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Heading operation and further development of INCUBA's communication, community and acceleration, including growth-supporting services and initiatives such as Aarhus Investor Summit and StartupLab.

Developing knowledge intensive startups and scaleups within IT/tech, cleantech and life science by providing optimal conditions for starting up, growth and daily operations.

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Responsible for Incubator activities within FBCD including operating sites in Viborg, Aarhus and Copenhagen.

Overall responsible for the Incubator business unit in Agro Business Park counting 3 physical sites and a virtual concept including in total +80 start-ups and sme’s.• Development of the Incubator business unit strategy• Development and carrying out of actions plans• Development and launch of a new concepts • Coordination of activities across sites with Site Manager and among 20 Agro Business Park Colleagues.• Management responsibility in terms of budget and people• Responsible for the board of directors/hosting meetings including preparing material• Triple helix Networking including other innovations eco system actors• Daily advice on business development including advisory services related to soft money and other tools within the public and private business and innovation supporting system. • Screening of innovative ideas and concepts• Planning and execution of accelerating programs • Hosting visitors in terms Danish and international delegations at site in Foulum.• Representing Agro Business Park in open forums and at closed seminars. • Responsible for the Foulum site incl. handling of practicalities together with the Facility Manager• Part of overall management team in Agro Business park A/S

Overall manager of INBIOM including administration of the + 40 mill. DKK budget in close dialogue with partners and funding organizations such as the Danish Agency for Science and Education. • Strategic development of INBIOM as a leading cluster within intelligent production, handling and conversion of biomass • Continuous development of new services and networks according to the needs among the Danish companies. • Facilitating networks and projects between private companies and public knowledge institutes• Building up partnerships in Denmark and internationally with leading key stakeholders making sure the infrastructure in terms of innovation networks are widely used for building bridges between business and knowledge institutes. • Continues company dialogue, knowledge dissemination and matchmaking via visits, seminars, reports and concrete development projects. Among most successful fundraisers for the innovation Fund. • Leading Danish business missions abroad and foreigners around Denmark. • Handling of a steering committee including stakeholders from relevant branch organisations, companies and leading Danish knowledge institutes.

Overall responsible for the Incubator business unit in Foulum counting +10 SME's. • Daily advice on business development including advisory services related to soft money and other tools within the public and private business and innovation supporting system. • Screening of innovative ideas and concepts• Hosting visitors in terms Danish and international delegations at site in Foulum.• Representing Agro Business Park in open forums and at closed seminars. • Responsible for the Foulum site incl. handling of practicalities together with the Facility Manager and CEO. • Part of overall management team in Agro Business park A/S.

Responsible for the business development activities within INBIOM and other platform projects. • Commercialisation of knowledge via planning and facilitation of workshops, • Business case analysis, • International market studies, • Advisory services on business support and public funding schemes, • Coaching of entreprenurs.• Ad hoc administration. • In charge of biomass investments in terms of Agro Business Innovation.

Project management of concrete demonstration projects including the highly profiled 20 mill. DKK biodiesel projects B5Next where 5% biodiesel from animal fat (FAME) was blended with traditional fossil fuel and introduced to all diesel customers within the restricted area of Aarhus. • Management of consortium counting all larger Danish oil companies, relevant authorities and knowledge institutes.• Launch and marketing campaign of project and new product. • Handling of media. • Reporting of results.

Management of European Union projects based on SME development as well as sale and implementation of export consultancy services to SMEs, including sectoral studies and market analysis. Overall project manager for the high profile PAVE trademeeting project which consists of 4 matchmaking events for businesses within the water, waste, energy and biomass sectors. Events took place in Vilnius, Berlin, Wels in Austria and Viborg in 2007 and 2008. The project had a total of 21 European partners. In house project manager of the B2Fair project, another high profile b2b matchmaking project, which consists of 4 matchmaking events in Europe in 2007 and 2008 for the industrial sectors. Management of projects included planning, development and implementation of a wide range of activities for SME’s as well as the financial management, budgeting and reporting of the projects – both in house and externally for all partners in the consortiums. Majority of the work was done closely with European partners and I have built up a strong network of contacts in the European Union. The management of the PAVE trademeeting project further has resulted in a good insight into the energy and environmental sectors including knowledge of optimal marketing and information channels as well as an understanding of the sectors in Denmark. Further, close cooperation with many Danish public and private organisations active within these sectors has been build. Current overall management of the project ‘Corporate Social Responsibility for SMEs has further meant that I have delivered several training modules on Corporate Social Responsibility.