EOQ Congress 2025
Oslo, 12. – 13. June
EOQ Congress 2025
Oslo, 12. – 13. June
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TAPAS Meet and Greet
19:00
Welcome to the Pre-Congress social
Meet & Greet with tapas
Quality Hotel ExPo Fornebu
21:30
8:00
REGISTRATION
09:00
KICK OFF DAY 1
Congress kick-off, Francois Sibbald, Conferencier
09:05
09:15
09:30
OPENING SESSION
Congress Welcome, QRN President, Geir Hamre Mathisen
Congress Opening, EOQ President, Patrick Mongillon
PLENARY SESSION 1
Chair: Dr. Pedro Saraiva, EOQ 1st VP
Portugal
Quality Intelligence: How AI drives Quality and Business
Performance,
Key Note Speaker PP11
Dr. Prof Robert Schmitt, RWTH Aachen University,
President DGQ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität
10:00
Profitable Quality in a Disruptive Era,
Key Note Speaker PP12
Dr. Joseph A. DeFeo, CEO Juran Inst. USA
10:30
Briefing, Francois Sibbald, Conferencier
10:40
COFFEE BREAK 1, split of plenary hall
11:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1
PS 11 Expo 1
Req & strategies
Chair: Knut I. Aastorp, KRN
PS21 Expo 2
Plan & processes
Chair: Roger Strøm, KRN
PS31 Expo 3
Tools & Appl.
Chair: Nina Amlie, KRN
PS41 Room 03
AI & Data
Chair: Karsten Boe, KRN
PS51 The Ide-room
Global Partners
Chair. EOQ Secr. Gen.
11:00
AI empowered risk
management and
certification
Speaker PS1-01/2
Per Myrseth, DNV
Researcher,
Digitalization and
Trust
Norway
How do we understand the geopolitical games of the future? Barrier management and collaboration with AI-driven risk understanding
Speaker PS2-01
Tor Indstøy
VP, Risk Mgt. and Threat intelligence, Global Business Security, TELENOR
AI for Value:
Transforming QS
into Strategic ROI
Engines
Speaker PS3-01
Faridah Bukhari, Quality & Org. Exc. Exec Dir., Saudi Auth. for
Intellectual Property, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
AI beyond hype
Speaker PS4-01
Gerben deHaan, CPO AlisQI, Netherlands
AI beyond hype,
ASQ, American Society
for Quality
Global Partner 1
Sid Bhatnagar, CEO,
ASQ USA
11:20
Unlocking Innovation:
Advanced Tools for
Lean Six Sigma
Solution
Development
Speaker PS3-02
Elisabeth Keim
Adv. Tools Lean
Six Sigma, USA
Effective Risk and Quality Mgt needs process modeling
Speaker
PS4-02
Ole J. Dahl, KRN
Norway
QRN Ambassador & Training Manager Ris Norway
JUSE, Union of Japanese
Scientists and Engineers
Global Partner 2
- Mr. Masato Onodera
Mgr. Director
- Mr. Kazutoshi Maeda
Deputy Gen. Mgr. Int.
Relations
11:40
ISO Standards News
Speaker PS1-03
Thomas Votsmeier,
DGQ Dir. for Std,
EOQ Rep. in ISO TC
176, Germany
Org QA of Healthcare
- QMS Approach
Speaker PS2-02
Dr. M. Munechika
Prof., Waseda Univ
ISO/TC176, Japan
AI as a Tool in Higher Education Risk Management
Speaker PS3-03
Sílvia Costa Lopes,
Universidade de
Lisboa, Portugal
Using AI and simulation to reduce risk and improve quality
Speaker PS4-03
Tore Christiansen,
Reconfig AS, Norway
IAQ, International Academy for Quality
Global Partner 3
Dr. Beth Cudney,
Prof. Maryville University, USA
12:00
DAY 1, LUNCH
13:00
PARALLEL SESSION 2
PS 12 Expo 1
Req & strategies
Chair: Ayse Nordal, KRN
PS22 Expo 2
Plan & processes
Chair: Tanja Kvalsvik, KRN
PS42 Expo 3
AI & Data
Chair: Siri Viken, KRN
PS3-5 Room 03
Sino-Euro Quality
Forum 1-2
13:00
Qualiteam, Compliance and Quality Performance Measurement
Speaker PS1-04
Yusuf Erkut Altun
Qualiteam, Turkish
Airlines, Türkiye
The Role of Excellence Models in Shaping Strategic Public Sector Performance, insights
Speaker PS2-04
Sarah Alraeesi, Director Fujairah Gov
Excellence Award
Dept, Fujairah, UAE
AI automated control and compliance
Speaker PS3-04
Alex Wullstein,
CEO. AI in public
sector, Norway
Opening of EOQ & CAQ
Ulf Gustavsson EOQ, Duan Yonggang CAQ
Room 03
Speaker 1 CAQ
Ms. Lin Wang, CAQ, Research and Application of the Enterprise Brand Value Evaluation Model
The Ide-room
Speaker 2 CAQ
Mr. Tao Li,
Sanmen Nuclear
Power Company,
Standard, Digital, and
Intelligent Based
Quality Control in
Operation and Maint.
