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The Hauge Conference 2026

When values become value

Two days together with people who want faith to shape their work. Not as a private matter, but as something that forms how you lead, how you build and how you decide.

The Hauge Conference brings together leaders, founders, investors and community builders who want to unite faith, leadership and value creation. Join us in exploring how Christian values can create value for people, businesses and society.

When6–7 November 2026
WhereSalem Conference Centre, Bergen
PriceFrom NOK 1,349
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This year’s speakers

The people you’ll meet

Researchers, leaders and practitioners who have taken the question of values seriously, in their research, their own organisations and their lives.

Ola Grytten

Ola Grytten

Professor, NHH

Economic historian and one of Norway’s foremost authorities on Hans Nielsen Hauge’s significance for Norwegian business.

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Mordechai Wiseman

Mordechai Wiseman

Co-founder, Israel First Fruit

Bible teacher and businessman with long experience of how the two belong together.

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Håkon André Berg

Håkon André Berg

Investor and board chair

Former CEO of Salmon Evolution. Builds companies in aquaculture and industry, and speaks from experience about faith in senior leadership.

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Viktoriia Koilo-Gabillaud

Viktoriia Koilo-Gabillaud

Researcher, NTNU

Works on sustainable value creation and transition in business.

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Erine Amundal

Erine Amundal

Manager, BlackBird Cafe

Runs BlackBird Cafe in Skien. Takes part in the panel on how faith shapes the working day.

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Filip Rygg

Filip Rygg

CEO, Nabolagene AS

CEO of Nabolagene AS and chair of the Skaperkraft think tank. Former city commissioner in Bergen, and a voice on how faith shapes society, politics and leadership.

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Emeline Braatlund Larsen

Emeline Braatlund Larsen

Dagens Næringsliv

Former partner and manager of the clothing brand Chosen. Cares deeply about good leadership and the place of faith in working life, and takes part in the panel on workplace culture.

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Magne Supphellen

Magne Supphellen

Professor, NHH

Researches branding and values — how what an organisation stands for actually matters in the market.

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Terje Gilje

Terje Gilje

Former CEO, BOB

Led one of Western Norway’s largest housing cooperatives through growth and change, and helped build the award-winning Telenor building at Kokstad in Bergen. Speaks from experience about values under pressure.

Arne Sylta

Arne Sylta

CEO, Hauge Business Network

Co-founder and CEO of Hauge Business Network and Hauge Micro Finance. He built the network behind this conference.

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Dennis DeGraaf

Dennis DeGraaf

Business coach and vice president, Europartners

Dutch, and works day to day at Soulsz. Brings practical perspectives and experience from working with leaders and organisations.

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Silje Kristiane Reed Aasgaard

Silje Kristiane Reed Aasgaard

Host of the Founder Pitch

Hosts the Founder Pitch at the conference. Experienced in running events through her role at Gründercampus Bergen.

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From those who were here last time

What people take away

“A meeting place where all of me — my role and my faith — can be addressed and expressed.”
“The Hauge Conference has given me valuable relationships that have helped me forward in my work as a leader.”
About the conference

In Matthew 25:14–30 Jesus tells his disciples an illustrative story. It is about the value of stewarding what you have been entrusted with.

It echoes the cultural mandate in Genesis 1:26. We were given something, and we were given it for a reason:

  • we are made in God’s image,
  • to resemble God,
  • so that we can serve.

For throughout history God has used great people to do extraordinary things. But to an even greater degree he has used ordinary people to do ordinary things, with extraordinary goodness. It might be the invoice paid on day 14 when the terms said 60. The client turned down because it was the right thing to do. The colleague who was kept through a weak half-year. The honest, caring word about the culture in the company.

God invites us to take part in his story, and to reflect him in the world — including in our thousand workplaces.

That is why the Hauge Conference exists. Two days where we look closer at what we have been given, practise imagining what our workplace can mean, and go home with something we can actually do.

A room for faith at work

We want to see a clearer language for what faith at work actually looks like.

A network that wants something

Plenty of time to meet people, and good input from people who know their field.

A legacy to build on

Stories, conversations and lived experience as tools and perspective.

Conversation between participants

“He built factories, created jobs and strengthened local communities by building his rhythm of life on prayer and work.”

On Hans Nielsen Hauge
Hans Nielsen Hauge
Hans Nielsen Hauge, 1771–1824
The legacy
1796

In the spring of 1796 Hans Nielsen Hauge stood alone in a field. There he met God, and that encounter changed more than his own life. It set in motion a movement that shaped people, working life and society.

It was not the elite who carried the movement forward, but farmers, craftsmen and traders. Ordinary people in ordinary jobs, who built companies and took responsibility for those around them.

The same spirit lives on today — in living out faith in our work and using our competence for the good of others.

