Events

Benchmark Trip to Oslo

Operaen sett fra havnepromenaden VO07018 Foto Didrick Stenersen

Oslo, named "European Green Capital" in 2019, has ambitious goals: Norway's capital aims to become climate-neutral by 2030.

To achieve this, the city has announced the electrified traffic turnaround and created strong incentives for buying an e-car. Did you know that in the world capital of e-mobility, every third car is now an electric car? Norway is also far ahead of the curve in the field of autonomous driving. Already this year, Oslo plans to put autonomous shuttles on the road.

In order for transport to make its contribution to climate protection, Norway relies on renewable energies. In 2022, renewable energies accounted for 99 percent of Norway's total net electricity generation.

The trip therefore has two focal points: Mobility and green energy!


PROGRAMME

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

  • 08:00 am Meet the group at the departure gate
    Airport Munich 

  • 08:40 - 10:50 am Flight Munich - Oslo (Lufthansa, LH2452)
    Airport Munich

  • Afterwards joint ride to the city centre with the airport express train and luggage drop off at Thon Hotel Spectrum.

  • 12:45 pm Walk from the hotel to the restaurant Taverna'n (6 min)

  • 01:00 pm Lunch at restaurant Taverna'n
    Taverna'n, Youngstorget 1, 0181 Oslo

  • 02:15 pm Walk to Mesh Youngstorget (5 min)

  • 02:30 pm Welcome by Kirstin Hegner, Managing Director, Digital Hub Mobility

    Mesh Youngstorget, Møllergata 6, 8, 0179 Oslo

  • 02:35 pm Opening Session on Smart Urban Mobility in Oslo 

    • Tiina Ruohonen, Project Coordinator, MOVE21

      MOVE21 is an innovation project funded by the European Commission that aims to transform European cities and their surroundings into smart, zero-emission hubs for mobility and logistics

    • The Nordic Way of Collaboration to Promote New Mobility Solutions in the Public Sector | Laura Herzig, Partner, Beta Mobility

      Beta Mobility offers specialized and industry-specific consulting services to help customers make the transition to New Mobility. In addition, the team of mobility experts operates a start-up studio.

    • Olaf Madland, CEO, Applied Autonomy

      Applied Autonomy is a Norwegian mobility tech company founded in 2017 that focuses on software solutions for autonomous transportation (mobility and logistics industry).

    Mesh Youngstorget, Møllergata 6, 8, 0179 Oslo

  • 04:00 pm

    • Energy Deep Dive - Today and Tomorrow | Ragnvald Nærø, Founder & CEO, Smart Energy Network

    • The Norwegian EV Experience - What is Next? | Christina Bu, Secretary General, Norwegian EV Association 

    Mesh Youngstorget, Møllergata 6, 8, 0179 Oslo

  • 07:00 pm Dinner at Ekebergrestauranten
    Ekebergrestauranten, Kongsveien 15, 0193 Oslo

Thursday, September 21, 2023

  • 08:15 am Meet the group at the hotel lobby and travel together with tram 12 "Majorstuen"
    (Storgata to Kontraskjæret, Departure: 8:32, journey time 7 min) 

  • 09:00 - 10:00 am Reception by the German Ambassador Dr. Detlev Wächter
    City Hall Oslo, Rådhusplassen 1, 0037 Oslo

  • 10:00 - 10:15 am Brief introduction to the governing system in Oslo | Mari Eike Nilsen, Office of the Governing Mayor
    City Hall Oslo, Rådhusplassen 1, 0037 Oslo

  • 10:15 - 11:00 am Oslo's strategy for green urban development: from its beginnings to the present day | Peter Austin, Department for Urban Development
    City Hall Oslo, Rådhusplassen 1, 0037 Oslo

  • 11:00 - 11:15 am Break

  • 11:15 - 12:00 am Presentation of Oslo's Climate and Energy Strategy for a sustainable future | Anton Jayanand Eliston, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
    City Hall Oslo, Rådhusplassen 1, 0037 Oslo

  • 12:00 - 12:30 pm Urban Mobility in Oslo: relvant strategies & goals | Department for Environment and Mobility/Agency for Urban Environment
    City Hall Oslo, Rådhusplassen 1, 0037 Oslo

  • 12:30 - 01:00 pm Informative Presentation about the toll ring and the financing of public transport in Oslo and Viken/Akershus (neighbouring county) | Terje Rognlien, Norwegian Public Roads Administration
    City Hall Oslo, Rådhusplassen 1, 0037 Oslo

  • 01:15 - 02:15 pm Lunch at Restaurant Haakon
    Restaurant Hakoon, Haakon VIIs gate 2, 0161 Oslo

  • 02:30 - 04:30 pm Ruter - the public transport authority for the counties of Oslo and Akershus pushes multimodal mobility

    • Ruter's vision for the future of mobility

    • Insights into the exciting Groruddalen pilot project

    • Outlook for the future: next steps

    • Q&A + discussion

    Vibeke Harlem (Director Radical Innovation, Ruter As) & Liisa Andersson (Product and offering,
    Shared autonomous vehicles program, Radical Innovations, Ruter As).

