Together with my extensive global network and talented colleagues within the energy community, my job is to explain how the European energy markets works and power progress with an increasing part of renewable energy.Arranged successful Energy Days in Amsterdam (Benelux Energy Day), Oslo (Short-Term Power Markets - pre Nordic Energy Day event) and Vienna (How Corporate Consumers Can Go Green - Pre Austrian Energy Day Event) and 13. March 2025 Danish Energy Day in Århus, Denmark - in addition to live online and in-person courses with extensive online material and Green Week webinars and podcasts with 1700 participants from across the globe, but mostly from Europe.

With an extensive global network and talented colleague, my job is to explain how energy markets works and power progress across our planet.

To a global audience I share Nord Pool's three decades of experience. Nord Pool's power market model in Europe plays an important role to achieve global net zero carbon emissions and new jobs. With leading experts from Nord Pool and our extensive network, we strive to answer comprehensibly the important questions raised by energy ministers (and their advisers), MPs, NRAs, MSc & PhD students, NGOs, DSOs, TSOs, power exchanges (PX) and last but not least: Energy ⚡️ companies.Nord Pool Academy's offer range from online Nord Pool Certified Courses for energy traders to tailor made study tours with electrical site visits.#Nordpool

Nord Pool Consulting support and manage a wide variety of projects connected to market design and development of power exchanges across the world. Since 2015, Haakon has welcomed delegations from and/or presented in countries such as Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi, the Maldives, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. I am responsible for Nord Pool Academy. I organize and I present at courses with topics ranging from European regulation to Physical and Financial markets. NPA provide both standardized courses and tailor-made course. On request from private companies, TSOs and NGOs I have been sole-responsible for successful completion of energy study tours in the Nordic countries. I am frequently marshaling specialist resources in conducting complicated in-depth analysis of the energy market. Writing reports and presenting results to and on behalf of 3rd parties are some of my responsibilities. These reports provide an deeper knowledge of the impact potential change such as RES, new HV/DC interconnectors or changes of market model can have on the overall energy market.

Project manager for Elbas 4, the brand new European cross border intraday system which was successfully launched by Nord Pool Spot in 2014. Responsible to further improve Elbas by ensuring that members' feedback is taken into consideration in every step of the process.I represented Nord Pool Spot in the NWE Communications and Markets Task Force, helping integrate the North-Western European energy markets. NWE was successfully launched early 2014. Since Spain and Portugal joined NWE in May, the market is renamed Multi Regional Market (MRC), covering 75% of Europe's energy production.Worked closely with all Norwegian and Benelux’ participants in the energy market, in addition to stakeholders. Arranged seminars, online testing of system and presented at external energy conferences. On the annual customer survey I achieved an average above 5, where 6 was best possible.

I was responsible for stakeholders and all 100+ participants in Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium. My customers are active both on the day-ahead market Elspot and on the intraday market Elbas as well as using NPS' transparency platform. Nord Pool Spot's market share in Norway in the Spotmarket (DAM) rose from just above 60% to way above 95% in the years while I was responsible. And in the Nordic it rose from 75% to over 90 % market share, thanks to several gross bidding agreements I secured. Achieved each year above 5 on the annual participant survey, where 6 was best possible.

I increased Alpiq' market shares in the Nordic B2B energy market. The customers comprise industrial companies, energy companies, public sector enterprises and other commercial businesses. I initiated and completed the development of a portfolio management product for the SME segment.In my three-month period of resignation I was in charge of marketing. The largest task was the rebranding of Energipartner AS to Alpiq Norway AS. I devloped and executed successfully the marketing campaign in all relevant media, both in print and online.

Higher Education Sales Representative for Oxford University Press, Oxford. Responsible for complete market coverage of all OUP titles within Denmark, Iceland and Norway. Achieved 3.5-fold sales increase compared to target which resulted in sales record in Europe and financed my MSc and paper on offshore installations of wind power.

Manager of Bar Boca, a popular 50’s-inspired cocktail bar in Oslo, Norway. Responsible for day-to-day management, employment and training. Awarded ‘Best Bar in Oslo’ several times by local and national press.

Editor of internet travel pages on www.start.no, the net portal for Dagbladet, one of Norway’s largest newspapers.

Key Account Manager for Nike, Amsterdam – European Head Quarters. Managed Nike’s second largest account in Northern Europe. Re-established relations with a key distributor amounting to half of the Norwegian Market.

Mandatory one year military service at military airport and at radar station. Played lots of chess inside a mountain

Started and led Young European Federalists (Europeisk Ungdom) in both the city Tønsberg and the county Vestfold in Norway. It was important to marshal the resources of those who was pro the European Union prior the referendum despite different political orientation.

From the age 6 to 18 I had my first paid jobs as child model. Both photo shoots and live presentation of cloths for a large audience. Great learning experience of big operations at photo shoots, follow instructions in timely manner and how much easier it is to spend money vs making money at an early age. This as a of contributing to the family economy after divorce.