Ms. Rørvig is an international business specialist with a varied professional history, having worked as both a stockbroker and a global HR executive. Presently, she is the principal in Beck Global Consulting, an executive coaching consultancy dedicated to unleashing the potential of global leaders. Additionally, she has ventured into entrepreneurship and angel investing. Ms. Rørvig has held numerous board positions across both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Her academic background includes an M.Sc. in economics.

Colleen Ritzau Leth is a specialist in museums and international affairs. She has worked at the intersection of the culture sector, business, and government to forward strategic development initiatives for organizations including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cairo Museum, Sotheby's, the Royal Academy of Arts, and several ministries of culture. Ms. Leth was appointed by the Ministry of Culture of France to the Executive Board of Directors of the Château de Versailles. She serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Tauck Family Foundation. Ms. Leth is a former ICOMOS Fellow in Cyprus and Resident of the Delfina Foundation in London. She holds degrees from Columbia University and NYU's Institute of Fine Arts in Art History and Archaeology, and an MBA from the University of Oxford, where she was Chair of the Oxford Art & Business Council. Ms. Leth is a co-owner of Tauck, a fourth-generation global travel company, and is committed to advancing international dialogue through travel, the arts, and cultural diplomacy. She is based between New York and London.

Based in Los Angeles, Christian D. Bruun is an award-winning Danish-born producer, director, and creative entrepreneur in the arts industries, spanning documentaries, films, television, and podcasts. His work has been recognized at the Sundance, Tribeca, Berlin, Telluride, and Toronto Film Festivals and the Robert and Bodil Awards. He is a board member of the American Friends of Statens Museum for Kunst (AFSMK), and he curated the United States Pavilion at the Venice Biennale on Architecture in 2004 and 2006.

Mr. Henry has been an Attorney at Law since 1988 and is a litigation and arbitration partner at the French firm FTMS. Before that, he served for 17 years as a partners in English and then US firms. He became President of the French Arbitration Association in 2017. He gives lectures on arbitration and on the Art of Advocacy, notably at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. He is also a philanthropist with an interest in Scandinavian matters.

Ms. Holliday is a partner in Huntsham Investment Partners, a private investment company based in Houston, Texas, and Founding Chairman and President of the Danish American Chamber of Commerce Southwest. She serves as the Cultural Officer at the Consulate General of Denmark in Houston and was previously the Danish Honorary Consul. She also serves on the board of numerous non-profits. Ms. Holliday received her degrees from Aalborg University in Denmark and Houston University in Texas.

Dr. Jamil is President of Global Markets and Co-founder of Area9 Lyceum, a pioneer of four-dimensional adaptive learning. Dr. Jamil’s entrepreneurial experience spans over 20 years. He has successfully led dozens of teams comprised of medical professionals and educational scientists, spearheaded large development and partnership efforts, and managed multi-million dollar educational software development projects.

Mr. Katsnelson is an American-Danish businessman and investor, based in Denmark. He is the Chairman of the Board of International Flight Support and owner of R&M Holding ApS as well as an expert in management, process optimization and logistics. He is a member of a number of corporate and non-profit boards and advisory bodies in Denmark and the USA.

Ms. la Cour began as director of SMK in 2023. Ms. la Cour joined the museum after an eight-year tenure as director of the Frederiksberg Museums in Copenhagen, where she established a strategic unit and administration base merging five museums and exhibition venues: Cisternerne, Møstings Hus, Bakkehuset, Storm P. Museum and the Alhambra. The two latter are now a combined museum of humor and satire, STORM. She also was the artistic director and curator at Cisternerne from 2013 to 2023. Prior to this position, she worked in both the public and private sector as curator and consultant in the creative business industry, and from 2006 to 2013 she was an art critic at the national newspaper Berlingske. Ms. la Cour is a board member of several cultural institutions in Denmark. She holds a master’s degree in Aesthetics and Culture from Aarhus University, 2003, and graduated from the Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University in California in 2019.

