The Manyone expert panel

Complex challenges require critical excellence – the ability to see nuances and emerging patterns based on human ingenuity and deep expertise.

Our experts can provide extraordinary perspectives and insights, or act as challengers, leveraging strategic impact on your most pressing issues. Each panel member offers deep and unique understanding of specific industries, markets and agendas, or critical views on key challenges. They can be engaged as an addition to any project, in key moments within a collaboration.

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Sofie Holstein-Homann

Global Managing Partner

Wickie Meier

Co-founder, Board Member and Ambassador, Kvadrat Really

Renewables and environment industry. Circularity, Innovation Management, material recycling, sustainable fashion. Professor.

Vanessa Julia Carpenter

Founder and Interaction Design Researcher, Kintsugi Design

FemTech, emerging technologies, designing for meaningfulness

Veronica D´Souza

Serial award-winning entrepreneur, Impact Business Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Independent Artist, Former CEO and founder, Carcel.

Social entrepreneurship, architectures of planetary well-being, storytelling and branding, creative Industries.

Vera Kobalia

Board Director, Sandstorm Gold Royalties. Former Minister of Economy, Georgia

Politics, mining, sustainable development

Tore Banke

Head of Impact and Associate Partner, THIRD NATURE. Architect PhD

Architecture, innovation, future vision, sustainability strategies, research, climate protection, and climate adaptation.

Therkel Sand Therkelsen

Immersive Technology Explorer. Founder, Realitet.io. Founder, CopenX Tech Festival.

Emerging technology, VR, AR, AI, digital and virtual exploration

Tue Krabbe Juelsbo

Global Head of Talent and Leadership Development, LEO Pharma.

Organisational transformation, employee experience, talent and leadership development

Stefan Sagmeister

World renowned graphic designer. Co-Founder, Sagmeister & Walsh. Typographer and author.

Storytelling, exhibitions, graphic design and art

Signe Blomquist

CEO, Signal Architects

Workspace design, data driven design, employee performance

Shammy Jacob

Exponential Organisations. Oxford Leadership. Business Innovation consultant

Creative leadership, disruptive innovation, exponential organisations, sustainability

Sarah Berkowitz

Production Director, Cartier Retail Innovation Lab

Retail innovation, emerging technologies in retail.

Sasja Beslik

Author. Chief Investment Strategy Officer, SDG Impact, Japan.

Impact investment, sustainable finance, ESG, economics

Sarah Britton

Chef. Cookbook author, and holistic nutritionist

Nutrition and food trends in North America, wellness, health

Sara Naseri

M.D., Co-Founder and CEO, Qvin

Healthcare, med-tech, medical devices, women’s health and fem tech, product usability and adherence in healthcare

Robert Muggah

Executive, Igarape Institute and SecDev, co-founder of Bioverse. Author. TED speaker. Advisor to governments, companies, and international organisations. PhD

Geopolitics, smarter cities, climate adaptation, digital resilience, public, digital and climate security

Robert D. Austin

Digital Innovation Professor and Evolution of Work Chair, Ivey Business School

Digital transformation, business of design, neurodiversity employment, talent management

Rasmus Alenius Boserup

Executive Director, EuroMed Rights. PhD

Democracy, human rights, international affairs, Middle East expert

Ranee Lee

Founding Director, DESIGNwith. Professor at OCAD University

Social innovation, democratised knowledge

Rob Adams

Director, Adams Urban

Urban design strategy, urban planning, architecture

Phoebe Tickell

CEO, Moral Imaginations

Imagination activism, regenerative design thinking, systemic design

Philip Papendieck

Founder and CEO, Intermate Group

Social media management, Influencer marketing, content production and performance based advertising

Peter Svarre

Author. Public speaker. Advisor

Social media strategy, consequences of AI, digital strategy, online journalism

Peter Mandeno

Human connectivity expert and entrepreneur

Human connectivity strategy, research & design, behavioural insights, experience design

Peter Fiell

Director Fiell Publishing Limited. Author.

