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What are the key projects that you have been involved in over the past 12 months?

I am leader of a newly created task force on AI, Ethics and Regulatory in Avinor. The purpose of this task force is to address AI risk when using AI-tools and AI-software. The task force shall ensure that Avinor is compliant with EU AI Act, GDPR and Avinor’s AI ethical guidelines. The task forces assessments are crucial when deciding on which AI initiatives we shall move forward with internally in Avinor.

During the last year, I have spent most of my time giving legal advice for Avinor’s Future Air Traffic Management System (FAS) program. The FAS program is one of Avinor’s largest technology programs. The purpose of this program is to address the new requirements set by the Singel European Sky (SES) initiatives which focuses on increasing the overall ATM capacity in European airspace. As lead in-house counsel, my work consists of giving legal advice to the program and assisting in contract negotiations. By participating in the FAS program, this has enabled me to understand the complexity of large IT projects.

What do you think are the most important attributes for a modern in-house counsel to possess?

In my view, modern in-house counsel needs to be more agile and business oriented and are often expected to be an integrated part of projects and decisions. This requires the in-house counsel to both have a keen interest of the business and projects to succeed. The in-house legal counsel needs to be able to give quick legal advice and write shorter memos addressin*eve that as in-house counsel, one should try to work in a business one is passionate about. I am an “aviation nerd” and if I did not work in the legal area, I would probably work as an airline captain. The combination of working at Avinor (owner of airports in Norway) and working as in-house counsel is the perfect combination for me. When my legal advice results in concrete actions at our airports, it is the greatest motivation.