International Mission Conference, Copenhagen 2025

The moderator at the conference was Simon Pickard, Network Director, Science Business. 

Philipp Schröder, Board member of Innovation Fund Denmark, and Per Michael Johansen, Rector of Aalborg University, opened the conference.  

Speakers at the conference were: ​​​​

• Cecilie Brøkner, CEO of Innovation Fund Denmark 
• Cheryl Martin, CEO, Harwich Partners, former Acting Director of ARPA-E 
• Jesper Sand Damtoft, Chair of INNO-CCUS and Group Sustainability Director, Cementir Holding (Aalborg Portland) 
• Marion Jamard, Policy Officer, Common Missions & Partnerships, DG RTD, European Commission 
• Michael Rathleff, Professor, Aalborg University 
• Michiel Scheffer, President, Board of European Innovation Council 
• Piret Tõnurist, Innovation Lead, OECD Mission Action Lab 
• Rob Raven, Professor of Sustainability Transitions, Monash University, Australia 
• Teis Hansen, Professor, University of Copenhagen, and Member of Danish Expert Group on the Contribution of Research for the Green Transition 
• Therese Bording Hermann, Head of Global Public Affairs, Topsoe 
• Thomas Bak, Professor and Dean at the Technical Faculty of IT and Design, AAU 
• Thomas Osdoba, Program Director, NetZeroCities