Our mentors

Adam has 10+ years of experience of applying design and user experience in various companies (DHI, GN ReSound, Oticon). Some key points within this area that Adam has worked with include:

• engagement of stakeholders
• identification of problems and business goals
• designing solutions
• creating and testing concepts with users
• consulting

He has a vast interest in the topics that relate to:

• design thinking
• prototyping
• user research
• interaction design
• design systems
• change management

Adam is a generalist type and has done various things in different contexts. In his current job, he has helped to establish an internal User Experience team for DHI. He is now leading a team of skilled designers specializing in interaction design, prototyping, UI design, and user research.

Motivation

Adam wants to develop his personal leadership and motivational skills. Adam would also love to get a bigger network among students and young professionals. Mentoring for Adam means sharing knowledge and experience but at the same time learning from the mentees. During the early years of his career, he was lucky to have good people around him that helped him. Adam would like to pay it back and help others.

I have worked in the consulting engineering industry for over 9 years and have experience across various sectors and types of electrical installations. My work ranges from power installations in industrial facilities to railway signalling systems.
My specialty is advising on and designing electrical installations.

Motivation

I want to be a mentor because I know how challenging it can be to navigate the job market as a recent graduate. Over the years, I have changed jobs several times, been laid off, and been headhunted. I have had to adapt quickly and learn new things under pressure. These experiences taught me valuable lessons about finding a job, negotiating salary, securing exciting projects, and shaping my own career path. Things I wish I had known more about when I started out.
I would love to share these insights and help graduates get a strong start to their professional journey. At the same time, I look forward to learning from their perspectives, passions, and visions for the future.

Adeline C. is a Vessel Performance Analyst with 8 years of experience in maritime engineering and ship operations. Currently at Vessel Performance Solutions (5 years), she designs advanced vessel performance evaluation tools, maintains Noon Reporting packages, and has published research in the Sensors Journal. Previously, she was a Senior Design Engineer at L&T Shipbuilding Limited (3 years), focusing on propulsion system design and integration for offshore patrol vessels.

Motivation

I’d like to keep in touch with students from the field, as well help them with the questions I had when I was a student.

With over a decade of experience in operation, maintenance, and asset management across oil and gas, renewable energy, and data center industries, Aida has built her career in highly technical and safety-critical environments. She has worked with companies such as Maersk Oil, Maersk Drilling, META, and now Ørsted, where she focuses on raising quality of maintenance processes on power plants.

Aida is passionate about helping others navigate complex career paths, especially in male-dominated fields. She mentors with the aim of sharing practical tools, lessons from her international career, and insights on balancing professional growth with personal values.

MOTIVATION

Aida would like to become a mentor to help students realize that the professional world is not so scary and can be tamed. In a mentee, she would prefer someone who is interested in working in operations, risks and management, and who is striving to go abroad for work and for adventure.

Alan is a software engineer and architect with a passion for building scalable, modular, and reliable systems. With experience at TERMA, TrackMan, and Lean BI Tech, he has worked on everything from distributed systems and infrastructure to database optimization. Holding a master’s degree in Information Technology from DTU, where he also taught System Integration, Alan combines deep technical expertise in Java, databases, and software architecture with a focus on future-proof design and adaptability.

Motivation

I want to help where i can.

I’m a computer scientist with background in electrical engineering. My main area of expertise is cyber-security and data science. I’m passionate about problem solving and tinkering. I believe it is of tremendous importance for modern engineers to combine technical skills with thier soft skills, to foster emphatic communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

More about me: https://santisantis.github.io/

Motivation

I think being part of the mentoring programme would allow me to improve my communication and knowledge sharing skills. As a climbing instructor I have learnt how to do it with regards to human physiognomy, now it’s time to do it with my engineering skills.

Alessandro is Director of Manufacturing IT at NNE, where he leads digital solutions for pharma production with a focus on automation, MES, and future-ready IT systems. He has nearly a decade at Novo Nordisk in roles from advanced engineer to senior project manager, driving large-scale projects in manufacturing technology. With a PhD in Manufacturing Engineering from DTU and a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome (summa cum laude), Alessandro combines deep academic expertise with industry leadership. He is passionate about innovation in digital manufacturing and has also contributed to social causes through volunteer work with Engineers Without Borders and EMERGENCY.

Motivation

Mentoring allows me to help students looking for jobs by sharing my stories. Accompanying a student is also an opportunity to brush up on my knowledge and go further with certain concepts. I prefer helping a mentee with the ambition of starting a career in the pharmaceutical industry.

I have 10+ years of experience in sustainable innovation, product and strategy development across the public and private sectors in Denmark. My career has focused on leading teams to deliver impactful solutions within mobility, construction, and circular packaging. I specialize in driving innovation projects from idea to implementation, with a strong emphasis on sustainability, stakeholder engagement, and business alignment. My work is centered around transforming strategic goals into concrete, scalable solutions that support the green transition.

Motivation

I want to be a mentor because I believe in the power of sharing knowledge, experiences, and perspectives to support others in their growth. Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to work across sectors and lead innovation and sustainability projects that have driven real change. Mentoring is a way for me to give back, reflect on my own journey, and contribute to shaping the next generation of changemakers — especially those passionate about sustainability, circular economy, and creating positive societal impact.

I’m looking for a curious and committed mentee who’s eager to grow, ask questions, and challenge themselves. Someone who’s passionate about creating meaningful change, open to feedback, and willing to reflect on both successes and setbacks.

I have several years of experience in quality engineering within the medical device and renewable energy industries, working both in large corporations and dynamic production environments. My work has focused on ensuring product and process quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across the supply chain. I specialize in supplier quality management, nonconformance handling, and root cause investigations, and I collaborate closely with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Motivation

I’m joining the mentoring programme because I believe in giving back and supporting students as they prepare for their careers. I’ve learned a lot through my own journey, and I’d like to share some of those insights. At the same time, I see it as a great chance to get fresh perspectives, reflect on my own experiences, and strengthen my skills in guiding and supporting others.

Alicia is a mathematics engineer specializing in AI, algorithms, and efficient programming. With experience across finance, pharma, software, biotech, and advanced imaging, she applies mathematical thinking to solve complex, real-world problems. Now a Staff Scientist at the Danish Cancer Institute, she works on computational image analysis and bioinformatics. Alicia holds an M.Sc. in Mathematical Modelling and Computation from DTU and a degree in Applied Mathematics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

She has 7+ years of experience in AI applications, data science and software development, within very different industries and company sizes. She has always been tight to the R&D departments, and my main motivation is to work in the biomedical field.

Motivation

I want to test myself in a mentoring setup, as I want to guide the next steps of my career towards a tech team lead profile.
My career has been a bit unconventional, involving several field changes, so I think I would be the most valuable helping someone that might not be completely sure of their next steps, or being worried that a change of mind during their career is very complicated to navigate.

Alvin is a senior AI/ML engineer with 6+ years’ experience delivering scalable machine learning systems across e-commerce, healthtech, industrial AI, and pharma. He specializes in end-to-end AI platforms, from model development and data pipelines to cloud infrastructure and deployment. With a track record in GenAI, RAG systems, and ML workflow design, Alvin bridges research and production while mentoring teams and shaping engineering strategy.

Motivation

I’m looking to help out young students getting into and navigating the tech industry. All the while developing my personal leadership and nurturing my network.

Passionate about design thinking and problem-first approaches, I excel at turning user insights into meaningful innovations that solve real challenges and enhance the human experience. I focus on balancing business goals, human needs, and technical feasibility to create solutions that align with strategic objectives (the purpose) while remaining desirable and viable for users (the format).

I bring a diverse background, having worked in the medical field at Novo Nordisk, video game development at Light Brick Studio, as a UX/UI consultant and UX researcher, and as a lecturer at the Technical University of Denmark. Currently, I work at the unemployment fund A&Til. Over the past few years, I’ve worked across a wide range of industries, organization sizes, and setups—from startups to global corporations—giving me valuable insights into driving innovation across different business contexts. This makes me a versatile and adaptable resource for any company looking to excel at creating innovative, user-centered solutions.

I’m also deeply passionate about inclusive design. I believe that designing with inclusivity in mind not only fosters ethical design practices but also leads to better solutions for everyone—when done right.

Outside of work, I enjoy running fast, good coffee, wine, and great food.

Motivation

I recently took part in a mentorship program for newly employed professionals during my first year of full-time work. It gave me confidence and helped me feel more secure in my role. Now, I want to pass that support on to someone else. I got my first mentor during that time, and looking back, I really wish I had one during my studies. A mentor could have helped me make better decisions and focus more clearly on the career I wanted. I made a lot of mistakes along the way, and I believe I can help a student avoid some of them by sharing what I’ve learned. I know what it takes to work with innovation, design, and UX—and how to become a valuable resource in a company, no matter how mature its design culture is.

If you’re interested in UX, design, design thinking, innovation, or entrepreneurship, I could be the right mentor for you. I bring a lot of energy and a bunch of different ideas—and it’s up to you to choose what’s most helpful. As we go, we’ll shape the mentorship in a way that gives you the most value. Whether you want to dive into Figma, explore design processes, create strong interview guides, manage team culture, or figure out how to get funding—it’s all up to you.

I have a background in entrepreneurship, neurotechnology, and AI, with hands-on experience in both product development and the startup fundraising journey. Most recently, I co-founded a company that developed advanced biometric technology to help game studios understand player engagement through neurophysiological data. As Chief Product Officer, I led product design and development, worked closely with engineers and researchers, and translated scientific insights into user-centered solutions.

Throughout my startup journey, I gained extensive experience with soft funding applications, business angel and venture capital discussions, and was involved in acquisition talks before we decided to close the company. This gave me a broad and realistic understanding of the different phases of early-stage startups, from building the first prototype to pitching investors and navigating high-stakes decisions.

On the engineering side, my core experience is in product design, neurotechnology, and applied AI. I am especially interested in technology that helps us better understand how people think, feel, and make decisions. I enjoy working in interdisciplinary teams that bring together engineering, psychology, and business to create solutions that are both practical and meaningful.

Currently, I am in the early phases of starting a new company within AI and LegalTech, exploring how generative AI can streamline legal workflows and improve access to high-quality legal services.

Motivation

I want to be a mentor because I know how valuable it can be to have someone to talk to when you are navigating uncertainty, exploring new paths, or trying to grow. I have been through the ups and downs of starting a company and working with new technologies, and I want to share the lessons I have learned along the way. At the same time, I see mentoring as a two-way relationship. I hope to learn from my mentee, gain new perspectives, and keep my finger on the pulse of how ambitious students think about the future. I am especially interested in mentoring someone who is curious about entrepreneurship, AI, product development, or deep tech. You do not need to have a clear plan, just a willingness to learn, reflect, and take initiative.

Motivation

I want to help Master’s students navigate the challenges and opportunities of early career life, having been there myself recently. I can help students think outside the box when it comes to career choices and navigating the first job application process. I would also like to empower engineering and tech students to start their own business – particularly female stem students who may not have otherwise considered this as an option, but also happy to help any other Master’s or Phd students.
I am also happy to help students navigate the job market and balancing work with family life – something I’ve done myself and think is important.

