Speakers

May-Elin Stener

May-Elin Stener is currently Ambassador of Norway to India. Since 2020, she has been Deputy Director General of the regional department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, covering Africa, Asia, Latin -America and the Middle East. Until 2020, Stener headed the section for Horn of Africa and West-Africa. She has worked for the Norwegian Foreign Service since 1995, and has extensive diplomatic experience multilaterally, with a focus on humanitarian affairs. She has also been posted to the UN offices in Geneva and has headed the section for Humanitarian Affairs in the Ministry.