Processes in Nuclear
Power Plants
13:20
Simplify Complexity in Action: Lessons from a real-world transformation
Speaker PS1-05
Håvard Østhus
Arribatec
GenAI-chatbot on technical regulations – leads to improved quality?
Speaker PS2-05
Dr. Claus K. Larsen, Dir. Gov. & Dev. NPRA Statens vegv. Norway
Quantum tech AI and quality & risk, Norway
Speaker PS3-05
Terje Nilsen
Kongsberg
Discovery
Quantum tech AI
and quality &
risk, Norway
Speaker 3 CAQ
Ms. Chunmei Li, Travel Sky Technology Limited – The ‘One Axis, Two Wings, Data and Intelligence Driven Quality Control System for China’s Civil Aviation Software Development
EOQ Speaker
Standardization for good governance
Speaker PS5-05
Dr. Ömer Özkan, SOCAR, Türkiye EQL 2025
13:40
The Profitability Equation: How AI and Data-Driven Quality Strategies Reduce Costs and Boost Efficiency
Speaker PS1-06
Thom. Orankiewicz, ABB, Poland
Competence Evaluation System for Quality and Safety in Healthcare: Application to three types of work
Speaker PS2-06
Dr. Ryoko Shimono
Prof., Japan
EOQ Candidate Speaker
Becoming Future Ready by Processes and IT
Speaker PS3
Bjørn Jalving, Chief Technology Officer, CTO,
Kongsberg
Maritime, Norway
EOQ Candidate Speaker
AI empowered risk management and certification
Per Myrseth, DNV
Researcher, Digitalization and Trust
Norway
14:00
From paperwork to practice: Creating value-added documentation in an ISO 9001 QMS
Speaker PS1-06a
Luc Marivoet Pauwels Consulting Belgium
Preventing overturn and fall accidents
Speaker PS2-06a
Chisato Kajihara
Shizuoka Univ, Japan
The future of European power balance – It’s all about weather, AI and Data
Speaker PS1-06a
Tor ReierLilleholt
Head of Analysis,
Volue Insight AS, Norway
Room 03
Presentation of Certificates, CAQ
Dr. Duan Yonggang, CEO, CAQ
14:20
COFFEE BREAK 2, Removal of walls
14:40
Panel discussion 2
Panel 1: Mediator, Vincent Desmond CEO CQI – IRCA, UK, EOQ EVP
Panel 2: Mediator, Prof. Dr. Paulo Sampaio, APQ President, Professor, University of Minho, Portugal
Panel discussion 1: Profitable Quality & Risk Mgt, the
Role of AI, Adaptability and Sustainability in Performance
Dr. Robert Schmitt, Dr. Joseph A. DeFeo, Bjørn Jalving, Dr. Dag
Kroslid, Halfdan Brustad, VP, Equinor
15:30
Panel discussion 2: Global Workshop, EOQ Int. Partners
CAQ, ASQ, JUSE, IAQ, EOQ
16:25
Key Messages, Francois Sibbald, Conferencier
16:30
END OF DAY 1
18:00
APÉRITIF
19:00
CONGRESS BANQUETTE
09:00
KICK OFF DAY 2
Francois Sibbald, Conferencier
09:05
09:40
PLENARY SESSION 3
Chair: Juha Autio, CFO, FAQ, EOQ EVP
Becoming Future Ready by Processes and IT
Speaker PP 21, Bjørn Jalving, Chief Technology Officer, CTO,
Kongsberg Maritime, Norway
AI @ Work /AI Perspectives, Get started using generative AI in a secure and compliant way
Speaker PP 22, Dag Nyrud, Dir., Microsoft Norway
Leading profitable and sustainable business in the renewable industry
Speaker PP23, Halfdan Brustad, VP, head of renewables Equinor UK, London
10:15
10:50
Briefing, Francois Sibbald, Conferencier
11:00
COFFEE BREAK 3, Split of Plenary Hall
11:20
PARALLEL SESSION 3
PS 15 Expo 1
Req & strategies
Chair: Roger Strøm, KRN
PS25 Expo 2
Plan & processes
Chair: Knut Aastorp, KRN
PS35 Expo 3
Tools & Appl.
