STEERING COMMITTEE

The Steering Committee (STE) is responsible for the overall planning and execution of Aarhus Symposium. This includes a wide range of tasks such as choosing the organisers for a given year, facilitating intergroup collaboration, developing the culture of the organisation, communicating with external supporting organisations, and reporting monthly to the Executive Board.

Jeppe kehlet

Member of the Steering Committee


cecilie tønnesen

Member of the Steering Committee


Daniel toft

Member of the Steering Committee



PROGRAMME GROUP

The Programme Group (PG) is responsible for developing the engaging and inspirational programmes of Aarhus Symposium and Aarhus Symposium Focus. The primary task of the PG is to shortlist and invite speakers from all over the world to participate in Aarhus Symposium and Aarhus Symposium Focus. At the same time, the PG carefully chooses the themes that are to be explored at the events, and the group ensures that the speakers, dialogues, and debates effectively represent the selected themes.

Mathias lund hansen

Co-Head of Programme Group


maja spik

Organiser, Programme Group


peter søgaard friis

Co-Head of Programme Group


sofie just

Organiser, Programme Group


anna cathrine munk

Organiser, Programme Group


sofie skov

Organiser, Programme Group



MARKETING GROUP

The Marketing Group’s (MG) primary task is to promote the Aarhus Symposium brand. To do so, the MG uses a wide range of online communication channels and offline initiatives, shedding light on both the events, speakers, topics, and partners. Hereby, the MG is key to ensuring a well-prepared audience before the events as well as media coverage afterwards.

The strategies developed by the MG function as the guidelines for all external communication on the operational level; including, social media, press, prints, video material, etc. The MG works closely together with our exlusive Marketing Partner, GroupM.

Furthermore, the MG works as the design team for the official website, ensuring a smooth user experience.

sille Lykke hermansen

Co-Head of Marketing Group


Eva Sóley

Organiser, Marketing Group


matilde eriksen

Organiser, Marketing Group


anna bendtsen

Co-Head of Marketing Group


magnus kristian grotkær

Organiser, Marketing Group


josefine verup nielsen

Organiser, Marketing Group


David hoang

Organiser, Marketing Group


tobias qvist frandsen

Organiser, Marketing Group



BUSINESS RELATIONS

Business Relations (BR) is responsible for obtaining the funding for Aarhus Symposium through corporate partnerships and sponsorships. The BR does so by negotiating with potential corporate partners to establish lasting relations, after which the group ensures the execution of the agreements.

william plesner pagh

Head of Business Relations


nikoline søgaard

Organiser, Business Relations


Arthur drongesen

Organiser, Business Relations


lea rabøl good

Organiser, Business Relations



essentials group

The Essentials Group (EG) is in charge of planning and executing the events of Aarhus Symposium. This includes a wide range of tasks; from creating the master plans and designing the set-up to securing product sponsorships and delicious catering.

Through its work, the EG seeks to generate as much value for the participating students as possible while ensuring a well-structured execution of the events. In doing so, the EG works in close collaboration with the other groups of Aarhus Symposium, and the group ties the work of the entire organisation into the final products, Aarhus Symposium and Aarhus Symposium Focus being well planned and executed.

Maja stecher

Co-Head of Essentials Group


mads braae anthonsen

Organiser, Essentials Group


emil grønholdt hansen

Co-Head of Essentials Group


mette christensen

Organiser, Essentials Group


louise fleischer kjeldsen

Organiser, Essentials Group


signe holgersen

Organiser, Essentials Group



IT GROUP

The IT Group’s (IT) primary responsibility is to oversee and support the IT systems of Aarhus Symposium. This involves managing the participant and essay management system, ensuring that e-mail communication and internal file sharing is running efficiently, and providing general IT support to the various organising groups.

Lasse danmark

Head of IT Group


oliver gravgaard

Organiser, IT Group


sebastian poshteh

Organiser, IT Group



FINANCE GROUP

The Finance Group (FG) manages the finances of the organisation and is responsible for producing the annual report. The group’s responsibilities include drawing up the budget for the organisation, handling all payments to and from the organisation, and doing all the accounting. In producing the annual report, the FG works closely together with Deloitte; one of the world’s largest accounting firms and the auditing partner of Aarhus Symposium.

 

mathias hannibal lück hansen

Head of Finance Group


martin villumsen

Organiser, Finance Group


 

business development

Business Development (BD) is a new innovator role of Aarhus Symposium, with the purpose to shape and guide the organisation in new inspiring directions. 

The group’s overall objective is to create space for change and to secure a foundation for new initiatives to be made. To fulfil this achievement, the group questions the integrity of how things are done and whether these could be done smarter, better, and more efficient. 

theis buhl schelde

Head of Business Development


mads dalsgaard

Organiser, Business Development


satya anand

Organiser, Business Development