I have 16+ years of industrial and private practice experience within intellectual property rights from both biotech to Pharma companies. I deliver high quality, strategic and business oriented recommendations to peers, Executives and inventors. My professional expertise spans worldwide patent litigations, due diligence, freedom to operate analysis, and leadership including mentoring of younger associates and colleagues.
I have been involved in Global Regulatory Affairs tasks including strategic considerations and input to the business on high profiled projects, building bridges between regulatory and IP departments to ensure no gaps in exclusivity rights.

Motivation

I am highly driven by motivating people to do their best and achieve even more as a professional and as a person. Even though I have been out of university for many years, I remember the early days of my professional career – a mentor at that time would have been amazing. I want to offer what I can to younger talented people.

Arseny is a principal SAP HANA/BW/Datasphere consultant and certified ScrumMaster with 14+ years of experience delivering BI solutions for leading Danish companies in manufacturing, biotech, and retail. A certified SAP BW/4HANA and SAP HANA professional, he specializes in designing and developing reports, dashboards, and data warehousing solutions within finance, sales, and manufacturing. With a background in Global Business Engineering, Arseny bridges deep technical expertise with a strong understanding of business processes to deliver impactful, scalable analytics solutions.

Motivation

I want to share my knowledge I have gained within the Analytics and Data Engineering field in the last 14 years and going from a employee to a freelance consultant and a company co-owner. Also, I would love to understand the perspective of a young aspiring professional in the field of Data Engineering / Data Science.

I have a passion for science! This is evident from my multidisciplinary background: I first graduated in Molecular Genetics from the University of Glasgow and then pursued an engineering Ph.D. developing microfluidic technologies for membrane protein analysis. Currently, I have accumulated 10+ years of experience developing microfluidic tools, 5 of which where in the biotech industry.

My work is still largely interdisciplinary, mixing genomics and proteomics applications with technology and engineering whilst focusing specifically on technologies for protein characterization for the pharma and food industries.

Motivation

I want to develop my leadership skills and learn to become an inspirational leader. I see this mentee/mentor relationship as a two way process, where I am hoping to learn as much from a mentee as I they can learn from me. I am hoping to help a student find their direction by sharing my experiences and enlighten them about possible career paths in industry or academia.

I remember how sometimes the ‘next-step’ can look bleak. I hope to show them that there is light and a sea opportunities awaits for them.

Bettina Grote is a Principal Software Process and Compliance Specialist at Oticon (Demant) with 17 years of experience in life science R&D, RA, and QA. She has expertise in design control, compliance, and documentation for medical devices, particularly in digital product R&D and SW platform processes.

Motivation

My motivation for being a mentor is to help people with different cultural backgrounds and qualifications settle in and understand their possibilities in the Danish and international labor market. I can help and facilitate the mentee to make a conscious choice based on their own preferences and wishes both on the professional and personal level.

Bo’s background is M.Sc. and Ph.D. EE from The Technical University of Denmark. He has 20+ years of industrial experience within High Tech R&D and product development for both Business-to-Busineess and Consumer markets. Bo has spent his career in the capacity of Engineering Manager/Program Management for a range of products including optics for either telecommunications, sensing, or visualization. His current position is Technical Program Manager, Display Development for Augmented Reality Headsets at Facebook Reality Labs .

Motivation

There is so much more to Engineering than the core technical skills end expertise you pick up at the university. While a strong technical base is absolutely necessary, the capability of putting technology in perspective and making it relevant is what makes engineering successful. Bo wants to share his experience and hopefully inspire young engineers to a more holistic view of engineering early on in their career. Thinking back, this is some of the great input he has received from older colleagues early on in his career.

Brian is an experienced R&D leader with a PhD in Electrical Engineering, an eMBA, and over a decade of leadership in electronics and software platform development. Currently Director of Hardware Development at Bang & Olufsen, he leads global teams across Denmark, Singapore, and worldwide partners, driving platform strategy, change management, and cross-functional collaboration. Previously, at Cobham SATCOM, he built and led a 45-person global hardware organization, delivering complex platform and product projects. Known for his open-book leadership style, Brian focuses on aligning teams around clear strategic goals while maintaining a solid operational foundation.

Motivation

I’m passionate about supporting young people in making thoughtful decisions early in their education and career paths. As someone who recruits young engineers, I can offer insights into what we look for—not just in terms of technical skills, but also in personal qualities and mindset.

My personal motivation is to expand my network and reconnect with DTU, a place that has played a meaningful role in my own journey.

I have 20 years of professional experience and I have mostly been working within the pharmaceutical industry. My background from DTU is within Buildings and I have used my knowledge to take part in design of pharmaceuticals facilities including laboratories, hospitals etc. Throughout my career I have taken on more management roles, starting with project management and transitioning into people management.

Motivation

I still really value the people who has been a great inspiration to me as mentors or similar throughout my career. They helped me make clever choices and believe in myself, and helped ‘bridging the gap’ between university and an actual workplace. I would love to share my insights to a talented mentee, who is eager to learn and develop even further.

I spent my 30+ year career in Global Tech companies like Nokia, Heidelberger Druck, Siemens, Hasselblad, Jabra, and Brüel & Kjaer. Most of the time (25 years) with P&L responsibility in international and global leadership roles in After Sales. I hold both an engineering degree and commercial education. Now I quit my full-time job to focus on investment and advisory for startups. I am a member of Open Entrepreneurship and I finalized the DTU startup board education.

I have vast experience in scaling products and service-related businesses, stakeholder management, leadership, and market analysis. I more than once headed up the implementation of a globally aligned go-to-market strategy in a formerly regionally focused business set-up. I also headed the development and global implementation of new service contract concepts on several occasions.

I would like to support a student who seeks career advice, or who have a dream of becoming an entrepreneur.

Carsten is a seasoned leader with over 20 years’ experience in medical devices and drug delivery, specializing in combination products from development through filing and commercialization. He has led device teams, built organizational capabilities, and integrated combination product development into broader product strategies. With expertise spanning design controls, risk management, human factors engineering, and regulatory compliance, Carsten bridges engineering, quality, and business needs. His career includes senior roles at CSL, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, and NNE, where he improved quality systems, guided regulatory submissions, and supported global manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Motivation

I have experienced the benefits of having a mentor, and I want to share that with a student. My past experiences, good and bad, may provide some inspiration for the student, helping them navigate their professional lives. At the same time, I hope to continue improving my leadership skills through this program.

Solution-oriented engineer, experienced with engineering & business projects. Enhanced engineering knowledge with comprehensive commercial & administrative understanding. Analytic with attention to detail sum up my professional approach as individual and team member. Motivated to excel with engineering & technology competencies.

Motivation

1. Why do you want to be a mentor?

I’ve benefited from great mentors throughout my career, and I want to give back by helping others grow and succeed. Mentoring is a two-way street—by helping others, I also deepen my own understanding and gain new perspectives. Being a mentor will help me refine my communication abilities. I find it rewarding to support others in overcoming challenges and reaching their potential. I want to contribute to a culture of learning and support within my field or organization.

2. What are you looking for in a mentee?

I appreciate mentees who are open-minded and eager to learn. Someone who takes initiative and isn’t afraid to ask questions or seek feedback. A mentee who is committed to their growth and follows through on agreed actions. I value mentees who are receptive to constructive criticism and willing to reflect on it. It helps when a mentee has specific goals or areas they want to develop, so we can focus our efforts.

Chinmayi is a chemical engineer specializing in strategy and process development in pharma and biotech. As Process Manager at Novo Nordisk, she develops and optimizes cross-functional processes to bring drug–device combination products to market faster, ensuring scalability, robustness, and regulatory compliance. Her background spans technical sales, medical device manufacturing, and enzymatic process innovation at Novozymes, with expertise in GMP, FDA, ISO, and MDR requirements. Holding an MSc from DTU and a BEng from NTU Singapore, Chinmayi combines technical depth with strong stakeholder engagement skills, thriving in multicultural, collaborative environments.

Motivation

I enjoy working with people and sharing knowledge. I’m excited for the opportunity to meet new graduates today, share some of my experiences, and also learn and gain fresh perspectives. I experienced a big mindset shift going from university to industry, and I believe my learnings could help others in their career journey. I also bring the unique perspective being an international (non-EU) in Denmark, and can share my insights on the working culture as seen from the outside.

Christian has 50+ years of experience with product development, specifically in the instrumentation industry serving larger Danish companies. Besides his corporate experience, Christian has founded several companies, mainly within health tech. Over the last years, he has been a mentor at DTU for both students and startup companies.

MOTIVATION

Based on Christian’s prior experience as a mentor, he strongly believes in the value a mentor can add to the student’s experience and understanding of the engineering work life, and therefore wants to continue to do that in this program.

With 20+ years of leadership experience from Novo Nordisk A/S and the Danish Armed Forces I am truly motivated by developing others professionally and personally. My experience within the pharmaceutical business comprise manufacturing, quality, specifications, labelling and regulatory for both new product entry and lifecycle management activities.

Motivation

I am dedicated to developing others, so making a valuable impact on fellow human beings is my passion. I seek primarily talents who wish to pursue leadership paths.

Christian is a software engineer with a strong background in mathematical modelling and high-performance computing. As Lead Software Engineer at SimCorp, he applies expertise in back-end development for complex web applications, GPU acceleration, and numerical computation for solving higher-order, non-linear differential equations. With experience in the FinTech industry and a wide range of programming languages — from C++ and Java to Haskell and MATLAB — Christian is passionate about delivering high-quality, maintainable, and efficient software. He focuses on designing architectures that unlock the potential of modern many-core systems for parallel and massively parallel computing.

Motivation

I work a lot in trying to get new employees into the industry and into SimCorp when they get hired. I am part of the learning organization here, where I have created many hours of introductory material.

I want to work to help ensure that the mentee completes his/her education by sharing my story of writing specialist software, successes and failures, and providing a view into the goings on in the daily life of a software engineer.

I would also like a bigger network and hear about why the younger generation wants to learn and how they want to thrive.

Christoph has been studying in 4 different European countries; Italy, Denmark, Portugal and Germany. He has 5+ years of working experience mainly in two fields. First of all, in project management for construction projects, and secondly, in the digitalization of production processes. Christoph’s main focus lies on the digitalization of industrial production, including IIoT, Industrie 4.0, and Data Science.

Motivation

Since it is not long ago that he finished his studies and had the opportunity to make his first mistakes, Christoph would like to help a student to have a smooth start in his/her working life. He hopes he can help with his experience studying in different countries and having a broad working background.
Furthermore, he would like to broaden his network with curious people.

Christoph is a renewable energy engineer with ten years’ experience spanning offshore wind, solar PV, battery systems, and energy markets. As Senior Energy Technology Advisor at the Danish Energy Agency, he provides expert guidance on the techno-economic and policy dimensions of clean energy technologies, from hydrogen and synthetic fuels to carbon capture. His background includes project engineering at European Energy and research on offshore wind cost drivers at DTU. Holding an M.Sc. in Sustainable Energy, Christoph combines analytical rigour with a collaborative approach to develop strategies and technology insights that accelerate the energy transition.

