Tuesday 25 November 2025
Registration and Breakfast
Please bring an ID for registration.
Opening remarks and welcome
The opening remarks and welcome will be held on the main stage at “Torget”, and the rest of the program will take place in Auditorium 1.
08:00
Opening remarks
Participants:
Alexander Opstad, Group Executive Vice President, DNB Carnegie
Jonathan Gertler, Co-Founder & CEO, Back Bay Life Science Advisors
Anne Grabe, Global Head of Healthcare Banking LCI, DNB
08:30
Welcome by Anne Grabe, DNB
Panel I & Panel II
08:35
Panel I
"Early-stage investing: Lessons from Denmark"
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Participants:
- Carsten Borring, Head of Listings & Capital Markets, Nasdaq Copenhagen
- Christian Elling, SVP, Managing Partner of Lundbeckfonden BioCapital
Moderator: Jonathan Gertler, CEO, Back Bay Life Science Advisors
09:05
Panel II
"Healthcare from a Specialist Investor Perspective"
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Participants:
- Robert Blazej, Partner, Mission BioCapital
- Mathias Frederiksen, Principal, Novartis Venture Fund
- Max Odlander, Partner, HealthCap
Moderator: Benedicte Bakke, Portfolio Manager, DNB Asset Management
Coffee Break
Focus on Norway: Healthcare Outlook
Participants:
- Ketil Widerberg, CEO, Oslo Cancer Cluster
- Leif Rune Skymoen, CEO, Legemiddelindustrien (LMI)
- Sergio Ferrari, Head of Funding, Norway Health Tech
Moderator: Cecilie Brein-Karlsen, EVP Govermental & Public Affairs, DNB
Keynote: A Conversation with the CEOs of ArtBio & Medistim
Participants:
- Emanuele Ostuni, PhD & CEO, ArtBio
- Kari Eian Krogstad, CEO, Medistim
Moderators:
- Maha Malik, Healthcare Investment Banking, DNB Carnegie
- Andreas Dirnagl, Senior Advisor Healthcare, DNB
Lunch and entertainment
10:50
Networking lunch and entertainment by artist Håkon Erlandsen
HIA 2024 Recap & 2025 Launch
Participants:
- Hege Hansen, CEO, Induvita
- Cathrine Ro Heuch, CEO and co-founder, Nordic Brain Tech
- Trude Tingvoll, CEO, Respinor
Moderators:
- Tone Varslot Stave, Head of Health, Innovation Norway
- Andreas Dirnagl, Senior Advisor Healthcare, DNB
Lions’ Den – Healthcare Investment Access (HIA) Company Pitches
The eight selected Nordic healthcare companies will each deliver a three-minute pitch to the Lions, followed by a Q&A session.
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LIONS:
- Robert Blazej – Partner, Mission BioCapital
- Mathias Frederiksen – Principal, Novartis Venture Fund
- Erik Skullerud, Managing Partner, Insider Group
- Jonathan Gertler, CEO, Back Bay Life Science Advisors
- Christian Elling, SVP, Managing Partner of Lundbeckfonden BioCapital
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Moderators:
- Jutta Heix, Head of International Affairs, Oslo Cancer Cluster
- Andreas Dirnagl, Senior Advisor Healthcare, DNB
Coffee Break
Keynote: Healthcare in the Trump era
Speaker: Andreas Dirnagl, Senior Advisor Healthcare, DNB
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Moderator: Cecilie Brein-Karlsen, EVP Governmental & Public Affairs, DNB
Norway Growth Company Spotlight
Participants:
- Mode Sensors: Martin Engebretsen, Co-founder / CMO
- Pharmasum Therapeutics: Anders Fugelli, CEO
- Vilje Bionics: Saeid Hosseini, CEO
- NABAS, Per Lundell, CEO
- Aidency: Trond Lauritzen, CEO
Moderator:
- Maha Malik, Healthcare Investment Banking, DNB Carnegie
Key Takeaways & Next Steps
Participants:
- Anne Grabe, Global Head of Healthcare Banking LCI, DNB
Moderator:
- Andreas Dirnagl, Senior Advisor Healthcare, DNB