Lars Thøgersen
CEO and Founder, CPH ID
Lars Thoegersen

With more than 25 years’ extensive experience in design, business and technology, Lars Thøgersen is a pioneer in Danish design with a focus on user-centred products and services and industrial design.

Lars Thøgersen was CEO of CPH Inventures, a design and innovation company that creates value for some of the most prominent leaders of Danish industry. With CPH Inventures and the company’s spin-offs, Thøgersen has set a team of experts in process optimisation and occupational health and safety, aimed primarily at the aviation industry. He left the whole group in 2016 to continue his work in CPH ID with a number of new ventures.

From 2006 to 2012, Lars Thøgersen was the founder and CEO of CPH Design, where he was responsible for and co-created the basic principles behind the award-winning RampSnake®, which was developed for SAS.

In his professional work, Thøgersen aims to influence and contribute to design thinking in Danish industry across business sectors, and he is a strong advocate of using design and innovation for business and economic optimisation in companies.

For many years, Thøgersen has been active as a part-time lecturer at various institutions. He has also served on a number of boards, including the Danish Design Council, Urgent.Agency and earlier his own spin-off companies. From 2001 until 2009, he was a member of the Danish Council for Technology and Innovation under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.

Other Jury Members 2017
Claus Skytte Creative Strategist, writer and speaker
Claus Skytte
Claus Skytte Creative Strategist, writer and speaker
Dan Boyter Non-executive officer, board member and principal shareholder of Pressalit A/S
Dan Boyter
Dan Boyter Non-executive officer, board member and principal shareholder of Pressalit A/S
David Carlson Senior design strategist
David Carlson
David Carlson Senior design strategist
Hans Emil Gjerding Architect and designer
Hans Emil Gjerding
Hans Emil Gjerding Architect and designer
Hân Pham Founder of Yellowone Design
Hân Pham
Hân Pham Founder of Yellowone Design
Helene Bækmark CEO, Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
Helene Bækmark
Helene Bækmark CEO, Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
Henrik Jeppesen Founding partner and director, Attention-Group
Henrik Jeppesen
Henrik Jeppesen Founding partner and director, Attention-Group
Jakob Wagner Designer and owner of Jakob Wagner Studio
Jakob Wagner
Jakob Wagner Designer and owner of Jakob Wagner Studio
Kasper Salto Designer
Kasper Salto
Kasper Salto Designer
Kigge Hvid CEO of INDEX: Design to Improve Life
Kigge Hvid
Kigge Hvid CEO of INDEX: Design to Improve Life
Lene Dammand Lund Rector, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
Lene Dammand Lund
Lene Dammand Lund Rector, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
Lotte Lyngsted Jepsen Co-founding partner and User specialist, Hatch & Bloom
Lotte Lyngsted Jepsen
Lotte Lyngsted Jepsen Co-founding partner and User specialist, Hatch & Bloom
Mads Quistgaard Design Director, Urgent.Agency
Mads Quistgaard
Mads Quistgaard Design Director, Urgent.Agency
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
Pil Bredahl Designer and owner of Pil Bredahl Design
Pil Bredahl
Pil Bredahl Designer and owner of Pil Bredahl Design
Richard Hsu Co-founder and creative director, Pan-Asia Network
Richard Hsu
Richard Hsu Co-founder and creative director, Pan-Asia Network
Thomas Madsen-Mygdahl CEO and founder, Twentythree
Thomas Madsen-Mygdahl
Thomas Madsen-Mygdahl CEO and founder, Twentythree
Jesper von Wieding Strategic Creative Director of 3X
Jesper von Wieding
Jesper von Wieding Strategic Creative Director of 3X
Susanne Schenstrøm Project Manager at Danish Design Center
Susanne Schenstrøm
Susanne Schenstrøm Project Manager at Danish Design Center
Christina Melander Programme Director, Danish Design Centre
Christina Melander
Christina Melander Programme Director, Danish Design Centre