Martin Manniche is Founder and Chairman of Greenwave of Systems, established in 2009. Currently he serves as CEO and Co-Founder of Axon Networks. Prior to founding Greenwave, Mr. Manniche served as CTO of Cisco Systems Consumer Business Group. Mr. Manniche also co-founded KiSS Technology, a Danish technology company that brought to market the world’s first DivX players / internet connected consumer product that could stream video. Mr. Manniche has earned more than 140 industry accolades including IT-prisen Denmark’s most prestigious technology award and E.Y Entrepreneur of the year for Southern California. Mr. Manniche is also an active philanthropist helping entrepreneurs and is involved with the government transitioning Denmark to clean tech with investment and innovation in next generation wind power and other renewable energy sources. Mr. Manniche is also Goodwill Ambassador of Copenhagen.

Ambassador Helle Meinertz, Consul General of Denmark in New York, has built a career of over two decades of diplomatic service, during which she has gained knowledge and insight into international politics and trade affairs. Most recently she served as the Human Resource Director to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Prior to this Ambassador Meinertz was the Deputy Head of Mission, Ambassador to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Beijing, and before that Consul General of Denmark in Munich. During her posting in Munich, the Ambassador was the Executive Director of Innovation Centre Denmark, a collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Higher Education and Science, aimed at connecting Danish innovation to global markets. 

From 2002 to 2007, Ambassador Meinertz served as Director for Invest in Denmark in New York, Denmark’s national investment promotion agency. She holds a Master’s Degree of Political Science from the University of Aarhus.

Mohammad N. Miraly is a writer and art collector. He holds a PhD in Religion, Ethics, and Public Policy from McGill University and serves on the Tate Modern's Acquisitions Committee. He is the author of "Faith and World: Contemporary Ismaili Social and Political Thought", the first major study of contemporary Ismailism. He published his first poetry book, "Delicate Dreams", in 2023.

Mr. Moga is the principal of Moga Investments, LLC., providing start-up (angel) capital to companies in the biotech, technology and clean energy sector. He is the founder and sole owner of the Seattle Sperm Bank, LLC., and the founder and Executive Producer of Bray's Run (Film) Productions, LLC. Mr. Moga is a board member of the League of Conservation Voters; a board member of the Alaska Wilderness League; a board member of the Center for Environmental Forensic Science at the University of Washington; a board member of Planet Forward, of the George Washington University; a member of the Hubbard Council of the National Geographic Society; a board member of Cairnspring Mills; and a member of the Explorer's Club.

Mr. Oden is a Principal and a 30+ year veteran of AllianceBernstein, a global investment management and research firm. He specializes in working with complex global family relationships in the implementation of investment planning and asset allocation advice. Prior to this, Mr. Oden spent 10 years in real estate investment banking, as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Cushman & Wakefield, responsible globally for the firm’s business with financial institutions.

Mr. Oden is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the China-US Business Alliance, and Vice-Chairman of the Institute for Family Governance, a forum for trusted advisors and the families they serve. He has served on numerous non-profit and charitable boards and investment committees, including Southwestern University, the St. George’s Society of New York, the Merchant’s House Museum of New York, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce. A strong supporter of athletics, Mr. Oden writes and speaks about the sport of boxing. He holds BA and MBA degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

Ms. Speyer is the co-founder and CEO of NSL: Never Stop Learning, an organization that provides subject matter experts and custom-built curriculum for employee development, training, client cultivation, and entertainment. Covering an array of topics, NSL is a resource for companies and individuals seeking to spark change and growth. Prior to founding NSL, Anne-Cecilie spent 15 years in marketing and advertising at companies including Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and the Iconix Brand Group. She serves on the Board of Trustees of The Michael J. Fox Foundation, Ballroom Marfa, and The Whitney Museum of American Art, where she co-chairs the Executive and Nominating committees. Originally from Denmark, Ms. Speyer received her BA from Cornell University and an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business.

Mr. Stern is Chairman of DeWitt Stern, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, specializing in business, personal, fine art, entertainment & media, employee benefit and executive liability insurance, and Vice-Chairman of Risk Strategies. He is the grandson of DeWitt H. Stern, the founder of DeWitt Stern and the third generation to lead the century-old firm, which is now a part of Risk Strategies. He has served on numerous non-profit boards including Carnegie Hall, Roundabout Theater Company, New Dramatists, Danish American Society, Hans Christian Andersen Society and is presently Vice Chairman of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.