Chair: Nina Amlie, KRN
PS45 Room 03
AI & Data
Chair: Charles Scholtens, KRN
11:20
Climate Risks
Speaker PS1-07
Ayse Nordal
QRN Ambassador & Training Manager Risk, Norway
Business improvements through training and observation
Speaker PS2-07
Kjellbjørn Fossheim, QMS & Extrusion Business System Mgr at Norsk Hydro, Norway
Lean-AI : Enhancing Lean with Artificial Intelligence for Process Optimization
Speaker PS3-07
Dr. Beth Cudney,
Prof. Data Analytics Maryville University,
USA
How to close the NIS-2 gap and secure complete compliance
Speaker PS4-07
Cecilia Bergensjö
Nordic CDO, Datakvalitet AS, Norway
11:40
Do’s, don’ts and pitfalls
Speaker PS1-08
Roger Stølsnes
Equinor, Norway
The demands of sustainability and compliance within supply chain risk management framework
Speaker PS2-08
Luiz A. Novaes, SVP & CPO, Proc. and Supplier Mgt.,
Statnett, Norway
Quality Assessment for Water Services: Benchmarking and Continuous Improv.
Speaker PS3-08
Dr. H. Vilarinho,
Researcher, Industrial
Eng. and Mgt. Univ.
do Porto, Portugal
AI in Press
Speaker PS4-08
Tom Wuytack, CIO at Belga Press Agency, Belgium
12:05
DAY 2, LUNCH 2
13:00
PARALLEL SESSION 4
PS 16 Expo 1
Req & strategies
Chair: Ayse Nordal, KRN
PS26 Expo 2
Plan & processes
Chair: Siri Viken, KRN
PS36 Expo 3
Tools&Appl.
Chair: Tanja Kvalsvik, KRN
PS46 Room 03
AI & Data
Chair: Karsten Boe, KRN
13:00
Carbon crediting for a sustainable environment, and national strategies in combating climate change
Speaker PS1-09
Meltem Durul,
Turkish Standards
Institution, TSE,
Türkiye
From walkie-talkie to Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
Speaker PS2-09
Kjell-Ove Skare
Program Dir.
Space Norway
EOQ Competence Certification
Speaker PS3-09
Cornelia Butnaru
Opr. Mgr., EOQ
Competence
Cert., Romania
Microsoft 365
Copilot and Gen
AI sustainable
adoption to
maximize ROI
Speaker PS4-10
Ståle Hansen
Microsoft Reg. Director, Norway
13:20
Standardization for good governance
Speaker PS1-10
Dr. Ömer Özkan,
SOCAR, Türkiye
EQL 2025
Mathematic, Data Analysis & Scientific Computation Network
Speaker PS2-10
Jérôme Lacaille Expert Émérite Safran Aircraft Engines, France
Are we using PDCA correctly? An alternate view
Speaker PS3-10
Thierry Coutand
International Aerospace Quality Group, France
13:40
Speaker PS1-11
Reshaping responsible decision-making
Speaker PS2-11
Loraine Nazaré
QA Advisor, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Risk Mgt in a complex dev. project in the oil and gas industry
Speaker PS3-11
Bjørn Sundfær
Risk Mgt, Giga projects, AkerBP Norway
Using AI Technology for Service Quality Assessment
Speaker PS3-11
Terje Ennomäe, CEO Feeling-stream OÜ, Estonia
14:00
COFFEE BREAK 4, Removal of walls for plenary session
14:20
PLENARY SESSION 4:
Panel 4: Mediator, Ulf Gustavsson, EOQ
Secretary General, Sweden
Speaker PP24
Dr. Dag Kroslid, CEO, NorDan Group, EQL 2023
15:00
Conclusions, EOQ Flag ceremony, promotion of EOQ Congress 2026
15:30
END OF CONGRESS