Publishing, fashion, culture, design criticism, design theory, design ethics, design discourse

Peter Michael Willer

Creative Director, PMW. Co-founder of AIAIAI

Product design, packaging design, consumer electronics, branding, PR

Parag Khanna

Founder and CEO, AlphaGeo. Strategic Advisor, Author, TED Speaker

Geopolitics, globalisation, AI, predictive location analytics, digital mapping, data science

Onyedi nwaChinwe Obiukwu

Creative communications expert

Narratives for global impact, Africa’s progress and a more sustainable world

Nicolai Boserup

General Counsel and Head of External Relations, IFU

Emerging markets, impact investing, public-private partnerships, international finance, geopolitics

Natalia Allen

Founder and Vice President of Sustainability, Design Futurist

Fashion and retail innovation, sustainable fashion, accessories and textiles, circular economy

Natalia Rogaczewska

Founder and CEO, Værdbar. D&I Manager, Accura

Leadership and DE&I, policy and economy, NGOs, change management

Neo Maditla

Communications and Research Lead, Mariam Issoufou Architects. Co-founder of Collective Media Cooperative

Design, art, media and culture in Africa

Nadja Pass

Co-founder of Concopia, Civic Desire, Conversation Salons, and The Academy of Now

Civic design and community building, rhetorical citizenship, cultural patterns, conversation design

Mikkel Holm Sørensen

Founder and CEO, KL.7. Behavioural Strategist and Partner, Implement Consulting Group. Member of The Danish Data Ethics Council

Behavioural strategies, behavioural design, data strategies, people analytics, evidence based policy development, data ethics

Mokena Makeka

Special Advisor to the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Cooper Union. Partner, Axum.

Regenerative environmental design, climate positive urbanism, architecture, ecology, social justice, inclusive economies

Mette Dyhrberg

Founder and CEO, Mymee. Serial Entrepreneur

Digital therapeutics, behavioural change, personalised care, product innovation, women’s health, optimising consumer (and patient) experiences.

Michell Zappa

Founder and CEO, Envisioning

Emerging technology, technology futures, AI and human-machine collaboration

Michael Young

Director, Michael Young Studio

Furniture designer, industrial design, material innovation, craftsmanship, spatial design

Matteo Ward

CEO and Co-Founder, WRÅD

Responsible Fashion, circular design in fashion, innovative materials, textile legislations, ESG communication, DE&I.

Mark Frauenfelder

Research and Editorial Director at Institute for the Future. Founding editor-in-chief of Make magazine and Wired.com

Media strategy, culture, society, technology bootstrapping, design, blockchain

Marion Poetz

Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School. Founder, the Institute for Innovation Capability Building

Open and collaborative science and innovation, innovation strategy, organisational design for innovation

Majken Overgaard

Curator and Writer within art and technology

Contemporary art and technology, leadership, strategic partnerships

Manuel Toscano

Chief Innovation Officer, Ingrid Airways and Manufactured. Chief Branding Officer, CLIP

Clean-mobility, aviation, carbon-neutral flying, product design and innovation, brand identity, social impact, startups

Marie Høst

Tech-journalist and podcast host

Internet culture, AI in Society, AI in Media, emerging technology, equality, gender and ethnicity bias

Magnus Bjerg

Emmy Award-winning Digital Managing Editor, TV 2 NEWS

Media, storytelling, broadcasting, AI, technology, journalism

Mads-Jakob Vad Kristensen

HealthTech Venture Capital and Scaleup COO, People Ventures. Venture Developer

Digital health startups, healthTech, venture capital, scaleups

Luana Genot

CEO, Identities Institute. Brazil (ID_BR). Writer, presenter

AI for inclusion, ESG, strategy, marketing

Lital Asher - Dotan

Chief Marketing Officer, Beyond Identity. Podcast host

Cybersecurity, access security, identity platforms, zero-trust strategies, data, AI

Le Gammeltoft

CCO/CMO, Netcompany.

