Agenda - Aarhus Kommune

Meeting in the Internationalization Committee
Date:
Time:
Place:
Participants:
09-09-2015
12.00 – 15.00 (Guests: 12.00-14.30)
From 11.30: a light lunch meal will be served
Aarhus City Hall, Room 381
Members of the Internationalization Committee
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Marc Perera Christensen, Member of the Aarhus
City Council – Chairman of the Internationalization
Committee
Camilla Fabricius, Member of Aarhus City Council
Bünyamin Simsek, Alderman of the Department for
Children and Youth, City of Aarhus.
Kristian Thorn, Deputy Director, Aarhus University
Thomas Knudsen, CEO, Falcon Invest,
Stine Bonde Jepsen, Head of HR, MHI Vestas
Lone Skriver Pedersen, Group mobility manager,
Grundfos
Ole Vagn Christiansen, Chairman, LO Aarhus
Michael Holm, CEO, Systematic
Rebecca Matthews, CEO, Aarhus 2017
Invited guests
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Ken Cordes, Managing Director, Emerson Climate
Technologies
Petrine Rex, CEO, Carpenter (TBC)
Stephen Brugger, Executive Director,
AmChamDenmark,
Tom Jensen, Secretary General, Danish-Chinese
Business Forum
Jan Bonde Hennies, Business Development
Manager, Deutsch-Dänische Handelskammer.(TBC)
Dorthe Bech Vizard, CEO, Invest in Denmark
Søren Boel Pedersen, Manager, City of Aarhus
Secretariat:
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Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen, Director, Business
Development,
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Christian Lausten Sørensen, Consultant, City of
Aarhus,
 Helle Friis, Consultant, City of Aarhus.
The meeting will be held in English.
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BORGMESTERENS
AFDELING
Erhvervs- og Byudvikling
Aarhus Kommune
Rådhuset, Rådhuspladsen 2
8000 Aarhus C
Telefon: 89 40 20 00
Direkte telefon: 89 40 21 95
Direkte e-mail:
hf@aarhus.dk
www.aarhus.dk
Sagsbehandler:
Helle Friis
The topic of the meeting is how Aarhus can retain and attract foreign and
international oriented investments. The purpose is to discuss the local and
regional business conditions and the setup in this relation.
Agenda:
1. Welcome and presentation by Marc Perera Christensen
2. Introduction to foreign direct investments in Aarhus by Søren Boel
Pedersen
3. What do international companies think about the local and regional
business conditions in Aarhus and what are the recommendation for
concrete actions to attract and retain international investments
a. Short introduction by:
 Ken Cordes, Managing Director, Emerson Climate
Technologies
 Petrine Rex, CEO, Carpenter (TBC)
 Stephen Brugger, Executive Director,
AmChamDenmark,
 Tom Jensen, Secretary General, Danish-Chinese Business Forum
 Jan Bonde Hennies, Business Development Manager
Deutsch-Dänische Handelskammer.(TBC)
b. Short introduction to a draft on a SWOT-analysis on the
business conditions in Aarhus - for further discussions, by
Søren Boel Pedersen
c. Discussion facilitated by Marc Perera Christensen
4. Investment promotion - sales, service and marketing setup to attract
and retain foreign investment and how do we attract foreign
investments to Denmark and Aarhus
a. Short introduction to the set up in Aarhus by Søren Boel
Pedersen
b. Short introduction to Invest in Denmark, by Director Dorte
Bech Wizard, Invest in Denmark, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
c. Discussion facilitated by Marc Perera Christensen
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5. Follow-up on the Internationalization Committee's last meeting
(Please note: Only for the members of the Commitee)
a. Drøftelse af strategi for Aarhus Kommunes
venskabsbysamarbejder. v/ Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen
(Bilag vedlagt)
b. Oplæg fra Borgerservice til styrkelse af modtageapparatet
for udenlandske borgere v/ Marc Perera Christensen (Bilag
vedlagt)
c. Drøftelse af budget for Internationaliseringsudvalgets
arbejde.
6. Næste møde.
Enclosed attachments:
Suggested readings for agenda item 2, 3 and 4
1) Draft on a SWOT-analysis on the business conditions in Aarhus
( Will be sent before the meeting)
Supplementary:
2) Why Denmark? An analysis of foreign investments in Denmark
2012-2014, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
3) Marketing materials:
a. Invest in Denmark: Denmark - Best Country for Business
b. Business Aarhus: Do Business With Aarhus (Being updated
at the moment)
Agenda item 5
4) Strategi for Aarhus Kommunes venskabsbysamarbejder
5) Oplæg fra Borgerservice om styrket modtageapparat
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