Moosa Lane Documentary- Anita Mathal Hopland

Union Nørre Alle 7, Copenhagen N, Denmark

We are so delighted to have documentary director Anita Mathal Hopland as our next guest speaker at the Crossing Borders Food for Thought. Anita is behind the CPH:DOX awarded documentary "Moosa Lane”, about her encounter with her Pakistani family and their life - shot over the course of the last 15 years. The film is […]

Achieving Sustainability- Karen Blincoe

Karen Blincoe has dedicated her entire life to researching sustainability. To that end, she used the COVID lockdown to write her PhD about sustainability. The PhD has recently been published as a book titled "Achieving Sustainability: The Ultimate Human Challenge." In addition to her sustainability work, Karen is a designer and founder of the ICIS […]

India’s Climate Guru – Golo Joachim Pilz

Union Nørre Alle 7, Copenhagen N, Denmark

Golo Joachim Pilz is a prominent member of the worldwide spiritual organisation at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India. He is an experienced meditation teacher who lectures on a wide range of spiritual and environmental topics and has travelled to more than 75 countries. He advocates for sustainable solutions through an ethical and value-based approach. Golo is […]

Youth Leadership – Marek Azoulay Jørgensen

Union Nørre Alle 7, Copenhagen N, Denmark

How can we encourage youth engagement in politics? That is a question for Marek Azoulay Jorgensen. With his diverse background in NGOs, the EU, democracy, and youth engagement, Marek aims to foster more debate in our society and educate young people about democratic behaviors, particularly online. "I think that if we young people drop the […]

Chemistry is Everything- Nobel Laureate Morten Meldal

Union Nørre Alle 7, Copenhagen N, Denmark

No, you’re not dreaming, Morten Meldal, professor of chemistry at the University of Copenhagen, is also a Nobel Prize Laureate for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry in 2022. Kind of lost here? It’s okay, Morten Meldal will explain everything to you and especially the importance of chemistry in our lives. Throughout his […]

International Relations – Charlotte Flindt

Union Nørre Alle 7, Copenhagen N, Denmark

Charlotte Flindt lived and travelled extensively during her student years of Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Political Science, so she definitely knows a lot about international relations. Charlotte Flindt is the Executive Director of the Danish Foreign Policy Society, a private and non-profit organisation aiming to promote interest and raise awareness about foreign […]

Food for Thought with Galvin Harrison

Union Nørre Alle 7, Copenhagen N, Denmark

Meet Galvin Harrison, founder of The Next Generation Project, who hails from an Indian/Irish background and was born in Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, UK, where his mother was incarcerated. He grew up in a harsh care system, finding solace in reading and drawing. These experiences inspired him to create a community-based sculpture project, emphasizing empathy […]

Food for Thought with Lise Walbom

Union Nørre Alle 7, Copenhagen N, Denmark

Lise Walbom is the driving force behind Food Nation. Leading collaboration between the government and private organizations, she focuses on promoting Denmark's innovations in sustainability. She envisions a future where collaborative efforts create positive global changes in the food sector. Join us for an exciting storytelling session on “Collaboration as a key to a sustainable […]

Food for Thought with Narcis George Matache

Union Nørre Alle 7, Copenhagen N, Denmark

Narcis George Matache is a passionate European federalist, a pioneering politician (the first non-Danish citizen elected in Danish history), the founder of the Last Week in Denmark Newsletter, and a dynamic youth activist representing Denmark in the Council of Europe. As a journalist, entrepreneur, and civil society activist, he strives to foster international integration in […]

Food for Thought with Oda-Kange Midtvåge Diallo

Union Nørre Alle 7, Copenhagen N, Denmark

Oda-Kange is a researcher, teacher, and black feminist, who has grown up in a multilingual and multicultural environment. In October 2023 she obtained her PhD in Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies from NTNU University in Trondheim, Norway. Her research focuses on black and African diaspora knowledge production and community building in the Nordics. Join us for an […]