The Scandinavian Model - What is it all About?

Katrine Paaby Joensen, Consul General and CEO of Innovation Centre Denmark, Silicon Valley.

Katrine is a career diplomat with more than 20 years experience promoting Danish political and commercial interests globally. Katrine has experience with conflict resolution, security policy, development support and economic diplomacy. Before taking up the post in Silicon Valley, Katrine developed global export and innovation strategies for the Trade Council in Copenhagen. She began her career in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and has also been posted to South Africa and Ghana where she worked to promote sustainable development.

 

Katrine holds a M.sc. in Political Science from the University of Copenhagen, including studies at the University of Cape Town.

 

Consul General and CEO of Innovation Centre Denmark, the Consulate General of Denmark, Silicon Valley, California, USA

 

Deputy Head of Department, The Trade Council, Department for Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Denmark to South Africa, Pretoria.

 

Head of Unit, International Operations, Department for Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

First Secretary, Embassy of Denmark to Ghana, Accra, Ambassador

 

Senior Advisor, Baltic Development Forum

 

Head of Section, Department for Russian and the Balkans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Program Coordinator, Embassy of Denmark to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo.

 

Cand.Scient.Pol. (Master of Political Science), University of Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Honours Programme, University of Cape Town, South Africa