Mads Quistgaard
Founder and partner, Urgent.Agency

Mads is founder and partner in Urgent.Agency, and honorary professor and member of the Danish Design Council and the Danish Arts Foundation Committee for Crafts and Design Project Funding.

Mads is a specialist in connecting design practice and strategy and has handled a wide range of design and branding projects for clients including the Danish Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Tate Modern, Designmuseum Denmark, Bang & Olufsen, DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation), Hotel d’Angleterre in Copenhagen and Novo Nordisk.

Mads is currently an honorary affiliate professor at Design School Kolding. He holds a BA in architecture and two master’s degrees in design. He has received several design prizes, including Knud V. Engelhardt Memorial Grant, Red Dot – Best of the Best and Creative Circle Gold Award.

Mads is an active speaker and contributor to the design debate and a visiting professor and external examiner at Denmark’s four creative higher education institutions.

Other Jury Members 2019
Anders Bang Kiertzner Executive Design & Innovation Strategist, MONOLITH
Anders Bang Kiertzner
Anders Bang Kiertzner Executive Design & Innovation Strategist, MONOLITH
Søren Skafte Overgaard PARTNER AND BOARD MEMBER IN THE COMMUNICATION AGENCY FRIDAY & PARTNERS
Søren Skafte Overgaard
Søren Skafte Overgaard PARTNER AND BOARD MEMBER IN THE COMMUNICATION AGENCY FRIDAY & PARTNERS
Ulla Riber Group Vice President, Head of ISS Corporate Garage
Ulla Riber
Ulla Riber Group Vice President, Head of ISS Corporate Garage
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal CEO & Co-founder, TwentyThree
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal CEO & Co-founder, TwentyThree
Rikke Ullersted Partner & creative director, Makers and Explorers
Rikke Ullersted
Rikke Ullersted Partner & creative director, Makers and Explorers
Mark Wee Executive Director, DesignSingapore Council
Mark Wee
Mark Wee Executive Director, DesignSingapore Council
Lene Dammand Rector, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
Lene Dammand
Lene Dammand Rector, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
Lars Thøgersen CEO, CPH ID
Lars Thøgersen
Lars Thøgersen CEO, CPH ID
Lars Ploug-Sørensen senior project director at Danfoss Drives
Lars Ploug-Sørensen
Lars Ploug-Sørensen senior project director at Danfoss Drives
Joel Towers EXECUTIVE DEAN, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Joel Towers
Joel Towers EXECUTIVE DEAN, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Bettina Maisch Dr., Senior Key Expert consultant, Siemens Corporate Technology
Bettina Maisch
Bettina Maisch Dr., Senior Key Expert consultant, Siemens Corporate Technology
Erik Balch Sørensen Investment Director, Vækstfonden Venture
Erik Balch Sørensen
Erik Balch Sørensen Investment Director, Vækstfonden Venture
Christina Halskov Co-founder of Halskov & Dalsgaard Design
Christina Halskov
Christina Halskov Co-founder of Halskov & Dalsgaard Design
Anne-Louise Sommer Museum Director, adj. professor
Anne-Louise Sommer
Anne-Louise Sommer Museum Director, adj. professor