Executive Vice President, Regional Manager Oslo, SINTEF (The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. Member, KIF (Committee for Gender Balance in Research Norway.

Kristiansen has extensive experience as a director at SINTEF. He is currently deputy director at SINTEF ICT, and is Regional Manager for SINTEF in Oslo. He has previously led SINTEF Electronics and Cybernetics and SINTEF Building and Infrastructures. Kristiansen also has important responsibilities in international research at SINTEF, among other things related to the EU framework programs for research and development. He is currently a board member for EARTO

Mr Kristainsen chaired Session B1: GENDERED R&D Opportunities for Innovation at the Gender Summit 1 Europe (GS1Eu) and spoke about GENDERED R&D - Experiences from SINTEF.