Head of the OIW key sponsor, Anita Krohn Traaseth at Innovation Norway, invites people with an entrepreneurial spirit to the opening of OIW, this year it's taking place at the opera house. It's fully booked, and both the cash minister Siv Jensen and the biz minister Monica Mæland participates on the Opera scene.
The ministers of cash and business will tell the "Gyro Gearloose"-crowd about new government goodies for startups at the OIW2015 opening. That's a promise from Anita Krohn Traaseth in her own tweet:
Here are some Qs & As about OIW2015 – based on Q's from OBM and A's from the organizer's about page:
Q: Will OIW pass 10 000 participants in 2015?
A: Oslo Innovation Week is Europe’s largest innovation convention – connecting industries, accelerating businesses – with over 60 events staged and near 8600 participants in 2014.
Q: What is the aim of OIW?
A: The week-long series of events identifies international leading trends and development in innovation and entrepreneurship, making it a significant meeting place to discuss opportunities and practices for growth and innovation every year.
Q: So it's a lot of talk & thoughts about entrepreneurship?
A: Oslo Innovation Week is 5 days packed with activities such as talks, seminars, debates, workshops, expos, speed dates, crowdfunding events, open houses and networking events. It is a platform to meet relevant people and network, to get an overview of what’s stirring in the startup scene in Norway and Internationally, and to attend a number of world-class events across Oslo.
Q: Does the Norwegian word "dugnad" apply to the week?
A: The events are hosted by individual businesses and corporations, organizations, startup incubators and research- and educational institutions, who apply to become an official event organizer.
Q: Finally, who spends most of the cash needed to get the gathering going?
A: Oslo Innovation Week is owned by the City of Oslo and Innovation Norway. Oslo Business Region is project manager.
Compiled from source: http://oiw.no/about/#sthash.Ac4WdXVJ.dpuf