Techpoint brings together startups, growth companies, investors, and commercial players in one arena. This is where new connections are made between companies looking to scale, investors searching for opportunities, and partners and customers who can help drive the next phase of growth.
The AI Shift
Is Your Business
Among the Winners?
16. – 17. September 2026 – Kristiansand
Norway’s leading AI conference for business
The AI Shift
Is Your Business Among the Winners?
The steam engine, the internet, and the smartphone transformed working life. AI is doing so at a pace we have barely seen before. Everyone will be affected. The question is whether your organisation will be shaped by this change or help shape it.
More than half of Norwegian businesses use AI. Only one in ten has successfully integrated the technology into its operations. The difference is not access to technology, but how it is used to transform workflows, decision-making, and value creation.
The winners are not simply automating what they already do. They are rethinking how their businesses operate. What are they doing differently, and what will it take for your company to become one of them? That is what Techpoint 2026 explores.
At Techpoint 2026, international experts and Norwegian decision-makers come together to shape how AI is adopted.
With more than 1,200 participants, over 70 speakers, 16 events, and six stages, Techpoint has established itself as Norway’s leading AI conference for business.
Speakers
We are proud to present more than 70 amazing speakers at Techpoint 2026.
Who You’ll Meet at Techpoint
At Techpoint, you meet the people shaping the direction of business, technology, and society. Leaders, founders, investors, and decision-makers come together here from across the region and far beyond, spanning industries, disciplines, and sectors.
Business leaders and decision-makers
Here, you will meet senior executives, middle managers, and key decision-makers from established companies working with growth, transformation, and competitiveness. They come to Techpoint to gain insight, build relationships, and discover the ideas, partners, and solutions that will shape what comes next.
Founders, scaleups, and investors
Public sector and societal stakeholders
The greatest challenges and opportunities of our time cannot be solved in silos. At Techpoint, the public sector, business community, academia, and other societal stakeholders come together to share experiences, find common direction, and build partnerships that create lasting value.
Wednesday 16 September
Day 1 you will experience a lineup of leading experts from the Nordic region and internationally, sharing their knowledge and experience on how we can transform organizations with AI. From strategy to practical implementation, from ethics to competition, we will explore the full spectrum of AI as a tool for innovation and value creation.
Kildén’s beautiful setting provides the backdrop for conversations, inspiring presentations, and informal meetings that can open new doors. Here visions and practical experience meet, and here the networks that will drive business and society forward are built.
In the evening, Techpoint and Kunstsilo invite guests to a gala dinner with approximately 250 attendees.
Thursday 17 September
Day 2 of Techpoint is a day of intensity and depth. Twelve events across six stages spread around Kilden, Kunstsilo, and Knuden invite participants to dive deep into the central questions that must be addressed when organizations are to be transformed with AI.
How do you move from ambitions to competitive advantage? How do you integrate AI agents into operations? What role does leadership, culture, and organization play when everything is changing? And how do you ensure security, uphold ethical considerations, and manage strategy and innovation along the way?
Participants can choose their path among a broadly composed program that covers everything from technical implementation to people and values.
Techpoint Party
Kunstsilo wednesday 16. september at 6.30 PM
Welcome to an exclusive dinner and networking experience at Kunstsilo during this year’s Techpoint in Kristiansand.
For one evening, Kunstsilo transforms into an international journey through moods, flavors, architecture, and people, where technology meets cultures, design, and great conversations. Here you’ll meet 300 business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and decision-makers in the World’s Most Beautiful Museum. This is the evening for meaningful conversations and a unique opportunity to meet new people.
Through three unique zones, guests are invited to explore three different “continents,” each with its own identity, atmosphere, and culinary experience. Here it’s not just the food that sets the scene, but also the light, music, architecture, and the people you meet along the way.
Kilden Preforming Arts Centre
The main stage at Techpoint is located in the concert hall at Kilden Performing Arts Centre, which is Norway’s second-largest performing arts institution. Kilden is a leading force and standard-bearer for the entire Southern Norway region, and an arena for major artistic experiences and visionary projects.
Kunstsilo
On 4 December, Kunstsilo in Kristiansand was awarded the prestigious Prix Versailles prize as the world’s most beautiful museum. Kunstsilo is a former grain silo on Odderøya in Kristiansand, transformed into one of Northern Europe’s most innovative hubs for art and cultural experiences.
Knuden
Kristiansand culture school is right beside Kilden and Kunstsilo, and is an annual venue for Techpoint events. Knuden is more than a school, it is a creative community and a vibrant cultural centre in the heart of Kristiansand. Knuden is one of the city’s largest producers of concerts and performances.
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Jonas Kjellberg
Techpoint is an impressive platform where technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship come together. Techpoint demonstrates how Norway can be a force in technology and business in the Nordic region. Being part of Techpoint was a true joy. Techpoint inspires, engages, and creates real opportunities.
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Isabelle Ringnes
Kristiansand may not be the biggest city in the world, but the Techpoint program is world-class — every year. It puts technology, leadership, the future, and innovation on the agenda, led by some of the brightest minds in the industry. Such an honor to be part of it!
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Steven Van Belleghem
Techpoint was an amazing experience. There were more than one thousand people, high profiled people – and more important the vibes were really, really cool. People were so enthusiastic. Techpoint is one of the best conferences in Europe. Check it out!
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Johan Brand
Techpoint is one the most professional and pleasant conferences I have spoken at. Great atmosphere and finally a conference where the content was not rushed through, but ample time was taken for discussion and reflection.
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Cara Antoine
Techpoint in Norway was an amazing experience! With 1,100+ attendees, it was a superbly organized event. Kilden Performing Arts Centre and Kunstsilo in Kristiansand was the perfect backdrop, a beautiful setting for big ideas on digitalization, AI, and human transformation. Congratulations to the amazing team behind Techpoint for creating such a powerful gathering.
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