Denmark is a global leader in clean & green technology and with Copenhagen setting its sights to become carbon neutral by 2025 we are well on our way. The green feeling is being spread here in the U.S. as well, with Danish Novozymes promoting greener solutions to everyday functions. In connection to the EU-Open house…
Dear ADBC members, It is with great pleasure that I bring this update to you. We have ended the first half of 2016 on a high note with a number of events and several important visits between Denmark and the United States. We have, among others, hosted Prime Minister Lars Løkke, who has visited twice…
Dear ADBC members, We would like to wish you all a very happy summer with this bi-annual status update from ADBC. We have achieved a number of milestones and made several changes to ADBC during this year. The development and success of our business network is due to our fantastic members and we would not…
For the first time in 15 years a group of Danish food companies exhibited their products at the Summer Fancy Food Fair in New York Javits Center on June 26-28 2016. The fair took place for the 62nd time and is the largest specialty food trade show in North America. The entire United States is…
The Danish National Constitutional Day June 6th celebration and reception at the Embassy of Denmark. The Embassy of Denmark hosted a Constitution day celebration at the ambassador’s residence. Among the crowd were colleagues, friends and dignitaries from other embassies. The mood was light and with the sun out the Danish Ambassador Lars Lose decided to…
In lieu of the completion of the Select USA summit held June 19-21, the Embassy of Denmark hosted a reception for the Nordic participants at the embassy residence. The Select USA summit is held annually in Washington D.C. with the purpose of bringing together companies from all over the world, economic development organizations and high-level…
The American Danish Business Council invites members with young professional backgrounds to join our network. We offer Young Professional members the opportunity to join a social network for young students and professionals interested in fostering relations and increasing trade between the U.S. and Denmark. The ADBC Young Professionals Network provides aspiring young professionals with unique…
ADBC joined many of its fellow trade councils the British American business Association, the French American Chamber of Commerce, the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce, the Finnish American Chamber of Commerce and the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce -DC and hosted an ‘Innovation and Networking’ session, with acclaimed author of “The Necessity of Strangers”, Alan…
On 9 June 2016 the Danish Government, the Social Democrats, the Danish Social-Liberal Party, Liberal Alliance and the Danish People’s Party have entered into an agreement on new fighter aircraft in replacement of the ageing F-16 jets. It was agreed to procure 27 F-35 fighter aircraft, and to finance this procurement within the budgetary framework…
In March 2016 the Danish Parliament’s Business, Growth and Export Committee visited multiple locations across the east-coast as well as the mid-west; New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Washington D.C. The purpose of the visit was to visit Danish companies working in the U.S., American companies who are active in Denmark as well as putting…