ALUMNI NETWORK
Your education gave you the foundation. The network keeps you sharp. A curated community of owner-managers, executives and board professionals. Five events a year with sharp talks, confidential sparring and relationships you will not find anywhere else.
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WHY THE NETWORK EXISTS
The best never stop developing
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he demands on leaders and boards look different today than they did three years ago. Artificial intelligence is
shifting business models. Geopolitics is shifting supply chains. New regulation is shifting responsibility. None of it waits for you to find the time. For more than ten years, Board Institute has trained some of the country's most committed leadership and board professionals. So we took the natural next step: creating a network where that development continues — for people who want to keep growing as leaders, decision-makers and board professionals. As a member, you can continuously:
10+ år of board education in Copenhagen and Aarhus
Established 2025 and still growing
2.000+ participants have completed the education
300+ members of the network
Challenge your judgement on current issues Test your perspectives against the experience of others Gain insight into what is coming — in markets, technology and regulation
600+ companies represented in the board education
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Spar confidentially with peers Turn new knowledge into concrete decisions
Substance first. Community all the way.
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MEMBER VALUE
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Current leadership and board expertise Every meeting tackles an issue shaping leadership and board work — from AI and cybersecurity to ownership transitions and capital structure. You get the insight from professionals who work with the subject every day.
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Confidential sparring Real dilemmas require a closed room. Here you can put a difficult situation on the table and get qualified challenge from people who have carried the responsibility themselves.
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Curated relationships The seating plan is never random. Groups and conversations are composed by experience, industry and mutual value — so you sit across from people who are relevant to you.
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Practical application Cases, discussions and tools are chosen so they can be applied directly in your company or boardroom. Knowledge should not merely be understood — it should translate into action.
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A lasting professional community Membership gives you access to members across cohorts, industries and cities — and to the annual New Year Reception, where Copenhagen and Aarhus come together.
It all serves the same purpose: helping you make better decisions — and know the people who can help you carry them out.
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T H E F O R M AT
From the first handshake to the final takeaway Forget random small talk and loose agenda items. The evening is one carefully designed sequence: a talk that challenges you, a dinner with a thoughtfully arranged seating plan, and case work that turns the insights into decisions you can act on the very next day. Here is what an evening can look like:
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Arrival and curated conversations The conversations start at the door — we have already thought about who you should meet.
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Expert talk A distinguished speaker opens the evening's theme — inviting debate, not applause.
18.45
Case work and sparring The evening's theme is worked through in small groups, based on real dilemmas — not fabricated examples.
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Dinner Two‑course dinner from the house kitchen. The seating plan is composed by relevance, experience and mutual value.
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Shared reflection You go home with concrete action points — not just good intentions.
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One meeting can change how you see your company. A full year in the network can change how you lead it.
Thank you and goodnight
Indicative programme — subject to change from evening to evening.
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THE COMMUNITY
Curated. Never random. Who you will meet
Confidentiality
Owner-managers, executives, board members and
The conversations take place in a closed room. What is
board chairs, investors and experienced specialists —
shared at the table stays at the table. That is the
more than 300 members across Copenhagen and
precondition for members daring to put their real
Aarhus. What they share: the ambition to get sharper,
dilemmas forward — and it is what separates this
and the willingness to use each other to get there.
network from a conference.
How the groups are composed
Your contribution
Seating and groups are curated before every meeting
The network works because members contribute —
based on experience, industry and your own
with experience, dilemmas and honest challenge. You
preferences. Diversity is a deliberate choice: an owner-
get the most out of it when you put something on the
manager, a CFO and a chair do not see the same
table yourself.
dilemma the same way — and that is precisely the point.
Documented continuing education After two years of membership, you can receive documentation of 24 lessons of continuing education.
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THE MEMBERSHIP
One fee. A full year of sharpness. Five events a year where you step out of the day-to-day and meet people who want the same as you: to make sharper decisions and build stronger relationships — in business, in the boardroom and everywhere in between. All network meetings of the year
The annual New Year Reception
Three curated evenings per city — expert talk,
Copenhagen and Aarhus gather for one shared
two‑course dinner and case work in one seamless
evening that opens the season — with a
sequence.
distinguished speaker on stage.
The joint Summer Event
Curated seating
Copenhagen and Aarhus meet for a shared
You are seated by relevance, experience and
summer evening of professional perspectives,
mutual value — every time. No random neighbours
dinner and relationships across the two network
at the table.
groups.
Access to the community
Documented continuing education
More than 300 members across cohorts,
Documentation of 24 lessons of continuing
industries and cities — and the opportunity to
education available after two years of
engage with faculty and speakers.
membership.
Professional D&O solution Members can purchase a professional Directors & Officers liability insurance solution through Söderberg & Partners. Purchased separately — not included in the membership fee.
MEMBERSHIP PER YEAR
17.500 kr. excl. VAT
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Membership is personal and valid for 12 months from the date of enrolment. Sign up at boardinstitute.dk/tilmeld-alumni-network — or call us if you would like to hear more first.
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S P E A K E R S O N S TA G E
Speakers with experience from the real world Examples of speakers and professional perspectives from Board Institute events. The current programme is published on an ongoing basis at boardinstitute.dk/network.
