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Slagelse, Zealand, Denmark

• Responsible for the implementation of Destination Zealand's Storebælt 365 vision, including the development of new market-driven, sustainable concepts that strengthen West Zealand’s position as a year-round.
• FOOD ON FIRE: overall festival management with a focus on consolidating Denmark's Bonfire Food Festival through the establishment of new commercial partnerships and further development of venue design, content and.
• DM I BÅLMAD: responsible for the all-round event management of the Danish Bonfire Food Championships; an annual cooking competition that identifies and celebrates Denmark's best chef in the discipline of food over an.
• AQTIVE DAYS: Since 2024 part of the team and steering committee behind Korsør Aqtive Days taking place in Halsskov Ferry Harbour with the Great Belt Bridge as a stunning backdrop. Aqtive Days is carried out based on.

Slagelse, Denmark

• Responsible for the management of Food on Fire held in Parnas Park in Sorø with the ambition of creating a successful premiere edition of Denmark's Bonfire Food Festival and thereby the basis for an annual recurring.
• EVENT MANAGEMENT: Through an intensive course of 3 months, responsible for concept, partnerships, permissions, space design, volunteers, programme and executing Denmark's new bonfire festival. The festival was.

Kolding, Denmark

• Responsible for the development and realization of the Triangle Region's potential as a sport event host region through the attraction and activation of major sport events in collaboration with 7 local municipalities.
• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT MANAGEMENT: Part of the team and steering committee behind the hosting of the 2022 IOF World Orienteering Championships, the 2022 UCI MTB Marathon World Championships and the 2023 ICF Canoe.
• MAJOR CYCLING EVENTS: Part of the team working with activation and legacy building in connection with cycling events incl. Tour de France Grand Départ Copenhague-Danemark 2022, UCI MTB Marathon World Championships.
• EVENT ATTRACTION: Responsible for continuous expansion of the Triangle Region's event pipeline and attraction of sports events, incl. Royal Run, Jr. NBA, ITF Davis Cup and establishment of a new annual recurring ITF.
• STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: Initiator and responsible for establishing long-term partnerships - incl. establishment of Denmark's first coastal rowing center in collaboration with Danish Rowing and establishment of a new.
• SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS: Front runner for the development of innovative partnerships with Too Good To Go, New Loop and DIF Innovation Lab, which aim to use sport events' broad public appeal as a platform for testing.

Middelfart, Denmark

• Co-responsible for the organization's efforts to attract selected international scientific congresses and conferences to Southern Denmark and in charge of the development of the organization's sustainability.
• CONGRESS ATTRACTION: Part of the sales team responsible for the collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark, including Department of Sport and Biomechanics and national organizations, focusing on the.
• GTO CERTIFICATION: Management of the organizational development process that has led to Inspiring Denmark, as one of the world's first tourism organizations, achieving the environmental certification GREEN TOURISM.

Odense, Denmark

• Overall responsible for leading the organization's innovation and sustainability department including staff management, strategy development, identification of key innovation projects, fundraising and business.
• GREEN SUMMIT: Co-responsible for planning and conducting the event with the participation of 300 public and private decision-makers and responsible for leading the subsequent work to develop and anchor an overall green.
• KEY INNOVATION PROJECTS: Taking tourism out of the box as responsible for design, fundraising and start-up of innovation projects focusing on sustainability and digitalization, such as PLACEMAKING FYN and DESTINATION.
• CONNECTING FYN: Initiating and setting a new direction in business event tourism as responsible for the development of a new strategy for attracting meetings and events, which is based on a collaboration across.
• KINA TUR_RETUR: Rethinking Chinise Tourism into Andersen's Hometown as responsible for the development of a market strategy based on the vision that Odense establishes a strong connection with China, built on strong.
• EUROPEAN CLUSTER EXCELLENCE BRONZE LABEL: Responsible for the governance development process leading Destination Fyn, as the first DMO in Denmark, to official cluster appointment based on the benchmarking approach.

Odense, Denmark

• Overall responsible for establishing and leading Fyn's official destination management organization including staff management of 11 team members, strategy, business development and facilitation of the triple helix.
• FYN365: Lead designer and responsible for strategy development. Involving companies and municipalities in the making of FYN365; a market strategy that puts Fyn’s core stories at stake internationally and setting a.
• BIKE ISLAND: Inventor and founder of Fyn's international ambition and flagship project, which trough concept development, events and international marketing campaigns aims to make Fyn the best cycling destination in.
• N8 ALLIANCEN: Initiator for the national partnership working on the vision to make the 820km Baltic Sea Route the world’s best cycling route. Awarded 2019 CYCLING ROUTE OF THE YEAR at the Fiets en Wandelbeurs held in.
• KINA ALLIANCEN: Founder and initiator of the Fyn-based China-network, a strategic collaboration between commercial companies and public organizations focusing on the positioning of Odense in the world's largest travel.
• MØDEØEN FYN: Inventor of the strategic alliance between 35 local conference venues that collaborate on branding Fyn as the obvious meeting point in Denmark and attracting events to the island 365 days a year.

Copenhagen, Denmark

• Member of the international marketing board of VisitDenmark – the official tourism organization of Denmark - and overall responsible for the development of new tourism markets for Denmark incl. leading the New Markets.
• NEW MARKET DEVELOPMENT: Leading the establishment of strategic efforts in emerging markets with business potential for Danish tourism (including BRIK-countries, Finland, Iceland, France, Belgium/Luxemburg, Spain.
• OFFICIAL DANISH REPRESENTATION: In charge of planning and execution of tourism promotion programmes conducted on the occasion of royal Danish state visits to Russia, Australia and Brazil and participation on.

Copenhagen, Denmark

• Responsible for project management of cross-national marketing projects within city tourism, cruise and MICE, including coordination of BtC airline-campaigns and BtB activities incl. famtrips and international trade.
• Cross-national campaigns within the Business Events/MICE, City Breaks and Cruise business areas
• Overall responsible for market activities in non-representation markets (Spain and Russia)
• Branding Denmark coordination
• Key account and sales management
• Reporting to Head of Business Development / Director of Sales & Marketing

Billund, Denmark

• Responsibility areas include:
• Coordination of packaging production and LEGO product catalogue in 44 languages
• Reporting to Manager Graphic Services

Nr. Nebel, Denmark

• Responsibility areas include:
• Network and project management within active Holiday / special interest themes
• Concept development incl. North Sea Cycle Route (northsea-cycle.com)
• Co-founder of North Sea Beach Marathon (beachmarathon.com)
• Event management
• Reporting to Head of Projects / General Manager

Graduate Diploma In Business Administration, Organisation And Management - Strategic Management (Single Course Programme)

Strategic Marketing (Single Course Programme)

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