About this Event
What happens when people with international experience, perspectives, and ambitions choose to build their lives, careers, and companies in Western Norway?
For this years First Tuesday summer party, we will meet individuals who have brought ideas, culture, expertise, and entrepreneurial drive from around the world, and found opportunities, networks, and new beginnings here on the West Coast. Some have founded companies. Others have built careers within Norwegian industry, research, and technology. What they all share is the ability to challenge perspectives, inspire others, and create value through diverse experiences and backgrounds.
What is it like to arrive in Norway and build something from the ground up? What stands out about Norwegian work culture, opportunities, and ways of working? And what can Western Norway learn from people who experience the region through a different lens?
We are bringing together inspiring voices from a wide range of industries and backgrounds for an evening focused on international talent, belonging, innovation, and the opportunities that emerge when global perspectives meet Western Norway.
Expect stories of ambition, risk-taking, culture clashes, unexpected opportunities, and the experience of creating something new far from home.
We’ll round off the evening the best way we know how: with good conversations and summer-vibes with the First Tuesday community
Speakers:
- Maija Slaidina
Maija is a biomedical scientist by training with over 15 years of experience across Europe and the United States. Since relocating to Bergen, she has served as Assistant Director of Eitri Medical Incubator and Innovation Advisor at the University of Bergen, before joining Sarsia as an Investment Manager. - Patrick Abbott
Abbott is an American lawyer and patent attorney who moved from Chicago to Bergen in 2021. With degrees in biology and law and almost a decade of experience in high-stakes science-focused business disputes, he spent his first two years in Norway working as a tour guide. He now happily assists Norway’s innovators as a patent attorney and IP consultant at Acapo Onsagers. - Magdalena Støldal
Støldal is a Senior Advisor at DNB’s Working Capital and Trade Financing team in Bergen, where she supports international corporates in their international trade. Originally from Poland, with experience living in the US, Bangladesh, and Thailand, she brings a truly international perspective to both business and society. Magdalena is actively engaged in strengthening Bergen as an international business region through her involvement with the Bergen Chamber of Commerce, CISV and various cross-cultural initiatives. - Elsa du Plessis, Webstep
- Nicolas Salaün, Gexcon
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bergen Streetfood, Vektertorget, Bergen, Norway
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