Tone Grindland is Regional Director of the Norwegian Confederation of Enterprises (NHO) in Rogaland. Over the last decade, she has been a driving force for economic development in the Stavanger region, and has held leading positions with the City of Stavanger, Greater Stavanger Economic Development and the Stavanger European Office, previously working with the Red Cross and the Norwegian Conflict Council. Grindland is a political scientist with an international university education from five countries. Grindland has, for several years, had various tasks as moderator and host for national and international conferences, and holds a particular interest related to new business models, innovation and international coherence.