Motivation

As a DTU alumni with great memories from my time as postgraduate, I would be happy to reconnect with and give back to the university environment by supporting a student through Conflux’s mentoring program. I have built my career in the Danish energy sector being exposed to academia, private business and governmental work, working with analytical and hands-on projects in offshore wind analytics, solar PV development and energy system analysis, and I understand the challenges and opportunities that arise when transitioning from university to the professional world.

I have benefited greatly from having mentors myself, both during my studies and later in my career, and I know how valuable it is to build a professional network where you are based – whether you are a local Copenhagener on your home turf or an international student in the process of finding it. A mentor can offer guidance, encouragement, and a sense of belonging that can make all the difference in those early stages. By sharing my own experiences and connections, I hope to be able to provide some support, while also gaining fresh perspectives from a mentoring role and staying connected to a great talent pool and Denmark‘s upcoming engineering generation.

For the past 20+ years, Daniel has worked in the software industry — most of it at Apple, but also various other smaller and larger projects. He has gained deep technical insight, but also increasingly come to understand that success requires a deep understanding of people and processes. Daniel’s focus is mainly on software architecture: How to build large projects such that people enjoy working on it. He has written a lot of technical articles and a book, and also given talks.

Motivation

Daniel is always happy to help and share his own learnings. He has been fortunate to have people guide him, and he hopes to be able to forward this. He would be happy to help with your ambitions be it for going into leadership, becoming a specialist, or venturing the path of being a generalist.

Even though Denmark is probably one of the best places for an expat to start their career in, it might not always be easy for international people to face the transition between studies and industry. Being able to help during this process was the main reason that made me register to this program.

I am a materials engineer with a master’s degree in polymer engineering. After my graduation in 2020, I started working in a Danish company focused on micro- and nanofabrication of medical devices for healthcare industry first, and photonic metasurfaces for defence applications currently. My career has revolved around cleanroom fabrication, roll-to-roll production and, more recently, project management, among other tasks.

Motivation

I would like to focus on international students who might feel a bit “lost” during this transition process between the university and industry. If by giving my experience I can help them feeling more self-confident and I can help with things as the CV, I will already be happy.

I have never done it so I don’t know what to expect, but I am pretty sure it would by a symbiotic process from which I will also learn a lot.

I’m a technologist, born and raised in sunny Lisbon, now based in Copenhagen. My work lies in the intersection of Machine Learning & AI, Data, Software, and People. I’m in love with Technology, and how it can improve people’s lives.

In the past, I’ve worked in Consumer Electronics, Public Institutions, Big Three Management Consulting, and YC-backed startups. The common thread? Solving hard problems end-to-end.

My work is greatly shaped by my background and education. I’ve studied at the Superior Technical Institute of Lisbon, the Beijing Institute of Technology, and the Technical University of Denmark.

When I’m not solving hard problems, you can find me geeking out about new gadgets, writing code, reading, taking photos, or running.

Motivation

– Have been mentored in the past and liked it
– Good at giving guidance
– Want to further develop mentoring skills

I have over 10 years of experience in naval architecture, automotive, and renewable energy across Denmark, Germany, and Poland. During this time, I have been involved in developing cutting-edge projects in these industries. I am constantly improving my CAD, FEA, and programming skills to remain competitive.

Motivation

I strongly desire to assist and instruct young people while enhancing my skills. Specifically, I am seeking a mentee with an engineering background who is enthusiastic about technology and aims to become a specialist.

I am a biomedical engineer with 4+ years of experience in mechanical design, currently working as an R&D hardware engineer in the life sciences and diagnostics sector. My work involves developing and refining staining instruments used in pathology and clinical diagnostics. I’ve worked across the full lifecycle of engineering projects—from concept to delivery—with experience in design iteration, compliance, and cross-functional coordination. I’m very patient with tedious tasks and with others, but often impatient with myself—which keeps me moving.

Motivation

I’ve changed paths several times in both my studies and career, and I’d like to support someone who feels uncertain or stuck. It’s okay not to have everything figured out, and I’d be happy to share what I’ve learned—and haven’t learned—along the way.

I graduated from mathematical modeling and computation at DTU in January 2022, and I have 3 years of experience working as a data scientist. I started my career working as a consultant at IBM where my work on projects included working with large language models, as a data engineer and forecasting electricity consumption and production. Now I’m working at atp at the fraud detection and AI solutions department.

Motivation

I want to become a mentor because I really like helping out others. I had the opportunity to be a “buddy” for a new hire, and I really liked having that role. I have had many thoughts about what path I should take in my own career and would love to share my experiences (both the great and tough ones) and thoughts with someone earlier on in their career. Looking forward to meeting you! 🙂

10+ years of end-to-end work experience in technology and software, currently in a role as a technical account manager, where he is empowering clients with enterprise solutions in IoT, Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence. On top of his sales and management work, he also has great technical experience and has worked in delivery teams, rolling out SaaS and cloud-first enterprise solutions, as well as in a software developer role, coding both back-end business logic and front-end user-friendly solutions in many languages and frameworks.

MOTIVATION

Came to Denmark 10 years ago and had a great experience working in the Danish and international environments; this allowed him to go through a change and learn a lot, and now he would like to share that with the younger generation.

Henley Business School – M.Sc. HD

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – M.Sc.

Erik has 15+ years of experience in the IT industry, working for large companies such as AT&T, HP, Microsoft, and EG A/S. In these companies, he has held many different roles. From sales to product manager, and the last 10 years as Executive Vice President in Microsoft (Denmark) and EG A/S (global) as COO and CCO. Erik is the chairman of the board in Young Enterprise and has been Vice Chairman of the board in IT-Branchen, the Danish association for the IT industry. EG A/S was owned by AXCEL, private equity, and Erik was part of the selling process where they split the company into two and sold them separately, he himself one of the shareholders of EG A/S. After the sales of EG A/S, Erik changed industries in a C25 company, ISS Facility Services.

MOTIVATION

Erik wants to become a mentor because he enjoys growing and developing people. He already has many years of experience as a mentor at Microsoft.

Erik has 40+ years of experience within the Maersk Group, in many different areas in a number of different roles. Among some of them are international commercial management and business development within offshore & gas drilling, negotiating and administrating construction contracts for tankers, bulk carriers, offshore supply vessels and drilling rigs, commercial activities for different areas, investments and projects and many more. During his career, Erik has held many management and leadership positions and is used to a career working in an international environment in different parts of the world. Erik’s role has always been in the commercial and business side, but with a very close co-ordination with other specialists including technical experts of every discipline. Erik has thus been the lead in projects starting from idea conception, business case and finally delivery and start-up of large modern offshore drilling units. At the end of 2019 Erik has retired from Maersk and he is now engaging in various projects and a consultancy basis.

MOTIVATION

Erik would like to pass on some of his learnings and experiences through professional life. Help someone to steer around some of the pitfalls, and maintain focus on what is important. And on that note help to find out what IS important.

Fan has 10+ years of experience working in research and in the industry with IT security, machine learning and enterprise software solutions. His specialties include enterprise software development, programming language design and implementation, machine learning, NLP, IT security and many more. During his Ph.D. studies, he designed and implemented a programming language for developing distributed and mobile systems that require high-security standards. After doing his research, Fan moved into the industry, working at Deltek, where he technically drove and developed enterprise software. He has now moved into the world of startups, where he is working on applying AI into linguistic domains. Fan describes himself as a lifelong learner and enjoys learning new things every day, handling both theoretical and practical aspects of complex projects.

MOTIVATION

Fan wants to be a mentor to help grow a talented student, listen to their goals for their career, and give them some advice from his own academic and industry experience. Personally, he also wishes to develop his personal leadership and motivational skills.

I have over 10 years of experience in supply chain management and optimisation between studies and work. My main driver is solving problems, I have focused my career on solving logistics and supply chain problems primarily in the retail industry, however I’ve worked in an array of industries including wholesale, automotive and pharmaceutical. For the past 3 years I’ve shaped and led teams in the IT consulting world, and most recently I have started the venture of building the operations team for project delivery in Australia.

I am based in the U.K. and will therefore be mentoring remotely.

Motivation

I am keen to give back what I’ve learnt so far in my career, mostly around leadership and generalist growth rather than specialist. I want to do this to expand my horizon and improve my motivational skills. I also would like to provide access to my network of contacts to help a mentee find the right opportunities.

Flaviu is an ambitious civil engineer with expertise in structural design, prefab elements, and integrated building processes. Holding a Master’s in Architectural Engineering from DTU and a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Politehnica University of Timisoara, he combines strong technical skills with international experience.

He has worked across engineering consulting and software support, including five years at StruSoft helping clients optimize designs in FEM-Design and PRE-Stress, and now contributes to innovative construction solutions at Ramboll. Known for creativity, problem-solving, and a drive to find the right solution, Flaviu thrives in collaborative, multicultural environments.

Motivation

I want to develop my motivational skills while helping a student by sharing my experience and process. I prefer a mentee who is curious and is not afraid to ask questions or discuss ideas.

I have 5+ years of experience in the life science industry. I have been in a startup, consultancy, and a big corporation. I care deeply about creation of systems that make people thrive in their work, and enjoy supporting engineers. I want to make the best out of myself and my collegues.

Motivation

When I was a student I was completely lost and had no idea what I wanted to do. I want to help someone who is not clear on their path, and find it hard to know what to do. I want to share my story of what it means to enter the working world, and what they have not been taught at university.

Habib Bahrami, currently a Line Manager at Devote Consulting, boasts over 5 years of experience in the life sciences, medical devices, and healthcare sectors. A DTU-trained engineer with a MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management and a BSc in Biomedical Engineering, Habib excels in business process optimization to enhance organizational performance and patient quality of life. His previous roles include positions at Netcompany and Rigshospitalet, and he has substantial expertise in project management and GxP compliance.

Motivation

Mentoring speaks to me because I believe in helping others grow. I want to be a mentor because I believe in the importance of sharing knowledge and experiences, especially in the dynamic field of pharmaceutical consulting. I’m looking for a mentee who is eager to learn, open to feedback, and committed to their professional growth. Ideally, they’re proactive, curious, and willing to take initiative in their development journey.

I have been a supply chain leader for the last 25 years, working for companies in the Silicon Valley, just south of San Francisco, California. I retired in 2020 from Cisco Systems. I have worked with networking products and the associated technology both in terms of factory operations as well as how to launch new products into new supply chains around the world. I graduated from DTU in 1988 with a master’s in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (Driftteknisk Institut at the time). As part of my career, I have always enjoyed building teams and coaching people in their careers. I have MBA from University of California in Los Angeles where I am also an active mentor.

Motivation

I have been a people manager for over 30 years and I have always enjoying coaching people on skills and career development. It gives me great personal satisfaction to see individuals grow in their careers, and I know from personal experience how important it can be to have mentors to guide during this journey. So for me this is also a way of giving back for what I have received from others during my career. I would like to mentor an individual who in the masters part of the program, so later in their education. I would prefer someone who has demonstrated an interest in working abroad by having international summer internships or assignments – I think I can be of particular help in educating them about what that entails.

