{"id":290,"date":"2026-01-08T11:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techpoint-dev.local\/speaker\/kristine-dahl-steidel\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:43:36","slug":"kristine-dahl-steidel","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/techpointconference.no\/en\/speaker\/kristine-dahl-steidel\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristine Dahl Steidel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:48b45e22-2b4e-4e7c-9891-08386e949a13-5\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"84dd5fd8-e3a8-4782-8198-2bc4d39e4e1b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-4-thinking\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"322\">Kristine Dahl Steidel is Managing Director of Microsoft Norway, leading the company into the AI era. 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