International Forum Oslo
This Event is cancelled until further notice due to the Corona virus situation. Svein Harald Øygard, Former Central Bank Governor of Iceland. Preventing the Next Financial Crisis Mr. Øygard is a former Deputy Finance Minister in Norway, and has been a Senior Partner in McKinsey and Sparebank1 Markets. He is now an entrepreneur and adviser. His book […]
Knut Olav Åmås, director of “Fritt Ord” and eminent chronicle writer will talk about “Understanding Norwegian Society”. Dr. Åmås (52) is one of the most respected and insightful political and social commentators in Norway. He has published 20 books and received several prizes for his journalism. For almost ten years he was the cultural and opinions editor at […]
There is good news and bad news. The bad news is that the Oslo 2020 Marathon has been cancelled, understandably, due to the pandemic. The good news is that a ‘virtual’ marathon will take place on September 19. You can choose the time, pace, distance and the place to run between 00:00 and 23:59 on […]
Svein Harald Øygard will speak to us on April 13.at 17:00. The title of his talk will be “Post Pandemic- What will Normal Look Like?” Members of the CD will be invited to participate. Mr Øygard steered Iceland out of bankruptcy into normalcy following the 2008 financial crisis. He was a Senior Partner in McKinsey and Sparebank1 […]
ARENDALSUKA You are cordially invited with family and friends to attend AMBASSADORS’ ROUNDTABLE Are we Headed for a World Defined by Strategic Capitalism? August 18, 2021 09:00 am – 10:15 Ballsalen, Gamle Rådhus Keynote Speakers: Ambassador of the United Kingdom, H. E. Richard Wood Ambassador of China, H. E Yi Xianliang Panel Discussion: Ambassador […]
Keynote Speakers Anniken Huitfeldt, Foreign Minister of Norway Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia Achim Steiner, Head of UNDP Ayaan Adam, of the Africa Finance Corporation
AMBASSADORS ROUNDTABLE August 16 from 09:00 to 11:00 at Gamle Rådhus, Arendal De-globalisation A stocktaking of where we are headed: isolation, regionalisation or continued global integration Keynote Speakers: E. Amr Ahmed Ramadan, Ambassador of Egypt E. Nicolas de la Grandville, Ambassador of the European Union H.E. Deirdre Kent, Ambassador of Canada E. Kerin Ayyalaraju, Ambassador […]
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Vinderen Seniorsenter In accordance with the Statutes of International Forum, formal notification is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting to be held this year on Monday, June 3 at Vinderen Seniorsenter at 17:45 (for 18:00). We hope our members will enjoy this end-of-year social gathering, which includes a […]
