How to perform leadership under extreme circumstances

In 2025, we anticipate even greater turbulence and unpredictability than in previous years. As we navigate this new normal, characterised by extreme uncertainty, the need to redefine and develop leadership has never been more critical.

The urgency is stressed in the Global Risk Report 2025 which served as a key resource for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting taking place in Davos just some weeks ago under the headline 'Collaboration for the Intelligent Age'. 

This is a challenge, Copenhagen Business School (CBS) feels obliged to undertake – in collaboration with you and other key stakeholders. Therefore, Copenhagen Business School and CBS Executive Fonden, in collaboration with Navigating 360, would like to invite you to an exclusive workshop to explore critical questions regarding leadership of tomorrow.

Doors open for registration and a light lunch at 11:45.

PROGRAMME
 
12:00: Light lunch and networking 
 
Welcome and setting the scene

12:20: Responsible leadership at CBS – transforming society with business 
Peter Møllgaard, CBS President, and Torben Möger Pedersen, Chairman of the CBS Board 

12:35: The risk report: Information collapse 
Erik Rasmussen, Founder of Navigating 360, Professor Rebecca Adler-Nissen, University of Copenhagen, and Professor Michael Bang Petersen, Aarhus University 
 
Organisational and leadership perspectives to scenarios of the new reality 

12:50: Leadership in the era of 'fragmented globalisation' 
Poul Fritz Kjær, Professor, CBS

13:00: Corporate sustainability in times of uncertainty and geopolitical crisis 
Andreas Rasche, Professor, Associate Dean, CBS

13:10: Leading collectively in times of uncertainty 
Laura Empson, Professor, CBS

13:25: Concluding remarks 

13:30: Break and refreshments 

Roundtable discussions 

13:50: Small group discussions
  • What does responsible leadership mean under extreme circumstances? 
  • How should a business university like CBS prepare leaders for the new reality? 
  • What is the profile of the leaders of tomorrow? 
  • How must governments, businesses and universities interact on collaborative strategies that support the change agendas – what prevents this?
 
15:00: Sharing of insights from roundtable discussions

15:40: Break and refreshments 
 
Panel discussion 

15:50: Actionable strategies for shaping the future of leadership practice and capabilities 
  • Claus M. Andersen, CEO, Bornholm Energy and Utility
  • Harrison Krampe, President, CBS Students 
  • Maria Pejter, Head of HR, A. P. Møller Holding
  • Mette Louise Kaagaard, CEO, Microsoft 
 
16:20: Concluding remarks 
Peter Møllgaard, CBS President, and Anne Marie Jess Hansen, CEO, CBS Executive Fonden 
 
Networking with a glass of wine

Workshop moderator: 
Frank Meier, PhD, Associate Professor in Leadership, Affiliate Academic with CBS Leadership Center, CBS
 
The workshop will build on:

Seats are limited to ensure meaningful engagement. Register now to secure your participation. 

Join us as we chart a bold course for leadership in 2025 and beyond. Your perspective is essential to shaping the future of leadership. 

Peter Møllgaard, President, CBS 
Anne Marie Jess Hansen, CEO, CBS Executive Fonden
Erik Rasmussen, Founder, Navigating 360

 
Getting to CBS
The easiest way to get to CBS from almost anywhere in the Copenhagen area is by taking the Metro M2. The metro station Fasanvej Station is a close walk from CBS Porcelænshaven. We recommend public transportation.
 
Parking
The underground parking can be found between Porcelænshaven 2A og 4C. 
Enter the access code on the card reader. The code is: X711711V where X is the cross and V is the check mark. Beware to use only CBS parking lots. 

Information about the Event

Date and time Thursday 20. March 2025 at 12:00 to 16:30

Registration Deadline Wednesday 19. March 2025 at 09:00

Location Råvarebygningen, Porcelænshaven (CBS)
Porcelænshaven 22
Frederiksberg
DK-2000

Organizer

Lise Balslev, CBS
Phone +45 24400422
lba.ee@cbs.dk

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