Modern Haugeans

Ordinary people in ordinary jobs, rooted in the same spirit that once began in a field.

Prices go up on 10 October. Register while they last.

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Programme

Two days, a rich programme

The conference opens on Friday 6 November at 09:30 and closes on Saturday 7 November at 15:45. The programme is updated as sessions are confirmed.

09:30

Registration

Coffee and networking.

10:00

Opening

Welcome.

10:15

Founder Pitch: “1, 2, 3 Pitch!”

  • Young founders pitch their idea from the stage
  • Questions from the jury
  • NOK 30,000 to the winner
12:00

Lunch

13:00

Seminar: Hauge’s ideal — what became of it?

13:30

Break

13:55

Short talk

14:00

Seminar: A biblical view of business

14:30

Break

15:00

Panel: “From ideal to Monday”

15:30

Roundtable: Your everyday work

16:00

Break

16:30

Seminar: How an encounter with God changed things for the better as a leader

17:00

Break

17:15

Dinner

18:30

Gala evening / Campfire

  • The Founder Pitch winner is announced
  • Cultural performances and time to talk
20:30

See you tomorrow

09:00

Coffee and mingling

09:30

Opening

Welcome.

09:45

Seminar: A Haugean mindset in a workplace culture

10:10

Panel: Workplace culture

What do we do to shape a workplace culture?

10:35

Break

11:05

Seminar: Christian as a competitive advantage?

11:25

Seminar

Topic to be confirmed.

11:45

Four perspectives on value

  • Prayer as value
  • Money as value
  • Home as value
  • Influence as value
12:15

Lunch

13:30

Seminar: Facing setbacks and failure as a Christian

14:15

Break

14:35

Roundtable: What now?

15:05

Break

15:30

Summing up and action

15:45

Safe travels

The conference closes.

Young founder pitching from the stage
The Founder Pitch · Friday 6 November

Got an idea?Bring it on stage.

It starts with an idea. Take it seriously. It could become something.

NOK 30,000 prize

Who can apply

  • 130 years or younger
  • 2From idea stage to max 2 years in operation

NOK 499 to take part — your ticket for both days of the conference is included.

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Practical information

Everything you need to know

Venue

Salem Conference Centre
Sigurds gate, Bergen
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Time

Friday 6 November at 09:30
to Saturday 7 November at 15:45

Accommodation

We have arrangements with two hotels in central Bergen. Quote the code when booking.
Scandic Bergen City PROMO1190
Scandic Hotel Norge PROMO10B

Contact

post@haugebusiness.no
+47 952 65 878

Frequently asked questions

Questions and answers

Who is the conference for?

Founders, investors, business leaders and employees who let faith be an active part of how they work. No particular background is needed — only an interest in the question.

What ticket types are there?

Members pay NOK 1,349, non-members NOK 1,599. Prices go up on 10 October. Tickets are bought on the registration page at Checkin. If you are unsure what suits you, get in touch at post@haugebusiness.no.

What if I can’t come?

Get in touch at post@haugebusiness.no as early as possible. The place can often be transferred to a colleague.

Are meals included?

Confirm what the ticket includes — lunch, coffee, dinner.

Who organises The Hauge Conference?

Hauge Business Network, a network for Christians in business and working life, founded in 2016. We work with entrepreneurship, investment and knowledge sharing, publish the podcast “Tro i arbeid”, and gather people throughout the year. The Hauge Conference is our largest gathering. Read more about us.

Can we become a partner or sponsor?

Yes, we would be glad to hear from you. Get in touch at post@haugebusiness.no and we’ll send you the partner pack.

Are the sessions recorded?

Describe whether recordings are made available afterwards.

Registration

Secure your place

Registration is handled by Checkin. Pay by card or Vipps and receive your ticket by email immediately.

NOK 1,349
Members
NOK 1,599
Non-members

Prices go up on 10 October.

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The people behind

The programme committee

The conference is shaped by people who work in business themselves.

Role

Name Nameson

One sentence about what they do day to day.

Role

Name Nameson

One sentence about what they do day to day.

Role

Name Nameson

One sentence about what they do day to day.

Contact us

We’d love to hear from you

Questions about the conference, partnership or attending? Get in touch — we reply as quickly as we can.

Email us at post@haugebusiness.no, or call +47 952 65 878.

General enquiries

Hauge Business Network

post@haugebusiness.no
+47 952 65 878
Programme and content

Contact person’s name

e-post@haugebusiness.no
Partners and sponsors

Contact person’s name

e-post@haugebusiness.no

The Hauge Conference is organised by Hauge Business Network

Partners

Main partner
Partners
Hauge School of Management

Would you like to support the conference?

A partnership makes it possible to keep ticket prices low for students and young founders. Get in touch and we’ll tell you more.

Request the partner pack
6–7 November
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