PROGRAM 2026

Handle with Trust: Navigating Youth Experiences in a Fragile World

Exploring how to earn, rebuild and sustain trust in turbulent times

Monday 26.10.26 – Oslo Kongressenter

Time Program
11.00-12.00 Registration and mingle lunch
12.00-12.05 Welcome and brief introduction to the day – Master of Ceremonies
12.05-12.25 Oslo as host city – Political leadership
12.25-13.10 Trust begins before words

Kulturkompaniet 

13.10-13.40 Break
13.40-14.30 The Trust Society

Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, Aarhus University

14.30-15.15 Human rights as a foundation for trust

Kaari Mattila, University of Eastern Finland 

15.15-15.45 Break
15.45-16.30 The Digital Society and Trust

Mads Vestergaard, Roskilde University

16.30 End of day 1
18.00-19.30 Mayors’ Reception, Oslo Town Hall

 

Tuesday 27.10.26 – Oslo Kongressenter

Time Program
09.00-09.05 Welcome and brief introduction – Master of Ceremonies
09.05-09.50 Youth, (dis)trust and territorial stigma

Monica Rosten, Oslo Metropolitan University

09.50-10.35 Crossing boundaries

Line Lerche Mørck, Aarhus University

10.35-11.00 Break
11.00-11.45 Narratives of Outsiderness

Sveinung Sandberg, University of Oslo

11.45-12.05 Building Trust Through Dialogue

Insights from the Nobel Peace Center

12.05-12.30 Trust from a Youth Perspective
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-16.00 Workshops
End of day 2
19.00- Dinner at Oslo Kongressenter

 

Wednesday 28.10.26 – Oslo Kongressenter

Time Program
09.00-09.05 Welcome and introduction – Master of Ceremonies
09.05-09.50 Youth participation, trust and education

Tomi Kiilakoski, Finnish Youth Research Network

09.50-10.10 Break
10.10-12.00 Workshops
13.00-13.45 City wide segregation

Ingar Brattbakk, Oslo Metropolitan University

13.45-14.15 What Does the Future Hold?

Panel Discussion

14.15-14.30 Closing remarks & handover to Helsinki 2028
14.30 End of conference