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Addressing your greatest strategic challenges in the U.S. market

June 2, 2022

Zoominar

Today’s speaker is Chelsea Goossens, Executive Director, Applied Management Research Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Chelsea is responsible for recruiting clients to participate in their programs, including the Global Access Program (GAP), developing program content, and overseeing and executing events for the field study program.

The Applied Management Program (AMR) is an all-inclusive program tailored to your company’s strategic challenges in the U.S. market. It is UCLA’s longest-running business program.

Contact Us if your company is interested in applying. The application deadline for AMR is July 31st of each year.

New Market Entry in the U.S. for Norwegian companies

March 3, 2022

Zoominar

Today’s speaker is Chelsea Goossens, Executive Director, Applied Management Research Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Chelsea is responsible for recruiting clients to participate in their programs, including the Global Access Program (GAP), developing program content, and overseeing and executing events for the field study program.

The Global Access Program (GAP) helps international companies looking to sell their products and services in the United States. After over 25 years of running this program with over 800 international companies successfully going through GAP, NorCham Los Angeles helped bring the first Norwegian company to GAP in 2022.

UCLA Anderson School of Management and NorCham LA entered into a Strategic Partnership Agreement in December 2021, which states in part: “Our cooperation will focus on introducing NorCham LA’s members, as well as Norwegian businesses in general, to the various programs at UCLA offered for international companies looking to expand in the United States, including, but not limited to, the Global Access Program. The parties agree that NorCham LA will be UCLA’s exclusive partner with respect to bringing Norwegian companies to these programs.”

Contact Us if your company is interested in applying. The application deadline for GAP is March 31st of each year.

Atlantic Crossing: Norwegian Stories and Storytellers Making Waves in Hollywood

April 14, 2021

Zoominar

We welcome you to enjoy a special virtual event featuring the team behind the new PBS Masterpiece series ‘Atlantic Crossing,’ along with renowned Norwegian Hollywood-director Joachim Rønning (‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales,’ ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,’ ‘Kon Tiki’).

We will discuss ‘Atlantic Crossing,’ the state of Norwegian film and TV production, and learn from the experiences of someone who has made the leap from Norway into the American film industry at the highest level.

Meet The Panelists

Silje Hopland Eik is an award-winning Norwegian film and TV series producer. Silje produced ‘Atlantic Crossing.’ She is also the CEO of Cinenord, an independent production company, with offices in Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen. Since it was founded in 2004, Cinenord has produced and co-produced 28 movies and 3 TV-series.

Linda May Kallestein is a Norwegian screenwriter, director and producer. She co-wrote ‘Atlantic Crossing’ with Alexander Eik.

Alexander Eik is an award-winning Norwegian film and TV series Director, TV series Creator, and Screenwriter. Eik is also a Partner at Cinenord, a leading film production company in Norway and Scandinavia. He is the creator, screenwriter, director and executive producer of ‘Atlantic Crossing.’ Some of Eik’s other well-known films include the “Varg Veum” series, ”Karsten & Petra” series, and “Wisting.”

Joachim Rønning is a film director and writer from Sandefjord, Norway - a small coastal town south of Oslo. He spent his teenage years making short films and shooting commercials for local businesses. In 1995 Rønning began directing professionally with his childhood friend, Espen Sandberg. Working under the name of Roenberg, their extensive and award-winning commercial work in Scandinavia led to major international commissions. Some of Rønning’s most successful films include “Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” “KON-TIKI” (Oscar®-nominated), “Max Manus,” and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.”

A Conversation About Hope

January 12, 2021

Zoominar

Meet the director and screenwriter of Norway’s 2021 official submission for the International Feature Film category at the 2021 Oscars®, Maria Sødahl.

Returning from a nine-year hiatus from filmmaking, Maria Sødahl brings us the highly personal, emotionally devastating Hope, Norway’s official submission to the 93rd Academy Awards’ International Feature Film category. Based on the real experiences of director Sødahl, Hope follows decorated choreographer and beloved mother, Anja, and her family following her terminal cancer diagnosis. Showcasing beautiful performances by Andrea Bræin Hovig and Stellan Skarsgård, Sødahl’s drama takes an intimate look at this traumatic scenario, giving life to the relationships and desires of her characters. With intelligent writing and undeniable acting performances, Hope is a sensitive, heartful ode to family and life itself, reminding audiences there is so much more to living than waiting to die.

Our discussion with Maria also included Ric Robertson, former COO of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (The Oscars®), and Norway’s Consul General in San Francisco, Jo Sletbak.

Can Norway Close The Export Gap?

September 23, 2020

Zoominar

Mr. Sveinung Fjose, partner at Menon Economics in Oslo, Norway, and project manager for the report “Can Norway Close The Export Gap?”, published August 8, 2020, presents his report to the NorCham LA community, followed by discussions with stake holders, including as Norway’s Consul General in San Francisco, Jo Sletbak, and NACC DC President, Idar Voldnes.

