From Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 October, Vingtor becomes one of the stages for KÅKÅnomics, the festival of economics and politics that KÅKÅ runs in Stavanger. For four days we fill our rooms with conversations, debates and talks on everything from artificial intelligence and the oil fund to birth rates, health workers and the future of Europe.

KÅKÅ describes itself as a house for curiosity, disagreement and democratic innovation. That is an idea we recognize. The festival brings together international names, Norwegian experts and an audience that wants to understand a little more of the world around them, and it does so in a way that is open to anyone who is curious.

What is happening here

Wednesday 21 October

• 15:30 AI and The Great Bet on Productivity, with Sarah O’Connor and John Burn-Murdoch
• 17:00 Tid for å tenke STORT (Time to think BIG), with Andri Snær Magnason, Martin Bech Holte and Eirik Mofoss. Host: Hilde Sandvik
• 18:30 Drømmen om Dubai (The Dubai dream: influencers, children and contract killings), with David Sausdal, Axel Gordh Humlesjö and Thor Magne Løge
• 20:00 A Missing Generation: Why is Nobody Having Babies?, with John Burn-Murdoch, Vilde B. Hansen and Kjell Salvanes
• 21:30 Europa sett fra Island (Europe seen from Iceland), with Ragnhildur Helgadóttir, Andri Snær Magnason and others. Host: Kjetil B. Alstadheim

Thursday 22 October

• 15:30 Carrot or Stick? What Really Motivates Us?, with John A. List, Bård Kuvaas and Karen Vorra. Host: Mari Rege
• 17:00 Tåler oljefondet en endret verden? (Can the oil fund withstand a changed world?), with Olav Slettebø, Ellen Reitan, Melanie Brooks and Espen Henriksen. Host: Kari Elisabeth Kaski
• 18:30 Why Innovation Usually Fails
• 20:00 Big Tech, Lawsuits and Economic Experiments

Friday 23 October

• 15:30 Et nytt Europa (A new Europe: lockdown, flood, invasion, humiliation and hope)
• 17:00 Does Norway need a Green New Deal?
• 18:30 Er Norden svaret når Vesten rakner? (Is the Nordic region the answer as the West unravels?)
• 21:30 Paradoksale Willoch (The paradoxical Willoch: what can the Conservative giant teach us today?)

Saturday 24 October

• 12:30 Barnas KÅKÅnomics (Children’s KÅKÅnomics: how to invest your pocket money)
• 14:00 Bygger vi i blinde? (Are we building blind?)
• 15:30 Før stormen kommer (Before the storm: great power war and the warnings of history)
• 17:00 Overdriver vi behovet for helsefagarbeidere? (Are we overstating the need for health workers?)
• 18:30 IQ-dropp, PISA-krasj og dummedag (IQ drop, PISA crash and dumb day)
• 20:00 Datasenterlandet (The data centre nation: industrial adventure or cold storage for other people’s innovation?)

On Saturday there is also a session for the youngest. Children’s KÅKÅnomics takes on a question many families probably have an opinion on: what is actually the smart thing to do with your pocket money?

Why we take part

Vingtor is a shared working space where people from different companies and fields share a table and an everyday routine. On a normal day it is the chat over lunch and the meetings across industries that give us new perspectives. During KÅKÅnomics we get that same energy, just on a bigger scale. There is something special about opening the doors and seeing the rooms full of people who want to listen, ask questions and maybe leave with a slightly different view than the one they came with.

We are glad to be part of the festival again, and we look forward to welcoming both regular guests and new faces.

Tickets and full programme

Tickets and the full festival programme are available at kaakaa.no. The programme may change along the way, so check the festival website for the latest updates.

Thank you to KÅKÅ for the collaboration, and welcome to Vingtor.