Techpoint Travel

19. september
Kilden – Kristiansand

Norway’s largest tourism conference with a focus on innovation and technology.

On Thursday, September 19th, the Norwegian travel industry will gather in Kristiansand to participate in the grand tourism conference, Techpoint Travel.

Techpoint Travel 2024 will be the largest ever and will bring together people from all tourism industries at Kilden Theatre and Concert Hall on September 19th.

Techpoint Travel has become an important annual national meeting place for Norwegian tourism and destinations, highlighting how technology contributes to shaping tourism as one of Norway’s most important industries and export initiatives.

Techpoint Travel gathers people from all tourism industries across Norway and internationally. This year, over 250 people from all over the country are expected to attend Techpoint on September 18-19, with a special focus on Techpoint Travel on September 19th.

We at Visit Sørlandet, NHO Reiseliv, and Innovation Norway Travel look forward to welcoming you all to Kristiansand and Techpoint Travel 2024 in September.

The agenda at Techpoint Travel will mainly be in Norwegian with some of the speakers presenting in english.

Speakers

Dina Doder

Director E-commerce & Digital

Norwegian

Aase Marthe Horrigmo

Direktør for reiseliv

Innovasjon Norge

Henrik Asheim

1. nestleder og stortingsrepresentant

Høyre

Eirik Norman Hansen

Futurist og teknologioptimist

Magnus Hessbo

Senior Advisor and Global Lead – AI Opener for Destinations

Group NAO

Tom McGarry

Head of New Business

Holiday Extras

Dan Granath

CEO

GoToHub

Belma Huskic

Principal

InFuture / Dyreparken

Marcus Jacob Clausager

Senior Client Director

GroupM

Reidar Fuglestad

CEO

Kunstsilo

Rolf Morten Klev

Prosjektleder

Shores of Lindesnes

Kristin Krohn Devold

Administrerende direktør

NHO Reiseliv

Marianne Braadland-Konstali

Ansvarlig webredaktør

Visit Oslo

Bernhard Probst

Webmaster

Visit Oslo

Dr. Erik Geslin

Førsteamanuenis, Interaktive medier

Noroff University College

Program, Techpoint Travel, torsdag 19. sep.

09.00 – 10.00, Part 1: Tourism – One of Norway’s Most Important Export Industries.
10.30 – 11.30, Part 2: Next Gen Digital Ecosystems for Tourism and Destinations.
Lunch
12.30 – 13.30, Part 3: Digital Innovation that Provides New Growth and Competitive Advantages.
14.00 – 15.30, Part 4: How is Artificial Intelligence Changing Tourism and What Opportunities Does it Offer?
15.45 – 16.15, Part 5: Kunstsilo

See the program

Techpoint Travel bring people together, allow them to listen to new ideas about new technologies and new business models, and work together to push travel forward.

Look, this is a small town we are in, but we have got 750 people, maybe more here today, all excited and talking about change. And that’s where we are going. We are going to the future.

Terry Jones, Founder, Travelocity & Kayak