November Conference 2025

The tentative program this year (changes may appear)

08.15-09.00 Registration and coffee

09.00-10.30 Opening plenary session: Energy Transition

• Mette Tangen, Consul General of Norway in Rio de Janeiro
• Per Sogge, Norwegian Ministry of Energy
• Suzana Kahn Ribeiro, COPPE/UFRJ
• Thiago Prado, EPE
• Tobias Alvarenga, DNV
• Julio Leite, Petrobras
• Andrea Achoa, Equinor
• Morten Dæhlen, University of Oslo

10.30-11.00 Break

11.00-13.00 Parallell sessions

Solar Energy

• Chairs: Vebjørn Bakken, University of Oslo (UiO) and Maria Luiza Rocco, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
• Speakers from ONINN, UNICAMP and Revolusolar

Hydrogen Production Pathways and Carriers

• Chairs: Idelfonso Nogueira, NTNU and Karen Pontes, UFBA
• Speakers: Petrobras, NTNU, SEID AS, and UFBA

Offshore Energy Regulatory and Research Policy Developments

• Chairs: Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui, University of Bergen and Christian Gebhardt, University of Bergen
• Speakers from: Mattos Filho, BMA, Tauil & Chequer Advogados, Norwegian Ministry of Energy, and University of Bergen

13.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30-17.00 Parallel sessions

Flow Assurance

• Chairs: Jan Gerhard Nordstrøm, LedaFlow and Joao Carneiro, ISdB and Hybrid AI
• Speakers from: Petrobras, Equinor, Unicamp, ISdB and Hybrid AI, ESSS, and SINTEF

AI-Driven and Machine Learning Applications in Energy

• Chairs: Antonio Ramos, USN and Marcello L. R. de Campos, COPPE/UFRJ
• Speakers from UiB, UFRJ, UERJ, Equinor, COPPE/UFRJ and UiO

Offshore Wind Technology

• Chair: Cristian G. Gebhardt, University of Bergen
• Speakers from INPO, UFRJ, Høyskolen Kristiania, JB Energy, and SINTEF

08.15-09.00 Registration

09.00-10.00 Plenary session: Funding opportunities

• New joint research funding call: Lars-Erik Walle, Research Council of Norway and Mauricio Alves Syrio, Finep
• Marcela Mazzoni and Adi Balbinot, EMBRAPII
• Mariana França, ANP
• Julia Miranda, Equinor
• Andrea Pontual de Oliveira Weydmann, Petrobras
• Charlotte Grawitz, Euraxess

10.00-11.00 Matchmaking session

11.00-13.00 Parallel sessions

Sustainable Energy Systems

• Chairs: Christian Andresen, SINTEF and Jansen Martins Lopes, Petrobras
• Speakers: SINTEF Ocean, CEPEL, Petrobras, Statkraft do Brasil, UiB, Aker Solutions

Digital Engineering

• Chairs: David Cameron, Oslo and Geiza Hamazaki, TecGraf/UNIRIO

Subsea Minerals

• Chair: Egil Tjåland, NTNU
• Speakers from the Norwegian Ministry of Energy, Escola de Guerra Naval, Deep Focus, SINTEF Industry, and NOV

13.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30-17.00 Parallel sessions

Safety and security

• Chairs: Trygve Skjold, University of Bergen, Norway and Savio Souza Venancio Vianna, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
• Speakers from University of Bergen, Equinor, DNV, Unicamp and University of Stavanger

Low-Emission Oil and Gas

• Chairs: Ying Guo, NORCE and Paulo Couto, UFRJ
• Speakers from Petrobras and UiS

Well Integrity, Plugging and Abandonment

• Chairs: Sigbjørn Sangesland, NTNU and Danilo Colombo, Petrobras
• Speakers from Petrobras, SINTEF, UFF, NTNU, HydraWell and NORCE

08.15-09.00 Registration

09.00-11.00 Parallel sessions

Socio-Economic Paths in the Energy Transition: From Local Voices to Policy Choices

• Chair: Felipe Araujo, NTNU
• Speakers from: PUC-Rio, FGV, NTNU and Vieira Rezende

Carbon capture, utilization and storage

• Chairs: Yessica Alexandra Arellano Prieto, SINTEF and Deane Roehl, PUC-Rio
• Speakers from: SINTEF, CCS Brazil and IOM Law

11.00-11.30 Break

11.30-14.30 Parallel sessions

Bioenergy

• Chair: Duncan Akporiaye, SINTEF
• Speakers from EPE, Equinor, Petrobras, NMBU, FGV Energia and SINTEF

Materials and integrity

• Chairs: Pedro Netto da Silva, IFE and Jose Antonio da Cunha Ponciano Gomes, UFRJ
• Speakers from IFE, Equinor, INT, Petrobras, TBG and DNV

Marine Management

• Chairs: Guttorm Alendal, University of Bergen and Renato Carreira, PUC-Rio
• Speakers from: Petrobras, UiB, Institute of Marine Research, Reach Subsea and FutureOn

13.30-14.30 Lunch

14.30-16.00 Plenary session: Energy Transition

• Ann-Mari Lillejord, EVP Latin America & Europe, Scatec

The full program will be published closer to the conference date.

This years conference will also offer the opportunity to showcase posters.

Energy transition is a key joint challenge between Norway and Brazil. More and better solutions are required – and this means more research and innovation. For more than a decade, the November Conference has been the most important networking and knowledge sharing arena for Norwegian and Brazilian companies and research institutions involved in energy transition. Join us in Rio this November.