Birthe Espeland is CEO of Building Innovation, the Norwegian cluster for innovation across construction, civil engineering and real estate. The cluster brings together developers, contractors, technology companies and researchers to test new solutions and deliver results in practice. Birthe has a background in energy technology and HVAC engineering. Energy is her main focus, with programmes such as Energiskolen and the Energy First Real Estate stage at Oslo Proptech Summit. At the summit she hosts the energy stage through the day.