Else Hafstad

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About Else Hafstad

Else Hafstad is a globally recognized O&G Executive and Energy Industry Expert, known for her ability to identify innovative technologies and create compelling value propositions for how implementation of new solutions will solve clients’ technical challenges, reduce risks, improve safety and operational performance, save costs, and positively impact their bottom line. For more than 25 years, Else Hafstad has been leveraging her professional network and extensive experience and expertise from both operator and supplier sides of global O&G operations, to help technology companies design and execute effective GTM strategies, a customer-focused sales approach, and strategic partnerships, to ensure successful new market entry and sustainable business growth in key energy markets. Else Hafstad has been paving the way for women in O&G, by demonstrating effective, visionary leadership in her roles as a corporate leader, high-tech entrepreneur, and Diplomat in charge of creating multinational research & technology collaborations and business development opportunities for international O&G companies. As a coach and mentor for female professionals across the world, Else Hafstad remains committed to following her passion for providing assistance to start-up companies and volunteering as an executive business and leadership coach to women in the energy industry. Based on her academic background and expertise within the AI/IoT field, and her interest in innovative technologies, it is no surprise to find Else Hafstad deeply involved in developing opportunities for Causal Digital Twins to be applied as a critical enabling technology for the new energy industry transformation.