Staff
Hanne Bregendahl Pihl
Director
Hanne manages the office in Aalborg and has the financial and administrative responsibility for the office and all the office's projects.
Hanne is also the coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network Denmark, which helps companies find partners abroad for projects, commercial or technological cooperation.
Jens Christian Winther
Head of Unit
Jens Christian manages the Brussels office and maintains an ongoing dialog with the Board of Directors and Business Region North Denmark.
In addition, as an International Project Developer, he can still help you identify the development potential of your business and spot relevant EU funds and funding opportunities.
Aija Konisevska Azadi
Senior Project Manager
Aija is coordinator for the Enterprise Europe Network and helps companies and organizations with partner searches, application feedback and project pool screenings for project ideas. Aija is the Vice-President of Enterprise Europe Networks Tourism and Heritage Group, which has 32 members from other EU countries and can help direct access to knowledge, partners and project opportunities for the creative, cultural and tourism players in more than 60 countries. Aija is also the office's contact point for the Erasmus+ program, focusing on activities targeted at higher education institutions.
Michael Rafn
International Business Consultant
Michael is working for the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). He helps companies in Northern Jutland to achieve international business development, growth ambitions and establish business partnerships with foreign companies. Michael is chairman of the EEN Maritime Sector Group which provides him with the unique possibility to share knowledge with experts from more than 60 countries within this area.
Maria Sofie Juhl
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT CONSULTANT
Maria focuses on expanding the vision of regional actors though the office’s many networks e.g., Enterprise Europe Network, ERRIN and EU-DK Support. Maria helps making sure that the regional actors know and uses the many opportunities in these networks, including for example searching for project partners, sourcing, technology transfer and cluster collaboration.
Bente Mølgaard Møller
Administrative assistant
Bente is our administrative officer and manages the office's finances, including accounting, payment of bills, handling of expenses, driving, diets and general administrative tasks such as managing contracts, ordering IT, purchasing, holiday and absence registration, being the point of contact for the auditor, insurance, bank and other external suppliers.
Marie Poulsen
Communication Manager
Marie works with communication and marketing tasks, that includes text production for cases, newsletter and content for SoMe and web, graphic production and video creation, as well as event planning. Moreover, she participates in different communication networks, etc.
Marisol S. Jensen
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT CONSULTANT
Marisol acts as a facilitator between the Northern Jutland Business Community and the EU's Innovation and Digitization initiatives. She will primarily work with growth and Business Development with a particular focus on manufacturing companies, technological project development and Digitalization. In addition, she helps companies through the application process for the EU's various work programs, as well as establishing business partnerships with other relevant companies throughout the Enterprise Europe Network.
Steffen Helledie
International Business Consultant
Steffen helps to ensure a sustainable development in the business community in Northern Denmark. He works primarily with growth and business development with a special focus on companies with green sustainable challenges or solutions. Furthermore, he helps companies with their financing needs through EU's various programs, as well as establishing business partnerships with other relevant green companies through Enterprise Europe Network.
CECILIE LINDSTRØM
EU Special Advisor
Cecilie is responsible for tasks and projects related to the green transition. Her primary task is to assist public actors getting access to EU funding within the field, including LIFE, GREEN DEAL, Interreg et al. She also works to identify project opportunities and develops projects in collaboration with municipalities. Cecilie is your access to network, events, potential project partners and knowledge of EU’s green transition.
FREJA SUHR MALMBERG
Student worker
Freja works from the office in Aalborg, where she assists the consultants based on the office's focus areas. Freja studies Politics and Administration on the 10th semester at Aalborg University and has previous experience as a student assistant at Brønderslev Municipality's department for digitalisation and IT.
Asger B. Christiansen
EU-consultant
Asger works at the office in Brussels, where he is responsible for the area of maritime funding, defence and Greenland. He helps actors from North Denmark to screen opportunities and get access to EU-funding.
/asgerchristiansen
+32 471 52 76 14
+45 6188 0017
abc@ndeu.dk
KENNETH GYDE POULSEN
EU-CONSULTANT
From the Brussels office, Kenneth works with EU fundraising and project development - especially focusing on the future workforce, education and mental health.
/kennethgydepoulsen
+32 479 960 968
+45 6188 0002
kgp@ndeu.dk
Aliaa Abu Almeiza
EU-KONSULENT
From Brussels, Aliaa represents Northern Jutland in the EU system within health innovation and creates connections between the region's actors and EU programs within funding, knowledge and network.
NIKLAS BJØRNKJÆR JAKOBSEN
Stagiaire
Niklas works from the office in Brussels, where he assists the consultants based on the office's focus areas.