EIT Climate-KIC is supported by the EIT, a body of the European Union
Meet the Nordic team!
Magdalena Tashkova
Nordic Office Manager
Magdalena TashkovaNordic Office ManagerBefore joining EIT Climate-KIC, Magdalena provided project & events assistance to the European Environment Agency and a Copenhagen-based NGO, called IUC-Europe. She has been involved in the planning and organization of two Model European Parliament conferences on both regional and international level. She holds a Master’s degree in International Security and Law, obtained from University of Southern Denmark.
Niels BuchholstFinance LeadNiels previously worked at the Danish consulting engineering company Ramboll, where he worked for 8 yrs with Project Management and 7 yrs with Business Controlling.
He is financial controller for Climate-KIC Nordic on the whole range activities providing finance input for decision-making. He also supports Nordic partners by following up on their projects to ensure they perform well and comply with good project management practice.
Director of IT and Digital Transformation Operations
Sanne KaasenDirector of IT and Digital Transformation OperationsBefore joining EIT Climate-KIC, Sanne worked with digitalisation and business development in both the private and public sphere. She has extensive experience with all aspects of strategic digitalisation and IT, and has led digital transformation programmes, portfolios and projects as well as enabled and improved operational deliverables within IT. Sanne has studied engineering at DTU, and business management at AAU.
Joan LoumannStrategic Operations Manager, SloveniaBefore joining EIT Climate-KIC, Joan worked both at a national and international level, with HR and Business Operations in various international companies.
She has extensive experience with all aspects of HR and Business Development and has led and participated in various HR, IT and Business projects on a strategic as well as an operational level. Joan's educated at CBS within IT and Financial Management.
Penny SchmithHR OfficerPenny is an experienced Administrator who has worked in the public, education and business sectors. Her background includes being Political Officer for Environment, Climate and Agriculture at The British Embassy in Copenhagen for ten years followed by eight years as Director for the secretariat of the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark.
Riyong KimActing Director, Decision Metrics and FinanceRiyong is a natural resource economist with a PhD in valuation of environmental goods and services in the Congo and Amazon basins. She's worked with the UN, World Bank, Center for International Forestry Research and IUCN in developing metrics and innovative valuation methods for land use and REDD+. From Australia, Riyong’s in-country experience spans Brazil, DRC, Indonesia and East Timor. She's now based in Copenhagen with her two kids.
Thematic Communication Manager - Urban Transitions and Decision Metrics & Finance
Dan Howis LauritsenThematic Communication Manager - Urban Transitions and Decision Metrics & FinanceDan has previously worked as Head of Communications for the State of Green, a public-private partnership founded by the Danish government. He has also worked as Communications Specialist at UNEP, responsible for managing the SEforALL Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform and positioning of the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency. He's has held positions in international companies like A.P. Moller-Maersk and KPMG.
Mikkel Trym Entrepreneurship LeadMikkel has a double master degree in Life Science, facilitation and communication. He has worked to develop entrepreneurial networks, programs and organizations at regional and international level. He shaped different businesses and implemented many project, as part of his entrepreneurial activities.
Solveig Zophoniasdottir Learning Services LeadSolveig is an experienced project manager specialised in education, facilitation and entrepreneurship. For the last 6 years, she's been involved in projects themed around educational processes, process facilitation and facilitation of learning environments. She has extensive experience teaching, coaching social and sustainability-minded startups within business development, team leadership and strategy.
Elisabeth WestermanOnline Education ManagerBefore joining Climate-KIC in 2017, Elisabeth developed courses and online learning projects as skills and training officer in the UNFCCC. She has also worked for the Danish Ministry of Agriculture, monitoring agri-environmental programmes and developing training. Her back ground is MSc Political Science – Europeanization, environmental policy and international development.
Piret Liv Stern DahlOnline Education Portfolio ManagerPiret has experience with running projects and organizing conferences within education, energy, sustainability and urban greening. She is focusing on project portfolio management to ensure process and finance tracking, collaboration and delivery across all Climate-KIC online education projects.