15+ years of experience from the contractor side in large and small companies in Denmark.
Graduated from DTU in 2007.
Passionate about project development of construction projects based on early client involvement and design-build/turnkey contracts, as well as overall business operations. Has broad execution experience, especially with construction works (concrete, steel, soilworks, demolition etc.) and renovation projects in general. Has broadly developed, cost calculated and completed projects for commercial to pharma to renovations up to +600m DKK for Danish, as international customers. In addition, I work with customer relations, corporate strategy, team composition, sustainability implementation, etc.

Motivation

Our industry contains lots of attractive and unique opportunities for development and challenges, which I believe we have a responsibility to share with the industry’s potential talents. For many, the engineering education in the construction field is similar to subsequent work with consulting engineers. I choose a more contractor minded path.

I have learned that many skills are only learned when you start your first job, which is hopefully based on the platform you have gained through your education. And here I have a wish that there should be shorter from education to job – also for the contractor companies.

Just as engineering calculations (building design / statics, heat loss, fire, ventilation etc.) require special engineering skills, working with contractor project development, -pricing, -solving and -execution of projects also require special engineering skills – not just technically, but also humanly etc. This in line with the needs of the ongoing development of the industry’s forms of cooperation in construction, which require much more than hammers, rubber boots and large excavators. The contractor role requires, among other things, that young people can be creative, communicate, collaborate across disciplines and run high-quality projects under very dynamic conditions. With my experience, I want to support ambitious candidates and be an eye opener for, among other things, the attractive forms of collaboration and design-build roles I see construction companies will depend on in the future.

I have previously been a mentor internally in various companies, and also at the Conflux program. This has been of great experience and benefit to both mentors and mentees.
I prefer to help a mentee living in Denmark who sees him-/herself in an ambitious role as project manager on construction projects in the future – perhaps the ambitions are higher on the long-term – time will tell. Internal communication will be in Danish.

I have over 8 years of experience in the healthcare industry, spanning both medical devices and pharmaceuticals. My career began in Buenos Aires, Argentina (where I’m from), working hands-on maintaining and repairing medical devices, an experience that gave me a strong technical foundation. Over time, I discovered a passion for education as I began training healthcare professionals on the proper use of these devices, which was very rewarding.

Later, I transitioned into data, stepping briefly outside the healthcare sector to join Mærsk Drilling, where I developed data quality indicators. This confirmed how much I enjoy the intersection of data and science, so I eventually returned to healthcare, joining Novo Nordisk as a Clinical Trial Data Manager and later moving to Zealand Pharma, where I’m currently based. This role allows me to combine stakeholder management with scientific thinking and data-driven project management.

I’m now focused on strengthening my leadership skills and growing into more strategic roles, ideally within data management, where I can continue bridging science, systems, and people.

Motivation

I want to support students in finding their place in the professional world. Navigating career choices and understanding the job market can be overwhelming, and I believe having someone to talk to (who’s been through that process) can make a real difference. My goal is to offer practical guidance and encouragement, helping mentees explore their interests, build confidence, and take actionable steps toward their future.

I don’t have strict preferences when it comes to a mentee. It doesn’t need to be a perfect match in terms of background or career path. In fact, I’d be glad to support students who are still figuring out what they want, sometimes that’s when mentorship can be most impactful. I’m open to working with anyone who is curious, open-minded, and willing to engage in honest conversations.

As a Senior Environmental Data Analyst with nearly 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical production, I bring a broad and hands-on perspective to sustainability in complex manufacturing environments. I have had several roles during this time, both in consultancy designing production facilities and processes — ranging from small-scale setups to very large, multi-stakeholder projects — and in production oriented functions working directly alongside production lines, navigating the real-world challenges and constraints of pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Over the past decade, my focus has increasingly sharpened on environmental sustainability, particularly in identifying and driving optimization opportunities. In my current role, I tackle the critical issue of water withdrawal at both the enterprise and site levels. Through strategic data collection, metering strategies, and data analysis, I provide decision support that informs both local operations and global strategic planning.

Motivation

I have previously supervised a master thesis project within Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and have engaged in informally mentoring more junior colleagues. Furthermore, many of my colleagues are newer to the pharmaceutical sector, and I enjoy sharing insights from my nearly 10 years of experience in the field.
I’m now looking to formalize this by engaging in a structured mentoring setup, where I can support others in their growth while continuing to learn from fresh perspectives.

Jacob Westh Olsen, with over a decade of experience in strategic operations and technical management, is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Weilbach. Previously, he held various senior positions at Maersk Drilling, focusing on operations management and customer engagement across global markets.

Motivation

I want to help students get better prepared for a professional career by helping translate DTU/academic capabilities into a company setting.
Further, I would like to be kept assured on what is relevant from a student and graduate perspective as well as practicing my coaching skills.

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – B.Eng., Manufacturing Engineering

Jakob has 25+ years of experience within project management in R&D organizations for both consumer electronics and professional products, in both Danish and international companies. He has broad experience with managing development within cross-functional matrix organizations, in which highly specialized groups create unique products where several technologies are merged. Having had both project and budget responsibility from business case to full production, Jakob has a good understanding of challenges from defining a product, which can be completed within a development phase.

MOTIVATION

Jakob wants to become a mentor to help bridge the transition from student to working professional. He wishes to share his experiences from the business side of working as an engineer, and on a personal note, he wishes to establish a connection to the student environment to learn about the newest trends in education today.

I have a PhD in organic chemistry and 20+ years of experience from the pharmaceutical industry from Denmark and abroad, whereof 5 years in research and 15+ years in business development. The red thread in my career is creation of inter-company partnerships that allow co-creation of innovation for the benefit of patients. I have extensive experience in creative deal making in big pharma across the value chain from early research to commercial products, with a solid track record of deal making as well as post deal management in form of alliances and post merger integration.

Motivation

I have a passion for people and creating a culture of growth mindset and openness to learning and exploring. Careers are anything but linear and I believe sharing and hearing various stories and experiences can help motivate and inspire for opportunities. I also am eager to connect with the next generation of employees and talents and find inspiration in my own leadership.

Jens Ulrik Jensen is a Chief Consultant in environmental assessment and risk with over 15 years of experience in environmental administration and consultancy. Currently at NIRAS, he previously coordinated environmental and regulatory affairs for Metroselskabet I/S. His expertise includes policy development, environmental approvals, risk assessment, and VVM. Jens has worked in various countries and served as an EU Commission expert.

Motivation

I’ve enjoyed being co-supervisor for a young engineering student finishing his thesis on noise propagation from metro trains. I prefer helping a mentee with ambitions of specialising in the environmental field.

Jesper Culmsee is a Senior Engineer at Pedersen Tegl with over 20 years of experience in sales management and business development within the chemical industry. He excels in technical B2B sales, leading cross-functional teams, and managing complex projects. Previously at Haldor Topsoe, he held various roles including Business Development Director and Technology Sales Manager, focusing on catalyst sales and development.

MOTIVATION

What Jesper particularly enjoys in leadership is to help others find the right path. He hopes to engage in this program and improve his own skills along the way. Jesper wants to become a mentor because he hopes to help a student to see the big picture of his/her career and especially students with interest in the commercial/business part of working.

I have 20+ years experience within the financial it-space working with all aspects of enterprise it delivery.

My career has revolved around ensuring business value through strategic planning, strong operations and stakeholder involvement.

I started as a it programmer and have held a multitude of roles before settling on a management and leadership path.

I have always worked with a personal goal to bridge business value with technology striving to deeply understand the business processes that it supports and optimizes. This deep understanding has been a driving personal factor in successfully building and maintaining trustful relationships across the entire enterprise.

Motivation

I want to guide young engineers with my experience from large corporates as well as my technical and managerial experience and expertise. I would expect to share my network and open doors.

I would like to gain insight in the newest technology as well as building my network.

My preference would be multicultural talented students who is ambitious and seeking careers in large corporate institutions – private and government sectors

Jose A. P. Acero is a Project Engineer with 10 years of experience in well operations, currently at NNE. He specializes in operations planning, contracts procurement, and project management in the North Sea and North Africa regions. Previously, he held senior roles at WellPerform and Cepsa, focusing on well services, completions, and chemical procurement.

Motivation

Being mentored before by DTU alumni and would like to contribute to onboarding students in this amazing engineering and management work.

Josefine Nordmark Nielsen is an IAM Process Specialist at Ørsted with over 6 years of experience in cybersecurity, specializing in identity and access management (IAM). She excels in defining IAM strategies, developing target operating models, and ensuring successful project delivery. Previously, she held advisory roles at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and manager position at PwC.

Motivation

I am very interested in guiding young professionals in their transition from being a student to become a full time employee. I also want to further develop my personal and motivational leadership skills through mentoring a talented and ambitious student.

I am open to all mentees, but would be great to have someone who wants to work in the field between technology and business.

I have 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a diverse background from international companies in Denmark and abroad. Currently, I work as a project manager at Novo Nordisk, focusing on delivering the right solutions to ensure patient safety and a good working environment. Previously, I was a process supporter in pharmaceutical production and worked at Fujifilm on instruments and manufacturing. As a health and safety representative, I am dedicated to fostering a safe and supportive workplace while ensuring high-quality medical products enhance patient lives globally.

Motivation

I want to develop my personal leadership and motivational skills while helping someone further in their career journey by sharing my experiences—the good and the challenging. Supporting others is an integral part of my own leadership development, and I am passionate about passing on what I’ve learned to help others grow.

I would particularly love to mentor a young woman.

Today, I work with software and firmware development under IVDR regulations, focusing on scalable design, cybersecurity, and acting as a bridge between technical teams, regulatory experts, and business needs. I also work in agile setups as a product owner, guiding projects that involve large data transfers and system security.

Because I’ve moved between industries, I enjoy helping students see how their competencies can be transferred and applied in different settings. I can also support students in navigating the transition from being a student to becoming a full-time professional – from understanding workplace dynamics to building confidence in new roles.

Motivation

I have a strong interest in guiding people in their careers, which I first discovered while working with newly graduated colleagues in my design control role. I value using my psychological insight to help others reflect on their goals, explore their passions, and gain a clearer understanding of what they truly want.

Having made a career shift myself – from the space industry, which I once believed was my true passion, into the medical device field – I know the importance of staying open-minded. I hope to inspire others to think outside the box when considering their own career paths and to support them in discovering what truly drives them.

I bring over 8 years of experience in biotechnology, with a strong focus on fermentation, data analysis, and project management. My career has been centered around process development for microbial organisms, spanning from laboratory to industrial scale. I have extensive knowledge of the process life cycle and have contributed to more than 30 biotechnology projects aimed at developing new products across the food, animal health, and human health sectors. In addition, I am passionate about digitalization and systems integration, consistently seeking innovative ways to enhance efficiency and connectivity within biotechnological processes.

Motivation

I’m eager to support a student in developing their personal and professional skillset by sharing my own experiences—both the successes and the lessons learned from challenges. I’ve had the opportunity to coach several new colleagues and am looking to further strengthen my leadership and mentoring abilities. I see this as a valuable opportunity to expand my network and connect with talented, driven students.

