The Healthtech festival 2026

Digitaliserings- og forvaltningsminister

📸Trond A. Isaksen

Director General of Health

City councillor for health in Oslo municipality

📸 Oslo kommune

Director at NKVTS

Cecilie Daae is Director at the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS) and one of Norway’s most experienced leaders in health, preparedness, and societal security. She previously served as Director General of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and as CEO of Northern Norway Regional Health Authority. She was also a member of the Total Preparedness Commission, which delivered its report in 2023. Today, she also chairs the portfolio board for defence capability, security, and preparedness at the Research Council of Norway. With experience spanning the healthcare sector, national preparedness authorities, and research, Daae brings a holistic perspective on how technology, knowledge, and cross-sector collaboration can strengthen both health preparedness and overall societal resilience.

Director/ Chief Physician Norwegian National Unit for CBRNE Medicine

Espen Rostrup Nakstad is a physician, lawyer, and researcher with a PhD from the University of Oslo. He is a specialist in internal medicine and pulmonary diseases, and works as a senior consultant and head of the CBRNE Centre at Oslo University Hospital. He has played a central role in Norway’s health preparedness for many years, and became widely known for his work as Deputy Director General of the Norwegian Directorate of Health during the pandemic. He has also received several national awards, including HR Norway’s Leadership Award and being named “Person of the Year” in 2020. 📸Helsedirektoratet

Chief Medical Officer and Head of Medical Services in the Norwegian Home Guard

Håkon Lund is a physician and lieutenant colonel in the Norwegian Armed Forces, currently serving as Chief Medical Officer and head of medical services in the Home Guard. He has broad clinical experience from hospitals and primary care, as well as a background from Andersen Consulting and roles in both the Armed Forces and central health administration. Lund has extensive operational experience from international missions in Macedonia, Kosovo and multiple deployments to Afghanistan. From August 2026, he will assume the role of Chief Medical Officer at the Norwegian Joint Headquarters.

Project manager for sustainable health and social services in the municipality of Trondheim

Kari Jyssum is a project manager within the City of Trondheim’s Programme for Sustainable Health and Social Services. The programme represents Trondheim municipality’s main initiative for the development and transformation of these services. Task shifting and technology are key elements of this transformation. Kari will present the Service Robot in Nursing Homes project, discuss challenges related to piloting new technology in a large municipality, and, of course, address the key question: Can robots relieve healthcare professionals and free up more time for patients?

Advisor for eHealth in the Department of Health and Care, City Government of Trondheim

Lisbet Slettahjell is an advisor for eHealth in the Department of Health and Care within the City Government of Trondheim. She has strategic responsibility for the municipality’s health technology initiatives and works systematically to facilitate value-creating public–private collaboration.

Project Manager - Organizatoinal Development

Anita works as a project manager in organisational development at New SUS, where the team, among other things, has been preparing staff for new facilities and new work processes. She has a background as a biomedical laboratory scientist, and in the years prior to transitioning into a project manager role, she worked as a quality coordinator at the Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine.