Internationals in Danish Business Life

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The British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark is working with AIESEC to organise this event discussing the benefits and challenges of a diverse workforce.  The evening will include the chance to hear from Dansk Industri, Expat in Denmark and Omada A/S - a software company that has succesfully integrated a large number of non-Danish employees, and attributes a portion of its success to this decision.

At the event, all guests were asked for comments on their experiences, problems and suggested solutions in regards to three subjects:

Language: Formal and informal work situations eg. Meetings, breaks, office gossip, information availability
Work social dynamic: Expectations about type and style of social networks at work eg. Lunch breaks, weekends, after work.
Unwritten rules of working culture: Do they exist and are they fully understood by all? eg.  Meetings, interaction with colleagues and managers, absences, decision processes

The feedback we received has been collected as is now awailable to you here (pdf format).


Agenda (download as pdf)

16:45 Arrival and registration (coffee and tea)

17:00 Welcome: Salome Trambach, President, AIESEC CBS  
            Moderator: Mariano A. Davies, President, BCCD

17:10 Introduction, Klaus Bondam, Mayor of Work and Integration, Copenhagen

17:30 Challenge to the Danish companies in a global world: How do we attract and retain the best people?

Anders Harbo, Director Leadership Development, Confederation of Danish Industry

Facing demographic changes and severe global competition makes it important that Danish companies stay competitive. This depends on having access to the most innovative and industrious people. How do Danish companies attract and retain the best from Denmark, as well as the rest of the world? 

17:55 Cultural Management

Craig Till, Head of Secretariat, Expat in Denmark

International staff invariably arrive to Denmark with a wealth of talent and experience formed in a working environment different to that in Denmark. However, Expats also leave Denmark after a relatively short period of time. How do these ‘Expats’ adjust to the working culture of Denmark and to the differing demands which they face from their Danish employers? And how should employers understand the challenges their Expat employees face, and how should they consider retaining them longer in their workforce?

18:20 Short break

18:30 Case: Omada A/S –Global Growth by attracting International Talent

Henning Therkelsen, Chief Operations Officer, Omada will be speaking on:

• How to enable global growth by attracting international talents.
• The advantage of small companies.
• How (not) to integrate international talents in a Danish Company.

18:55 AIESEC – The Link to International Candidates, Christina Ahlner, Vice President of Incoming Exchange, AIESEC CBS

19.10 Roundup by Moderator

19:15 Refreshments and networking  

Where: Auditorium in KLP Building, Copenhagen Business District, 
               Edvard Thomsens Vej 14, 2300 Kbh S
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When:  Tuesday 5th October 16:45 - 20:00