In August 2020, the Norwegian consulting firm Menon Economics published a report about Norwegian export. The report was commissioned by Export Credit Norway, an entity wholly owned by the Norwegian Government and administered by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. Export Credit Norway helps Norwegian exporters succeed abroad by offering Norwegian and foreign companies competitive financing when buying goods and services from Norwegian exporters.

The report from Menon Economics, spearheaded by its partner, Sveinung Fjose, looked at the prospects for Norwegian export, and how the tools for promoting Norwegian businesses abroad can help increase Norwegian export in the future. The report analyzed the main identifiers of Norwegian export and how such export has developed over time, compared to Norway’s Scandinavian neighbors. The report compared how Scandinavian countries prioritize export promotion, analyzing organization, strategy and tools.

Click here to download the entire report from Menon Economics (in Norwegian).

U.S. Immigration Laws and Actual Policy in 2020

August 26, 2020

Zoominar

We welcomed our members and friends to a Zoom conference featuring Corey Boddie, Esq. of Boddie & Associates, P.C. to discuss the status of current immigration policies and visa processing in 2020.

Corey D. Boddie is an attorney and founding partner of the law firm Boddie & Associates, P.C. with office in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta. He specializes in representing individuals and entities in the entertainment industry through legal representation and litigation. The law firm also represents individuals and business in regards to U.S. immigration and finance matters. Corey is known throughout the U.S. immigration industry as the “O visa specialist”.

This discussion featured many questions from the participants about Green Cards, O-1 and E2 visas, and shed light on important details about how to expedite processing with so-called Emergency Visas.

The following links were shared during the meeting:

Apply for U.S. citizenship

Norwegian citizenship info

Apply for Norwegian citizenship

Strategy and Tactics of an Oscar ® Campaign: The Hollywood Insiders' Guide To Gold

Why do some movies get nominated and others don't? What is the process of getting nominated? Meet the team behind the Oscar ® - winning campaigns for "Green Book," "Black Panther" and "BlacKkKlansman," plus get a sneak peek of upcoming releases our panelists are working on. PANELISTS: Ric Robertson, former COO of The Oscars ® and Principal of Robertson Taylor Partners, a leading awards consulting firm in Hollywood Justin Balsamo, Vice President, Awards & Publicity at Focus Features (Universal Pictures) Scott Feinberg, awards columnist and host of the 'Awards Chatter' podcast for The Hollywood Reporter Jonathan Taylor, Principal, Robertson Taylor Partners

October 22, 2019

Mark Goodson Screening Room
American Film Institute

Meet the team behind the Oscar ® - winning campaigns for "Green Book," "Black Panther" and "BlacKkKlansman," plus get a sneak peek of upcoming releases our panelists are working on.

Panelists:

Justin Balsamo, Vice President, Awards & Publicity at Focus Features (Universal Pictures)

Ric Robertson, former COO of The Oscars ® and Principal of Robertson Taylor Partners

Jonathan Taylor, long-time Hollywood journalist and publicist, and Principal of Robertson Taylor Partners

Scott Feinberg, awards columnist and host of the 'Awards Chatter' podcast for The Hollywood Reporter

Thank you to Digital Sputnik for sponsoring this event

Thank you to Recorderlig for being our beverage sponsor at the event

Opening Act: Sondre Lerche

Norwegian artist, singer/songwriter and film composer

Sondre Lerche performs two of his songs from two different movie soundtracks; "Dear Laughing Doubters" from 'Dinner For Schmucks" (2010) and "My Hands Are Shaking" from 'Dan In Real Life' (2007). Thank you Sondre!

Vikings vs. Wolves - The Battle of Finance

The world of finance is at a crossroad. It is short-term traders versus long-term investors. Greed versus responsibility. Artificial intelligence versus human minds. For decades, the financial industry has been dominated by "wolves" seeking short-term personal gains. This has led to a destructive financial system, that has harmed millions of people. The world is faced with unprecedented problems: Food and water shortage. The effects of climate change. Mass migration and instability. Democratic values are under pressure. This far, finance has been seen as part of the problem. But can it be part of the solution? As the most powerful tool available to us, finance has the potential to fundamentally change society. As the world largest state-owned fund, The Norwegian Oil Fund is owned by a people and governed by politicians. It is a fund for future generations with ethical guidelines. It owns 1.5% of the worlds stocks and has ownership in 9000 companies worldwide. Instead of being part of the quarterly tyranny of regular businesses, this fund is politically mandated to see decades ahead. The fund has to address the coming challenges, but can - or will - the Oil Fund make a difference? —NordicStories

October 10, 2019

Laemmle Santa Monica Theatre

On October 10, 2019, NorCham Los Angeles held an exclusive screening of this documentary about the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, including a Q&A with its director, Fredrik Horn Akselsen and Finland’s Consul General in Los Angeles, Stefan Lindstrom.

Thank you to producer Rune H. Trondsen of Nordic Stories for letting us make the documentary available to our members.

