquarters for the program’s February meeting. With the company fresh off having its Wave Plus product named to TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions 2019 list, CEO Øyvind Birkenes and CPO Erlend Bolle began the meeting with presentations that took attendees through Airthings’ incredible journey from Norway-based startup to international scaleup, in addition to discussing the art of leading a high growth international company and the importance of empowering employees.
Source: AmCham
Published: March 3, 2020
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The 2019-2020 edition of the AmCham Mentorship Program had its closing meeting at Janssen’s Oslo headquarters. The meeting was kicked off by presentations from Janssen Nordic Commercial Director Angelique Fjeldstad and Catalysts Founder & CEO Lisa Cooper, who highlighted takeaways from their own mentoring experiences, effective strategies for building structured mentorship relationships, and reverse mentoring strategies.
Source: AmCham