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Event 30 September 2026, 14:00-16:00

In­nov­a­tion in Total De­fence

On September 30 the 'Uniform at Work Day' is held in Denmark acknowledging the people who, alongside their regular job, invest time in a uniform to serve the common good. At CBS, we mark the day with an event on Innovation and Business in Total Defence with a select panel of executives from defence, emergency management, business and manufacturing.

Time
30 September 2026, 14:00-16:00
Location
Råvarebygningen, Porcelænshaven 22, 2000 Frederiksberg

Room: RS.20
Format
Joint event followed by a small reception
Host
Thomas Frandsen, Associate Professor at Department of Operations Management
Language
English
Price
Free (Registration is required)
Topics
Innovation Technology Society Security Geopolitics Business development

At CBS, we mark the day with an event from 14.00-16.00 pm focusing on Innovation and Business in Total Defence. It is open for everyone to join, and we encourage those in uniform to use the occasion to wear it on campus if you like. 

The event includes a distinguished panel of executives from defence, emergency management, business and manufacturing. This includes Kenneth Pedersen, Director General of the Danish Emergency Management Agency, Steen Wegener, Brigadier General in the Danish Defence Command, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Deputy Director Danish Chamber of Commerce, and Klaus Ørskov Bonde, CEO of Danish Advanced Manufacturing Research Center. The event also offers a rare look inside APE, an invitation-only hackathon at the interface between academia and Danish Defence.

Researchers, students, executives and public officials are all welcome.

After the event, CBS will host a small reception, followed by a short session for CBS employees in uniform. 

The event is organized by the research cluster in Societal Resilience and Business in collaboration with InterForce and KP.

Pro­gram

  • 14.00 - 14.10: Welcome
  • 14.10 - 14:50: Short presentations by the panel
  • 14.50 - 15.20: Facilitated dialog with the panellists
  • 15.20 - 15.40: An example from a business school perspective on innovation at the interface between total defence and business
  • 15.40 - 15.50: Questions and Answers
  • 15.50 - 16.00: Closing remarks
  • 16.00 - : Networking and bridge-building between defence and business

For more in­form­a­tion please con­tact

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Thomas Frandsen

As­so­ci­ate pro­fess­or and Prin­cip­al In­vest­ig­at­or of the re­search cluster So­ci­et­al re­si­li­ence

tfr.om@cbs.dk

+4538152930

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Part of the Re­search Cluster So­ci­et­al Re­si­li­ence

The cluster examines the role of businesses in strengthening societal security and resilience. Its research focuses, among other areas, on critical infrastructure and supply chains, public-private collaboration, and how businesses can mobilise and adapt existing resources, capabilities and production capacity when society faces crises and disruptions.