About Our Leadership, Board & Strategic, Academic and Expert Advisory Boards

The Boards Impact Forum is the Nordic chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative,
in collaboration with World Economic Forum. 
Our Strategic Advisory Board Members
are all influential Chairs and Board Members with significant board mandates in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Our Academic Advisory Board Members
are Professors from the Nordic Countries and cover Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Innovation and Education.
Our Expert Advisory Board Members
are Leaders and Experts with experience from Sustainability, Business Leadership & Board Work, Transformation and Communication.
Our Board and Leadership Members
are Experienced in Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Innovation, Policy and Board and Business Networks.

Boards

Strategic Advisory Board

Jim Hageman Snabe
(Dk,Ge)

Chair Maersk, Siemens, Vice Chair Allianz

Adele Pran Norman
(No)


Chair Zalaris, NED Yara, ABG Sundal Collier

Harri Pekka Kaukonen
(Fi)

Chair YIT, Lindström Group and NED TietoEvry 

Tomas Franzén (Se, Fi)

Chair TietoEvry, Bonnier News Group, NED Axel Johnson, Dustin Group

Peter Ahlstrom
(Fi)

Board Member Ahlstrom Capital Holding Companies

Lise Kingo
(Dk, No, Fr, Ge)

NED Sanofi, Covestro, Aker Horizons, former CEO UN Global Compact

Svante Forsberg
(Se)

NED Lannebo Fonder, Chair Swedish Academy of Board Directors

Pia Gideon
(Se)

Chair Klövern, Qlucore, Action Aid, NED Apoteket, Metria

Lena Hofsberger
(Se)

Chair Ambea, Pharmarelations, NED Max Hamburger

Karl-Christian Agerup
(No, Sg) 

NED at Schipsted, General Partner Antler

Thomas Thune Andersen
(Dk, Uk)

Chair Örsted and Lloyd’s Register, NED at IMI and BW Group

Anna Mossberg
(Se, No, Ch)

NED at Schibsted, Orcla, Swisscom, Swedbank, CEO at Silo.ai

Asthildur Otharsdottir
(Is)

Chair Marel, Frumtak Ventures, Board Member University of Iceland and Business Iceland

Jan Wäreby
(Se)

Chair RISE, NED EKN, Tobii, Gapwaves, Imsys Technologies, Defentry, Scandinavian Astor technologies, Agapi Boating

Liselott Kilaas (No, Se, Ch)

Chair Avononva Group, Implantica, Coala Life, NED Ambea, Orkla, Peab, NorskHydro, Folketrygdefondet, Nobina, Recover Nordic Group, IMD

Arne Karlsson (Se, Dk)

Chair Swedish Corporate Governance Board, Ecolean, Einar Mattson et al,
NED Maersk et al

Bente Landsnes (No, Dk, Se)

Deputy Chair Norbit,
NED Danske Bank, Heimstaden Bostad et al

Christoph Vitzthum
(Fi, Se)

Chair Konecranes, Varma, NED Nordstjernen, Oras Invest, CEO Fazer

Elaine Weidman Grunewald
(Se)

NED Sweco, European Sustainable Growth Acquisition Corp, Azelio

Gro Braekken
(No)

Chair Cambi, Norwegian Institute of Directors, Vice Chair Kitron & Duvi

Birger Steen
(No, Ge)

NED Nordea, Schibsted, Nordic Semi conductor, Principal Summa Equity

Pia Heidenmark Cook
(Se)

NED Max Hamburger, Origin Materials Inc, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, former Sustainability Director IKEA

Denise Koopmans
(Fi, Ch, Nl)

NED Sanoma , Royal BAM Group, Swiss Post

Committees

Supervisory Board and Steering Committee

Liselotte Engstam

Chair Boards Impact Forum, FCG, NED TietoEvry, Zalaris, Transtema, S-Group, IMIT & INSEAD IDN, Founder Digoshen

Jakob Stengel

Chair Danish Board Network, Managing Partner Case Rose/Inter Search

Aija Bärlund

Partner, Chair Sustainability Forum Boardman, MD FiBAN

Steen Buchreitz Jensen

CEO Scandinavian Executive Institute

Operations Committee

Committees
Fernanda Torre

Fernanda Torre

Boards Impact Forum Operations Director, CEO Nextagents, Partner Digoshen, NED Innovationleaders & FAPS

Justyna Turek

Boards Impact Forum Operations Expert, Director Design Research Nextagents, CEO Holds, Sustainability Expert Climate Leadership

Cecilia Widebäck West

Boards Impact Forum Operations Expert, Chair ActionAid Sweden,
NED Almi Företags-partner Stockholm Södermanland

Academic Advisory Board

Boards

Mats Magnusson

Professor KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, and LUISS, Italy

Taina Tukiainen

Professor Aalto University Finland

Morten Huse

Professor Emeritus BI Norwegian Business School, Member Board of Governors Academy of Management

Jonas Gabrielsson

Professor Halmstad University Sweden

Minna Halme

Professor, Aalto University School of Business, Finland

Mattias Nordqvist

Professor, House of Innovation, Stockholm School of Economics and CeFEO, Jönköping International Business School. Board Chair, Tapflo Group

Photo: J Wiklund

Mette Morsing

Professor, Head of PRME at UN Global Compact, Board Member LEGO Foundation

Massimo Baú

Senior Associate Professor and Centre Director of CeFEO, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden.

Expert Advisory Board

Boards

Viveka Hirdman-Ryrberg

Head Corporate Communication & Sustainability at Investor, NED

Jan Agri

Founder Tricircular, Senior Advisor Circular Economy
KTH Exec Education

Niclas Ihrén

Founder
Matters Group,
Board Member The Scouts Leadership Colleague

Turid Solvang

CEO Future Boards

Jane Thostrup Jagd

Deputy Director, Net Zero Finance, We Mean Business