The 2024 NTRG Christmas meeting takes place in Oslo 21 November!

Join us for the annual NTRG Christmas gathering. This year, we are heading to Oslo, where prominent speakers and industry experts are ready with new insights for all participants.

The 2024 Christmas meeting takes place at Hotel Clarion the Hub, conveniently located in the heart of Oslo. Following the members meeting, the traditional Christmas dinner takes place at vibrant boutique hotel Amerikalinjen, a short walk from the conference venue. Special offers are also available on rooms at Amerikalinjen for NTRG members.

Following the members meeting, a special tour of new travel retail initiatives is available for NTRG members at Oslo Airport 22 November.

Please note that there is a limited number of seats available for the conference at Clarion Hotel the Hub.

Registration

Sign up for conference and dinner by e-mail to the secretariat here.

Sign up for the Oslo Airport tour by e-mail to the secretariat here.

Oslo Airport tour participants must hold a visitor’s card, apply here.

Program

21 November

• 11.00: Lunch
• 12.30: Welcome, Elsebeth Lillienschiold
• 12.45: Jan Hillesland 
• 13.30: Julie Lassaigne
• 14.00: Break
• 14.45: Asle Toje
• 16.00: Loveleen Brenna
• 16.30:  Closing Remarks, Elsebeth Lillienschiold
• 18.00: Dinner at Amerikalinjen

22 November

• 10.00: Special tour of Oslo Airport

Speakers

Asle Toje is the Deputy Leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee which is responsible for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is also a foreign policy analyst and adviser to several government agencies and non-government organizations. He is a scholar and an author who has lived and worked in Germany, France, Belgium, England, and the United States. He was educated at the Universities of Oslo and Tromsø and received his PhD from Cambridge University.

Loveleen Brenna is an expert in diversity management. For decades, she has lectured on training in cultural intelligence and diversity competence, as well as management and organizational development. Loveleen Brenna chaired the committee that developed the national standard in Norway for diversity management systems and has written a number of books on the subject.

Jan Hillesland is Chief Solutions Officer and Partner at Link Retail. Specializing in data solutions in the retail space, Jan is an expert in utilizing the enormous potential that data and artificial intelligence holds for the retail sector.

Julie Lassaigne is the Secretary General at the European Travel Retail Confederation. Having lead the organization since 2019, she represents the ETRC and is a sought after speaker, expert and moderator in the duty free industry.

Venues and hotel offers

• Conference venue: Clarion Hotel the Hub, Biskop Gunnerus gate 3, 0155 Oslo.
• Dinner venue: Amerikalinjen, Jernbanetorget 2, 0154 Oslo.
• Hotel Offer: NOK 2.700 for a single room including breakfast at Amerikalinjen. Booking can be made via the secretariat by e-mail here.