Program and events

TUESDAY (from 13 till late)

The AI+ week kicks off Tuesday with an afternoon dedicated to startups and investors at Smart Innovation Arena, followed by an invite‑only Investor & Innovator Dinner, informal social gatherings for startups, and an open AI+ PreParty.

• AI+ Investors & Startups Day: Startups and Investors are invited to an afternoon designed for dealflow at Smart Innovation Arena in Halden.
• AI+ Investor & Innovator Dinner*: Dinner at Curtisen tailored for investors and innovation leaders from our various partner networks.
• AI+Startup Social: Meet other fellow startups, mentors and other early arrivers.
• AI+PreParty: Food, drinks, music and networking. Open for everyone.

*Invites only

WEDNESDAY (from 9 till late)

On Wednesday, participants can join tailored tracks for business leaders, public sector representatives (in Norwegian), and academia—alongside the open mingling arena AI+Mesh and the festive AI+Party in the evening.

• AI+Business: Designed for European business and tech leaders.
• AI+Public sector: Tailored for leaders in public sector. Note: AI+Public sector will be in Norwegian.
• AI+Academia: IFE (Institute for Energy Technology) is hosting a two day academic conference on Human Centric AI, targeted for researchers.

• AI+Mesh: An open mingling arena where participants from all tracks meet across roles, industries, and perspectives
• AI+Party: The social highlight with food, drinks, music and inspiring talks. A celebration of people, ideas, and the AI+ community.

THURSDAY

Thursday concludes the program with AI+Tracks offering workshops and smaller sessions, as well as the final day of the academic conference.

• AI+Tracks: Workshops, meetings and sessions in smaller groups. We are building these together with you, the partners, and are open for ideas.
• Final day of the academic AI-conference.