Nordic Conference on Creativity and Innovation 

Motion is one of the biggest conferences in the Nordics on creativity, innovation and experience economy. Every year 400 delegates gather the city of Kristiansand in southern Norway in order to take part in the Motion experience.

Welcome to Motion 25 - 26 January 2012 at Kilden Performing Arts Centre

We`re pleased to welcome the following speakers at Motion 2012:

  • Kristjan Kristjansson – CEO, INNOVIT ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER (Iceland)

  • Pete Miller – President, CEO & Chairman, NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO (USA)
  • Ilse Jacobsen – Founder & designer,  ILSE JACOBSEN • HORNBÆK (Denmark)
  • Ingrid Erøy Fagervik – Founder & designer, BLAFRE (Norway)
  • Caroline V. Rudzinski – Researcher Future Affairs, VOLKSWAGEN GROUP (Germany)
  • Thomas Marzano – Creative Director Communications, PHILIPS DESIGN (Te Netherlands)

  • Jens F. Jensen – Professor Interactive Multimedia, AALBORG UNIVERSITY (Denmark)
  • Steven van Belleghem – Managing Partner, INSITES CONSULTING (Belgium)
  • Tormod Askildsen – Senior Director Community Engagement & Communications, LEGO (Denmark)

  • Terje Bergh – Founder and Head of Marketing, DELI DE LUCA (Norway)
  • Lone Johnsen – Visit & Event Director, CARLSBERG GROUP (Denmark)

  • Paul Chaffey – Managing Director, ABELIA (Norway)
  • Teo Härèn – Co-author "Idea Book" & VD, INTERESTING.ORG (Sweden)

Motion is an unique business conference whose aim is to stimulate innovation and create collaborative relationships between people from from various professions. We emphasize creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, design, branding, user experiences and trends.

The aim of Motion is simply to create just that - motion, involving not only physical movement; you probably have to travel a bit to participate in it… Rather, on a greater scale Motion wants to move your mind on both an intellectual and emotional level. We believe that energy arises and new powerful ideas get created in the gaps existing between people`s different professions and perspectives.

A large number of well-known international speakers have visited Motion and presented their innovative and inspiring ideas to a receptive and enthusiastic Scandinavian audience. The main conference language is English (although a certain number of ome case presentations are in a Scandinavian language). Here´s some testimonials from former Motion keynote speakers:

- "I was inspired and provoked to reconsider how we think about brands, storytelling and user experiences. I recommend Motion to anyone interested in broadening their horizons and points of view."
Orrin Shively – Vice President, Walt Disney Company

- "Motion had a real buzz and energy about it. I was surprised by the size of the conference and the whole event was extremely well organized and very professional. The Motion concept is an inspiration, a unique way of connecting professions and ideas through creative thinking."
Ian Burren (UK), Creative Director, YOU London

- "The delegates at Motion were clearly enthusiastic and inspired by a well organized conference that was packed full of stimulating and thought provoking content."
Stephen Attenborough – Commercial Director, Virgin Galactic
 

Former speakers at Motion:

  • Kevin Keller (US) - marketing professor and strategic brand management guru
  • Peter Jenner (UK) - former manager, Pink Floyd and The Clash
  • Joe Pine (US) - founder, Strategic Horizons and author "The Experience Economy"
  • David Weinberger (US) – web guru, marketing expert, philosopher and gag writer for Woody Allen
  • Jonas Ridderstråle (S) - innovation expert and author "Funky Business"
  • Liselotte Lyngsø (DK) - futurist, founder and CEO, Furure Navigator
  • Mato Valtonen (FIN) – technology entrepreneur, former lead vocalist in Leningrad Cowboys
  • Orrin Shively (US) - Vice President, Walt Disney Company
  • Nick Manning (UK) – Business Manager Design Visualization, Autodesk
  • Albert Boswijk (NL) – Managing Director, European Centre for the Experience Economy
  • Bård Eker (NO) – industrial designer and entrepreneur (Koenigsegg, Hydrolift etc.)      

The Motion conference organizer:

Progress AS
Øystein Tønnessen
Program Manager Motion
E-mail: oystein@progress.as 
Phone: +47 976 75 151