Agenda for the UT London Conference 28.-30. September 2022
The UT London Conference is a yearly conference organized by UT Prosjektet, Marks & Clerk, Goodwille, Sparebank 1 SMN and Sparebank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN
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The UT London Conference is a yearly conference organized by UT Prosjektet, Marks & Clerk, Goodwille, Sparebank 1 SMN and Sparebank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN 〰️
Participation by invitation only, and free of cost for the participants. Contact us if you are interested.
The host for the conference on Thursday is Marks & Clerk (15 Fetter Lane).
Wednesday 28. September
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - AI and digitalization seminar with Marks & Clerk (at Marks & Clerk) and visit to Digital Catapult (Address 101 Euston Road).
2:00 PM - Visit to Digital Catapult with the following agenda
2:00 PM - Short tour the Digital Catapult office and labs.
2:15 PM - Introduction to Digital Catapult, what they do and how they deliver impact.
2:35 PM - Machine Intelligence Garage programme presentation. This is their flagship AI accelerator programme.
3:00 PM - Q&A and final remarks.
3:15 PM - Transport from Digital Catapult to Marks & Clerk (Address: 15 Fetter Lane).
3:40 PM - AI and digitalization seminar with:
Matthew Jeffries (Partner & Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney, Marks & Clerk).
Alistair Franke (CFO, Clarify).
Simon Portman (Of Councel, Marks & Clerk)
4:50 PM - Summary.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - CFO seminar with Goodwille, Sparebank 1 SMN and Sparebank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN (at Goodwille, Address 24 Old Queen Street).
2:00 PM - Welcome to Goodwille.
How Goodwille & Sparebanken/Regnskapshuset can collaborate on Finance & accounting by Alexander Goodwille (Development Director, Goodwille) and Johanna Aaker Lindstad (Manager Trondheim Region, Sparebank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN)
Brexit update by Alexander Goodwille.
Visa/sponsorship licences.
UK & Norway climate and working relationship.
Typical journey for overseas entity setting up in UK (led by Goodwille, supported by Sparebanken/Regnskapshuset)
Topic 1 – Decisions: branch vs subsidiary, cost plus vs entrepreneurial models.
Topic 2 – Set up & regulatory: incorporation, mandatory filings & company secretary, VAT.
Topic 3 – Bank accounts: led by Sparebanken/Regnskapshuset, with Goodwille giving examples.
Topic 4 – Hiring employees.
Topic 5 – Go live & ongoing Finance support: bookkeeping, payment administration, management reporting & working together with Regnskapshuset, mandatory filings (VAT, annual accounts, audits & payroll).
Tea/coffee break
Case study from Synne Foss Budal (General Manager, Nofence UK).
Questions
4:50 PM - Wrap up (by Goodwille)
5:30 PM - Participants at both seminars are invited to drinks and nibbles on the Goodwille terrace
Thursday 29. September - Agenda
9:30 AM - Registration and coffee/tea at Marks & Clerk (Address: 15 Fetter Lane).
10:00 AM - Vegard and Willy open the conference.
10.15 AM - Marks & Clerk welcome the audience.
10:30 AM - Ed Round (Partner, Marks & Clerk) talks about "AI digital transformation, 5G and block chain from an IP strategy perspective".
10:50 AM - Krister Kristiansen (Managing Director UK, Attensi) will present “Attensi – from 1 to 50 employees in 50 months. The lessons learned from Brexit and Covid – and the route forward to world domination”
11:15 AM - Coffee/tea.
11:35 AM - Sophie-Lou Arcese Le Nir (Project Manager, Technology, Department for International Trade) will introduce “How to successfully enter and scale in the UK market. And what does the market look like for investment opportunities?”.
11:55 AM - Kevin Rutter (CEO, Goodwille) will talk about “Why do Goodwille clients choose UK as a market, and how do they enter the UK. What kind of support/help is needed from local UK companies to succeed?”.
12:15 AM - Siri Merethe Rønning (Senior Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig Trondheim) will share “When going international from Norway, law is important. How do we contribute, and why do we see companies like Goodwille and Marks & Clerk to be very useful to the companies”.
12:25 PM - Pre-lunch mingling.
12:30 PM - Lunch.
1:00 PM - Borislav Sinik (Partner Director Nordics, Globalization Partners) will talk about “How to grow your global workforce within hours – without setting up branch offices in new countries”.
1:20 PM - Kyrre Haugen (General Manager, Norwegian British Chamber of Commerce) delivers "What can Norwegian British Chamber of Commerce do to help you succeed in the UK and here are some successful references".
1:40 PM - Martin Falch (CEO, 360Leaders) will share his experience on “It is one thing to be successful in Norway, with large companies on the customer list. But it is a very different thing to succeed internationally – having the right team is essential”.
2:00 PM - Øyvind Reed (CEO, Whereby) will present the story if “Whereby - a Norwegian company connecting people globally“.
2:30 PM - Coffee/tea.
2:45 PM - Odd Inge Sandbekkhaug (CEO, Infiniwell) will present “Infiniwell’s strategy for entering the UK market from Trondheim, with some unique products utilizing AI that help healthcare providers deliver better and faster care to more patients, by equipping them with AI-powered diagnostic tools, technology and processes”.
3:05 PM - Lars Christian Lund Størseth (CEO, Stoerseth Holding - Capital Management) will present “How can Norwegian Tech companies attract investors from the UK”.
3:25 PM - Hilde Hukkelberg (Manager, Innovation Norway UK & Ireland) talks about “The focus after Brexit and UK as a global hub towards building a global business”.
3:45 PM - Bjørnar Sørberg (CEO, Experio / Voice of Norway) will demonstrate “How to expand your reality by the use of AR (Augmented Reality) technology”.
4:00 PM - Kyrre Haugen will lead a panel discussion on the topic “How can a Norwegian company achieve global success, starting with the UK, and who are the important helpers in the UK?”.
The panel: Kevin Rutter (CEO, Goodwille), Marks Dodsworth (CEO, Europartnerships), Hilde Hukkelberg (Director, Innovation Norway UK & Ireland), Øyvind Reed (CEO, Whereby) and Christian A. Hvamstad (Managing Director, Jagca Capital)
4:30 PM - Summary by Vegard and Willy.
7:00 PM - Dinner at Strand Palace Hotel.
8:30 PM - Socializing in the bar at Strand Palace Hotel.
Friday 30. September
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Individual meetings for the companies.
