Events

Ka Man, the founder of The Oslo Desk, is known for her groundbreaking work in investigative journalism, employing unique approaches to shed light on critical issues.
In this session, she’ll share insights on:
– Kickstarting your journalism career in Norway 📰
– Navigating the joys and challenges of the industry here 🌟
– Managing her award-winning platform, The Oslo Desk

Usman Ahmed is an accomplished researcher who moved to Norway to start a PhD position at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Before moving to Norway, Usman has had an exciting career in machine learning research, AI, cloud computing, and other related fields, both in the industry and the academia.

In this session, Usman will share with us:

– How he applied and got into the PhD programme in Norway
– His journey so far in the Norwegian academia
– Golden nuggets and principles for thriving in the Norwegian academia
– Getting a job post-PhD

Registration is free.

Thanh Nygaard works as Senior Consultant in Strategy and Innovation department at one of the biggest IT companies in Norway. In her free time, she advises and mentors startups and scaleups in business development, digital and global strategy.

In this session, Thanh will share with us:
– How she pivoted into IT consulting
– How she co-founded and led her HR tech startup, Propl”
– Some of the ups and downs in her professional journey so far