Dual use – from health technology to societal security and total defence

With the experience from our March 4 workshop still fresh in mind, we are once again bringing together key stakeholders to further develop the dialogue and identify concrete opportunities. Interest in dual use is growing, and small and medium-sized enterprises are playing an increasingly important role in developing innovative solutions that can address both known and emerging challenges across sectors.

Through short presentations, experience sharing, and interactive discussions, we facilitate an engaging meeting place where collaboration and knowledge exchange are at the core.

The workshop is part of a pre-project funded by Akershus County Municipality, where we bring together decision-makers and technology environments across Health – Defence – Preparedness to strengthen the development of dual-use solutions. The aim is to help Norwegian health technology achieve greater application and societal impact – also beyond the healthcare sector.

Our ambition is to create a relevant arena where new connections can emerge—just as we experienced in the first workshop on March 4 this year.

Welcome!

Preliminary programme:

08:00–08:30 Registration and coffee

08:30–08:40 Welcome and introduction

08:40–09:05 Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency
by Director General Gro Jære

09:05–09:30 Norwegian Armed Forces Medical Services
Haakon Lund, Chief Medical Officer, Home Guard

09:30–10:15 Norwegian Business and Industry Security Council
by CEO Odin Johannessen

10:15–10:30 Coffee/tea break

10:30–10:45 Norwegian Directorate of Health (TBC)

10:45–11:15 Experience from Ukraine
by Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital
Training, treatment, rehabilitation, and societal responsibility

11:15–11:45 Dual use and experience sharing
Programme under development

11:45–12:15 What’s next? Interactive session on the way forward
Magnus Lund-Vang, Norway Health Tech

12:15–13:00 Lunch and networking