Strategic communication, crisis management, culture building, marketing and branding, digital media, digital innovation and transformation

Lars Silberbauer

CMO, HMD and Nokia Phones

Electronics, sustainable technology, digitalisation, digital well-being, media and media relations, branding, marketing, E-commerce, The Olympics

Kristina May

CEO, AM Copenhagen. Podcast host (Design Kan), Design and branding strategist

Design and discourse critic, design ethics, media, brand strategy, AI and creativity

Lars Jannick Johansen

Founder and Managing Partner, Den Sociale Kapitalfond

Impact investing, private equity, social inclusion, and ESG

Kojo Baffoe

Author, editor and writer. Content strategist, podcast host, storyteller

Content strategy and development, media and editorial consulting, writing

Juan José Pocaterra

CEO Vikua and La Wawa, Transit Tech startup

Urban technologies, data and urban service innovation, emerging markets, mobility

Klaus Bondam

Director of Cruise at Wonderful Copenhagen Former director of the Danish Cyclists Federation Former Mayor for Technical and Environmental Affairs, Copenhagen

Urban planning, cycling infrastructure, mobility, tourism, public diplomacy, theatre

Karsten Kjems

CEO of Sonic Minds, Audio Branding Specialist

Audio strategies, audio identities, UI sound design, audio logos, music for brands and products

Jørgen M. Clausen

Chairman, Danish Industry. Former CEO and Chairman of the Board, Danfoss. Inventor, SaltPower.

Energy and innovation, engineering, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership

Joshua Klein

CEO of Indigometrics. Author. Podcast host. TED speaker

Cyber security, AI, policy within technology, emerging technologies, and business disruption

Josh Rubin

Founder, Editor, and Executive Creative Director, Coolhunting

Trends and innovations in culture, design and technology. Mobile UX, photography and the automotive industry.

Jonathan Lang

Founder, INTERLINKED.AGENCY. Change Agent

Strategic storytelling, ESG communication, purpose communication, branding and marketing, culture

Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Film director. Director of FLEE, Oscar nominee. Member of The Academy.

Storytelling, cinematography, media

Jason Schütze-Fulton

Founder and CEO, This Memento

Youth culture, diversity, consumer insight, brand strategy

Jan van Mol

Founder Addictlab.com. Manager at SDG Fab Lab. Publisher at SDGzine

Digital fabrication technologies, rapid prototyping, collaborative collective intelligence, SDG activation, South Africa

Jan-Erik Baars

Partner and Co-founder, Customer Metrics AG. Lecturer, Design Management at the University of Applied Science, Lucerne.

Customer metrics, design leadership, design management

James Law

Founder and CEO, Cybertecture. Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum. Architect and Technologist. Government advisor in Hong Kong

Architecture, technology, human interaction, integrated smart systems, data-driven design, sustainable architecture

J. Carl Ganter

Managing Director, Circle of Blue. CEO, Vector Center. Advisor, Leaders on Purpose. World Economic Forum, Curator for Water Transformation Maps

Systemic impact at scale, water security, water-food-energy-climate nexus, global resource challenges, AI-powered market and risk intelligence

Jacob Søndergaard

CEO and Publisher, Gutkind Publishers. Member of the board of Danish Publishers’ Association. Member of the PEN International Search Committee.

Publishing, AI, freedom of expression, intellectual property, literacy, culture, the arts and society.

Ida Auken

Member of the Danish Parliament, former Minister of Environment. Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum.

Green transition, climate change, leadership, politics, plant based food transition, and circular economy

Fria Aurora Skogmo Grand

Former Editor-in-chief, Sein

Youth culture, media, journalism

Gry Hasselbalch

Author and scholar, PhD. AI and Data Ethics, International Policy Expert. Co-founder, DataEthics.eu.

