Annual General Meeting 2010

Nearly 100 of the network’s 500 executives attended the meeting held at the premises of Novo Nordisk A/S. The host Børge Diderichsen, Vice President and Head of Corporate Research Affairs at Novo Nordisk, welcomed the guests to the meeting.

Uffe Toudal Pedersen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, addressed the research collaboration between Denmark and China in his key note speech. He emphasised that the establishment of the Sino-Danish Centre for Research and Education will support and enhance the existing Danish-Chinese cooperation.

In his key note speech, Gu Hui, Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Denmark, highlighted the good cooperation between Denmark and China. He underlined that the development in the Chinese economy presents enormous opportunities for foreign companies on the Chinese market, especially Danish companies. He also stressed that Chinese companies keep their eyes open for business opportunities in Denmark.

Nils Foss encouraged the members to further strengthen their activities in China and to take part in the booming economic development in China. He also underlined that it is paramount for the Danish business community that the Danish government continues to maintain and develop good relations with the Chinese government. To read his oral report, please click here

At the annual general meeting, Chairman Nils Foss reported on the activities of Danish-Chinese Business Forum in 2009 and presented a satisfactory surplus of just above DKK 150.000.

3 new members of the board (Søren Mygind Eskildsen, Senior Vice President, Danfoss A/S; Brian Seeberg Larsen, Senior Vice President, COWI A/S; Carsten Boyer Thøgersen, Head of Department, The Trade Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) were elected unanimously.

It was suggested that the membership fees should be regulated according to the inflation rate and that a new membership category for large company members with a turnover of above DKK 1 billion should be adopted. These suggestions will be put to vote at an extraordinary general meeting on 2 June 2010. To read the minutes from Annual General Meeting, please click here