Program TEDxArendal 2023

12:00–13:30 Guest Registration

Session 1

13:30–14:30 (60 minutes)

13:30 Grand opening

  • Birgit Skarstein
  • Jon Høvik (Pusnes history 1/4)
  • Morten Longum
  • Petter Mørland Pedersen

Experience, 40 minutes

Everything in the first experience session is happening in the main hall

  • Coffee Shop on the left side of the hall
    • Interactive map of Arendal
    • Coffee, snacks, and baked goods inside
    • Get your water bottle outside the coffee shop!
    • Charge your phone in the charging station
  • Pusnes Mechanical Bar – Norway’s longest bar!
    • Beer Garden
    • Bubble bar
    • Andreas Dyrdal guitar performance
    • DJ Kosmos
  • Perlejentene (Bead girls) – custom beaded bracelets

Session 2

15:10–16:30 (80 minutes)

15:10 Welcome to session 2

  • Hassan Damluji
  • Jon Høvik (Pusnes history 2/4)
  • Levi Westerveld
  • Kjetil Skaugset
  • Bjørn Utgård
  • “Den draumen” performed by Evy Froland
  • Bølgen dansestudio
  • Megan Strand

Experience & Dinner, 75 minutes

In the food court:

  • Dinner
  • Emergency bar
  • Zipline
  • DJ Kosmos
  • Partner stands

There will also be beer & wine tastings on the mezzanine in the food court at 16:45, 17.10 & 19:10. Limited seats.

In the main hall:

  • Pusnes Mechanical Bar – Norway’s longest bar!
    • Beer Garden
    • Bubble bar
    • DJ Kosmos
    • Per Magnus Show 1 – bartending show with Per Magnus Haig, one of Norway’s best bartenders
  •  Coffee Shop
    • Coffee, snacks, and baked goods
    • Charge your phone, see Levi’s map of Arendal and get your water bottle

Session 3

17:45–18:55 (60 minutes)

17:45 Welcome to session 3

  • Indian flash mob
  • Marius Hagen
  • Nora Savosnick
  • Conversation – Katrine Lia & Nora Savosnick
  • Jon Høvik (Pusnes history 3/4)
  • Haagen Poppe as Sam Eyde
  • Marekvist
  • Torbjørn Dyrud

Experience & dinner, 60 minutes

On the stage:

  • Grimstad Trial will drive from the stage, through the venue, and end up outside!

In the food court:

  • Dinner
  • Emergency bar
  • Zipline
  • DJ Kosmos
  • Partner stands

There will also be beer & wine tastings on the mezzanine in the food court at 16:45, 17.10 & 19:10. Limited seats.

In the main hall:

  • Pusnes Mechanical Bar – Norway’s longest bar!
    • Beer Garden
    • Bubble bar
    • DJ Kosmos
    • Per Magnus Show 2 – bartending show with Per Magnus Haig, one of Norway’s best bartenders
  •  Coffee Shop
    • Coffee, snacks, and baked goods
    • Charge your phone, see Levi’s map of Arendal and get your water bottle

Session 4

19:55–21:30 (95 minutes)

19:55 Welcome to the final session

  • Jon Høvik (Pusnes history 4/4)
  • Gabriella Mathisen
  • “Masse Bass” – HÆNRIK
  • Willy Pedersen

20:35 Concert with Daniel Granum and a short break

20:50 Final lap of the 4th session

  • Silas Henriksen
  • Judge the Poet
  • Nicolas Bras
  • Marekvist

21:30 After-party – until midnight!

21:30 Welcome to the after-party!

As is tradition, we will have our after-party from 21:30 till midnight.

  • We will transform our coffee shop into Club Kosmos, and the DJs will play the night away!
  • Pusnes Mechanical Bar will be open, and there will be possibilities to buy food in the bar and at Club Kosmos.
  • Per Magnus will have his 3rd and last bartending show for the event.

00:00 It’s a wrap! See you at TEDxArendal 2024!