AI Ethics, Data Ethics, AI, global tech policy

Helene Hagel

Head of climate and environmental policy, Greenpeace Denmark

Climate and environmental policy (national and international), greenwashing, renewable energy transition, fossil fuel phase-out, net-zero technologies, activism, plant-based foods.

Farid Tabarki

Author. Founding director, Studio Zeitgeist.

Futurist, transformation, social structures

Eva de Laat

Co-founder, Studio Eva x Carola. Director MEC By Santoni, Materialliance

Material technology and innovation, knit research, performance wear, digital platforms

Francois Botha

Founder and CEO, Simple

Private Wealth, family offices, alternative investments, impact investing, entrepreneurship, FinTech, strategy

Erica Salin

Nike Women's Stores GM, Formerly Kearney

Consumer goods and retail, athletic footwear and apparel, purpose and profit, sport, consumer targeting and growth strategy, corporate strategic planning

Eivind Roald

CEO, CRST Advisory

Commercial transformation, marketing and brand strategy, loyalty programmes, digital transformation, SAAS, M&A and board development. Deep insight into travel, retail, MarTech and AdTech

Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen

Chairperson of the Danish Unesco National Commission. Partner, Copenhagen Public Affairs. Former Headmaster of Designskolen Kolding. Former Minister of Culture in Denmark.

Public affairs and government, civil society, education, design policy, sustainability

Ditte Lysgaard Vind

Author. Chief innovation and science officer, Bloxhub. Chair of The Danish Design Council.

Design within planetary boundaries, sustainable urbanisation, circular design, circular economy, biogene materials, and Danish Design Heritage

Dr. Anders Øland

Ph.D. CS, Carnegie Mellon University

AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI (including language, music, and deep fakes)

Edmonia Baker

Leadership Advisor. PhD Fellow

Complexity leadership and wicked problems, inclusive leadership, diversity, tension dynamics, organisational adaptability, adaptive leadership

Darshika Karunahara

Film Director, screenwriter, interactive consultant. Artistic leader and founder, Det Ovale Rum

Diversity and representation in art and media, liberation of female sexuality, feminism and interactive art, cross media and interactive art, creative and artistic processes

Daria Tataj

Founder and CEO, Tataj Innovation. Honorary Professor, The University of Manchester for the development of network intelligence

Edutech, network thinking, network intelligence, and network based business models

Craig Quintero

Professor at Grinnell College. Artistic Director Riverbed Theatre

Theatre, 360 film, image-based performances

Christian Hansen

Creative Director, Costume Magazine

Fashion, lifestyle, culture, publishing, PR

Christina Høgh Selmer Kirk

CEO and Co-Founder DUSK. Associate Director – Global Business Development, Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Women's health, femcare, gender equality, digital health

Christina Mallon

Global Head of Inclusive Design, Microsoft. Managing Partner, Open Style Lab

Inclusive design, marginalised communities, disability advocate, AI ethics

Charlotte Rønje

CEO and Founder, Jamii One

Startups. Insurtech, Fintech and financial inclusion in East Africa

Christian (Chris) Bach

Co-founder and board member at Netlify. Advisor and investor.

Startups, investment and entrepreneurship. Technology, innovation of web infrastructure and data. Climate tech (carbon storage, geothermal etc...)

Christian Bason

Co-founder, Transition Collective. Adjunct Professor. Former CEO, Danish Design Centre. Author. PhD.

Design, organisation, leadership of societal transitions, sustainability, public policy

Charlotte Fiell

Bestselling author. Director, Fiell Publishing Limited

Design criticism, design theory, design ethics, design discourse, and design history

Chantal Tjong

Venture Partner, ERA NYC. Previously at McKinsey and Nike

Emerging technologies, corporate entrepreneurship, regeneration, meaningful digital innovation and transformation

Charlotte Bastholm Skjold

Executive Leader and ESG expert

Innovation through sustainability and partnerships. ESG strategy and implementation, product development, design management, customer insights, industrial sector.

