Henrik Jeppesen
Founding partner and director, Attention-Group
Henrik Jeppesen

Henrik Jeppesen is a founding partner and managing director of Attention-Group which has a strong, multidisciplinary team with a shared passion for translating ideas into sustainable products. Attention-Group’s clients include Coloplast, Fraunhofer, SAAB, Nilfisk, Carlsberg and Trygfonden.

Since 2014, Henrik Jeppesen has been a mentor for Scion Team Mentoring at the Technical University of Denmark, DTU. Scion Team Mentoring is a programme where a team of growth company leaders, professionals and business experts provide mentoring to high-tech companies. With his design competencies, Henrik Jeppesen thus helps promote and provide professional feedback to companies. Henrik Jeppesen is also a mentor for Copenhagen Spin Outs at the University of Copenhagen, where he helps bridge the gap between the academic world and industry and translate good ideas into viable businesses.

Henrik Jeppesen is an external examiner at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation and at the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, and since 2008, he has been an expert lay assessor at Denmark’s Eastern High Court. Since 2011, he has served on the jury for IF Award. Henrik Jeppesen has received several honours and awards in recognition of his design competencies, including the Danish Design Award, IF Award and the Biennale Prize at the Biennale for Craft and Design 2009.

Henrik Jeppesen graduated as an architect from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture and has also attended the University of Washington in Seattle.

Other Jury Members 2016
Richard Hsu Co-founder and creative director, Pan-Asia Network
Richard Hsu
Richard Hsu Co-founder and creative director, Pan-Asia Network
Pil Bredahl Designer and owner of Pil Bredahl Design
Pil Bredahl
Pil Bredahl Designer and owner of Pil Bredahl Design
Peter Hebin Bruun Head of Communication and Sustainability, The Danish Growth Fund
Peter Hebin Bruun
Peter Hebin Bruun Head of Communication and Sustainability, The Danish Growth Fund
Lars Thøgersen CEO and Founder, CPH ID
Lars Thøgersen
Lars Thøgersen CEO and Founder, CPH ID
Kigge Hvid CEO of INDEX: Design to Improve Life
Kigge Hvid
Kigge Hvid CEO of INDEX: Design to Improve Life
Jakob Wagner Designer and owner of Jakob Wagner Studio
Jakob Wagner
Jakob Wagner Designer and owner of Jakob Wagner Studio
David Carlson Senior design strategist
David Carlson
David Carlson Senior design strategist
Claus Skytte Creative Strategist, writer and speaker
Claus Skytte
Claus Skytte Creative Strategist, writer and speaker
Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen Head of Design School Kolding
Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen
Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen Head of Design School Kolding
David Asmussen Creative director
David Asmussen
David Asmussen Creative director
Jesper K. Thomsen Designer and owner of Studio Jesper K. Thomsen
Jesper K. Thomsen
Jesper K. Thomsen Designer and owner of Studio Jesper K. Thomsen
Simon Skafdrup CEO and partner of 3PART
Simon Skafdrup
Simon Skafdrup CEO and partner of 3PART
Jesper von Wieding Strategic Creative Director of 3X
Jesper von Wieding
Jesper von Wieding Strategic Creative Director of 3X
Tim Larcombe Founder of INTENT
Tim Larcombe
Tim Larcombe Founder of INTENT
Susanne Schenstrøm Project Manager at Danish Design Centre
Susanne Schenstrøm
Susanne Schenstrøm Project Manager at Danish Design Centre