Welcome to the 4th edition of "Industry & AI": an NLDL 2026 side event hosted by SFI Visual Intelligence and UiT The Arctic University of Norway in collaboration with the Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium (NORA).
The event will address important subjects such as why artificial intelligence is important for industry, how AI can provide additional value to industry, the problems that AI can potentially solve and how academia and industry should collaborate on facilitating the safe and sustainable use of AI. "Industry & AI" will consist of four short keynotes given by experts in the field, and will end with a panel discussion.
DIPS
Abdera
Schibsted
Bjørn Fjukstad (Moderator)
Product Manager,
DIPS
Karl Øyvind Mikalsen
Center Manager SPKI,
University Hospital Of North Norway
Erland Grimstad
Lead machine learning engineer,
Abdera
Njål Borch
Senior AI engineer,
Schibsted
Date: 08.01.2026
Time: 15:15 - 17:00
Place: UiT, The Arctic University of Norway
Program:
15:15 - 15:20 Welcome
15:20 - 15:35 Keynote: Njål Borch
15:35 - 15:50 Keynote: Bjørn Fjukstad
15:50 - 16:05 Keynote: Erland Grimstad
16:05 - 17:00 Panel discussion
©Industry Event, NLDL 2026