Mads Sand Email & Phone Number

Middelfart, Dk

København, Hovedstaden, Danmark

Program Manager for digital transformation in the area of Personal Taxation at the Danish Tax Agency.Bridging business development with technology as business lead responsible; redesigning the preliminary income assessment and annual tax statement (forskuds-årsopgørelsen).Including strategic roadmap and IT-program establishment replacing the collective IT-infrastructure behind aproximately half the anual national tax revenue.

Oslo, Norway

Lead responsible for group strategy at The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ), Ministry of Finance. DFO is the Norwegian state's professional body for economics, management, strategy and governance beside responsible for public payroll, accouting, procurement and state account.DFO employs some 1.000 employees across four major divisions.As Senior Strategy Manager at the office for ‘Strategy, Organization and HR’ my tasks included: • Program Manager on developing and implementing the Corporate Strategy 2021-2025 (part of a large company merger in 2020) • Develop and drive the strategic agenda for the large corporation and business units• Corporate merger and one company implementation, M&A• New reporting system and KPI design• Implementing foresight processes into strategic planning and governance• Risk Management and steering design• Facilitate interviews & workshops, analyse data and structure information for senior management• Lead on re-designing and pilot testing a new governmental employee survay standart (HR) • Corporate Learning Strategy

Danish Tourism Association is a nationwide membership association for regional and local tourist and visit organizations. The association administrates a number of quality schemes regarding to tourism and active vacation. In the period 2017-2019 secretariat for Destination The Ancient Road (Hærvejen).The organization is represented in several national tourism committees including the Governments National Tourism Forum.Tasks included:• Board service and operating liability• Personnel management (up to 7 employees)• Partnership engagement• Courses and skills development targeted the tourism industry• Thematic seminars and conferences• Regulatory dialogue and political interest• Policy development and advice on new policies• Sales management, marketing and product management• Extensive external contact with regional and national partners• Project and funding partnerships

Representing Danish Tourism Association in the national 'Tourism Digital Partnership'. The group coordinates the industry's digital strategic initiatives and digital platforms.The Committee is also represented by directors of Visit Denmark, Wonderful Copenhagen, Danish Destinations and Danish Coast and Nature Tourism

København, Region Hovedstaden, Danmark

Cycling Tourism DenmarkNationwide association of public and private actors working to develop and market Denmark as attractive country for biking tourism.

Middelfart

Entering new markets abroad: Nordics and Germany.Mark produces quality labels for labelling clothes and stuff, primarily directed towards private consumers via www.navnelapper.dk /no/se and stufflabels.de

Malmö, Sweden

A network, a think thank and a platform for impact on Nordic sustainable economic and regional development. The members of Nordic City Network are representatives of some 20 medium-sized cities (40t -500t) in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The Network endeavors to mobilize political leadership and active citizenship as a basis for urban development. In close cooperation with universities, business and cultural institutions, it works with pilot projects to pave the way for new solutions in economic and urban development.Co-initiator and NCN Responsible for establishing Nordic Urban Forum, a new international development platform as a focal point for Nordic urban development. Nordic Urban Forum is a collaboration between NCN, International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP) and the Danish Architecture Centre. First international conference held in Copenhagen and Malmö in autumn 2014 under the theme Sharing Cities - Bridging Regions.www.nordiccitynetwork.com

On request of former DK Deputy Prime Minister Marianne Jelved responsible for project description, process plan and partner-establishment of a survey project searching the economic and industrial relationship between the capital and the province.As result the project was funded by Realdania and anchored with SLA architects.

Odense Area, Denmark

Strategy Manager at Mayor's Office.Responsibilities partly consisted of internal strategic cooperation management between the municipalities five political administrations, and secondly (50%) of external economic growth initiatives in extensive corporation with universities and private sector.Tasks included:• Responsible for the ‘Strategic Executive Forum’; Monthly strategy meetings between the municipalities senior and vice senior executives• Secretary for the student-city cooperation. A firm partnership between the city's educational institutions and municipality• Senior executive training regarding to strategic corporation and management• Expansion of the Smart City Strategy• Local Talent & Entrepreneurship Strategy 2020• Program development focused on private-public-partnerships and cluster building• Co-initiater and process manager on establishing Demola Denmark, combines university students and companies through innovation challenges• Responsible for the Mayor's New Year's ceremony for business partnersWith direct reference to a number of the responsibilities above, Odense was in 2015listed the best entrepreneurial city of the year (Danish Business Promotion Association)

