Lightning talks – Speakers

Time: 28.05.2025 13:30-14:15 (Part of the ODA Inspiration Day Program)
Place: Lille Sal, Oslo Concert Hall

Join nine ODA Platinum Partners for dynamic speed presentations related to this year’s theme from various perspectives. Limited seats are available, be fast to secure a spot when ordering your ticket for the conference.

	Talk 1: Equinor The Unseen Value of Data Quality for Subsurface We want decision making in the energy industry to be more data-driven. However, we often overlook the importance of data quality. By prioritizing consistency and quality in our subsurface data, we can increase value of data to everyone, improving collaboration and decision-making. Speaker: Ida Winsnes Lund, Subsurface Manager – Digital Leadership, Equinor Ida is heading up a team of people who work with Subsurface digitalization and improvement projects in Equinor. Geologist by background, she is a passionate Ambassador for data quality.
	Talk 2: Sopra Steria How to counteract hidden biases in technology Hidden biases can silently shape the solutions we build – unless we actively work against it. In this lightning talk, we’ll explore active strategies you and the teams you are part of can use to help combat bias in technology and create more inculsive, thoughtful solutions. Speaker: Selma Hellum, Front end developer, Sopra Steria Selma is a skilled frontend developer with expertise in CMS, UX, and universal design. She is passionate about creating great and accessible user experiences by maintaing a holistic understanding throughout the design process.
	Talk 3: Tripletex Breaking silos and driving innovation with an ideathon In Tripletex we arrange hackathons regurarly. In February we arranged an ideathon including the whole company, focusing on cross-department cooperation to drive innovation and break down the barriers between departments. This is also an important initiative to support our values: «glede, tillit og driv» (joy, trust and drive). Speaker: Marte Fosen, Business Developer, Tripletex Marte has worked in several Visma-companies and recently started in Tripletex as a business developer. In addition to this, she has been involved in several strategic projects in the company as well as social initiatives.
	Talk 4: EY Power in the Digital Age: Who Controls Technology Controls the World What power comes with technology and how does technology shape our daily lives and influence our decisions? This short speech highlights the importance of diversity among tech creators to ensure that the tools we use reflect the society they serve. Speaker: Silje Hornnes-Michelsen, Director, EY Silje heads Technology Strategy & Transformation at EY a department with 80 consultants offering advisory and project management. She has 10 years’ experience in tech consulting, mainly in the public sector.
	Talk 5: Evidi The Digital Grapevine: The Knowledge You Won’t Find in a Slide Deck Documentation is great — until you need that one tip from a colleague who solved your exact problem three months ago using an obscure API and duct tape. In our team at Evidi, the digital grapevine — team chats, loooong discussion threads, shared “aha!” moments — often carries the technical gold that never makes it into the slide deck. It’s how we learn about edge cases, tiny fixes, and the messy, time-consuming reality behind the clean architecture diagram. Informal channels aren’t perfect, and they shouldn’t replace structure or governed sources of truth. But they’re essential complements — lowering the bar for questions, speeding up feedback, and building a close-knit, psychologically safe culture. Speaker: Erlend Øien, Senior Consultant, Evidi Erlend is a Senior Consultant at Evidi with an MSc in Computer Science from NTNU. He works with data analytics and has delivered solutions for clients such as NIF. He also has a passion for the data community, presenting at several venues such as Fabric Community Conference and Fabric February.
	Talk 6: Microsoft The hidden reverse gender bias We are all witnessing the industry effort to make it more inclusive and provide equal opportunities for women. However, just like everything else there is another side of the coin: the reverse gender bias. Have you ever heard «…oh, she was hired because she is a woman… she got promoted because she is a woman…»? It is usually a whisper or a tiny comment… So. Let’s talk about that. Speaker: Natalia An, Principal Data Scientist, Microsoft Natalia has 20+ years in tech across roles like engineer, architect, and manager, both in-house and consulting. Outside work, she enjoys adventure travel and practicing taekwondo.
	Talk 7: Cegal AS Data is the new oil, but who owns the invisible? We like to think of digital technology as weightless – data floating in the cloud, intelligence embedded in places we never look. But behind the invisible lies immense infrastructure, ownership, and power. In this lightning talk, we take a closer look at who’s shaping the digital foundations of our lives – and who’s being left out. Because in a world where data is the new oil, ownership decides the future. Speaker: Celise Skaar, Sustainability Lead, Cegal AS Celise Skaar leads the global sustainability efforts at Cegal, working across teams to embed ESG into everything from software to strategy – making ethics, security, and quality core to how they build and lead.
	Talk 8: Telenor The Medici Effect: Innovation Beyond the Visible Imagine a time when a powerful family in Renaissance Florence brought together artists, scientists, and visionaries, sparking an explosion of creativity and innovation—the Medici Effect. Today, that same magic happens when diverse minds from different disciplines converge, generating breakthrough ideas that wouldn’t emerge in isolation. In just three minutes, I’ll explore how creating spaces for unexpected encounters and cross-disciplinary collaboration unleashes hidden innovation within organizations. By designing environments that celebrate diversity and encourage dialogue, we can tap into unseen potential and transform our organizations from the inside out. Speaker: Hege Marie Sivertsen Brown, Lead Software Engineer, Telenor Hege Marie is a Lead Software Engineer at Telenor with experience in product development, design, and tech leadership. She’s passionate about innovation and creating inclusive, empowering environments.
	Talk 9: Capgemini From Pills to Pixels: A Pharmacist’s Path to Technology In the lightning speech, «From Pills to Pixels: A Pharmacist’s Path to Technology», Eyja Líf Sævarsdóttir shares her transition from pharmacy to technology. She also focuses on her work with the DIFA project, where she has been part of developing a future pharmacy platform. Speaker: Eyja Líf Sævarsdóttir, Senior Consultant, Capgemini Eyja is a Senior Consultant at Capgemini who moved from pharmacy to tech. She’s passionate about digital health and holds an MSc in Pharmacy from University of Iceland and a Master in Health Informatics from University of Bergen.

 

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