Cenk Güzeliş

PhD, Innsbruck University Institute for Experimental Architecture. Co-founder, Me AndOther Me. XR Creator and Digital Artist.

VR, AR, emerging technology, online spatiality, SocialVR

Carlotta Conte-Billant

Nature-tech leader. Co-founder and Non Executive Director, Terrapreta. TreesAI Lead

Natural capital valuation, carbon and biodiversity markets, MRV, nature-tech, nature-based solutions, ESG and ESG reporting

Catherine Cax

Managing Director at Soros Economic Development Fund

Emerging markets, impact investment, climate finance, blended finance

Carl Christian Christensen

Executive Director and Head of EFG Advisory, KPMG Norway

ESG advisory and leadership, digital transformation

Carl Emil Carlsen

Independent Artist, Designer and Educator

XR, generative art, interaction design, interactive visualisations, realtime graphics

Camilla Dalum

Head of Investor Relations and Business Development, Home.Earth

ESG and sustainability in real estate investments, digitalisation and innovation

Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño

Executive Director, Clay - AI for Earth.

Operational AI, science for impact, astrophysics, open source and open data

Brian Schwab

Innovation Mission Lead, Creative Play Lab, LEGO Group

Cognitive and social science, XR, interactive systems, Al, human centric computing, immersive experiences, play

Bjørn Bisserup

Former chief of defense Denmark. General

Defence, international security, geo politics

Bernice Dapaah

NGO Executive Director Bright Generation Community Foundation. Serial award-winning entrepreneur

Social entrepreneurship, smart mobility systems and eco-mobility, global intellectual property

Ayodeji Rotinwa

Journalist

Art, culture, creative industries, social justice, human rights, migration and its intersection with politics and business across (West) Africa.

Bankole Oluwafemi

Creative Director

Technology, startups, media

Aya Omoto

Co-founder, Laere Inc. Director, Japan Innovation Network

Transformation design, social cultures and values, entrepreneurship, organisational development.

Astrid Kahmke

Founder and Managing Director IONDA GmbH. Head of the European Creators' Lab. Head of XR PORT BERLIN

Emerging technology, AI, VR, AR, immersive storytelling

Anu Helena Kerns

EVP for People, Organisation, and Sustainability, Bavarian Nordic

Transformation, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, corporate and employer branding, pharma

Ane Skak

Founder, Immersive Stories

Immersive technologies, media concepts, VR film production, engaging storytelling, editorial consulting

Anil Menon

Dean, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College. Former Senior Advisor to King Charles III, Sustainable Markets Initiative. Prev. leadership roles at World Economic Forum, Cisco and IBM

Smart and connected cities and communities, digitalisation and business model innovation, transformational leadership

Andy Wales

Sustainability Advisor and Non Exec Director. ESG Operating Advisor for Advent International. Formerly Sustainability Solutions Lead at Accenture

Water scarcity and circular economy, responsible tech, entrepreneurship and digital skills, climate and ESG within telco, FMCG, utilities and textile

Alberto Barreiro

Director of Creative Transformation, VML / The Cocktail. Professor at IE School HST. Artist and Kaospilot.

Transformation design, purpose-driven strategy, social cultures and values, applied AI

Ali May

Communications Expert. Founder and Creative Communicator, Mayhart Media

Impact storytelling, PR, media strategy, emotional storytelling, broadcast, print media

Alexander Manu

Professor, OCAD University. Author, advisor, and international lecturer

Foresight, change and innovation

Adrian David Cheok

Professor, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China. Member of the Order of Australia

Pervasive computing education, wearables, mixed reality, gaming, computer science

Adam Sharpe

Futurist. Director of Learning at Metafuture School, Focal Point at the NGFP Intergenerational Fairness Hub

Intergenerational fairness, youth engagement, demographic shifts

Aaron Betsky

Critic. Former Professor, School of Architecture and Design, Virginia Tech

Sustainable architecture, architecture theory. Critic of art, architecture, and design