Vibrant Gujarat 2022 - Norway Country Seminar
11th January 2022 | Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Program Schedule
Green Norway – Innovating for a sustainable energy system
CH – SR 12, Exhibition Hall 2, Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Registration : 15:00 hours – 15:30 hours IST
Seminar Session : 15:30 hours – 17:00 hours IST
15:15 IST – Welcome & Setting the Context (30 min) Moderator: Arne Jan Flølo | |||
15:30 – 15:35 IST | Welcome Address | H. E. Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Ambassador of Norway to India | 5 min |
15:35 – 15:40 IST | Inaugural Address | Mr. Jan Christian Vestre, Minister of Trade & Industry, Govt. of Norway- (pre-recorded video message) | 5 min |
15:40 – 15:45 IST | Special Address | Indian Minister | 5 min |
15:45 – 15:50 IST | Energy transition in Norway | Mr. Cristian Valdes Carter, Director, Innovation Norway India & Commercial Counsellor, Royal Norwegian Embassy | 5 min |
15:45 IST- Green Electric Value Chains (50 min) Moderator: Dr. Karen Landmark | |||
15:50 – 16:00 IST | Decarbonization, energy efficiency and electrification – Reaching Net Zero by 2050 | Dr. Desikan Sundararajan, Country Manager India, Equinor | 10 min |
16:00 – 16:10 IST | Powering a Green Hydrogen Ecosystem | Mr. Rahul Varshney, Country Manager India, Statkraft | 10 min |
16:10 – 16:20 IST | Hydrogen Electrolysis Technologies | Mr. Sindre Utne, COO, HydrogenPro | 10 min |
16:20 – 16:30 IST | Green Ammonia for the maritime industry | Dr. Natalie Gupta, Director Bunkering – Value Chain Partnerships, Yara Clean Ammonia | 10 min |
16: 30 – 16:40 IST | Fuel Cells technologies – Zero emissions with superior efficiency | Mr. Bernt Skeie, CEO, Alma | 10 min |
16: 40 – 16:50 IST | Developing the most cost effective and sustainable battery cells in the world | Dr. Rahul Fotedar, CTO, Morrow Batteries | 10 min |
16:50 – 16:55 IST | Closing | Dr. Karen Landmark Chair of the Board, Greenstat Asia | 5 min |
Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks | |||
16:55 – 17:00 IST | Arne Jan Flølo, Consul General, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Mumbai | 5 min |
For registrations, contact:
Devyani Salunkhe, dsalunkhe@ces-ltd.com, event@indiaesa.info
Ambika Oberoi Sawhney, Ambika.Oberoi.Sawhney@innovationnorway.no
Devyani Salunkhe, dsalunkhe@ces-ltd.com, event@indiaesa.info
Ambika Oberoi Sawhney, Ambika.Oberoi.Sawhney@innovationnorway.no