Ken Huste is the Maritime Project Lead for Innovation Norway in North America. Mr Huste works with Norwegian companies with a global growth strategy within the maritime sector, serving as a liaison between American yards, vessel owners, ports, government agencies and Norwegian companies, helping to form a seamless launchpad to the international markets.
Mr Huste has worked within the maritime sector for 11 years, representing various Norwegian companies in Sales and Business Development roles, mainly in the areas of yards and newbuilds. His main focus over the last years has been to support the forming and implementation of a MoU between Washington State and Innovation Norway in the area of electrification of vessels, as well as planning and orchestrating delegation visits from WA State to Norway to meet with industry leaders, technology experts and the various cluster organizations.