PROGRAMME

• Monday 11 March

  Monday 11 March

  TIME
  14.00-16.00	Sightseeing (optional): Guided tour of the Hanseatic Wharf City Walk   Join this journey through the history of Bryggen, the UNESCO-listed Wharf.  For over 400 years, the Wharf was one of the offices of the Hanseatic League. We stroll through the wooden tenements and delve into bygone days and the history of the Wharf and the stories of those who lived and worked there.
  17.00	Participants meet at the Thon Orion Hotel for transport to dinner venue.  Please note that it will not be possible to join the dinner late.
  18.00	Welcome dinner  Venue: Ulriken 365 Return to hotel approximately at 21.30

   

• Tuesday 12 March

  Tuesday 12 March

  TIME	Venue: NHH Norwegian School of Economics Address: Helleveien 30
  08.30-09.00	Registration and coffee
  09.00-10.00	Opening session  Moderator: Aksel Mjøs, Head of the Department of Finance, NHH   Welcome by rector Øystein Thøgersen, NHH  Introductions to the departments at NHH hosting the Think Tank   Introduction of participants  Programme introduction/practical information  Venue: Auditorium M
  10.15-12.00	Keynote session 1: Considering nature risk  Keynote speaker: Associate professor Aksel Mjøs, Head of the Department of Finance at NHH and Chair of the Norwegian government’s Nature risk commission (2022-2023). Commentaries:  Assistant professor Jose A. de Sousa, NHH  Assistant professor Hussnain Bashir, NHH  Discussion, Q&A    Venue: Auditorium M
  12.00-13.00	Lunch at NHH  Venue: Staff cafeteria
  13.00-16.30   Coffee Break 14:00-14:30	Workshop session track 1: Sustainable business  Venue: Auditorium G Workshop session track 2: Sustainable finance  Venue: Auditorium K  Workshop session track 3: Sustainability reporting  Venue: LAB1
  	Participants self-organise for dinner

   

• Wednesday 13 March

  Wednesday 13 March

  TIME	Venue:  NHH Norwegian School of Economics Address: Helleveien 30
  08.30-09.00	Morning coffee
  09.00-10.30	Individual work
  10:30-12.00	Keynote session 2: Adventures in sustainable business Moderator: Researcher Matthey Coffay, NHH Keynote speakers:   Professor Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen, Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law, NHH Associate Professor Sveinung Jørgensen, Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law, NHH  Discussion, Q&A  Venue: Auditorium C
  12.00-13.00	Lunch at NHH  Venue: Staff cafeteria
  13.00-16.30   Coffee break 14:00-14:30	Workshop Session track 1: Sustainable business  Venue: Auditorium G  Workshop Session track 2: Sustainable finance  Venue: Auditorium F  Workshop Session track 3: Sustainability reporting  Venue: Auditorium I
  	Participants self-organise for dinner

• Thursday 14 March

  Thursday 14 March

  TIME	Venue: NHH Norwegian School of Economics Address: Helleveien 30
  08.30-09.00	Morning coffee
  09.00-09.45	External funding opportunities  Senior advisor Ana Finnigan, Section for research administration Venue: Auditorium N
  10.00-12.00	Research for sustainable value creation – the view from outside  Session with invited speakers from business and industry   Moderator: Aksel Mjøs, Head of the Department of Finance, NHH Karl Ove Aarbu, Tryg insurance,  Børrea Schau-Larsen, Vilda,  Kristina Furnes, Grieg Seafood, (TBC)   Discussion, Q&A    Venue: Auditorium N
  12.00-13.00	Lunch at NHH  Venue: Staff cafeteria
  13.00-16.00   Coffee break 14.00-14.30	Workshop session track 1: Sustainable business  Venue: Auditorium J Workshop session track 2: Sustainable finance  Venue: Auditorium K  Workshop session track 3: Sustainability reporting  Venue: LAB2
  18.00	Meet at hotel for walk to climate festival event and dinner
  19.00	VVV Climate Festival  Can we count (on) carbon removal? Venue: Kulturhuset, city centre
  20.00	Festival-style dinner at Kulturhuset
  21.00	VVV Climate Festival:   Wild climate solutions: Solar energy from space Venue: Kulturhuset, city centre

• Friday 15 March

  Friday 15 March

  TIME	Venue: NHH Norwegian School of Economics Address: Helleveien 30
  09.30-10.00	Morning coffee
  10.30-12.30	Keynote session 3: Navigating ESG Challenges Open to Bergen Climate Festival participants and colleagues at NHH Moderator: Professor Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen, NHH    Navigating ESG Challenges: Insights into Corporate Responses and Greenwashing Risks   Speaker: Ioannis Ioannou, associate professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, London Business School     Prof. Ioannou will address how companies are under increasing pressure to show their commitment to ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance, but their approaches are varied and complex. Ioannou will present new research on the factors driving real change versus mere token gestures, uncovering the dangers of greenwashing, and how it impacts customer satisfaction.   The keynote will be followed by a conversation with professor Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen from NHH, open to questions from the audience. A full description of the session as well as links to the three papers Ioannou will discuss will be shared with Think Tank participants.  Venue: Auditorium N
  12.30-14.00	Lunch at NHH  Venue: Area outside staff cafeteria
  	Departures