Frode Mo

Country Director, Innovation Norway Russia

Since 2015 Frode Mo is a Innovation Norway's Country Director for Russia. He is a Trade counsellor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Moscow. His main experience comes from transport and engineering sectors, where he worked for more than 20 years. He has also worked in both the private and public sectors. 

Frode came to Innovation Norway from Ramboll Middle East in Qatar, where he was a Project Director for Ramboll's design verification engineer team related to the Green line metro project in Doha.

He learned Russian in the early 1980s, and has visited the former Soviet Union and Russia regularly since then.

Mr. Mo holds a MSc degree in Computational Science from the University of Oslo, as well as an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen.

Trine Merete Kvernmo

Senior Adviser - Office for International Relations and Research Support, University of Oslo 

Trine Merete Kvernmo has 20 years experience in international cooperation in higher education and research from the University of Oslo (UiO), both at faculty and central level. Further, she has experience in research administration and project management. One of her main responsibilities is monitoring the UiO cooperation with Russia.

Since 2014, she has been administrative coordinator for the UiO interdisciplinary Arctic initiative and the UiO Arctic Committee.

Trine Merete Kvernmo is cand. philol. from the University of Oslo.

Marit Hiim Haugseth

Project Manager - Norwegian Fishermen's Association

Marit Hiim Haugseth  started at her position at the Norwegian Fishermen's Association in August 2016.

Marit Hiim Haugseth works with cooperation with Russian fishing organizations in Murmansk. 

Before joining the Norwegian Fishermen's Association, Marit worked as a municipal manager and office manager at the municipality of Sør-Varanger. There she was  responsible for all international cooperation.

The main purpose of the association is to develop cooperation and dialogue between the industries on both sides of the border.

Mrs Haugseth holds Master in Russian Studies.

Gaute A. Sletten

Regional Compliance Officer, Equinor in Russia

Gaute Sletten is currently the regional compliance officer for Equinor in Russia. He is an experienced legal counsel with a demonstrated history of working in private practice and the oil & gas industry. In Equinor, he has been involved in most areas of the group’s business, including the Norwegian Continental Shelf, international projects and procurement, arbitration, international exploration, transactions, research & development, privacy, and business ethics and compliance. He joined Equinor in 2011 with experience from lawfirms Wiersholm and Haavind, Regjeringsadvokaten and the European Commission (DG Competition).