We proudly present our key-note speaker, opening the Smallworld Nordic User Conference 2025 (SNUC25) on Wednesday morning October 29th: Per Anders Johansen is Aftenposten's correspondent in Kyiv, living in, and reporting from, Ukraine.

He will share his knowledge from interviews and observations of key people responsible for maintaining and sustaining Ukraine's infrastructure, while also drawing on his experience as a citizen using public digital and utility services.

He promises an engaging and eye-opening insight into a reality that is nearly impossible to imagine for outsiders: What we aim to prepare for in the EU and the Nordics, is brutal reality for the Ukrainian society!

Per Anders works as a journalist in the Norwegian national morning newspaper Aftenposten. He has more than 20 years media background in both print, radio and TV. His investigative stories cover a wide area of topics, such as foreign affairs, foreign aid, military, intelligence, organized crime and politics. Per Anders is an experienced speaker and has organised seminars across Europe.

Registration and practical details about the conference is available here.