Fredericia

Initiation and management of interdisciplinary development projects in the field of urban, cultural and business development. Responsible for leading local urban development into a wider economic growth perspective.Task included:• Coordinator and editor of the local industrial policy 2012 -2016• Secretary for the student city cooperation. A firm partnership between the city's educational institutions and municipality• Establishment of a new tourism destination cooperation between three municipalities and some one hundred private organizations• Local PM on a big scale urban scenario project financed by Realdania, DK2050• Educational upscale initiatives across public and private stakeholders• New settlement plan for the municipality• New Event & Tourism Strategy• New Labor Market Policy• New Climate and Energy Policy, responsible for the OPP perspectives• Establishing 'Bridgewalking on the old Little Belt Bridge'. By ensuring close dialogue between municipalities and local companies the project managed to guarantee enough pre-purchased tickets to ensure operation for four yearsbefore opening day. After two years economic revenue is used on developing new cultural and tourism activities in the area• New local partner organization for handling big scale urban events. In particular responsible for developing new common digital logistics platforms and clear cooperation agreements

Consultancy in project organization, funding, external political management and corporate culture. Tasks include organizational and funding advice prior to the creation of the children's culture festival Wild Volcanoes (Lolland and Kalundborg, Denmark)

Part time (30h) while finishing my fulltime master at University of Aarhus.At division of Plan, Development and Design I was counselor and projectmanager on projects in the areas of:• Destination and cluster development • Analysis• Strategy and facilitationTask illustrations: Consulting the Region of North Jutland outlining an investment strategy for consolidating a regional cluster on energy- and environmental technology. Based on desk research and interviews on the region's energy sector I provided a number of analysis on the regional sector's position in a global and national perspective. The outcome recommendations formed the basis for an investment framework on d.kr. 169 mill. into PPP partnerships on green-tech. Mainly EU structural funds (FP7).Identifying new business opportunities in Greenland for a corporate multi-sector network consisting of 25 companies related to the Port of Aalborg. The heavy business network was spread across business industries such as fishing and transport, mining and construction. The analysis illuminated large parts of the Greenlandic society and had to rely on a solid understanding of Greenland's political situation, business experience and previous resolutions concerning current business areas. The task was resolved on the basis of thorough desk research, numerous interviews with companies and Greenland- and Danish officials. Destination development in Holmsland Klit, West Jutland Denmark. Based on thorough analysis, my team helped facilitate the inter-organizational development project for a new strategy for the destination. The work resulted in a common strategy integrated in the new Municipal Plan (2009-2021) - ledding the area's 4 million tourists be a significant factor for local growth. The work has contributed to an increased professionalisation and higher economic revenue for the destination.

København, Hovedstaden, Danmark

On recommendation of former DK Minister of Culture, Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen, responsible for assembling a team of researchers and stakeholders and to write prospect for a sports commission on behalf of the Danish Parliament. The commission launched its conclusions in 2009. To execute the conclusions, an appropriation of 20 million. d.kr. was subsequent given to 7 local initiatives by the Ministry and the Nordea-Foundation.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Political consultant at the Danish parliament, ChristiansborgPolitical monitoring and consulting services for the Danish Social Liberal Parties MPs.- Incl. preparation of speeches and essays. Beside that, I was Project Manager on two cross-funktional projects: A National Innovation Strategy. Managing a six month network project between relevant MP’s and a broad range of companies and institutions in order to outline a official ‘National Innovation Strategy'. The project was continued in an inter-ministerial work for further development and implementation. The project has resulted in a comprehensive new national strategy for enhanced collaboration and better conditions for innovation in Denmark in a global perspective.Second: Prospectus for diversity management and integration for local covernments after the danish municipality reform 2007. Through dialogue with private companies, experts and local politicians we managed to both get prepared a solid foundation and to get it applied in 24 municipalities and the Capital Region of Copenhagen.

Postgradute / Master Of Arts, Experience Economy

On how to develop meaningful places and products by user enactment and customer experience design. Including Customer experience.

Bachelor Of Arts, Intellectual History (Idéhistorie) And Additional Completion In Innovation- And Change Management

The focus of my bachelor degree was political philosophy, globalization and innovation management in interaction with cultural.

Ba. Studies, Sociology: Statistics And Analysis

High School Diploma

High School Diploma

Media And Creative Courses As Part Of The Public Education Programme Free Youth Education (Fuu)

As part of the public education programme Free Youth Education (FUU) I completed the following courses among others: • Multimedia design.

Innovation Management, Master Studies, Economics

Master Studies, Change Management