TUESDAY, MAY 15 08:00-10:00
Launch of the Oslo Climate Leadership Declaration Rococo Banquet Room at Grand Hotel At this event co-organised with the Norwegian Climate Foundation, Business for Peace and We Mean Business launch this Declaration, which aims to rally global business to the goals of the Paris Agreement, accelerating climate action. • Anders Bjartnes, moderator (Norwegian Climate Foundation) • Jens Ulltveit-Moe (Umoe) • Christiana Figueres (Mission 2020)
• Martin Naughton (2018 Honouree)
• Kristin Halvorsen (CICERO) • Edgar Montenegro (2018 Honouree)
• Ola Elvestuen (Ministry of Climate and Environment)
• Nigel Topping (We Mean Business)
• Philip Kucharski (ICC) • Per L. Saxegaard (Business for Peace)
11:30-13:30
Honouree Network Meeting Nobel Peace Center Former and new Business for Peace Honourees gather for a network meeting with lunch. Please note this event is for Business for Peace Honourees only.
14:00-15:00
Business for Peace Lecture The University Aula, University of Oslo Jamie Oliver, Chef and Founder of Jamie’s Food Revolution, joins Alessandro Demaio, CEO of EAT Foundation, for a conversation about nutrition, trust, and how businesses can take the lead. Introduction by Nicolai Tangen, CEO and Founder of AKO Capital.
17:30-19:00
Welcome Reception Nobel Peace Center Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites guests to an intimate and informal gathering, featuring a dialogue on trust. Please note this event is by invitation only. • Marianne Hagen, opening remarks (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• Durreen Shahnaz (2017 Honouree)
• Ingrid Helsingen Warner, moderator (Leidar Norway)
• Arthur Wyns (Climate Tracker)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 08:00-10:00
Breakfast Seminar BI Norwegian Business School An interactive seminar on “The competitive advantage of collaboration: Rebalancing the Darwinian Perspective.”
10:00-15:00
• David Sloan Wilson (Binghamton University)
• Nina Witoszek (University of Oslo)
• Egil Bergsager (Lukoil)
• Harley Seyedin (2017 Honouree)
THE BUSINESS FOR PEACE ROUNDTABLE Sentralen
10:00-11:00
Registration
11:00-11:20
Welcome • Harley Seyedin (2017 Honouree) • Mishal Husain, moderator (Journalist)
11:20-12:00
• Nikolai Astrup (Ministry of International Development)
SESSION 1: Building Trust This session will look at the implications of lack of trust – for the individual business leader, for companies and for society, as well as how trust in business leaders and in business can be rebuilt. • Mishal Husain, moderator (Journalist)
• Lori Blaker (2018 Honouree)
• Matthew Harrington (Edelman)
• Dalia Al-Najjar (Xyla Water)
• Claire Chiang (Banyan Tree) 12:00-12:25
Break
12:25-12:30
Reflection on Trust • Connie Hasemann (2013 Honouree)
12:30-13:15
SESSION 2: Trusting the Big Money This session will look at pieces of the sustainable finance puzzle – the different investment strategies, asset classes and tools available, how they are used in practice, and what can be done to scale. • Mishal Husain, moderator (Journalist)
• Eva Halvarsson (AP 2)
• Georg Kell (Arabesque Partners)
• Christopher Flensborg (SEB)
• Martin Skancke (PRI)
• Jan Erik Saugestad (Storebrand Asset Management)
13:15-14:00
Lunch
14:00-14:05
Reflection on Trust • Kesha Kumari Damini (2014 Honouree)
14:05-14:55
SESSION 3: Trust and the Energy Transition This session will look at whether trust is a key enabler for transformative leadership and climate solutions in the energy sectors. • Karina Litvack (Eni) • Jeremy Oppenheim, moderator (SYSTEMIQ) • Hans Jakob Hegge (Statoil/Equinor)
• Svein Tore Holsether (Yara) • Maria Moræus Hanssen (DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG) 14:55-15:00
Reflection on Trust and Closing • Tore Lærdal (2016 Honouree)
16:00-17:00
THE STORY OF THE BUSINESS FOR PEACE AWARD STATUETTE Learn about the award statuette and enjoy an interactive music installation.
17:00-18:30
AWARD CEREMONY Oslo City Hall A formal ceremony honouring the 2018 Business for Peace Honourees. Please arrive and be seated no later than 16:45 to be ready for the formal procession at 17:00. • Henrik Syse, moderator (PRIO)
• Edgar Montenegro (2018 Honouree)
• Raymond Johansen (City of Oslo)
• Lori Blaker (2018 Honouree)
• Per Saxegaard (Business for Peace)
• Martin Naughton (2018 Honouree)
• Leymah Gbowee (Nobel Laureate)
• Artistic performances by Rohey Taalah, Sarah Jane Summers, Juhani Silvola, and Daniela Reyes Holmsen
• Dr Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Laureate) 18:30-20:30
Award Dinner Reception Oslo City Hall A standing dinner reception to celebrate the 2018 Honourees following the Award Ceremony. Please note this event is by invitation only. • Raymond Johansen (City of Oslo) • Jane Nelson, master of ceremony (Harvard Kennedy School) Schedule and speaker details are correct at time of printing but subject to change.
