Invitation

ThinkTankTalents has the pleasure of inviting you the symposium "Talents for Innovation".

The symposium takes place

Friday 27th August 2010, 12 - 3 p.m.

in the garden of Carl's private villa at Carlsberg

Valby Langgade 1, 2500 Valby, CPH

If you wish to join the symposium please fill in the form. Attendance is free.

Please see the map below for directions).

The symposium focuses on the need to attract and retain talent to and in Denmark, spurred by the documented fact that in 2019 Denmark will lack 105.000 academics to be able to maintain our well-fare society. 

Programme

1. •Arrival & sandwiches
   

2. •Opening by ThinkTankTalents and moderator Maria Pejter, Senior Director A. P. Møller-Mærsk
   

3. •Minister for Science, Technology & Innovation,  Charlotte Sahl Madsen
   

4. •Lord Mayor of the City of Copenhagen Frank Jensen
   

5. •CEO Charlotte Mark and Trainee Mihai Mihaila, Microsoft Development Center Cph
   

6. •Group Director Bente Overgaard, Nykredit
   

7. •CEO Stig Jørgensen, Medicon Valley Alliance
   

8. •Presentation of the main findings from the feasibility study of Copenhagen Campus
   

9. __________
   

10. •"Two cold from the box" - a testimony by Journalist and immigrant, Rushy Rashid Højbjerg
    

11. •Networking and refreshments

Download Exec. Summary (2,3 MB - PDF - English)

Download full report - PDF

(24 MB - PDF - Danish)

At the symposium ThinkTankTalents will present the findings of the feasibility study for Copenhagen Campus, an initiative sponsored by 7 partners: The City of Copenhagen, Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen, Novo Nordisk, The Oticon Foundation, Saxo Bank, The Capital Region of Denmark and The University of Copenhagen.

Copenhagen Campus is an ambitious project, which upon realization will be an innovative and culturally integrated campus environment in Copenhagen. The main purpose (and need) is to create an attractive, affordable, active environment, which can attract foreign scientists to stay and live in Denmark, no matter whether they are bachelors, masters, PhDs, Post Docs or expats for Danish companies

The vision is to create an attractive living environment with a strong brand, which can support Copenhagen in becoming a "knowledge city" and which can attract the most qualified workforce to the region. 

See the project main page (Click here).

ThinkTankTalents

Parking is possible in the streets west of Carslberg.

Summary (see video below)

The symposium focused on the need to attract and retain talent to and in Denmark, spurred by the documented fact that in 2019 Denmark will lack 105.000 academics to be able to maintain our well-fare society. 

As part of the symposium the ambitious plans for a new campus at the Carlsberg Brewery ground was presented by ThinkTankTalents.

The Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation expressed their initial support for the project.

Microsoft, Nykredit, A. P. Møller-Mærsk and Medicon Valley Alliance also contributed with speakers. See programme below.

The symposium was hosted by Carlsberg who sees the campus project as an important contribution to the ongoing development of a new city at the old brewery ground.

The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Charlotte Sahl Madsen speaking at the symposium.

Chairman of ThinkTankTalents, Anette S. Galskjøt presenting the pre-study for Copenhagen Campus.

Representatives from universities, businesses, city council and the government attended the symposium. In the center CEO Stig Jørgensen, Medicon Valley Alliance, The Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen (right) and CEO Bente Overgaard, Nykredit flanked by Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Charlotte Sahl Madsen.