Lars Tvede AUTHOR, INVESTOR AND SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR Drawing on his current book 2050 – når maskinerne gør arbejdet, og vi lever
livet, Lars Tvede takes you inside the 50 developments most likely to shape the coming decades — from artificial intelligence and robotics to economics, energy and longevity — and the strategic choices companies and boards should be making today.
Bjarne Riis ENTREPRENEUR, FORMER TOUR DE FRANCE WINNER AND LEADERSHIP FIGURE Drawing on experience from elite international sport and business, Bjarne Riis offers an inspiring perspective on leadership, winning culture and performance. He shares his most important insights on strategy, talent development, decisions under pressure and the path to lasting results.
Rikke Østergaard BUSINESS SOCIOLOGIST AND AUTHOR Building on her session from the board education, Rikke Østergaard takes a closer look at the dynamics around the table: how behaviour, relationships and social intelligence determine whether a board succeeds — and how to handle conflict and pressure without losing the collaboration.
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S P E A K E R S O N S TA G E
Speakers with experience from the real world Morten Wagner SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXPERT Drawing on real business cases, Morten Wagner shows how companies and boards protect their reputation, handle media scrutiny and communicate credibly when crisis strikes — including his take on the "scapegoat theory" along the way.
Margrethe Dal Lehrmann PARTNER & DIRECTOR, LOVEMONDAYS As an investor and executive, Margrethe Dal Lehrmann has seen what good governance does for a business. She shows how to assemble the right leadership and board team — and in doing so become the architect of the right culture in your company, or wherever you serve on a board.
Imran Rashid MEDICAL SPECIALIST, AUTHOR AND SPEAKER As a physician and entrepreneur, Imran Rashid stands at the intersection of technology and human behaviour. He shows how leaders and boards can use AI and digital tools offensively — without losing sight of the human being.
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PROGRAMME · SEASON 2027
Network groups Copenhagen & Aarhus J O I N T N E W Y E A R R E C E P T I O N · T H U R S D AY 2 8 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 7 Brian Mikkelsen, CEO of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, opens the season at Tietgens Hus in Copenhagen — one shared evening for both network groups.
J O I N T S U M M E R E V E N T · F R I D AY 2 0 A U G U S T 2 0 2 7 Members from Copenhagen and Aarhus meet for a joint summer event. Venue, speaker and programme to be announced.
Copenhagen
Aarhus
4 Mar
Thursday · Network meeting
3 Mar
Wednesday · Network meeting
20 May
Thursday · Network meeting
19 May
Wednesday · Network meeting
25 Nov
Thursday · Network meeting
24 Nov
Wednesday · Network meeting
Venues, speakers and themes are announced on an ongoing basis. The current programme is always available on the Board Institute website.
See you in central Copenhagen
See you in Aarhus
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P R A C T I C A L I N F O R M AT I O N
Questions and answers Who can become a member?
How many events are included?
As a rule, membership requires completion of
Three network meetings in your city, the joint
the Board Institute board education. In special
New Year Reception in Copenhagen and the
cases, other experienced owner-managers,
joint summer event in August.
executives and board professionals may be admitted following an individual assessment.
How long is the membership valid?
What does membership cost?
Membership is personal and valid for 12
enrolment in the Board Institute board
months from the date of enrolment.
education and one year of alumni network
DKK 17,500 excl. VAT per year. With combined
membership, the total price is DKK 50,000 excl. VAT.
Will I receive documentation of continuing education?
Is D&O insurance included?
After two years of membership,
Directors & Officers liability insurance solution,
documentation of 24 lessons of continuing
which can be purchased through Söderberg &
education can be issued.
Partners.
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No. Members gain access to a professional
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BOARD SHORTLIST
We know both sides of the table Board Shortlist is a matching service for graduates of the Board Institute board education and for boards seeking new competencies. Both parties approach us on an ongoing basis — and because we know both sides of the table, we can create the right match. There is no charge for candidates to be considered for Board Shortlist.
F O R T H O S E S E E K I N G B O A R D S E AT S
F O R B O A R D S S E E K I N G C A N D I D AT E S
Put yourself forward for the boardroom
Receive a shortlist of candidates
Tell us you would like to be considered. We
Tell us what your board is missing. We
continuously assess relevant opportunities and
compose a shortlist of relevant candidates
contact you when a board seat matches your
from among our graduates — based on in-depth
profile. Along the way, we advise you on your
knowledge of their competencies and
board CV, among other things. You will need to
experience. Not a database, but people we
invest work and energy in the process yourself;
know.
we help put your profile forward in the right contexts.
Why we only recommend candidates we know well We recommend only candidates we have assessed thoroughly and know from the Board Institute board education. That allows us to vouch for their professional profile, experience and personal strengths — and for their command of the core competencies that professional board work requires.
SHALL WE HELP YOU TOO? Call our office or write to info@boardinstitute.dk — and we will have a confidential conversation about what you or your board needs.
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ENROLMENT
Ready to join? Join the Board Institute alumni network today — or start with a short, exploratory conversation so we can ensure the right match together. As a rule, membership requires completion of the Board Institute board education.
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