USA – New York City

Location: 474 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA. Team: Pål Thorvik Næss (Consul, Commercial Counsellor, and office head; technology, digital infrastructure, manufacturing/design); Hege Vibeke Barnes (Tourism Americas Director); Jannik Grodt Schmidt (Investment Manager; health/life science); John Vislosky (Senior Advisor, health tech); Antonio Raposo (technology, smart cities, energy, offshore wind, hydrogen, maritime); Beate Christin Gran (business development/EMNY; technology); David DiGregorio (tourism marketing and sustainability); Ola Forsstrom-Olsson (Senior Advisor/EMNY programme; technology); Sebastian Serafin (Senior Advisor; technology); Tanya Heravian (energy, offshore wind, hydrogen, smart cities). Office industries include health/life science, offshore wind, maritime, manufacturing/design, energy, digital infrastructure, hydrogen, smart cities, technology. Events shown include the ongoing Laerdal US healthtech programme, Mini TINC Health in Palo Alto (Oct 12–17, 2026), and Team Norway at HLTH Vegas (Nov 15–18, 2026).

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The New York office is at 474 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA. The page lists expertise in health and life science, offshore wind, maritime, manufacturing and design, energy, digital infrastructure, hydrogen, smart cities and technology. It links to the relevant industry pages, events in the USA and the delegation-visit request service, and invites businesses interested in opportunities in the USA to contact the local team.

The event carousel shows “Scale with Laerdal in the US Healthtech market” in New York (28 January 2026–1 January 2027, marked ongoing); “Mini TINC Health: Bringing Norwegian Health Innovation to Silicon Valley” in Palo Alto (12–17 October 2026); and “Meet Team Norway at HLTH Vegas 2026” in Las Vegas (15–18 November 2026). The carousel indicates four slides, but the fourth event card’s title and details were not exposed in the visible accessibility state.

• Pål Thorvik Næss is Consul, Commercial Counsellor and head of Innovation Norway New York, with technology, digital infrastructure and manufacturing/design expertise. He helps Norwegian companies assess their US opportunities, identify suitable markets, customers and partners, test assumptions early and build commercial relationships. His profile cites experience in growth strategy, fundraising and scaling technology companies internationally. He co-founded Optimalprint, later Gelato, and returned as SVP Growth Projects; earlier he spent six years at Innovation Norway, including as Director of Entrepreneurs and Startups and as Trade Commissioner and Consul leading the Canadian office. He previously held senior roles at Tele2 in the Nordics and France, has served on company and seed-fund boards including Abelia, and lectures in global strategy at NHH. Public contact: pal.thorvik.naess@innovationnorway.no; +47 473 00 001; LinkedIn.
• Hege Vibeke Barnes is Director Tourism Americas. Her profile cites over 20 years building a North American network and several years overseeing the New York office. She is an experienced leader, business developer, strategist and marketer who built a team supporting Norwegian firms and entrepreneurs entering and growing in North America while promoting Norway as a tourism destination. She holds a master’s degree in international business. Public contact: hege.barnes@innovationnorway.no; LinkedIn.
• Jannik Grodt Schmidt is Investment Manager, focused on health and life science. His profile describes over 13 years in healthcare consulting, market-access strategy, business development and cross-border investment supporting US commercialisation for life-science innovators. He has built consulting teams, developed healthcare partnerships and worked across pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, MedTech and digital health. His expertise includes financing, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and engagement with public and private healthcare stakeholders. Public contact: jannik.grodt.schmidt@innovationnorway.no; +1 917 972 6387; LinkedIn.
• John Vislosky is Senior Advisor, Health Tech, focused on health and life science. He represents Norway’s digital-health and medical-device portfolio internationally and supports Norwegian companies in US business development and internationalisation. His services include market research, positioning, go-to-market planning, investor connections, pilots, co-development, partnerships, US sales setup and local-team growth. His background includes more than two years at Innovation Norway, four years supporting healthcare trade and investment for the UK government, and two years in life-science staffing. Public contact: john.vislosky@innovationnorway.no; +1 917 858 8866; LinkedIn.
• Antonio Raposo is a Senior Advisor focused on technology, smart cities, energy, offshore wind, hydrogen and maritime. His profile describes over 20 years advising SMEs and startups on entering and growing in the US across technology, consumer products, smart mobility and renewable energy, with increasing focus on maritime clean technology and the blue economy. He has led trade delegations, trade-show pavilions and seminars. He holds a BA in political science from Concordia University and graduate studies in international relations from Laval University. Public contact: Antonio.Raposo@innovationnorway.no; LinkedIn.
• Beate Christin Gran is Business Development Manager and EMNY Program lead, focused on technology. She has worked on promoting Norway abroad, including US tourism campaigns and international-growth programmes for Norwegian design and manufacturing companies. For over a decade she produced and executed large Innovation Norway marketing campaigns positioning Norway as a US tourist destination. In her current role she works on US and UK scaling programmes that help promising Norwegian startups grow internationally. Public contact: beate.christin.gran@innovationnorway.no; +1 914 320 9572; LinkedIn.
• David DiGregorio is Senior Advisor for tourism marketing and sustainability. He leads Innovation Norway’s North American tourism marketing and sustainability work, connecting Norwegian destinations and operators with US and Canadian travel-trade partners and media. His profile cites over 20 years in global tourism marketing and public relations, including campaigns, trade events and promotion of sustainable travel. It highlights his work on regenerative tourism, the Sustainability is Responsibility summit series and initiatives with Tourism Cares and USTOA. Public contact: David.DiGregorio@innovationnorway.no; LinkedIn.
• Ola Forsstrom-Olsson is Senior Advisor and EMNY (Executive Marketing New York) Program Manager, focused on technology. He manages one of Innovation Norway’s scaling programmes and works with Norwegian startups seeking international growth. Public contact: Ola.Forsstrom-Olsson@innovationnorway.no; +1 646 703 2261.
• Sebastian Serafin is a Senior Advisor focused on technology. He advises on internationalisation and US market expansion. From 2021 to 2023 he headed the Berlin Business Office USA at the German-American Chamber of Commerce in New York, representing Berlin across the United States and reporting to Berlin’s Secretary of Economy. Since January 2024 he has worked at Innovation Norway, drawing on a nationwide US network. His profile cites co-founding ventures and raising over $6 million in angel, venture and international grant funding, including EIC Accelerator support, Google DNI and Betaworks, and participation in several accelerator programmes in New York and Silicon Valley. Public contact: sebastian.serafin@innovationnorway.no; +1 646 939 0323; LinkedIn.
• Tanya Heravian is an Advisor focused on energy, offshore wind, hydrogen and smart cities. She advises on the energy transition and infrastructure and has over five years helping international companies with US market entry and commercial development while working for foreign governments. She has led US trade missions and overseas study trips to strengthen bilateral relations and trade. She holds an MSc in environmental policy and management from the University of Bristol. Public contact: Tanya.Heravian@innovationnorway.no; LinkedIn.