Brazil-Norway Dialogue on Climate and Environment
Sentralen, Oslo, June 12th, 2025

Join us to get to know the remarkable partnership between Brazil and Norway.

This event will highlight the significance of this collaboration between these two countries and explore future opportunities.

Engage with high-level governmental authorities, industry experts and civil society references as we discuss the potential that lies ahead.

Agenda

Join us for an enlightening one-day conference in Oslo on the 12th of June, 2025.

The event will feature 6 panels with 4-5 high-level speakers on each panel, addressing crucial climate and environmental issues.

Engage with diplomatic missions, government authorities, fellow environmental enthusiasts, and the press.

8h15 - 9h

Registration and Welcome Coffee

9h - 9h30

Opening: welcome remarks and Keynote speakers

H.E. Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos, Ambassador of Brazil to Norway (welcome remarks)
H.E. Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, Minister of Climate and Environment – Norway
H.E. Ragnhild Syrstad, State Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry – Norway

9h30 - 10h

The Way to COP-30

Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, Secretary of Climate, Energy and Environment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Brazil, President of COP30
Ms. Marianne Karlsen, Special Advisor, Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment, Chief Negotiator for UNFCCC

10h - 11h

Towards a Greener Energy Matrix

Mr. Philippe Mathieu, Executive Vice President, Exploration & Production International (EPI), Equinor
Mr. Roberto Ardenghy, President, Brazilian Institute for Oil and Gas (IBP)
Ms. Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal, CEO, Statkraft
Ms. Ann-Mari Lillejord, EVP Latin America and Europe, Scatec
Mr. Jens Ulltveit-Moe, Founder and Chairman of the board, Umoe

11h - 11h45

Decarbonizing Industry and Brazil-Norway Green Shipping Corridor

Mr. Rafael Tello, VP of Sustainability, AMBIPAR
Mr. Eivind Kallevik, President & CEO, Norsk Hydro
Mr. Remi Eriksen, Group President & CEO, DNV
Mr. Harald Fotland, President of the Board, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association

11h45 - 12h30

Forest Protection, Sustainable Agriculture and Livestock

Ms. Luciana Costa, Director for Infrastructure, Energy Transition and Climate Change, BNDES
Mr. Luís Rua, State Secretary for International Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture – Brazil
Ms. Hege Ragnhildstveit, Director, Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)
Mr. Hans Petter Olsen, CEO, Denofa

12h30 - 13h15

Civil Society and Indigenous People

Mr. Maurício Voivodic, Executive Director, WWF – Brazil
Mr. André Guimarães, Director-General, Amazon Research Institute (IPAM)
Mr. Øyvind Dahl, Head of Section for Forests, NORAD
Ms. Sineia do Vale, Co-chair, International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC)

13h15 - 13h25

Closing Remarks

13h30 - 14h30

Buffet lunch and networking

Meet the Moderator

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ERIK AASHEIM

Erik Aasheim is a seasoned journalist and communications expert with a 40-year career, including roles at NRK, as a Paris correspondent, and advisor to Norway’s climate ministers. He now leads media at the Norwegian Nobel Institute and heads production company Stereo Produksjoner.