Arve Kirkevold is a team leader, mobility, at the Directorate of public roads within the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen), where he plays a key role in developing future and sustainable transport solutions and regulations. He has worked at the agency for 30 years, gaining broad experience across most areas of road and traffic engineering. Arve has been active in both national and international professional forums, including serving as a member of the World Road Association (PIARC) technical committees. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming, and has also studied strategic business development and innovation at BI Norwegian Business School.