About us

Owners and board of directors

The founders and owners of the non-profit company AquaNext AS are Blue Planet, Offshore Northern Seas (ONS), Næringsforeningen i Stavanger-regionen, Validé, and Stavanger Forum. AquaNext aims to support national and global efforts in the aquaculture industry by taking a leading role as a conference and exhibition venue for new technology and innovations for sustainable growth.

Board of directors

Erlend Sødal (Board chairman) /

Advisor and seafood enthusiast, board member in the aquaculture industry

Kari Birgitte M. Wiig /

Business developer

Jon Are Rørtveit /

Vice President, ONS

Alexander Landsnes /

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Tormod Andreassen /

Director of Business Policy, Stavanger region Business Association.

Employees

Erlend Sødal / Executive Chairman

erlend@sodals.no +47 90 20 95 56

Tarald Kleppa Øvrebø / Project team member

tarald.kleppa@blueplanet.no +47 47 50 26 82

Andrea Viga Søndenå / Project team member

andrea.viga@blueplanet.no +47 41 35 87 00

Kirsti Sømme / Communication

kirsti.somme@blueplanet.no +47 90 58 04 25

Exhibiton Stavanger Forum

Rune Haldammen / Project Manager

rune.haldammen@stavanger-forum.no +47 97 75 77 61