Ms. Aagesen is Chief Curator at SMK as well as Senior Researcher with SMK’s Department of Painting and Sculpture. Ms. Aagesen is responsible for management and strategic development of work with the Museum’s collections and has a seat in the Museum’s programming group . During her museum tenure, Ms. Aagesen has contributed to over fifteen exhibitions and published numerous articles covering a range of subjects within twentieth-century European art. She oversees the Museum’s modern collection, and has been engaged in ambitious reinstallations, while also organizing temporary exhibitions. She holds a degree of mag.art. in art history and has been a member of the Museum Council for Art History within the Danish Agency for Culture and served in the board of NORDIK (Nordic Committee for Art History). Ms. Aagesen has received several research grants from the Danish Ministry of Culture and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. In 2015 she was a fellow for the center for Curatorial Leadership (CCL) in New York. Prior to joining SMK in 1999, she served as a Curator for four years at Arken Museum of Modern Art.

Ms. Dunker Nielsen joined SMK in 2021 as Deputy Director and Director of Communications. She oversees the department Marketing, Events, Learning and Interpretation, the Digital Unit, the Information and the Shop. Ms. Dunker Nielsen holds a Master of Arts and Cultural Studies from the University of Copenhagen, 1999, and has a long career as International Communications and PR Manager in some of Denmark’s most well-known design brands: Royal Copenhagen and Louis Poulsen Lighting. Ms. Dunker Nielsen was Head of PR and Marketing at the oldest and biggest auction house in Denmark, Bruun-Rasmussen, Senior Consultant and head of a lifestyle department at a communications agency and for 10 years, she was at ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art, where she was in charge of Communication and Commerce. In 2018, Ms. Nielsen graduated from the Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University in California.

Loa Brix is the founder and CEO of Trooper. Loa has extensive experience with purpose-driven strategy, communication and marketing from both the public and private sectors. Trooper is a network which works to help brands implement their purpose throughout all digital marketing and communications efforts. Loa is also owning and developing Art Nordic Art fair – taking place in Copenhagen every year.

Gabriela Garza de Linde is an External Lecturer at the Department of Organization (IOA). She has extensive teaching experience within organization theory and project management and is currently supervising projects at HA-PRO and on the MSc in Social Science – Management of Creative Business Processes. Ms. De Linde has over two decades of experience as a project management practitioner and has lectured and supervised students at both the bachelor's and master's level. Ms. De Linde holds a CERTHE from Oxford University, and works as an Art Interpreter for Danish museums such as SMK and Louisiana.

Mr. Geuken is an expert in future studies and an Associate Director of the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, a Danish not-for-profit futures think tank. Prior to his career at the Institute, Mr Geuken was CEO of a Copenhagen based management consulting company for fifteen years doing C-suite leadership training. As a leadership advisor and C-suite educator, he has had the pleasure to work for companies such as Google, Volvo, IKEA Globale, Leo Burnett, Novo Nordisk, PWC, Deloitte, and Nordea, among others. Over the past fifteen years, he has authored 30+ provocative articles about the future of leadership, psychology and fascinating topics in the trajectories between arts, culture and business. Mr Geuken's first book in cooperation with the Institute is titled "All Dressed Up - But Nowhere to Go".

Martin Buck Heegaard is a strategic partnership specialist. He is Founder and partner at BARC – Business of Art and Culture – Scandinavia, where he specializes in partnerships and strategic communications. BARC advises on the use of digital tools, business development, partnerships and community building in the culture and experience sector.

Karin Sander Jochumsen is founder and owner of Chandél – Home of Beautiful Darkness. She has lived in Stockholm, New York and London – and recently returned to Copenhagen. Ms Jochumsen is educated cand. odont. from Copenhagen University and interior designer from Copenhagen School of Interior Design. Ms Jochumsen is also a philanthropist – with an interest in Scandinavian art & culture.

Ms. Mathisen is the President of S. A. M. Fundraising Solutions Corp., which specializes in fundraising and planning for art conservation, historic preservation, and collections care and assists European organizations seeking to build their fundraising programs in the United States. Ms. Mathisen gained her knowledge of art conservation and museum practice through positions held at the Morgan Library, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (now H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture) and as administrative conservator/development officer and adjunct professor of conservation at the Conservation Center, IFA, New York University. She has held development positions at the National Academy Museum, the American Academy in Rome, the Friends of the American Museum in Britain/Halcyon Foundation, and Meet The Composer. She is currently the interim, part-time Executive Director of the Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society. She has a Master of Arts in Museum Studies and Textile Conservation from the Fashion Institute of Technology and a Certificate in Fundraising from New York University. She has published and presented extensively, most recently at the Institute of Fundraising Cultural Sector Conference (London, 2018).