Kell Michael Jensen has over 30 years of experience in product development. He has held various roles like embedded developer, technical project manager, software architect, system engineer, and quality manager. Kell has extensive experience in project management, people management, and system engineering. He is certified in IPMA, PMI, PRINCE-2, and Safe 5, and is skilled in agile development, network, and security aspects, as well as programming in languages like C, C++, Python, and JavaScript.

Motivation

I want to help a talented engineer get a good start in life, as I hope others will do for my kids.

I have 10 years of experience as a network architect from several companies within Denmark. I am focusing but not limiting to network infrastructure architecture (WAN, LAN), software defined network solutions, network design and testing. I have worked both as a network architect designing and deploying the network infrastructure of the company and as a network architect consultant for other companies.

Motivation

I would like to inspire, orient and guide individuals that are new to the job market and are interested in pursuing a successful and rewarding career. I want to enhance my communication skills while reading the pulse of the new generation and getting in touch with individuals that have new and fresh ideas. I gain pleasure and satisfaction by providing support, help and spreading the knowledge to people looking for it.

I have 10+ years of experience within the pharma industry from large companies and start ups in Denmark. My career has been in automation and IT areas in various pharma projects. At the moment I am working as IT/QA Senior Professional for Novo Nordisk focusing in compliance of all IT systems.

Motivation

I have already helped many of my friends who have recently graduated from Danish universities to introduce them in Danish market. I am quite experienced with preparation with interviews, CVs and cover letters so that would help my mentee to get ready for his entry to Danish market. I expect from my mentee to be a person who is self driven, engaged, motivated and dedicated on what he is doing as these are for me some of the key points to start a career.

Lars is an experienced Computer Science Engineer with over 20 years of expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, database administration, performance tuning, and infrastructure. As Principal SQL Server Database Administrator at PFA and Founder of So Sequel, he has designed and implemented advanced monitoring and optimization solutions for complex data platforms. Recognized among the Top 100 Data, Advanced Analytics & AI practitioners in the Nordics, Lars is passionate about advancing data maturity, sharing knowledge, and building robust, high-performance systems. His career spans leadership roles in financial services, healthcare, and software development, where he has consistently delivered secure, scalable, and innovative database solutions.

“I will be able to help a mentee in both the management and specialist track. I work in corporate finance, and will be able to guide and help a mentee in escalating in this field.”

Motivation

I am at a state in my career where I feel like I can share knowledge and experience with a mentee.

Mikkel Johannessen is a seasoned international consultant and team leader specialized in development assistance working with Danida, Danida Sustainable Infrastructure Finance and the World Bank to mention some. Mikkel is specialized in climate change, water and renewable energy with more than 30 years of international experience working with complex development processes in emerging economies. He has extensive experience working with and for the private and public sector from working in 7 countries in Asia, 8 countries in Africa, 7 countries in the Americas and 6 countries in Europe. Experience includes: Leading smaller and larger teams in development processes; Assessment and development of institutions and organizations capacities; Concept development of water, renewable energy, climate and green growth programs; Process management in development of complex strategies, projects and programs; Results management and impact evaluation of programs for sustainable development in emerging economies; Facilitation of workshops on strategy and vision/mission development

Motivation

Earlier experience from being a mentor has entreaged me. The value of seeing students and young professionals in developing and giving answers to some of their curious questions rewards me. I would be extremely happy to assist students in pointing them in direction that makes sense for them. Guiding their professional choice would be satisfying and gives me ideas to assist my work with small and medium size companies in their need for recruiting their professionals.

Ledian has 10+ years of experience within Data Analytics, BI and Data Science related roles. He has an engineering background in IT from DTU and a MSc. in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt University. Moreover, he has significant training and experience in business in multinational big corporations in Denmark, such as A.P. Møller-Mærsk, Nordea and Danske Bank. He has experience from both the oil and gas industry and the banking sector within the financial crime area and digital channels. Ledian’s exposure has been primarily in data analytics using a variety of tools, databases (relational & Hadoop), visualization and data modeling (in QlikView, PowerBI/Power Query, Tableau, but also MS SQL & Oracle databases), including data preprocessing, machine learning and big data. Next to his corporate experience in these two main industries, Ledian also has experience with a start-up abroad and has studied in different countries, giving him professional foothold both nationally and internationally. He also hosts a podcast about fitness and teaches indoor cycling and functional training classes in his spare time.

MOTIVATION

Ledian wants to become a mentor to share his own personal experiences with students and help them find a relevant career path. Moreover, he would like to guide students particularly within within data science as well as to apply their topics of interest into ultimately building their successful careers.

I have nearly 3 years of experience with pharmaceutical manufacturing from working at Novo Nordisk. My main expertise is within wash and sterilisation of equipment to be used in the manufacturing and packaging process.

Motivation

I want to be a mentor because it’s a good way to share my experience and reflect on how working a job in manufacturing is both very different and very similar to the tasks you perform as a student. I also hope to get inspired by a different perspective on some of our main projects and challenges. And I wish to make some friends along the way.

Lukasz Marczuk is an ambitious engineer with multi-disciplinary technical, business development, and entrepreneurship experience gained over 9 years in both corporate and startup environments. Passionate about sustainability, he excels in inventing, designing, building, and testing new products and services, bridging the gap between business and technology.

Currently, Lukasz is the Co-founder & CEO of Mellow Designs, focusing on sustainable temporary architecture. He has co-founded several startups within GreenTech, Logistics, and PropTech, leading and supervising cross-functional teams. His latest project was co-developed with BEAM, a Berlin-based independent venture builder, and backed by BEUMER Group, a global intralogistics company. He is also an active mentor in the DTU X-Tech program, supporting and coaching early-stage tech startups.

Prior to his entrepreneurship career, Lukasz worked as a Business Analyst in one of the top 5 SaaS companies in the Nordics, focusing on new market analysis and expansion strategy. He gained proficiency in data/business analysis, process modeling & automation, project management, customer engagement, and M&A’s. He began his professional career as a construction engineer in Warsaw, Poland, gaining experience in resource planning and economic analysis for large-scale projects.

Lukasz holds a Master of Science from DTU, where his thesis was titled “Design of compact, private and sustainable space from indoor climate, user experience, and business perspective.”

Motivation

I want to develop my personal leadership and motivational skills and build a bigger network among young, talented engineering students. In parallel, I would like to share my experience with someone who is at the starting point of their professional career and equip them with the knowledge that will supplement their amazing DTU education.

▸ Ph.D. from DTU Electrical Engineering (Photonics)

▸ Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer @OptoCeutics: A DTU and UC Berkeley spinoff

▸ Background in physics and engineering from DTU

▸ Published BSc. thesis in a peer-reviewed journal on high-speed holographic resonant laser printing. The research project and technology later won the European Innovation Radar prize in Excellent Science, 2018

▸ Research assistant in experimental optics and electro-optics at DTU Nanotech and Fotonik during bachelor and graduate studies

▸ Awarded $3000 for best MSc. thesis and received around 1 million DKK in soft funding allocated to the research project

▸ Co-authored 10+ journal and conference papers

▸ Awarded a Visiting Scholarship at CITRIS, UC Berkeley, California

▸ Studied physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, as part of my bachelor in 2015

▸ Teaching assistant at DTU for mathematics; volunteer at UNF for mathematics and data science camps

▸ Principal investigator for Optoceutics within the large Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN EU Project, ASTROTECH, funded by Horizon 2020

▸ Co-supervisor to three Ph.D. students

▸ Secured over 7 million DKK in soft funding; raised over 30 million DKK in equity

▸ Lead on four patent families, co-writing three

▸ Five years of experience in regulatory and clinical affairs for medical device development under MDR 2017/745

I’ve led fundraising efforts, strategic partnerships, and investor relations, building valuable connections with angel investors, venture capitalists, and founders of deeptech startups. As a founder myself at Optoceutics, I’ve navigated the seed-stage fundraising process and am currently focused on advancing our strategic goals toward securing Series A investment. I’m particularly passionate about exploring disruptive opportunities within biotech, healthtech, and neuroscience, and I actively support and advise other early-stage entrepreneurs based on my experiences.

Motivation

I’d love to play with other creators that share the underlying foundation of curiosity about life and a foundation of, at times, work overflowing with near-obsessive love/interest for solving humanity’s toughest puzzles, in service of elevating our collective consciousness and nurturing a culture of meta-learning and mutual uplift; while understanding that this is tough work that requires a massive amount of learning and humbleness along the journey. If one can align with that, I’m in.

Maria has 10+ years of work experience in the semiconductor business, combining her technical knowledge with sales. Her career has the main focus of selling technological components to Industrial and Personal Electronics companies in Denmark. Maria has extensive knowledge of electrical engineering, the knowledge that she uses to understand how electronic components work and which ones are a good fit for customers. In parallel, she has expertise in building professional relationships and developing an engagement strategy, thorough her understanding of the semiconductor industry.

MOTIVATION

For Maria’s personal development, being a mentor would be able to improve her soft skills. In particular, her management and motivational skills for career development. During her studies, Maria sometimes found challenging which path to choose after university. After more than 10 years of work experience, she is able to see multiple ways to find a satisfactory career. That is why she wants to help those who are a bit “lost”, to find their own professional “voice” and achieve success. Maria would prefer mentees who are in search of their professional path and want to know how to build professional relationships.

Mariana is a Principal at Biobridge Partners, a Life Science Strategy Consultancy based out of Copenhagen

Mariana brings 20 years of experience in management consulting within the life science industry, focusing on strategy, transformation, and operations at Deloitte, Bayer, and several clients in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. She has led transformative initiatives in areas such as strategic planning, new product and service introductions, operating model improvements, customer experience & analytics, and sustainability. Mariana has a proven track record of successfully collaborating with regional and global teams across the United States, Latin America, and Europe to achieve ambitious goals.

Mariana holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from the University of North Carolina and an MBA in Marketing, Analytical Consulting and Biotechnology from Kellogg School of Management.

Motivation

I am interested in meeting talented individuals and learning about theirs experience and perspectives while sharing mine. While supporting their career goals and developments, I will learn about the local programs, priorities and markets.

My preference is someone interested in Life Sciences and curious to learn, open to share her / his perspectives, and seek bold action.

Marie is a production engineer from DTU and has worked at Faxe Municipality for 15 years. She is improving processes and implementing changes in an operations department that run the municipality’s properties and land. Moreover, she works with building engineers and gardeners – directors and volunteers. She carries out major strategy processes – and makes agreements with citizens who want to maintain a path. Marie has competencies within design and management.

Motivation

Marie’s daily work is very far from theories and methods at university, and she misses the professional sparring with engineers. As far as she can remember, it was just the other way around during her education. We will have more projects in the future on better solutions in relation to climate and the environment. How do we get it united with everyday life for citizens and colleagues?

I have 5+ years of industry experience following a PhD in academia, with a foundation in drug delivery and medicinal chemistry. My career has spanned both the medtech and biotech sectors, with a current focus on peptide drug discovery and the application of automation and high-throughput synthesis to accelerate drug development.

