Background
CSCD is a non-profit, non-political NGO that has grown out of extensive experience in Diplomacy, Business, and Research, as an answer to a growing need for networking and collaborations across borders in an increasingly and rapidly developing global world.
CSCD brings researchers and analysts from more than 25 universities and research institutions around the globe together.
Executive Team
Dr. Shahamak Rezaei
Founding CEO, Ph.D.
E-mail: [email protected]Phone: +45 40922986Dr. Shahamak Rezaei oversees CSCD’s global activities and collaborates closely with CSCD’s Global Consortium affiliates as well as the Diplomatic Corps around the globe.
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Dr. Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen
Chief Science Officer (C.S.O.), Ph.D.
E-mail: [email protected]Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen is Professor of Northern Studies and the inaugural Barents Chair in Politics at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway .
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Dr. Marco Goli
Chief Research Analyst
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Marco Goli holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and is is a senior lecturer at Copenhagen University College and Director of Digital Learning Lab at Copenhagen Media House.
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Mr. Emil Moselund Oestergaard
Chief Global Affairs Officer
E-mail: [email protected]During years of experience, Emil has built up unique knowledge and a strong network within the international diplomatic community in Denmark as well as various Foreign Policy agendas, and is elected to the Copenhagen Municipality’s City Council for a 4-year period (January 2022-2026).
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Dr. Birte Hansen
Research Associate & Commercial Consultant
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Birte Hansen has just submitted her Ph.D. dealing with Digital Entrepreneurship.
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Mr. Mikkel Rønnow Mouritzen
External Advisory Board, Ph.D. Fellow and Research Associate
E-mail: [email protected]Mikkel Rønnow Mouritzen is a member of the External Advisory Board, and is Ph.D. Fellow at Roskilde University and the Sino-Danish Center.
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Mr. Cameron Skandarioon
External Advisory Board and Business Management
E-mail: [email protected]Cameron Skandarioon is a member of the External Advisory Board and has been part of CSCD since the foundation. He has 29 years of experience in Global Business Management and is active as Business Consultant and Coach in developing Business and Sales Management.
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August Wiese
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador and CSCD Youth Academy Project Coordinator
August Wiese is currently pursuing an MS in Geology-Geoscience at the University of Copenhagen. He specializes in how diplomacy and international relations are vital to the ability for organizations, countries, and people to make progress within the natural sciences.
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Line Kristoffersen
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador and CSCD Youth Academy Project Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]Line Kristoffersen is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Copenhagen University, and in the Fall of 2022, she was enrolled in the Erasmus program at Science Po in Paris. She is passionate about diplomatic relations and foreign policy, and aspires to specialize in International Relations to ultimately obtain a career within diplomacy.
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Galina Mikkelsen
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador and CSCD Youth Academy Project Coordinator
E-mail: [email protected]Galina Mikkelsen is enrolled as a Political Science student at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Political Science. During her studies she has focused on Danish foreign affairs and her further specialization is planned to be in International Relations and Conflict Resolution.
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Emma Hjorth
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador
Emma Hjorth Jacobsen is currently enrolled at Aalborg University where she is studying for a bachelor's degree in Languages and International Studies, English. She has worked within Dansk Flygtningehjælp Ungdom and United Nations Youth Association and is eager to use her skills from these experiences in future diplomatic work for NGO organisations.
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Maj Holst
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador
Maj Holst is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Aarhus University. Maj’s academic journey is driven by a deep passion for diplomacy and international relations, which has been shaped not only by her studies but also by her international experiences, having lived in both Austria and the USA. These experiences have given her a firsthand understanding of cultural diversity and have broadened her perspective on global issues.
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Hobbe Liljevall
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador
Hobbe Liljevall is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in International Business in Asia with a focus on China at Copenhagen Business School. Throughout his studies, Hobbe has showcased a strong dedication to nurturing international relations and he has been selected to represent CBS at the Model United Nations in New York in 2024, where he will serve as a delegate in the Economic and Social Committee.
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Adam Faust Spies
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador
Adam Faust Spies is enrolled at Aalborg University where he is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Politics and Administration. Adam has a great interest in and experience from different international contexts and a wide understanding of different cultures which he has established through living and interacting with people from all over the world. Adam aspires to use these skills in his further career within diplomacy or international politics.
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Grith Staunsager
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador
Grith Staunsager is currently studying for a bachelor's degree in International Business and Politics at Copenhagen Business School. She is especially interested in the large potential of international cooperation and state-firm coordination, as well as in the dynamics of the global economic system. For her future career she aims to combine her fields of interest and work with ensuring stable, cooperative, and constructive international relations.
