Start-ups, innovators, collaboration. There is so much potential around us, if we only manage to look for it. In April, Equinor took part, and engaged in the Impact Awards in our own backyard in Stavanger, Norway. It is an event to honor and strengthen the ecosystem for startups and scale-ups in the Stavanger region, by promoting local start-up companies, entrepreneurs, and already excelling companies, working to identify technologies for the future. A company like Equinor, with its sheer size and complexity, can be quite daunting and difficult to get through to for a small start-up. By showing presence in selected innovation ecosystems, in regions where we have business activities, we aim to bridge the gap between big and small. Impact Awards is a strong match with Equinor’s ambition to take on a leading role in the energy transition. A prerequisite to get there, is to solve problems faster, accelerating the transition. I believe open approaches to innovation ecosystem collaboration is key. #innovation #startups #energytransition
Fully agree Hege Skryseth - more to come within the startup space from the PEI team soon 😀 Thanks to Kjell Morten Sviland Simon Davies Geir Karl Njøten Liv-Inga Valenza for pulling Equinor’s participation together for the Impact Awards Event, and to our colleagues at InnovationDock, especially Pia Warland, for a great event.
Thanks for a great initiative and well done to GRIN AS taking the Impact Million home to Startuplab :-)
Super nice local initiative
Love the energy being shown 😍
Very well said!!! Circularity is the answer for the future and (I believe) we EACH must start today in our own lives.
Karete Kristoffersen shall you call Hege?
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7moThank you for sharing your insights and for Equinor's active participation in the Impact Awards! It’s truly inspiring to see how bridging the gap between large corporations and the small startups can unleash so much potential. Your commitment to fostering open innovation and accelerating the energy transition in Stavanger - and beyond - is a beacon for all of us striving to make a difference. Looking forward to more groundbreaking collaborations between Innovation Dock and Equinor that drive our shared goals forward, and feel free to stop by for a coffee to learn more about our projects together! #ImpactAwards #EnergyTransition #InnovationEcosystem