Kristoffer Liland
Innovation Adviser - Student Innovation at UiA Nyskaping- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Full professional proficiency
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Norwegian Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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LinkedIn User
Kris is one of those people who once you’ve been through the trenches with you will always appreciate and admire for the rest of your life. He has a great temperament for leadership and an understanding of the evolutionary nature of technology. I’d gladly work with him again.
Timothy Keynes
Kristoffer is one of those rare managers who also naturally serves as an inspiring mentor for the whole staff. I had the pleasure of working with Kristoffer during the European Innovation Academy, collaborating on the TripMotion startup. With only few years of experience as a manager, Kristoffer exhibits strong interpersonal skills and a unique capacity for empathy. These qualities most notably translate in his ability to motivate a team to care about its project and be invested in the project success. Though he’s never one to draw attention to himself, Kristoffer positive attitude and the respect others feel toward him are palpable. As a team member or a leader, Kristoffer earns my highest recommendation.
LinkedIn User
Kris is one of those people who once you’ve been through the trenches with you will always appreciate and admire for the rest of your life. He has a great temperament for leadership and an understanding of the evolutionary nature of technology. I’d gladly work with him again.
Timothy Keynes
Kristoffer is one of those rare managers who also naturally serves as an inspiring mentor for the whole staff. I had the pleasure of working with Kristoffer during the European Innovation Academy, collaborating on the TripMotion startup. With only few years of experience as a manager, Kristoffer exhibits strong interpersonal skills and a unique capacity for empathy. These qualities most notably translate in his ability to motivate a team to care about its project and be invested in the project success. Though he’s never one to draw attention to himself, Kristoffer positive attitude and the respect others feel toward him are palpable. As a team member or a leader, Kristoffer earns my highest recommendation.
LinkedIn User
Kris is one of those people who once you’ve been through the trenches with you will always appreciate and admire for the rest of your life. He has a great temperament for leadership and an understanding of the evolutionary nature of technology. I’d gladly work with him again.
Timothy Keynes
Kristoffer is one of those rare managers who also naturally serves as an inspiring mentor for the whole staff. I had the pleasure of working with Kristoffer during the European Innovation Academy, collaborating on the TripMotion startup. With only few years of experience as a manager, Kristoffer exhibits strong interpersonal skills and a unique capacity for empathy. These qualities most notably translate in his ability to motivate a team to care about its project and be invested in the project success. Though he’s never one to draw attention to himself, Kristoffer positive attitude and the respect others feel toward him are palpable. As a team member or a leader, Kristoffer earns my highest recommendation.
LinkedIn User
Kris is one of those people who once you’ve been through the trenches with you will always appreciate and admire for the rest of your life. He has a great temperament for leadership and an understanding of the evolutionary nature of technology. I’d gladly work with him again.
Timothy Keynes
Kristoffer is one of those rare managers who also naturally serves as an inspiring mentor for the whole staff. I had the pleasure of working with Kristoffer during the European Innovation Academy, collaborating on the TripMotion startup. With only few years of experience as a manager, Kristoffer exhibits strong interpersonal skills and a unique capacity for empathy. These qualities most notably translate in his ability to motivate a team to care about its project and be invested in the project success. Though he’s never one to draw attention to himself, Kristoffer positive attitude and the respect others feel toward him are palpable. As a team member or a leader, Kristoffer earns my highest recommendation.
