LOFOTEN ISLANDS – NORWAY
11.03 > 14.03.2023
An initiative of   PwC   Trends
An initiative of   PwC    Trends
LOFOTEN ISLANDS – NORWAY | 11.03 > 14.03.2023

Program

Saturday 11 March

08h30 Check-in at Brussels Airport Zaventem – Breakfast at the Black Pearl
11h00 Direct flight from Brussels Airport Zaventem to Evenes, Norway (SN1019)
14h20 Arrival in Evenes airport
15h00 Transfer by bus to Hanoy, little fisher village where the group will embark on a boat that will take us through the beautiful Trollfjord all the way to the hotel at Svolvær. A lunch will be served on the boat.
Spectacular views – Only reachable by boat – 2 km long – Narrowest part 100 meters wide – Mountains between 600 and 1100 meters high
19h45 Arrival at the hotel Thon Hotel Svolvær & check-in
20h30 Welcome speech, cocktail reception and networking
Dinner in Salted salmon
Fermented chili mayonnaise and salads from our own garden
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Baked Arctic char from Sigerfjorden
Cucumber
Pickled chanterelles
Mussel veloute
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Yoghurt cake with Yoghurt from Livland Gård
Yoghurt sorbet
Brasseriet
at Thon Hotel Svolvaer.
This is a modern restaurant on the quay in Svolvær with breathtaking views

Sunday 12 March

08h00 Breakfast at Brasseriet, Thon Hotel Svolvær
08h50 Walk to Thon Hotel Lofoten (10th floor)
09h00 Opening of the Trends Winter University with Dries Buytaert – Founder and Project Lead of Drupal
10h30 Round tables at Thon Hotel Lofoten (2nd floor)

  • The challenge of conquering the US and multiple European countries at the same time
    by Adrien Roose
  • HR, how to seduce international talent and thrive with hybrid working?
    by Jan Hollez & Danaë Delbeke
  • How to make a successful exit? Reward challenges?
    by Jeroen De Wit
  • What to do in case of layoffs?
    by Quentin Colmant & Jürgen Ingels
11h30 Round tables at Thon Hotel Lofoten (2nd floor)

  • How to raise money in a changed world?
    by Jürgen Ingels
  • Building a company in the United States
    by Dries Buytaert
  • How we burned too much cash after funding and how we smartly reacted
    by Nicolas Brusson
12h30 Lunch at Confit chicken
Risotto with vegetables
****
Success tart from our patisserie
Paleo Arctic
in Thon Hotel Lofoten
13h30 Free time
14h30 – 18h00 Activities – meet at the reception of Thon Hotel Svolvaer (14h20)
19h00 Meet at the reception of Thon Hotel Svolvaer for transfer by bus
Dinner at Rogn fisk (caviar)
Stock fish stew
A sweet dessert
Full Steam Experience

Located above an operational fish farm – Old beach steamer
23h00 Transfer by bus to Thon Hotel Svolvær

Monday 13 March

08h00 Breakfast at Brasseriet, Thon Hotel Svolvær
08h50 Walk to Thon Hotel Lofoten (10th floor)
09h00 Keynote speech by Nicolas Brusson – Co-Founder & CEO BlaBlaCar
10h30 Round tables at Thon Hotel Lofoten (2nd floor)

  • The challenges of pioneering on a pan-EU basis in a highly regulated business
    by Quentin Colmant
  • Hiring your own boss & shifting to a new role
    by Joris Van Der Gucht
  • Hardware, the challenges of creating a new and innovative device
    by Danaë Delbeke & Adrien Roose
11h30 Round tables at Thon Hotel Lofoten (2nd floor)

  • Selling to SME’s with success
    by Jeroen De Wit & Joris Van Der Gucht
  • Raising big rounds fast for a risky business
    by Jürgen Ingels
  • Hypergrowth, how to scale to 500 people?
    by Jan Hollez
  • Acquisitions as a growth engine
    by Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier
12h30 Lunch at Braised pork neck
Mustard marinated vegetables
Mustard vinaigrette
****
Chocolate mousse
Paleo Arctic
in Thon hotel Lofoten
13h30 Free time
14h30 – 18h00

Meet at the reception of Thon Hotel Svolvaer (14h20)
Lofotfisket fishing tour on a traditional fishing cutter.
Modern fish farm at the hotel – instructions by fish farmer for handling & filleting your fish – fish prepared by chef

18h00 Free time
19h00 Walk to Thon Hotel Lofoten (10th floor)
4-course Jerusalem artichoke soup
Kamchatka crab
Herbal oil and crispy chips
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Self-caught fish
Root vegetables
Potato cream
White wine sauce
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Panna cotta
Marinated Cloudberry
Dinner with self caught fish

Tuesday 14 March

08h00 Breakfast at Brasseriet, Thon Hotel Svolvær
10h00 Check-out
10h30 Transfer by bus to Evenes airport
14h00 Lunch
15h20 Departure flight back to Brussels (SN1020)
18h40 Arrival Brussels Airport Zaventem

Program & activities are subject to change due to weather conditions