Who we are
The Business Think Tank is a meeting place for business, authorities, politicians, researchers, and other relevant societal stakeholders. Founded in 2011 (originally named Axcelfuture) by a broad coalition of business representatives, our purpose is to promote a healthy investment climate in Denmark—for the benefit of the broader Danish business community.
This mission informs the think tank's stance on all policy issues. Together with leading business actors, we analyze topics of central importance and create independent insights that lay the groundwork for concrete actions. All our reports and analyses are published.
The Business Think Tank participates in the public debate and organizes meetings, lectures, and conferences to serve as a central forum for objective, nuanced, and independent discussion on the present and future challenges facing the business community.
“The Business Think Tank analyzes socially relevant topics and creates independent insights that lead to concrete actions benefiting both business and society.”
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At The Business Think Tank, our vision is for Denmark to have the most attractive investment climate in the world, benefiting Danish businesses, societal prosperity, and the green transition.
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The Business Think Tank’s mission is to promote the investment climate through solid and independent knowledge production and to serve as a central meeting place for the leading actors in the business community.
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Our core values are independence, credibility, societal commitment, and impact.
We produce independent, insightful analyses within four core areas:
What we do
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Growth, innovation, entrepreneurship, capital markets, stock exchange, corporate taxation, foreign labor, new technology.
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Competitiveness of Danish companies, global risks, defense, external threats.
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Green energy, energy supply, climate, carbon credits, biodiversity, sustainability, EU legislation.
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Board of directors, sustainability directives, ownership, leadership, diversity, remuneration, ESG, EU legislation.
Partnerships
We are open to partnerships with companies and organizations within our focus areas.
Below is an overview of our current partners.
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The Center for Strategic CSRD was founded by EY and The Business Think Tank with the aim of helping businesses create value through the new EU sustainability reporting requirements (CSRD).
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We are examining the advantages and disadvantages of introducing nuclear power in Denmark.
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We are examining energy storage in the Danish electricity system – more green power requires more storage.
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The core idea of The Green Energy Group and The Business Think Tank is that Denmark's journey towards climate neutrality can go hand in hand with continued economic growth and new business opportunities if approached wisely.
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The project on the business perspective of increased defense spending.
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Carbon Capture, Usage, and Storage – a partnership for CO2 capture and storage
Team
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Joachim Sperling
CEO
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Finn Lauritzen
Chief Economist
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Christina Kjær
Head of Research
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Elias Stapput Knudsen
Economist
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Malthe Sigh Vindbjerg
Project Leader
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Frederikke Tholstrup
Project- and Communications Advisor
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Adam Munk Riis
Analyst
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Amalie Uhre Rønaa
Student Assistant
