International Conference on Sharing Economy

Welcome to the international conference on Sharing Economy, organized by Standards Norway, Tekna and Tech Forum of the Norwegian Association of Lawyers on 19 June 2025.

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Our intentions for the conference is to create a collaborative environment where professionals can share knowledge, exchange ideas, and explore new possibilities for growth and innovation in the sharing economy. Your participation is highly valued, and we encourage you to engage actively in the discussions and take advantage of the networking opportunities available throughout the event.

We hope to see you at the conference and look forward to a productive and enlightening experience together.

Conference options

The conference is in two parts and an additional social event.

  • Workshop: 19 June 10.00-11.30
    Parallel sessions: Maximum 16 participants per room/group, on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendance is free of charge and available to in-person participants only.
  • Seminar: 19 June 12.30-16.30
    There is space for up to 100 in-person participants. The conference will be streamed live, and online attendees may watch but cannot ask questions. Participation is free of charge for both physical and virtual attendance. If the room reaches capacity, we will give priority to ISO experts and delegates, partners, and their guests.
  • Social Event – Dinner: 19 June 17.00
    Tapas dinner. Price: NOK 549 + drinks. Aperitif drink included in the dinner price. 

Registration

It is possible to register for separate parts of the conference. For more information, please follow the link below.

The workshop and seminar if free of charge. However, the social event has a cost, as stated above (but it is of course optional to register for the dinner).

Program

Moderator: Agnes Beathe Steen Fosse, Chair, National Mirror Comittee on Sharing Economy (SN/K 599)

  • 10.00 Workshops with short introductions and discussions
    How can we safeguard the interest of different stakeholders, remove obstacles and release possibilities in the sharing economy and how can standards contribute?
  • Parallel workshops 
    - WS1: Employees’ rights 
    - WS2: Establishment of new concepts and start ups
    - WS3: Predictable framework conditions, regulations vs standards
  • 11:30 Lunch
  • 12:30 Sharing Economy - the large picture
  • Opening word from our partners
  • Keynote Sharing Economy
    By Vadim Grinevich, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Innovation, University of Bradford School of Management
  • Introductions and panel discussion
    -
    Dr. Masaaki Mochimaru, Chair ISO/TC 324
    - Prof. Vadim Grinevich
    - Carl Christian Thodesen, Vice-Rector for Social Impact and Cooperation at OsloMet
  • 13.30 Break
  • 13.45 Shared & Circular: Building Cross-sector - Synergies
    By Cathrine Barth, Head of Circular Economy strategy, Natural State and assistant professor at NMBU
  • Legal framework incl. EU regulations
    By Svein Steinfeld Jervell, Attorney & Partner, Dalan Law Firm DA 
  • Panel discussion: Is there scope for action for disruptive technologies?
    - Cathrine Barth
    - Svein Steinfeld Jervell
    - Mariya Simon, Senior Environmental Advisor, Ramboll
    - Anjali Bhatnagar, Founder of Tørn and advisor
  • 15.00 Break
  • 15.10 Cases, good examples of sharing economy business models and platforms
  • Case 1 BUA
    By John Harald Bondevik, Managing Director and Hans Martin Enger, Senior Advisor
  • Case 2 LoopFront
    By Vladislav Kazanskiy, Head of Partnership and Mariya Simon, Senior Environmental Advisor, Ramboll
  • Case 3 FINN
    By Camilla Seljeseth, Product Manager, Recommerce Vertical
  • Questions to the speakers
  • Closing remarks
  • 17.00 Social event: Dinner 

We reserve the right to make changes to the program.