Annual General Meeting 2026
17.00–18.00 General Assembly
18.00–19.30 SHIPPING - Security, tariffs and trade in turbulent wartimes
Andreas von der Heide
CEO, Consilio International AB, Stockholm
Anne Gry Ringen
CEO & Co-Founder, Crown Defenze AS, Oslo
Nicolai Hansteen
Director Shipping Markets, DNV - Maritime
PANEL DEBATE + Q&A
19.30 Drinks in the Hall
20.00 Annual Dinner
MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Andreas von der Heide has more than two decades of experience from the upper echelons of Swedish industry and has devoted much of his professional life to supporting Swedish Industry in geopolitically complex markets. He spent 11 years with the International Council of Swedish Industry (NIR), including three years as the Council’s CEO. In addition, Andreas has served as Senior Vice President for the defense and aviation group Saab AB, responsible for the group’s offset, counter trade and industrial cooperation.
Andreas founded Consilio International AB together with Erik Belfrage, Jan Nygren and Michael Sahlin in 2011 and has worked as Consilio’s Managing Partner and CEO since then.
Anne Gry Ringen is one of the founders and CEO of Crown Defenze. She holds a master's degree in organizational psychology, security management and conflict management, as well as a law degree from the University of Oslo. With solid experience as a senior manager, entrepreneur and security consultant in both Norway and Singapore, she has held roles as CEO, Chief Security Officer and Marketing Director. She also has board experience in shipping and from NGOs working with mental health and diversity.
She works strategically with the full breadth of the security profession, with particular expertise in security management, maritime security, geopolitics, cross-cultural relationships and performance psychology. In practice, she applies this knowledge to build robust security cultures, strengthen crisis preparedness and develop value-driven strategies that balance people, security and business.
Anne Gry is a sought-after speaker internationally, and a recognized voice in security management, organizational psychology and gender equality. She has extensive experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and supporting businesses in navigating complex risk scenarios.
Nicolai Hansteen is Director Shipping Markets at DNV. His responsibility is to develop business relations globally as it pertains to new and existing clients. Nicolai started with DNV in mid August 2023 from a commercial background as Chief Shipping Analyst with the international shipbroking company Lorentzen & Co working out of their Oslo headquarters.
Nicolai is ranked as one of the top shipping analysts, utilizing research as a mechanism to build client trust and understanding, introducing and proposing deals that are value-added and with a high degree of successful completion. He has also been Department Manager S&P Oslo, working actively on second-hand and newbuilding transactions. Previously he has worked at both Pareto Securities and Pareto Shipping in the international capital and shipping markets, and before that at Nordea Securities as a financial analyst covering the shipping and offshore sectors.
Nicolai holds a BA from Middlebury College, Vermont in 1992 and an MSc from City University Business School (CASS, now Basey), London in 1996, specializing in Shipping, Trade & Finance. He has been a member of several boards and committees in the shipping and offshore industry including Shipping & Offshore Network and has been delighted to participate as a speaker at many prestigious conferences around the world.