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Elena Pedersen
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador
Elena Pedersen is currently studying for a master’s degree in Economics at the University of Copenhagen. Throughout her studies, Elena has focused on geo-economics, international relations, and diplomacy, which she has further strengthened with studies in Canada and the Netherlands. She currently works with economic diplomacy and trade at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
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Mads Borregaard Larsen
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador
Mads Borregaard Larsen is currently studying for a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration at Aalborg University. During his studies, he has developed a profound interest in diplomacy and foreign affairs, which in 2022 led him to an internship followed by a position as Assistant Officer at the Danish Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil.
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Matteo Giorgio
CSCD Honorary Youth Ambassador
Matteo Giorgio is currently a law student at the University of Copenhagen and his extra-curricular activities so far have been focused on international exchanges. He holds a huge interest in international relations and diplomacy.
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Dr. Hasse Ferrold
CSCD Honorary Goodwill Ambassador
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Hasse Ferrold has over several years developed substantial ties to the Diplomatic Corps around the world and extensively in Copenhagen.
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Mr. Alain G. Champiot-Bayard
CSCD Honorary Strategy Ambassador
E-mail: [email protected]Alain G. Champiot-Bayard has been serving as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) for CSCD and has been appointed by the Board as Honorary Strategy Ambassador. He has established Commercial ties between Denmark and France during the last decades and has been acting as 'Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la France' since 1996.
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Dr. Benson Honig
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Benson Honig (Ph.D. Stanford University) is the Teresa Cascioli Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.
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Mr. Said Abdu
Chief Advisor in Commercial Diplomacy
E-mail: [email protected]Mr. Said Abdu is a former Member of the Swedish National Parliament RIKSDAG.
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Dr. Zhao Hong
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Zhao Hong, PhD. in management, is currently Dean of Sino-Danish College (SDC) of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS).
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Prof. Monder Ram
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Professor Monder Ram OBE (Order of the British Empire) is the Director of CREME (the Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship) at Aston Business School. His CSCD activities are geographically focused on the UK, Sweden and Finland.
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Dr. Edward Telles
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Edward Telles is Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His CSCD activities are geographically focused on the USA, Latin America, South America, and the EU.
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Dr. Henrik Hansson
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Henrik Hansson is Professor at Stockholm University, department of Computer and Systems Sciences.
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Dr. Kirsten Mogensen
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Kirsten Mogensen, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at Roskilde University, Denmark. Her CSCD activities are geographically focused on the OSCE and ASEAN areas.
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Dr. José Ernesto Amorós
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Amorós is Professor at Tecnologie de Monterrey University in Mexico.
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Dr. Yipeng Liu
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Yipeng Liu is Professor at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK. His CSCD activities are geographically focused on the UK, the EU, China and Singapore.
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Dr. Denise Marques
Ph.D.
E-mail: [email protected]Denise Marques is a researcher at the João Pinheiro Foundation in the state of Minas Gerais/Brazil.
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Dr. Thomas Cooney
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Thomas M. Cooney is Professor at Technological University Dublin, Ireland.
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Dr. Ricard Zapata-Barrero
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Richard Zapata-Barrero is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona-Catalonia-Spain).
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Dr. Kristina Loguinova
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Kristina Loguinova holds a doctorate from the VUB where she also is affiliated as Professor.
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Dr. Vic Klabber
Ph.D.
E-mail: [email protected]Vic Klabbers is managing director of The Network University (TNU) of which he was one of the co-founders in 1999.
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Dr. Léo-Paul Dana
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Léo-Paul Dana is a graduate of McGill University and of HEC Montreal, is Professor at Montpellier Business School and a member of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation chair, which is part of LabEx Entrepreneurship (University of Montpellier, France).
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Dr. Veland Ramadani
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Veland Ramadani is an Associate Professor at South-East European University, Republic of North Macedonia, where he teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in entrepreneurship and small business management.
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Dr. Victoria Hill
Ph.D.
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Victoria Hill obtained her PhD in Management Science from Strathclyde School of Business at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
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Dr. Enrico Maria Mosconi
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Mosconi is Full Professor of Technology and Management of Production, Chairman of the Master's degree in Circular Economy at the Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Italy.
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Dr. Khun Eng Kuah
Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Khun Eng Kuah is professor of Anthropology and Chinese Diaspora Studies at the School of International Studies and Academy of Overseas Chinese Studies, Jinan University (Guangzhou, China).
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Dr. Martin Geiger
Associate Professor
E-mail: [email protected]Dr. Martin Geiger is Associate Professor of Politics of Migration & Mobility at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. His CSCD activities are geographically focused on Canada, Germany, Russia and China.
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