Corporate Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL™) Refresher Course 2024

Jes Broeng is serial entrepreneur, Professor and Director of DTU Entrepreneurship. Born in Copenhagen. He has co-founded six companies and spent a total of 12 years in industry – mainly as technical director at executive level. He now serves on the board of several companies, including a venture capital firm (PreSeed Ventures). For the European Commission, he serves as an expert on innovation (EIC Expert Group) and for the Danish government, he is a member of the Danish Research and Innovation Council (DFiR).

Jes has a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and spent longer research stays abroad, including invited professor at UC Berkeley. Jes has co-authored more than 250 scientific publications, one textbook and holds 22 patents. He is a Fellow of SPIE (the international society for optics and photonics) and a member of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences. He was awarded the European Optics Prize in 1999 and DTU’s Innovation Award in 2016.

Thomas is Professor, Head of Innovation and Group Leader of Technology Entrepreneurship and Design with research specialization in Design for Quality and Robustness. In 2014 Thomas won the DTU Innovation prize for his approaches and teaching related to Technology Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation. Thomas is now the CTO of spin-out company MASH Biotech ApS and runs a large innovation network and ecosystem around technology entrepreneurship. In 2013 he became the youngest elected member of the Design Society Advisory Board and holds a position as visiting faculty at UC Berkeley and Distinguished chair at CETYS University.

Jason Li-Ying is a Professor in corporate entrepreneurship and innovation and the research director at the Centre for Technology Entrepreneurship, Technical University of Denmark. He is also visiting professor at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Austria, and ISM Management School in Lithuania. His work about innovation and entrepreneurship has been published in more than 20 international scientific journals. Jason’s new book, titled “Innovation Management” was published by Edward Elgar in 2020. He has strong collaboration with Big Science Organizations (BSOs), such as ITER and ESS, with respect to managing innovation and entrepreneurship at, for, and with BSOs.

Jason is the founder of the “P3ETS-BITE3” method for managing Corporate Entrepreneurship.  Jason is a member of the expert panel for the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research (for the business and economics discipline). He also serves as a board member at China-Denmark Innovation House and on the advisory board for several technology-based innovative firms in Denmark.

Joanne Hyland is Founder & President of the rInnovation Group and Association Development Director on the ISPIM (International Society for Professional Innovation Management) Board. She is an accomplished innovation strategist, architect, orchestrator, implementation expert and author, of Pivot: How Top Entrepreneurs Adapt and Change Course to Find Ultimate Success and What’s Next. 

Joanne is a globally recognized industry thought leader and teaches corporate entrepreneurship. She is currently a faculty member at the Danish Technical University (DTU) and the Danish Business Institute, and previous at Babson College, MIT, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Stanford University, TATA Management Training Center (TMTC) and Industrial Research Institute (IRI). Joanne was the former Vice President, New Venture Development, at Nortel Networks. There, with her innovation team, she founded the internal venturing program, a multi-million-dollar investment fund that led to 12 business start-ups, one of which reached a billion dollar exit in October 2008.  

Joanne’s client list includes complex, established organizations from diverse industries seeking to change their innovation game such as BASF, Bekaert, Bosch, Clariant, Danfoss, Evonik, Grundfos, HP, LEO Pharma, Moen, NOVA Chemicals, Novozymes, Shell, Tetra Pak, USAF, Vestas and Westinghouse among others.

Birgitte Bourgois is a Business Communications Coach & Voice Specialist with a multifaceted career. This enables her to assist business leaders in reaching their true potential in the arena of professional communication. Her guidance relates both to the clarity of the message itself, as well as to the effective use of voice and body language. She has a Master of Economics from the University of Copenhagen and is a classically trained singer of the Salzburg Mozarteum and the Konservatorium in Vienna. Birgitte’s varied career began as a Researcher and Writer in the Danish Parliament, and subsequently as Sales Manager for the Danish publisher Egmont Group.