    City Hall Oslo, Rådhusplassen 1, 0037 Oslo

  • 06:00 - 08:30 pm Dinner at restaurant hamami
    hamami, Kanalen 1, 0252 Oslo

  • Afterwards joint ride with bus 150 or 160 "Oslo bussterminal"
    (Vika atrium to Hotel Hammersborggata, Journey Time11 min)

  • From 08:30 pm Networking & Drinks
    The Top Bar, Sonja Henies plass 3, 0185 Oslo

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

  • 08:20 am  Meet the group at the hotel lobby. Ride bus 54 "Kjelsas stasjon"
    (Storgata to Telthusbakken, Departure: 8:41, Journey time 11 min)

  • 09:00 am Start-up Pitches Mobility & Green Energy
    Designit Oslo, Akersbakken 12, 0172 Oslo

    • Introduction to the mobility start-up ecosystem | Johann Høgåsen-Hallesby, Co-Founder & Partner, Beta Mobility

    • Nordic Electrofuel | Gunnar Holen, CEO

      Nordic Electrofuel is a Norwegian company aiming to decarbonize aviation by producing sustainable aviation fuel from renewable energy, using the power-to-liquid (PtL) pathway.

    • Getaround | Thea Martine Samer, Business Development

      Getaround is Europe's largest car sharing community of private and commercial car owners in your neighborhood.

    • Fount | Wenche Teigland, CEO

      Fount is a technology company that offers a digital platform solution for sharing charging stations for electric vehicles.

    • Disruptive Engineering | Fredrik Vangsal, CEO & Founder

      Disruptive Engineering is a Norwegian technology start-up that develops advanced infrastructure sensors for intelligent transport systems (ITS).

    • Kogenta | Ulrik Prøitz, Co-Founder

      Kogenta is a leader in applied location and motion analytics. Its products and solutions transform a wide range of unstructured location, movement and demographic data into accessible geo-context intelligence.

    • Nivel

      Nivel enables cities to regulate shared e-scooters and regain control of public space by providing a digital regulatory tool that uses 2-way data exchange and microtransactions as incentives.

    • Parqio

      Parqio is a system that gives corporations complete control over their community garage. Parqio is in use throughout Norway and has over 10,000 daily garage door openings. Parqio is an active participant in a growing network of service providers, developers and development projects for more sustainable cities.

    • Hyke (requested)

      Hyke is developing smart, electric and modern ferries to transform underutilized waterways into the new frontier of urban mobility.

  • 12:00 pm Joint ride with bus 34 "Ekeberg hageby"
    (Telthusbakken to Jernbanetorget, Departure: 12:09, Journey Time 17 min)

  • 12:30 - 01:30 pm Joint lunch at restaurant Sanguine Brasserie
    Sanguine Brasserie, Oslo Opera House, Kirsten Flagstads Plass 1, 0150 Oslo

  • 01:30 - 4:00 pm City Tour - Vivid Experience of Oslo as Green Capital Europe
    Start of the city tour at the Opera House & end of the tour at the hotel

  • 04:00 - 04:40 pm  Luggage pick up at the hotel

  • 04:40 pm Joint walk to train station "Oslo S" (10 min) and journey to the airport with train RE10 "Hamar"
    (Oslo S bis Oslo lufthavn stasjon, Departure 17:02 Uhr, Journey Time: 25 min)

  • 06:55 - 09:10 pm Flight Oslo - Munich 

This is what participants say about former benchmark trips of Digital Hub Mobility:

Full-throttle enabler in autonomous driving. Pioneer in e-identity. Eldorado of bureaucracy reduction. The trip to Tallinn was an inspiration. I came back with an infinite number of great impressions and new ideas to move Munich forward. Thank you for the visions for the future!

Kristina Frank, Municipal Officer, City of Munich


Costs

The invitation includes the preparation of the programme, the selection of the hotel and the organisation on site. The participants book their flight/train and hotel themselves and bear the corresponding costs directly. The costs for meals and, if applicable, transport in Oslo will be apportioned after the trip.

Arrival & Accommodation

Flight:


Wednesday, 20th September 2023:

Munich - Oslo, 08:40 - 10:50 am , LH 2452 (direct), flight time 2h 10min

Friday, 22nd September 2023:
Oslo - München, 6:55 - 9:10 pm, LH2455 (direct), flight timet 2h 15 min

Participation in the programme:

The programme starts on Wednesday 20th September at around 1 pm and ends on Friday 22nd September at around 5 pm.

For organisational reasons, we would like to point out that participation is only possible in the entire programme (full 3 days). Earlier departure or later arrival is not possible.

Hotel:

We have chosen the 3-star Thon Hotel Spectrum for our stay in Oslo. The boutique hotel has a central location and is within walking distance of the airport express.

Target group & participants

The participants are partner companies from the Digital Hub Mobility ecosystem and UnternehmerTUM, decision-makers from the City of Munich, transport ministries at state and federal level, the Hanseatic City of Hamburg and other municipalities, as well as various companies and start-ups from the mobility sector.