Silje Vallestad is a serial entrepreneur, innovator, philanthropist, keynote speaker, investor and strategy consultant. Since the age of 14 years, she has founded a number of international organisations and companies ranging from NGOs to tech startups. Today she advises startups, corporates and governments nationally and internationally on innovation and technology.

Vallestad has won numerous awards for her work, and has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, one of the Nordic region's 20 leading business thinkers by Nordic Business Forum, Female Entrepreneur of the Year by the Norwegian Ministry of Industry and Trade, and a top 10 young leader by Assessit. She recently joined World Economic Forum’s Expert Network as an expert in innovation and entrepreneurship.

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