Balancing the scales
Don’t just watch the world change—be part of the conversation that’s driving it.
The perfect meeting point
The NHH Symposium 2025 marks over 40 years of students from the Norwegian School of Economics bringing together Norway’s leading figures from business, academia, and politics to solve the world’s most complex challenges. This year, we explore how we can balance the scales in response to global challenges. The "perfect meeting place" for new ideas and solutions has never been more relevant.
Balancing the Scales
Balancing the Scales is more than just a conference name; it is a deeply symbolic idea that reflects the most pressing challenges of our time. When we talk about balance in a geopolitical context, we refer to the complex forces that shape the world order, power distribution, and influence – across nations, cultures, and social structures.
A World Out of Balance
For many, the world is out of balance – unfairly distributed between the powerful and the marginalized, between those who shape the narrative and those who are merely spoken about.
Is it possible to achieve global equilibrium, or will there always be those who hold more power?
Can we redefine structures that have kept people off balance throughout history?
How can we navigate the dynamic forces that influence everything from the economy to the environment, technology, and diplomacy?
The road ahead
Our conference seeks to explore these deep tensions and consider whether it is possible to find real balance. How can we navigate the dynamic forces affecting everything from the economy to the environment, technology, and diplomacy? Together with leading voices in geopolitics, history, and social science, we will delve into what it means to "balance the scales" in an ever-changing world.
For us, what is discussed on stage is as important as the discussions the conference will create among the participants. That is why we want to gather an exciting and varied group of participants composed of business profiles, academics, politicians and students.
Because it is all of us who will shape Norway's future, and we are shaping it now.