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Dear Members and contacts,
Welcome to the February newsletter, ...
You can pick up notes and presentations from recent events from our download page
Dates for the diary:
- Friday 11 March - Theatre Oleanna by David Mamet at Krudttønden (That Theatre Company)
- Friday 25 March - Lunch with Prof Mikael Skou Andersen, European Environment Agency at the Radisson Blu Royal hotel
- Friday 1 April - Theatre "Vita and Virginia" by Dame Eileen Atkins at Caféteatret (Why Not Theatre Company)
- Friday April - Lunch with Mark Slade, Kunsthal Charlottenborg at the Radisson Blu Royal hotel
Keep your eye on the website for new events and further details about these ones. Don't forget that our "informal meet-ups" on a Thursday have now moved to the Library Bar close to Tivoli, so if you can not make events for a while you can pop in to catch up with some members in pleasant surroundings.
News updates:
Here are the latest news articles from BCCD and our members, in case there are any you have missed:
Jutlandia Memorial Event
Burns Supper
Nordic Baltic Summit
Christmas Reception
Intellectual Property and Life Sciences
Social Media
Sponsorship opportunities:
A UK based charity the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) offers a sponsorship opportunity to members of the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark.
Sponsoring Simon Ankjærgaard (Editor, Hus Forbi, Denmark) to attend their charity’s international conference in Glasgow, UK (19th-22nd July 2011) will give a wide range of sponsorship benefits and the opportunity to raise profile and increase customers in the UK, Denmark and overseas, while also providing valuable training to Simon, helping him to run his street-paper project more effectively.
Past conference sponsors have included, Reuters News, Inter Press Service, Australian Government, Ministry of Tourism (Quebec) and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Please see further details in the sponsorship proposal.
Other organisations events:
28 February - Denmark's Visions for taxes and fees in 2020 - Resources Global Professionals (in Danish) IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER!
8, 9, 10 March: Water & Energy - Blue focus in Construction, Copenhagen, Aalborg & Horsens - (in Danish)
21 March: Copenhagen International Rotary Club - Enan Galaly
Corporate Governance and board education:
The Institute of Directors in London will be holding their International Director Certificate training in Denmark.
It is an exciting programme with manuals and tutors coming from the UK. In addition to the International program and manuals there will be a Danish Manual connecting the international with the Danish norms and legislation. More information can be found at www.cbu-dk.dk/.
Exhibitions
CeBIT 2011: Key Milestone for Economic Upswing
Following its successful 2010 premier, CeBIT sounds! will again connect the ICT and music industries from 1 to 5 March 2011. New themes at CeBIT will be the topic “eMobility” in transportation and automotive and the topics “Smart Grid” and “Energy Efficiency” in the energy field. A Keynote Theme in 2011 will be “Work and Life with the Cloud” which will target this major ICT growth sector. Cloud technologies had by now become “fully practicable”, and the task is to develop business models and applications that generate orders for providers.
BCCD members are offered free tickets to this event. Just go to the website: http://www.cebit.de/promo2011?poauc
After registration, each guest will receive a personalized ticket by e-mail. The eTickets need to be printed by the recipient and presented at the turnstiles for entry. The ticket can also be used to travel free of charge on public transport in the Greater Hannover area on the day of the visit. You only have to note the day of the visit on the eTicket and climb aboard.
NB/ Don't forget to you must register the complimentary ticket online before attending the event.
Via our umbrella organisation COBCOE, BCCD members are also able to take advantage of a special 15% discount on booking the following Economist Conferences – please quote code COB/DC when booking your place.
Healthcare in Europe, Transforming policy, systems and funding, March 17th 2011, Geneva
Healthcare in Europe will bring together influential healthcare stakeholders from government, providers, suppliers and patient groups to confront and explore key issues around healthcare reform. Your members will be able to participate in interactive brainstorming sessions, hear cutting-edge case studies, and hear from a range of inspiring speakers including • Paula Risikko, Minister for Health and Social Services, Government of Finland • Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director, Europe, World Health Organization • Axel Wehmeier, Senior Vice-president, Strategic Market Health Care, Deutsche Telekom AG • Jaak Peeters, Chairman, EMEA, Janssen • Joanna Groves, Chief Executive Officer, International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations For the full speaker line-up visit www.economistconferences.com/healthcare
Future of Banking Restoring trust, reducing risk, reinventing business models March 22nd 2011, Paris
Building on Economist Conferences’ inaugural summit in 2009, Future of Banking will gather world-leading experts in Paris to predict the likely shape of tomorrow’s financial services. This one-day forum will provide invaluable strategic insights into the future of the banking sector, as well as an opportunity to network with a peer group of business leaders, policymakers and senior executives from across Europe. Confirmed speakers include: • Christine Lagarde, Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry, Government of France (subject to final agenda) • Ziya Akkurt, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Akbank • Carlos de Silva Costa, Governor, Banco de Portugal • Amid Biglari, Vice Chairman, Citicorp • Andrew Bailey, Executive Director, Banking Services and Chief Cashier, Bank of England • Andrew Palmer, Finance Editor, The Economist • Matt Kingdon, Chairman, ?Whatif! For the full speaker line-up visit www.economistconferences.com/banking
New Members
A warm welcome to the new members who have joined the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark - British Import Union since the last update:
Corporate Members
- Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers
- Sensor Media
- The Interactive Syndicate
Small Business Members
- Handpicked - Claus & Caroline Holm
- Ravi Sehgal Custom Tailor We are pleased to announce that a renowned Indian tailor, Ravi Sehgal, has joined the Chamber as a Small Business member. He has been coming to Denmark for 20 years and has many clients in Denmark including our President, who has used him since he first started coming to Denmark. He offers custom made clothes (particularly suits and shirts) at very reasonable prices. He will be in Denmark from 1 to 7 March. If you would like to make an appointment with him, then send him your contact details at info@ravisehgal.com.
Individual Members
- Chris Rycroft
- Nelli Hjelm
COBCOE European Strategic Partner
New Gold Sponsors
We are pleased to announce that British Airways, Crowne Plaza Copenahgen Towers, Copenhagen Marriott, and Hays Specialist Recruitment have all decided to become Gold Sponsors of BCCD-BIU for 2011. Please see the new footer below!
BCCD LinkedIn group
If you haven't joined our LinkedIn group yet then why not do it now? BCCD group Get the latest breaking news and updates - and most importantly add your views, start discussions and let other group members know about relevant events. Let's learn together how to put the lessons from last year's social media event into action!
From the Secretariat:
Please note: The telephone number 70 20 84 10 will be disconnected very soon. The secretariat's main number is now: 31 18 75 58
Reminder: Please be careful to ensure that you have selected the correct event on the "drop down menu" when you sign up for an event using the form on the website. The confirmation e-mail you receive after signing up for an event on the website states what event you have signed up for, so this is a useful check. If you have made an error, please contact the secretariat on event"@"bccd.dk.
Don't forget: Small Business and Individual members are offered a 50% discount on the use of our meeting room / hotdesk facilities for their first booking.
Kind regards,
Penny Schmith
Executive Director
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