Thomas Madsen-Mygdahl
CEO and founder, Twentythree
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal is a Danish designer and entrepreneur with a long history of generating change and innovation. An Internet pioneer, Thomas co-founded the first Danish internet company, Mondo, which helped bring the Internet to Denmark. During the 2000s, the reboot festival became a meeting place for the Internet we know today. Later, Thomas founded Podio, a company that changed how people work. Today, Thomas heads TwentyThree, which aims to transform the way companies communicate via video. Thomas is also an initiator and the current chairman of the board for the start-up community #CPHFTW. This is the third time Thomas serves on the jury of the Danish Design Award.

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
Lars Thøgersen CEO and Founder, CPH ID
Lars Thøgersen
Lars Thøgersen CEO and Founder, CPH ID
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
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