Empowering Leaders to Change the World

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We strive to inspire and equip business leaders dedicated to creating a better world, as we believe this is the most impactful way to effect positive change in society.

Established in 2016, our passion lies in providing actionable tools and insights to help business leaders grow and excel. All our initiatives are designed to empower leaders to change the world.

Our participants enjoy insightful presentations from world-renowned business experts and engage in meaningful networking with other business leaders and executives.

We pride ourselves on curating an exceptional lineup of speakers and delivering a premium customer experience for our ambitious attendees. At our events, you can concentrate on absorbing inspiration, knowledge, and connections while we ensure a memorable experience tailored to your needs.

Oslo Business Forum was started in January 2016, by the two co-founders Christoffer Omberg and Marius Røed Wang, two students from BI Norwegian Business School. The purpose was to challenge the status quo in the Norwegian business community.

Ten months later, the first conference was organized in November 2016. Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager of Manchester United through 26 years, was the first keynote speaker, in front of 850 guests at Oslo Concert Hall.

Since then, our annual business conference has grown to be one of the most significant business conferences in the world. Over the past 10 years, we have accomplished some major milestones we are proud of. Speakers such as President Barack Obama, Randi Zuckerberg, David Cameron and Steve Wozniak have already guested our conference as keynote speakers.

In May 2019, we were partly acquired by Business Forum Group, one of the most noteworthy business conference groups in the world including Nordic Business Forum and Amsterdam Business Forum. After two online editions in 2020 and a limited in-person edition in 2021 with 750 attendees, we welcomed 2,500 business leaders and over 10,000 online attendees in 2022. In both 2023 and 2024, that number grew to 3,000 business leaders on site, with more than 10,000 participants joining us online each year.