I thrive in the intersection of design, hands-on execution, and leadership—driving robust technical solutions that enhance the efficiency and impact of the discovery pipeline. My motivation comes from turning scientific insight into tangible progress, and I take pride in building systems that make R&D more agile and innovative.

Motivation

I have experience mentoring students and particularly enjoy supporting those in the final stages of their studies. It’s deeply rewarding to see their development, and I’m eager to contribute with both technical guidance and career perspective from within the pharma/biotech industry.

I am a physics engineer with a PhD specialized in optics and photonics. I have worked the past four years in R&D with the development of analysis instruments for the food and feed industry, being responsible for the core optical technology of a specific instrument. My main interest and, fortuntately, field of work is applied physics – building something for real-world applications which helps other people do what they do smarter or better, and which they enjoy to use.

Motivation

I spent a substantial amount of time as a teaching assitant during my university and PhD studies. I’ve always enjoyed passing on my knowledge, helping others to the realizations and wow-moments you get when the puzzle pieces fit and you gain a deeper understanding of everything from everyday phenomena to deep physics questions, which are often more connected than most people realize. That contact has always revitalized and inspired me, but I’ve lost the contact to the younger generations after leaving university, and this seems like a great opportunity to reconnect.
Furthermore, I’ve done a lot of thinking about what a good work life and career path as a specialist looks like for me, and I would be happy to share the insights I’ve gained with someone who are just starting to find those answers for themselves.
At the end of the day, everybody has to decide what a good work life looks like, but if I can help in any way, it would be my pleasure to.

As a seasoned Virtual CISO (vCISO) with over a decade of experience, MN has led Cybersecurity (IT, OT, and IoT) and Telecommunications initiatives across diverse industries and sectors, including the M&A domain. His expertise spans offensive and defensive security, risk management, and project leadership. With over half a decade of executive leadership experience (vCISO, CISO) across various sectors and industries, He developed and executed cybersecurity strategies, conducted comprehensive risk assessments, and led cross-functional teams to safeguard infrastructures. He excels at creating high-impact security solutions that align with business objectives, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and driving corporate resilience.

He holds an Executive MBA from Hult International Business School, a M.Sc. in Engineering (Telecom) from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), and a B.Sc.(Hons) in Telecom Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). These qualifications provide him with a robust foundation in technical and business acumen.

He possess a range of certifications and training that reinforce expertise in digital security and business continuity, such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+ & Network+, PMP, ACP, ITIL® v4, CCNSP-Certified Network Security Professional, GPEN-Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, GCFA (Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Digital Forensics), ISO/IEC 27001 Senior Lead Implementer, 22301, 9K, 14K, 31K, and 42001 – AI MS, and other relevant industry standards, frameworks, benchmarks like NIST CSF, COBIT, MITRE ATT&CK/D3FEND, Network and Information Security-NIS2 Directive, Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), and CIS Benchmarks. The certification and training further strengthen his qualifications and demonstrate commitment to maintaining the highest IT/OT/IoT and cybersecurity standards, incl. Governance, Technical, and Processes.

Motivation

MN wants to mentor and empower the next generation of leaders by sharing his insights and experiences. He wants to help mentees overcome challenges and seize opportunities. He seeks a mentee who is driven, curious, and open to growth, someone eager to push boundaries, develop a strategic mindset, and refine their leadership skills. MN believes that mentorship is a two-way exchange, and look forward to learning from fresh perspectives while offering practical and impactful advice

I have 25+ years experience within IT from large multi-national companies and IT service providers. My career has been centered around the business and IT collaboration and value creation – mainly in positions of global responsibility for IT Strategy, Transformation, Technology Innovation and Enterprise Architecture. I have covered various areas of technical expertise as well as Leadership positions at all levels of the IT organization. I have worked out of Denmark – with teams, direct reports, partners and customers located around the globe.

Motivation

I have often worked with students and graduates and have always found the the intersection of new and fresh insights and energy – and industry experience – brings great learning and inspiration for both. Having the chance to support young talents and at the same time leverage experience and insights, offers an opportunity to “give something back” in return for the many who have supported and inspired me throughout my career – while learning from the interaction and a different perspective. I prefer a mentee with ambitions to combine technology and leadership to drive change – and with a passion not only for the technology but also for the impact it has on its surroundings.

I have 30+ years of experience within the construction industry from large contractors both danish and international companies on large heavy civil projects. Within my work experience, approx. 12 year has been on international projects situated abroad.

Some of my work has consisted of project management, working with concrete structures, fabrication of steel structures, immersed tunnel work, and more.

I hold a Master of Science in Construction from DTU and am currently serving as a Project Director at MT Højgaard Danmark, working on the Nordhavnstunnel Project connecting Østerbro with Nordhavn.

Motivation

I find it interesting and awarding to be able to help young students with their direction – maybe/possibly by sharing my own professional way. I have for many years had students at work for their 6 months intern period and have many times been impressed by their technical level and high level of enthusiasm.

Owner & Director, Craft Brewing Consult | Chairman, Danish Brewers’ Guild

Brewing executive-turned-consultant with 25+ years’ experience—from Brewery manager at To Øl, leading expansions and global production at Mikkeller to technical roles at Carlsberg and NIRAS. I help teams turn ideas into scalable and efficient beverage operations and communicate them clearly to stakeholders.

Focus area

– Craft brewing & product development in general
– Supply chain optimization & expansion planning
– Project & change management (global environments)
– Branding, marketing & storytelling

Motivation
As a DTU censor and advisor to student start-ups, I’m committed to giving back to the next generation. I benefited from mentors who turned theory into practice; now I pay that forward by sharing hard-won lessons, opening industry networks, and giving clear, actionable feedback so students can move faster with fewer detours.

For the past 25+ years i have been working with technology, primarily IT across multiple industries and geographies. I have gained a broad knowledge of business and how to translate this into technology implementations/process enablement. Currently i work in retail, but have management consulting experience from the financial sector in multiple geographies.

Motivation

I want to get involved in the next generation and start giving back – i’m curious about the younger generation, their approach to life/career/opportunities and feel that i may have some insights that can help them progress on their journey

I have over 8 years of experience as a consulting structural engineer. I have primarily worked in small engineering firms, contributing to a wide range of projects in both type and scale.

This has given me broad insight into the Danish building sector — from collaborating with small contractors on simple alterations, such as creating new door openings, to participating in large-scale, multi-year construction projects, and many in between.

I have a strong understanding of the mindset and technical skills required of a modern consulting engineer, particularly when it comes to designing and documenting load-bearing structures in compliance with the Eurocodes and the Danish Building Regulations (Bygningsreglementet).

Motivation

I want to contribute to ensuring that newly graduated engineers are well prepared to enter the job market.

When I graduated from DTU, I had learned how to perform structural calculations, gained some knowledge about building materials, understood the basics of technical drawing, and knew how to document engineering work.

These were undoubtedly useful tools for an engineer, but I realized I hadn’t been taught how to think like an engineer. I had learned how to use certain tools, but not how to approach real-world problems — like when a client says, “We want to remove this wall.” I didn’t know how to translate that into an engineering problem that could be solved with the knowledge I had, such as using formulas to determine the horizontal nodal displacement in a steel frame under load.

From my own experience — and later from talking to younger colleagues — I know that this gap between what is taught at college and what is needed on the job can be deeply frustrating and make you feel unqualified.

If possible, I would like to help future engineers be better prepared for this reality — and perhaps offer some practical advice on how the skills acquired during their studies can be applied in real job situations.

Furthermore I am interested in getting insight in what is taught at DTU/AAU-CPH.

Natalia Krygier is a dynamic professional with over 8 years of experience in the energy sector, including both Oil & Gas and renewable energy. She currently serves as a Senior Project Engineer at Innargi, leveraging her background in commercial strategy and operations.

Her career includes roles at Maersk Drilling as an Assistant Rig Manager and Operations Engineer, as well as positions at Shell and EasyPark Group. Natalia holds a Master’s in Petroleum Engineering from DTU and a Bachelor’s in Oil & Gas Engineering from AGH University of Science and Technology. She is fluent in Polish and English, with additional skills in Russian.

Natalia is also a Mentee of the EmpowerPL Program and brings strong problem-solving and project management skills to her work.

Motivation

I’ve been lucky to have great mentors in my career and I acknowledge how much they helped me on my path. I want to give back now and support and encourage the younger generation, specifically female students starting their careers with ambitions of going into leadership in the future.

My key passion is to accelerate the green transition by combining my knowhow of energy technologies and markets with concise communicate and outgoing nature.
I recently graduated from DTU in 2017 with a MSc. in Physics and afterwards did a PhD at DTU Chemical Engineering ending in 2020. During my DTU time, I was engaged in the DTU Dancing and was assistant teacher multiple times thus helping others to succeed and perform is close to my heart.
My career took me to the Danish Energy Agency, where I as project leader and energy consultant collaborated interdisciplinary with authorities, knowledge institutions, industry associations etc. to accelerate the green transition. My green dedication continued as I progressed to chief consultant in the knowledge center called Danish Center for Energy Storage and now in the engineering consultancy company NIRAS.
Besides my professional career, I am an active person who like to run, train, play music, dance and travel.

Motivation

My passion is to apply my systematic, curious and hard-working nature and help bright and dedicated students progress through dialogue and guidance of professional and social matter.
I am praised for my communication, systematic way of work and broad scientific knowledge which I hope to pass on to students and help them in their professional careers and social activities as both are key to enjoy life and prosper.
My curious nature has resulted in a broad and diverse network within energy technologies and markets, which enable me to help the student with project ideas, working opportunities etc.
I prefer assisting a mentee who has been a student for some years.

Nikos Frouzakis is a highly motivated wind energy engineer with extensive experience in Loads & Control and turbine operational data. Currently serving as a Solution Owner at Siemens Gamesa, Nikos specializes in designing and tuning controllers for next-generation wind turbines. His role involves scoping new technologies, validating controller functionalities, and supporting prototype operations.

With a strong foundation in wind turbine operation and a proactive approach, Nikos excels in multidisciplinary team environments. His previous roles include developing analytical solutions for wind turbine optimization and performing root cause analysis of operational issues. He has also contributed to the wind energy field through various research and consultancy positions.

Motivation

I believe that everyone needs a helping hand at some point in their career. Whether that is to figure out what they like, or to figure out how to get there, getting started is not easy. So, if I could help someone even a little bit, I think I should at least try.

I am specialized in the agriculture industry specifically on indoor and vertical farming technologies. I worked in project management, engineering, and had experience in sales both in Denmark and Italy.
I have a background in Energy, Civil and Industrial engineering. In the past 3 years I have been mentor of Master thesis and worked on other university projects as external supervisor.

Motivation

I would like to share my experience as expat both as a student and as a professional to a younger talent. Improve my leadership skills and get involved in new exiting projects that are not yet influenced by the work limitations. I would also like to enhance an engineer student with a business prospective that often is overlooked by the technicalities. Finally, I would also perform by giving support to master thesis projects.