Through her concepts of ‘Conversation Salons’ and ‘Civic Desire’ Nadja Pass has reinvented the traditional salons of The Danish Golden Age. Pass has worked extensively with SMK and AFSMK in creating new formats for art talks and salons within the exhibitions. She has helped the Parliament reinvent the way we talk about politics, worked with The Ministry of Culture, and hosted several events to help ministries and corporations to rethink their purpose through conversations. Pass is also a member of The Danish Design Council, and Rector of Fremtidens Akademi in Denmark and just launched Concopia.co which builds upon conversation event experiences.

Mrs. Schmidt is the founder and CEO of World of Impact. She is a management consultant where she assists cultural organizations and commercial businesses become purposeful and profitable through strategy, innovation, partnerships, and corporate branding. Ms. Schmidt builds on 23 years of experience from commercial and non-profit organizations and often works interim for the CEO, leading transformations. Prior to founding the World of Impact, Ms. Schmidt was VP, Strategic Branding & Marketing of the Capital of Children, where she was responsible for creating the purpose, developing the public-private partnership, securing funding, and creating purposeful events and communications.

Mr. Schueler is the Chief Executive Officer for Enerjen Capital – one of the world’s leading renewable clean energy companies specializing in the maritime industry. Enerjen Capital provides services to the top shipping companies, supporting their efforts transitioning to cleaner green fuel. Mr. Schueler was recognized with the 2019 Global Sustainability Award, for his efforts helping the shipping industry transition to greener fuel. From 2013 – 2016. Mr. Schueler was the Chief Commercial Officer at A.P. Moeller Maersk Group, managing their 377 offices across 114 countries. Before Maersk, he held the position as Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corporation in Seattle, where he was the head of global retail sales and marketing. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Schueler worked for Procter & Gamble for more than 20 years, assuming a variety of roles across Europe, South America, and Asia before becoming the company’s head of global retail operations. Mr. Schueler has developed and led the global operations of three of the world’s largest and well known companies with strong results. He serves as board member and advisor for several international companies and organizations.

Sandra Septimius is a Danish native who resides in New York City. She works with art and design in a variety of capacities and most recently spent five years as the US representative for the Danish Auction house, Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers. In this role, she promoted Danish art and design, and serviced the company's large base of US customers. Ms. Septimius holds a BA in Film and Mediascience from Copenhagen University and spent the earlier years of her career working in advertising agencies and with marketing at The Tivoli Gardens. In addition to her professional pursuits, Ms. Septimius is also involved in other boards that work to strengthen the community of Danes and Danish interests in NYC.

Mr. Serup is the founder of and creative director at Proactor, where he serves as PR and Marketing Agent as well as Communications Lead for a number of artists and brands. He is also engaged within the film industry as a talent agent for numerous actors. Mr. Serup has spent more than 20 years in the world of communication in New York and Copenhagen, on both the client and the agency side. Described by clients as a “Swiss Army knife of communication” as well as “dynamic, creative, and inspiring”, Mr. Serup has developed and executed creative and communication concepts within a variety of business areas – from the financial and travel industries to the worlds of arts and design. Experience includes D’Arcy Advertising Agency, Georg Jensen, The National Gallery of Denmark, Nykredit, Royal Copenhagen, SAS, Qatar Airways, and Verizon Media.

Prof. em. Dr. Jørgen Wadum is Director of Wadum Art Technological Studies (WATS), Denmark. Until 2020 he was Director of the Centre for Art Technological Studies and Conservation (CATS), Copenhagen. He held the position as full Professor in Conservation & Restoration at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam, 2012-2016. From 2005-2017 he was Director of Conservation at SMK, and from 1990 through 2004 he was Chief Conservator at the Mauritshuis, The Hague. He has published and lectured extensively internationally on a multitude of subjects related to technical art history and other issues of importance for the understanding and keeping of our cultural heritage. Dr. Wadum holds positions in several international organisations and committees.

Arthur Zegelbone is a consultant to non-profit cultural organizations in New York City and speaker about cultural diplomacy for New York University. He is a retired Foreign Service Officer and recipient of two U.S. Information Agency Meritorious Service Awards.