Credentials
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Local Guide Vest Agder
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Experience
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UiA Nyskaping
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Norway
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Innovation Adviser - Student Innovation
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Nov 2022 - Present
Innovation adviser in student innovation and entrepreneurship with responsibilities encompassing the university incubator, mentoring programmes, business development, administrative and organisational matters. Also working closely with the senior innovation advisors in commercialisation of research and impact analysis, as well as the lawyers on intellectual property rights and patents. The new innovation team at the university is combining their efforts to build a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation both among staff and students. Show less
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Incubator Manager
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Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
Incubator manager for student startups at the University of Agder Incubator, UiA Nyskaping
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Business developer
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Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
Business developer for university students building their own startups and companies, assisting them in bringing their ideas to fruition from an idea to fully fledged companies. My main area of expertise is financial applications from local, regional and national financial support systems for startups, research and development. I assist in all areas of business development, ideation and fiscal advice. I also help the founders strengthen their pitching ability, improve marketing, ethics, and product development. Show less
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Spelgarden
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Germany
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manuscript Quality Controller
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Jul 2021 - Nov 2022
I analyze, critique, edit and correct manuscripts for an innovative game developer whose main language is Nynorsk, one of the Norwegian language's two written forms. I analyze, critique, edit and correct manuscripts for an innovative game developer whose main language is Nynorsk, one of the Norwegian language's two written forms.
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Bærekraftsfestivalen
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Norway
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Event Manager
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May 2021 - Nov 2022
I assist in the development and execution of Sustainathon, a hackathon for sustainable solutions to complex business cases. We invite local, regional, national and international businesses to provide cases to the event while we invite students from all over Norway to participate in the event coming up with outside the box solutions that might put businesses on track to develop more sustainable solutions, paving the way toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals I assist in the development and execution of Sustainathon, a hackathon for sustainable solutions to complex business cases. We invite local, regional, national and international businesses to provide cases to the event while we invite students from all over Norway to participate in the event coming up with outside the box solutions that might put businesses on track to develop more sustainable solutions, paving the way toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Insj UiO
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Norway
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Startup Mentor
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Aug 2020 - Nov 2022
Advising student startups on application to government programmes Advising student startups on application to government programmes
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President
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Oct 2019 - Apr 2021
Automation of food production in urban settings. Growing food where people eat. Automation of food production in urban settings. Growing food where people eat.
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Ripple Aerospace
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Norway
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Aviation & Aerospace
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO & Founder
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Jan 2014 - Oct 2019
Combining several duties, building the company structure, legal concerns, financials, delegation, leadership, negotiations, business talks,vision, strategy and general operations of the company, while as the team grows the focus on my core duties of strategy, structure and leadership becomes more emphasized. Building a well-structured team of capable individuals allow us better specialization through self-governed groups and stewardship. Ripple Aerospace is developing launch systems that launch from water into space, which offer a great deal of innovations in manufacturing and many benefits to the launcher, the industry and our customers. Show less
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Startup Mentor
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Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
I mentor startups, mainly to prepare them and aid them in the application of various forms of public grants, as well as in the matter of finding appropriate grants, connections related to grants and other needs startups have to secure early or mid-stage capital for research, business and product development. I mentor startups, mainly to prepare them and aid them in the application of various forms of public grants, as well as in the matter of finding appropriate grants, connections related to grants and other needs startups have to secure early or mid-stage capital for research, business and product development.
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Agder Parkour
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Norway
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Performing Arts
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Parkour instructor
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Dec 2014 - Aug 2015
Instruct kids and young adults in the safe use of parkour, training techniques, phyiscal conditioning, its philosophical background and learning to break the comfort zone mentally in order to achieve desired individual goals Instruct kids and young adults in the safe use of parkour, training techniques, phyiscal conditioning, its philosophical background and learning to break the comfort zone mentally in order to achieve desired individual goals
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Universitetet i Agder
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Norway
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Høgskulelærer (University-College Teacher)
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Aug 2009 - Nov 2010
Norwegian language for exchange students. Norwegian language for exchange students.
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Education
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2021 - 2022
University of Agder (UiA)
Pre-engineering (Realfagskurset for Ingeniørfag), Engineering -
2015 - 2015
European Innovation Academy
Business acceleration, Entrepreneurship & Innovation -
2013 - 2015
Universitetet i Agder (UiA)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Innovation & Knowledge Development -
2008 - 2013
University of Agder (UiA)
Bachelor's degree, Development studies, minor in Spanish -
2007 - 2007
Kulturstudier
Associate’s Degree, Spanish and Latin American Studies -
2004 - 2007
Kristiansand Katedralskole
Upper secondary/High school diploma, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program
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