Per is a microbiologist and hygiene expert with decades of experience in food safety, biotech, and GMP. Today he runs his own consultancy, BioPres.dk, where he supports companies across the food and biotech industries with hygienic design, microbial risk management, and quality assurance. He has previously held global expert roles at CP Kelco and Chr. Hansen and has led research, training, and industry–university collaborations at DTU and IPU. Per is passionate about turning complex microbiological issues into practical solutions and enjoys mentoring others navigating careers in science and industry.

Motivation

I would love to be able to help a young person to make bold, meaningful, and potentially life-changing decisions for the future, instead of just following the beaten path. I want to help people with different backgrounds maneuver in the Danish job market. Personally I am interested in building a network and learning about different cultures.

I have an engineering degree within organic Chemistry and medicinal chemistry and have centered my work around the Life Science Industry. Starting out doing research with small companies, beeing a project manager and Associate manager in Novo Nordisk for 10 years and now working with external collaborations between RUC and other universities, hospitals and pharma companies within Life Science and health.

For me it is important that your carrier ambitions and life ambitions match. Your carrier should be sustainable and provide joy, fun and increase the number of good people in your life as well as fulfilling your ambitions and using your potential.

I graduated from DTU in 2006.

Motivation

It’s important to me to contribute to co-creating a more inclusive, sustainable, and diverse labor market — one that also has room for unconventional thinkers and where we can realize our potential throughout our entire careers.

At the same time, I truly value the input and exchange of knowledge I receive from younger generations in my role as a mentor. Throughout my working life, I’ve regularly had mentees, and it’s always been a mutually rewarding experience through which both sides have grown

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – M.Sc., Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Peter has 20+ years of experience in running privately-owned companies, doing consultancy work and management. His work has revolved around electronic engineering, signal processing, and embedded design. He is especially focused on the development process, starting from an idea and getting it all the way to the market. During his career, Peter has combined his technical know-how with his ability to consult and drive through projects.

MOTIVATION

Peter’s professional job is to help companies – including startups and individuals. He would not be surprised if he could add a little value to younger candidates or students – either by just listening or putting his personal observations forward.

I am a global pharmaceutical industry leader, with deep expertise in dermatology and medical aesthetics, having worked in different areas of these fields with marketing, sales management, project leadership and general management. I also come with experience from management consulting experience from McKinsey and IQVIA, and am currently the Head of Global Commercial Excellence at Sinclair.

Motivation

During my time at DTU I always felt that external speakers and contact to the “real world” was extremely valuable. Having given external lectures at the University of Warwick for a few years, I now want to give back in a different way by joining the DTU mentor programme.

My career has revolved around developing, implementing, and applying cutting-edge microfluidic biotechnology that enables the development of next-generation biological solutions. I thrive on collaborating with others and navigate back and forth between the big picture and granular details. I am energized by assuming leadership roles and find great joy in helping the development of high performing teams.

Motivation

I want to be a mentor because I find fulfillment in helping others grow personally and professionally. Sharing knowledge and experience allows me to make a positive impact on someone else’s journey. In a mentee, I look for eagerness to learn, openness to feedback, and a proactive attitude. It’s important for me that they are committed to their own development and willing to put in the effort to achieve their goals.

I am a retired engineer with more than 34 years of experience in the field of Civil Engineering. My primary focus has been on transportation sectors, specifically the airport and railway sectors. I have held positions as a design engineer, technical coordinator, and project manager. I have been involver in many disciplines like trackway, catenary, signaling. I have a Merkonom and Diplomuddannelse from a business school in Denmark, providing me with an economic understanding of the engineering business.

Motivation

I am 63 year old – still going strong and believe that young fellow could get some advantage of my life experience.

I have a broad experience within the energy and power sector. I have primarily worked with leadership, management, business transformation, and complex projects within the generation of electricity and heat, power transmission, and electrical distribution. Furthermore, I have dealt with research, development, innovation, and energy planning, as well as having been fortunate to get to know parts of the railway industry, as for some time being responsible for DSB’s part of the Signaling Programme.

Motivation

I have helped young colleagues achieve a position or given advice to them, which provides me with positive feedback/motivation.

I have 9 years of experience within the pharmaceuticals, finance and high tech industries from large companies and in startups, – in Denmark mainly. My career has revolved around data and analytics not only from the strategic and business perspective but also from technical and engineering angles. Currently I am running boutique consultancy which specialized on building enterprise level data platforms in AWS Cloud.

Motivation

I want to develop my personal leadership and motivational skills. At the same time, I want to help a student by sharing my story – with both successes and failures. I would also love to get a bigger network among young, talented engineering students. I prefer helping a mentee with ambitions of going into leadership or someone moving from being a generalist to specialist to build on top.

15+ years of experience in the HW & SW design industries, with particular emphasis on embedded and high availability systems. My career spanned from very technical hands on positions at first, such as embedded SW programmer, HW schematics and PCB designing, systems engineering all the way to now later management positions, such as team lead, project manager and director. I have worked for companies from 10 to 200 employees, and managed teams from 1 to 15 collaborators. I have been employed in Denmark throughout those years, but I have interfaced only with international customers, and the teams were generally very culturally and geographically diverse.

Motivation

I feel I have reached a position in my career where I can give a full overview of the work field in Computer Engineering and Computer Science, from very technical roles all the way to management roles, and the trade-offs and perks associated with each stages of the way. Additionally, since I am a father, I believe I can also give some insight on how to balance your career and work time with the needs of your own social and home demands.

I have 18+ years of experience in software engineering with large multi-national companies like Siemens, Microsoft and Motorola as well as startup startup and scale-up’s like Issuu (issuu.com) Airtame (airtame.com) and remote work Basho Technologies (Stewards for RIAK NoSQL).

If you feel that you can benefit from interacting with a software engineer with deep technical experience and experience of applying computer science and engineering fundamentals to solve real world problems then consider me.

Motivation

I graduated from DTU in 2006 from IMM with (http://www2.imm.dtu.dk/pubdb/edoc/imm4856.pdf) and have always been interested in learning and mentoring to move the field of software development and engineering forward. With my experience architecting, designing, building and operating software that operates at scale I have some insights and opinions on the knowledge and skills that are essential to succeed and deliver software working regular hours. Further it is my firm belief that as engineers and creative thinkers we can be at least 2-5 times more productive with the right guidance – that is the path I would like to set you on.

I have 17 years of experience with offshore wind farm development and wind turbine technology due diligence including supplier qualification. Some years of wind turbine design and development. A long track within project and program management leading large scale projects and a strong flair for offshore wind farm development and renewable energy.

Motivation

I want to develop my skills as a motivator and I already provide some informal mentoring. Since I am a passionate leader within my field I would like to draw on my experience and groom aspiring students having the same ambitions.

20 years of broad-range engineering and managerial experience, successful in leading R&D and production teams. Versed at interacting with a diverse group of colleagues and managing stakeholders. Experienced with product development and prototyping. Recognized for high level of initiative and creative complex problem solving.

Motivation

I feel I´m able share my experience from my career and hopefully inspire and help someone just starting theirs. I think a mentee will have the most benefit from a mentor if they are curious and open to feedback. They should also have a clear purpose with entering into a mentor mentee relationship.
Given my experience I can help with:
• Managing research and development and innovation.
• Managing production.
• Managing customers and other stakeholders.
• Questions concerning navigating large international organizations.
• Communicating with very different people with different background.

I have +5 years of experience within the offshore and coastal industry from small and large companies in Denmark with an international clientel. My career has revolved around prediction of offshore- and coastal current and wave climates as well as dispersal of substances in these regions, and I have mostly been motivated by contributing to the green transition. The focus has been on applied theory, numerical modelling, physical modelling and data processing.

Motivation

I want to help guide students in the transition from the university environment to a professional setup in large or small companies. In addition, I want to expand my network to include young engineers that will be a part of the industry for years to come. I want to contribute to create an informal forum amongst engineers, where people can reach out to me/each other, and share positive and negative experiences whether it’s related to technical skills, leadership or raise awareness on combining a healthy personal life with one’s career ambitions.

My motivation lies within having been through struggling times during the transition from student to fulltime professional, and I feel like my experience covers a variety of positive and negatives events that would be of benefit for students to learn from.

I have 10+ years of experience within the healthcare industry. My career has revolved around ensuring that safe, effective and high-quality medical device solutions become available to patients worldwide in collaboration with different stakeholders. In the beginning of my career, my main focus was to investigate post-market data and now, I am focusing on design control within R&D.

Motivation

I am passionate about mentoring students, as it provides an opportunity to bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world industry experience. Guiding students through practical applications of usability engineering, risk management, and design control allows me to share insights that help them build confidence, develop problem-solving skills, and prepare for their future careers.

Sanne has 10+ years of experience as both specialist and leader, and has developed a wide range of knowledge in drainage technology. This applies to all phases in wastewater and rainwater design from the idea phase to commissioning. She has also gained extensive knowledge in detailed design and 3D BIM modeling of sewer systems, which she uses daily in her work, and knows what it’s like to work at a large corporation such as COWI, experience which she can share. Sanne is currently working as a Project Manager at Artelia.

Motivation

Sanne has always been happy to help others, and share her knowledge to those who want it. Through her work, she has helped some of the newly-graduated engineers at COWI, and it brings her joy to see them grow. Therefore, Sanne seeks a mentee who is knowledge-hungry and wants her help to find their path.

I have 10+ years of experience in mobile application development, especially native iOS. I have been part of significant projects in different companies, and now I am working at Nemlig.com to deliver high-end solutions to our customers. Not only native but also cross-platforming experience for mobile apps is something I would love to help/mentor other candidates for this field.

Motivation

It has been always an issue to find a good and passionate candidate for nearly all the projects I worked with and I want to help possible candidates to mentor if they are willing to be a mobile application developer.

I am a chemical engineer specialized in food technology.
During my academic years, I got exposed to different working regimes and various cultures. More specifically, I studied in Greece (bachelor), Germany (internship), France (bachelor dissertation), Denmark (Master), and Belgium (Master internship). When the time to work came, I decided to start my career in the UK before moving to Belgium and ultimately return to my domicile in Greece.
From 2011 until the end of 2020, I met numerous people, had to collaborate with a great number of professionals, and got lucky to work at very organized and state-of-the-art laboratories and R&D centers.

My working experience is in Food technology, Quality, and Scaling up processes from lab scales to pilot and plant trials.
I have worked in the R&D of Mondelez for almost 3 years in the areas of Deep Discovery and Deployment where i acquired a wide span of knowledge and skills, from how to design an experiment, to how to execute your own industrial-scale trials.
At the moment, I am working as a Production manager at ION S.A.
Before moving back to Athens, I worked for 1.5 year in Belgium, in a totally different field, in project management. I was the project manager of 16 members consortium for a Horizon2020 EU-funded project.

Motivation

Since it has never been easy for anyone to achieve their dreams and to become who they really want to be, I would like to support and assist the mentee with my personal experience in setting the right targets and how to reach the set goals.
I am not an expert, but I have been involved in many different projects, situations, and with many people, hence I can see things a bit objective and clear in comparison with someone who has just started his career.