Birgitte has developed an inside/out – outside/in coaching methodology for executives. The method brings real alignment between the speaker and the audience. It teaches leaders to be fully aware and therefore able to adapt to those around them from moment to moment. This brings a more powerful personal presence and an increased impact on the audience. Leaders can embody the message, by maximizing their voice, breathing and posture, as well as a profound grounding of the body. Birgitte presents conferences and workshops and gives business executives the tools to enhance their personal presence. As a result, they are empowered to reach their full potential as communicators and business leaders. Clients include Michelin, Total, Cap Gemini, GEPSA, Suntory Orangina, Crédit Agricole, SNCF, Business Kvinder, Lederne, and INSEAD.

Stephan is a faculty member of Ashridge Business School, as well as an Adjunct Professor of Strategy at INSEAD – a world leading business school. He has worked on client assignments in 30 countries and travels regularly to the Gulf Region, where he directs and delivers strategy workshops and executive development programs for a variety of private and public sector clients. Clients he has worked with include McKinsey’s London office, Vodafone, Air China, Lufthansa, Philips and a range of national oil companies across the Middle East and Africa.

Dr. Bliss has been involved in corporate and entrepreneurial finance since 1987, with industry experience that includes time at Touche Ross & Company in New York as a consultant, and senior financial positions at Van Camp Seafood Company and Safety One, Inc., a specialty chemicals start-up. Most recently, Dr. Bliss is a member of the Babson team helping to develop and deliver the curriculum for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, a US$500 million initiative designed to create jobs and spur economic activity through greater access to business education, mentors, networks and financial capital.

Dr. Bliss holds a Ph.D. in Finance and M.A. in Economics from Indiana University. He has also received his M.B.A. in Finance/Real Estate from Indiana University and graduated with honors from Rutgers University, earning a B.S. degree in Engineering and a B.A. degree in Economics.

Anne Malberg Horsager holds a Master in Learning and Change Management from the University of Aalborg, a DP in IT from Aarhus University, and a B.Ed., and executive training from CBS and Henley Business School. She is a senior manager with 25 years of experience in leading organizational change, business development, and commercial management. Anne’s experience with entrepreneurship ranges from start-ups, scale-ups, and large corporations, with focus on digitalization and digital learning. Prior to joining DTU, Anne worked four years at CBS as Head of Business Relations and Corporate Partnerships and before that at FMCG, consulting in tech and education. Anne has experience from board positions at start-up companies and has published a book about E-learning.

Dr. Laasonen is Academic Director at DTU Executive Education, Technical University of Denmark. She is co-director of the Master programme in Sustainable Leadership, a technology and innovation driven programme. Before transferring to DTU, she was Assistant Professor at the Business Society Management Department at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, where she taught the Global Business and Sustainability Master, the International Business Administration, and part-time PhD programmes. Before joining RSM, she was a visiting scholar at Standford University and George Washington University, and completed her PhD at the University of Turku, Finland. In addition to sustainability related topics, Dr. Laasonen has taught scientific research methods at all academic levels. Her research specializes in stakeholder management and dialogue, cross-sector partnerships, and the scientific facts behind sustainability issues. Being originally from Finland, she is ideally equipped to offer the participants a broad perspective to the Nordic sustainability innovation.

Anne Malberg Horsager is the Programme Director of CEL. She holds a Master in Learning and Change Management from the University of Aalborg, a DP in IT from Aarhus University, and a B.Ed., and executive training from CBS and Henley Business School. She is a senior manager with 25 years of experience in leading organizational change, business development, and commercial management. Anne’s experience with entrepreneurship ranges from start-ups, scale-ups, and large corporations, with focus on digitalization and digital learning. Prior to joining DTU, Anne worked four years at CBS as Head of Business Relations and Corporate Partnerships and before that at FMCG, consulting in tech and education. Anne has experience from board positions at start-up companies and has published a book about E-learning.