Long-standing tradition
Among the former speakers are the former Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende, Jonas Gahr Støre, former Norwegian Prime Ministers Gro Harlem Brundtland and Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Secretary General of the Council of Europe Daniel Tarschys, former Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström, Dutch author and historian Geert Mak, philosopher and writer Seyla Benhabib, and Norway's first Europe Minister Vidar Helgesen.