I have 20+ years of experience in technology-driven companies, working at the intersection of R&D, operations, and business transformation. My background spans leadership roles across innovation, product development, and organizational change, particularly within development and manufacturing in high-tech environments. I am passionate about driving results through collaboration, clarity, and continuous improvement, and I thrive when turning complexity into action.

Motivation

I want to give back by supporting the next generation of engineers and leaders. Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to work with inspiring people who helped shape my journey — now I want to offer that same support to someone else. I’m especially interested in working with mentees who are curious, motivated, and open to feedback — whether they’re aspiring leaders, transitioning from specialist to generalist, or simply navigating early career challenges. I also see this as an opportunity to reflect on my own leadership and to stay connected to new perspectives.

I have a background as electrical engineer firm the University of Padova and DTU.
After working as an engineer for two years, I changed my career path. Indeed, I’ve been a manger for the last two years.

Motivation

I would like to inspire people with all the things I’ve learned in the way.
I would also like to keep be in touch with young people.

After 25 years in the manufacturing and IT industry, I believe that decision making process can be improved dramatically by using technology to compute information and letting people to add what can not be modeled.
Machine learning, LMM, decision science, cloud computing are so advance and accessible that use cases are everywhere.
But finding the path that get to value is very hard because it requires soft skill, vision, patience and curiosity.
I am focusing on Workforce scheduling, manufacturing and Supplier chain for the moment. Those cases are widely available with a positive impact on our society and environment.

Motivation

I love playing with idea and find structure into a concept, process or problem. Mentoring is way to practice active listening, structuring and coaching. It also keep me on my toes and bring energy.
At last it allows to self reflect on my past experience and expose me to new idea.
I have no preferences of industry or area of competences. I research qualities such as curiosity, open minded, growth mindset.

I have 35 year of experience in Danish and international consulting companies. Main focus has been on R&D, innovation and services related to maritime, offshore and software systems. Engaged in setting up subsidiaries in Asia (Singapore and China). Presently I mentor young professionals and I assist startups (primarily with contracting, financing and organization) on a volunteer basis.

Motivation

I enjoy working with startups and young professionals due to their energy and enthusiasm. Moreover, it is a pleasure for me to try and direct talented student in the “right” professional direction, and make deliberate career decisions. In short, it is the possibility of passing on the experience I have gained after many years in international business that drives me.

I have 10+ years of experience working at the intersection of data, compliance, and business value, both as an individual contributor and as a team leader. My career has focused on making data accessible, trusted, and usable. Transforming raw data into actionable insights that drive decisions and innovation across large organizations. I specialize in data engineering, privacy-by-design, and data governance strategy, with a strong passion for creating value from data in a responsible and sustainable way. Whether it’s designing data platforms, aligning processes with regulations, or empowering teams to leverage data securely, my goal is to help businesses unlock data-driven potential while upholding the highest standards of quality and compliance.

Motivation

I want to be a mentor because I truly enjoy helping others grow and seeing them realize their potential. Throughout my career in data, privacy, and governance, I’ve learned the value of combining technical expertise with a broader, strategic mindset, and I’d love to pass that experience on. Mentoring also gives me a chance to continue learning, gain new perspectives, and build meaningful connections with driven people who want to make a difference with data.

I’m looking for a mentee who’s curious, proactive, and eager to grow, someone who wants to leverage data to create value while working responsibly and sustainably. Whether you’re moving into a leadership role, making a career shift into data or compliance, or looking to navigate the balance between innovation and regulation, I’d be excited to help you reflect on your goals and tackle your next challenges together.

I have 10+ years in wind energy industry spanning across WTG design, development, operation and certification. After working for some of most renown companies, I have decided to give it a try and pursue my own ideas and found a startup.

Motivation

I want to share my own experience in going from being a student to pursuing a successful work career. I also want to further develop my personal mentorship and motivational skills and hope to support mentees in this exciting part of their lives.

I thrive with building up new business – new sales. Having more than 25 years of broad IT-, consultative sales- and management experience along with strong customer relations in the business community, I have successfully increased businesses by understanding customer needs to tailor the best solutions for them. I am used to working cross border in international companies with customers and colleagues inside as well as outside Denmark. Having a Master of Science in electronic engineering makes me understand customers’ sometimes more technical challenges.

Motivation

I have been a mentor for some years for young engineers from DTU, primarily in their first jobs, facing different challenges/considerations:
– “Have I chosen the right career path?”
– “How do I get to my dream position from where I am now?”
– “My manager/colleague is difficult to understand/work with. Why is that/what to do?”

And for mentees looking for their first job:
– “How do I find the right company/the right position for me?”
– “How do I write a successful CV and application for a specific role?”

It is fulfilling for me when my many years of professional experience can be of value for younger people.

Thomas has many years of experience as an executive with a passion for strategy and business development, and he has worked at large corporations such as Novozymes, Novo Nordisk and Grundfos. Thomas has broad functional experience, including R&D, production, marketing and sales, and international experience having worked in China and the United States. He has a track record of leading and improving the performance of industrial businesses, and effectively applying analytical and strategic skills to solve complex business challenges, for instance leading corporate strategy project at Grundfos with McKinsey. Currently, Thomas is working as an independent advisor, board member and consultant, and has additional experience as an external teacher at Copenhagen Business School and supervisor at the Executive MBA programme at DTU.

Motivation

Thomas would like to share his experience and help talented mentees with ambitions of moving into managerial and business roles in their careers.

20+ years of experience working with energy, environment and wastewater as consultant, operations manager and project manager. Currently employed as team leader at Meliora Bio Aps.

Motivation

Seeks to develop leadership and coaching competences and at the same time help a young student of engineering on his/her path to become a generalist, leader or specialist.

I am an experienced leader in the IT industry and have over 20 years of successful track record from exciting and challenging leadership positions in IT. I am recognized as a hands-on leader, coach and mentor, a leader who sets a clear strategic direction and builds a learning and positive culture.
I have special competencies within:
• IT management, strategy, governance and execution with close “Stakeholder Management” and involvement
• Process implementation of Agile / SAFe, Lean and ITIL, IT Service Management
• Build delivery models using IT off-shoring, outsourcing and insourcing
• Management and execution of projects as well as management of steering groups
• Contract negotiation and conclusion as well as supplier and delivery management, both in the private and public sector.

I am currently a Transformation and Technology Director at Novo Nordisk

Motivation

My mission is to learn and develop myself throughout life – I want to be relevant to people around me and the job market until the day I choose to quit. Therefore, I want to share my experiences in return for a pertinent insight into the world around me – the best place to achieve that must be from young, ambitious engineers with the world at their feet. Also, I want to help future leaders by asking questions that can help them in their careers. Leadership is to be developed and trained – no one is born as a leader; it requires choices and opt-out.

My 10+ year career spans through various company sizes, from large companies to very small startups, and across several verticals – consumer electronics, medical/health tech, smart cities, environmental and transportation, each with its own complexities and challenges. One common component across all these is the embedded software that defines and drives the businesses.

I love hardware and software – and everything in between. Embedded systems combine the best of both worlds, and it is a joy working right in the middle. My passion lies in developing firmware (embedded software), and I have a particular focus on design, architecture and implementation. I have also had the privilege of managing projects, which has also given me another perspective – one that requires focus on the bigger picture and the business. As such, I have learned (and continuously learning) to maintain a balance between focusing the tiniest details and the long term business objectives.

MOTIVATION

Two of my greatest passions in life is technology and teaching. I’ve been a mentor since my early twenties and I’ve only gotten better. I was assigned a mentor and buddy at my first job – something that had a profound impact on how I developed as an engineer. My mentor helped me shape the way I the see world of software; helped me build the right attitude and mindset; taught me to do things right; taught me to be constructively critical of my own ideas, as well as the ideas of others; and perhaps even learn to take responsibility for my own work and do something I can be proud of.

This is something definitely worth giving back to the young minds entering this or any other field for that matter.
I am looking for a mentee who is open to expanding their worldview; one who takes responsibility for their own growth.

From optimizing structural design through coding to optimizing global operations and project execution—my journey has been all about efficiency, problem-solving, and innovation.

With a background in engineering and a passion for technology, I now focus on governance, risk management, and operational excellence in the pharmaceutical industry. Collaborating with teams across the world, I strive to streamline processes, drive strategic initiatives, and ensure that critical projects deliver real impact.

Always looking for ways to embrace technology and make things happen.

Motivation

In addition to developing my personal leadership and motivational skills, I believe that mentoring is one of the best ways to give back. Throughout my professional and academic career, I have had the privilege of meeting wonderful individuals who took the time to guide me through challenges and help me grow into the person I am today.

I believe that having the opportunity to engage with individuals at different stages of their lives is key to success, as it fosters understanding of diverse perspectives. The learning gained from these interactions can be applied in both professional and academic environments, making the journey more insightful and enjoyable. My goal is to do the same for younger professionals, hoping to inspire them to pass it on when it’s their turn to be a mentor.

I have 8+ years of experience within the healthcare industry in larger companies, have worked mainly in Denmark with a short trip to the US. My career has been focusing on ensuring high-quality and safe medical devices to patients worldwide. From the start as regulatory affairs, with entry to market by designing according to the regulations worldwide, now as quality assurance specialists, where I support the different stakeholders around a company in the products lifecycle (from R&D, product sustaining, production support, validation, post market surveillance etc.) to create a great product that helps save lives. When you enter as an engineer coming into a quality asssurance role, your technical knowledge is of paramount importance in being able to support and understand both R&D and production technician, and being able to assess the regulations. This is my focus, interact with specialists to enhance them at their job by asking the questions that make them see the possible solution for their problem, through curiosity and problem-solving tools. Thereby creating an environment that fosters ideas both 1-to-1 and as a facilitator in larger groups for larger issues.

Motivation

I want to develop motional skills and to figure out if leadership could be my next path. But mainly as I look back to when I graduated, I would have wished to known about this kind of setup, as you as a newly graduate see the world open before you and there are so many possible ways to go, it can get overwhelming and can become daunting. If I can help one student be calmer about all they run into as the finish the education it has been a success. Giving the student a belief in what is possible for them and be a person they can rely on for giving them a peek into the other side and maybe even help them with their daily struggles from until they land there first job and the time in a first job, where they need to tackle successes and failures with bosses and colleagues.

I am transportation engineer specialized in public transit systems, sustainability, transport economics and generally in the railway sector. I have 4 years of full-time experience from my current position working as a traffic planner at DSB, but have been involved in the railway sector through part-time jobs, internships and NGOs for more than 7 years now. I strongly believe that there is an exciting future ahead of this sector in Europe – now with a significant push for more sustainable and greener transport, it’s on the rise again after decades of political neglect. Now at DSB I work within operations, primarily with mid-term and long-term timetable planning and rolling stock scheduling – but I also have some insight to other fields, such as process development or international traffic coordination.

Motivation

I want to help a student with navigating into the Danish labour market – I was also mentee myself 3 years ago, and a such a connection helped me a lot with getting some good insights. I’d especially prefer a mentee with ambitions to work the public transit sector. I hope to also develop my own motivational and communicational skills, and get some new ideas and larger network through a motivated and smart mentee.