The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund (NBIM), worth approx. $1 trillion, was built largely on Norway's revenue from the oil industry. The aim of the so-called oil fund is to ensure responsible and long-term management of revenue from Norway’s oil and gas resources in the North Sea so that this wealth benefits both current and future generations.
The fund’s formal name is the Government Pension Fund Global. 

The makers of this documentary were allowed to follow several individuals from NBIM, a fund that invests with a generational perspective.
This investment style is contrasted with short-term focused investors and high-speed traders.
Concurrently, the film addresses how climate change, unequal access to resources and wealth gaps are straining society, as these are factors that also need to be considered by all investors. 

NACC LA Travel Summit 2019

NorCham Los Angeles' first travel summit was held on June 18, 2019. It was an event focused on the travel and hospitality industry from both a consumer and business perspective, with panelists covering air, land and sea travel. This video is limited to the panel discussion from the event. Panelists: Rachel Beausang, Corporate Sales Account Manager, NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE Eric Bacon, Business Development Manager – Southwest Region, HURTIGRUTEN Audun Poulsen, General Manager, COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT Moderator: Erik Steigen, President, NorCham Los Angeles © 2019 NorCham Los Angeles, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

June 18, 2019

Kimpton Everly Hollywood Hotel

Panelists:
Eric Bacon, Business Development Manager – Southwest Region, Hurtigruten

Rachel Beausang, Corporate Sales Account Manager, Norwegian Air Shuttle

Audun Poulsen, General Manager, Courtyard By Marriott

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Opening Act: Christina Sandsengen

Norwegian classical guitarist

Norwegian award-winning classical guitarist Christina Sandsengen performs selected movements from "Koyunbaba" by Carlo Domeniconi.

Rise Above The Noise: How To Be Successful On Social Media

On March 26, 2019, NorCham Los Angeles hosted a panel discussion about social media with Kirsten Collins, Christian Collins and Joe Belliotti. Opening act was NorCham Los Angeles member and artist Merethe Soltvedt. Moderator: Erik Steigen, president, NorCham Los Angeles. "Give Me Something” written and performed by Merethe Soltvedt and Mike Datz. Courtesy of RedHeadRecords. Audio and video by Simon Gade Olsen of Ragnarok Pictures and Edward Rosales. Joe Belliotti: Named to Billboard's 40 under 40, Billboard's “Power 100” and Branding Power Players list, Joe founded NOISEGATE in 2018. NOISEGATE is a marketing consultancy at the intersection of brands, media, technology and music. Working with forward thinking brands, start-ups and platforms to create and connect opportunities and collaborations. Prior to starting NOISEGATE, Joe was the Head of Global Music at The Coca-Cola Company, where he created global and scalable content, platforms, partnerships, capabilities and strategies for brands across the company's portfolio. Christian Collins: 3.3MM Instagram followers, 2.1MM YouTube subscribers. Christian Collins or “Weekly Chris,” as he is better known, shot to fame when he started his YouTube channel “WeeklyChris” in 2010. He was only 11 years old when he first started filming videos—an early sign hinting of his future destiny as a famous YouTuber. He was earlier inclined towards content creation and marketing which led to him earning over a million subscribers pretty soon. The reason why people relate to his videos is because they are authentic. He is now moving towards creating music as well. In collaboration with his sister Kirsten Collins, he has already released several singles. Kirsten Collins: 189,000 Instagram followers, 77,000 YouTube subscribers. Kirsten Collins' ability to breathe new life into well-known songs has earned her millions of streams on Spotify. She was also recently named a 2017 innovator by the Wall Street Journal and has cultivated a massive following on social media, releasing new music monthly that fans can't get enough of. She comes from a social media family where her two brothers and her sister are all social media influencers. © 2019 NorCham Los Angeles Chapter, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

March 26, 2019

Kimpton Everly Hollywood Hotel

Panelists:
Joe Belliotti, Founder, Noisegate, formerly Head of Global Music at The Coca-Cola Company

Christian Collins, influencer and artist

Kirsten Collins, influencer and artist

Thank you to the Norwegian Consulate General for supporting this event

Opening Act: Merethe Soltvedt

Norwegian artist and songwriter

(Merethe’s performance is at the beginning of the video from the social media event)

Ric Robertson: The Inside Scoop on the Oscars®

Ric Robertson, long-time senior executive and former COO of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences (The Oscars®) and co-founder of Robertson Taylor Partners, accepted an invitation from NorCham Los Angeles to speak at NOW on February 22, 2019 and gave us "The Inside Scoop On The Oscars®." Enjoy!

Ric Robertson, long-time senior executive and former COO of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences (The Oscars®) and co-founder of Robertson Taylor Partners, accepted an invitation from NorCham Los Angeles to speak at Norwegian Oscar Weekend on February 22, 2019 and gave us "The Inside Scoop On The Oscars®."

Enjoy!