Mikkel NedergaardLearning Design DeveloperBefore joining EIT Climate-KIC, Mikkel worked with organisational learning and evaluation capacity building within a private philanthropic foundation in Denmark and larger international humanitarian organisations. Mikkel has extensive experience with learning and evaluation both as a programme manager, evaluator and adviser and has also been training, coaching and supervising staff members in classrooms and through remote trainings.
Lea KnudsenLearning Community ManagerBefore joining EIT Climate-KIC, Lea achieved a Master’s degree in Sustainable Design from Aalborg University, where she focused on sustainability in practice and local social empowerment. She also holds a BSc in Environmental Planning from Roskilde University. Lea is working with a Design Thinking mindset and has experience with running projects and organizing workshops and design processes within sustainable development, green transition and behaviour change.
Bjarke KovshøjClimathon City ManagerBjarke is a co-creator with several years of experience with turning climate action into tangible solutions. Before joining EIT Climate-KIC, Bjarke worked at CLEAN where he developed and managed public-private projects aimed at developing climate solutions for cities. Bjarke is responsible for city engagement and the further development of the global Climathons.
Emmi KallioNordic Marketing & Communications ManagerBefore joining EIT Climate-KIC, Emmi worked as part of the core team at the Nordic Council of Ministers preparing the Nordic Pavilion for the climate change conference COP24. She has a diverse background in tourism and sustainable development and has worked with communications and marketing for the ecolabel Green Key, destination marketing company Helsinki Marketing and freelanced as a sports journalist.
Pernille Martiny ModvigBusiness Development & Project ManagerBefore joining Climate-KIC, Pernille worked with sustainable farming methods and communications within the farming sector. Previously, she was a founding partner of Creature ApS, a consultancy facilitating collaborative social innovations with clients from all sectors.
Henrik Søndergaard Innovation LeadHenrik has 25+ years international experience with business development, innovation and commercialisation of advanced technology in various industries within start-ups, as well as large corporate organisations and universities. His educational background is commercial, which during work life has been combined with a profound technological understanding and the ability to quickly gain new knowledge and insights.
Anders Vestergaard Jensen Project ManagerAnders has a Ph.D. in sustainable transport planning from the Technical University of Denmark. Following the research period, he joined the Danish think tank Sustainia, where he worked closely together with UN Global Compact on turning global risks into business opportunities. At Climate-KIC he is managing the Nordic project on increasing the use of Wood in Construction.
Marco Carreira Silva Redeploying Run-off Projects & Managing Climate Risk InnovationMarco managed international projects for leadership development in AIESEC. As co-founder in Mozambique, he delivered projects in cooperation with NGOs, such as CARE International, universities & companies. Additionally, Marco’s entrepreneurial endeavours account for a start-up on climate adaptation consultancy. Prior to joining Climate-KIC, he concluded a MSc. in User-centred Innovation and a MSc. in Climate Change.
Jakob StoltSenior Project Manager and Business DevelopmentEducated in and working with partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership for many years, particularly in a network, development and educational perspective. Have experiences and track records for value-added network structures and network management, as well as generating lasting cultural changes and paradigm shifts in organizational relationships with relevant partners.
Anne Marie Damgaard Project ManagerAnne Marie has extensive experience in developing and leading large EU projects on innovation, smart data, climate change and sustainability across big cities, business and academic institutions. Anne Marie is an experienced lobbyist having worked more than 12 years in Brussels advising senior and top management from large European Corporates and trade associations on EU environmental affairs.
Beatrice MazzaliProject OfficerBeatrice holds a Master Degree in Chemical Engineering where she focused on systems innovation and process design for the biochemical industry. She has been studying full time and working already for Climate-KIC in the Nordics back in 2017 and 2018. She is now back as Project Officer after a small experience in consulting.
