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Michael Plesner

Pursuing BA Economics ,University of Copenhagen 2009,London School of Economics & Peking University .Management, (Entrepreneurship and Global Leadership).Student assistant at National Board of Health and Vice President of Energy Crossroads Denmark.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Part-Time Student
Website: http://www.denmark.energycrossroads.org
Industries: Cleantech, Education, Financial, Lifestyle, Real Estate, Travel
Skills: Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Graphic design, Investment, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Recruitment, Sales, Web design
Location: Copenhagen
Groups: Energy Crossroads, Entrepreneur Students Worldwide, Venture Cup Denmark
Interested in: Advising startups, Brainstorming, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects
Tags: Africa, Energy, environment, Innovation, Nepal
Schools: Copenhagen Business School, University of Copenhagen

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Green Safaris
Position: Founder & Director
Time period: January 2009 - Present

Employer: Søllerød-Hørsholm Firedepartment
Position: Care taker
Description: My work at the Fire Department was primarily focused on caretaking of the
elderly in the local community.

Employer: Energy Crossroads
Position: President
Time period: March 2009 - December 2009

Employer: China-Europe Forum
Position: Prime Mover
Time period: February 2009 - September 2009
Description: Organizing a weeklong workshop on Youth’s role in the Climate and Energy
Challenges in Beijing and leading a diverse team Europeans for the meeting with
our Chinese counterparts. The workshop was part of the China-Europe Forum

Employer: Green Agenda (GA)
Position: Board Member
Time period: January 2007 - December 2009
Description: GA is a student organization that is promoting ‘the sustainable university’.
The work of this organization has resulted in an ambitious climate strategy by
the directors of the University of Copenhagen.

Employer: Copenhagen University
Position: International Mentor Coordinator
Time period: January 2007 - May 2009
Description: Coordinating the international mentor program at the Department of Economics at Copenhagen University. The mentor program helps the foreign students to be well integrated in the university and in the city .

Employer: Energy Crossroads Denmark
Position: Vice President
Time period: January 2007 - March 2009
Description: Handling external relations, funding of Energy Crossroads Denmark and
prime coordinator of the event Our Opportunity .Also placed in the International Steering Committee of EC Global.

Employer: Office of Climate Change, Copenhagen University
Position: co-ordinator
Time period: January 2007 - December 2008
Description: Employed at the University of Copenhagen’s Office of Climate change where
I was in charge of the web-strategy and helped coordinating the big science
congress by IARU March 2009 in Copenhagen

Employer: Tabia Travels
Position: Founder & Director
Time period: December 2009
Description: Currently in the process of setting up a social tourist enterprise in Uganda. The company will provide regular safaris combined with a unique framework for the tourist to meet and engage the people of the local communities of Uganda. The company will ultimately be community owned.

Employer: National Board of Health
Position: Student assistant
Time period: December 2007
Description: Functioned as consultant and on the procedure of processing data for health related statistical analysis

EDUCATION

University: University of Copenhagen
Time period: 2009
Degree: Economics, BA

University: Copenhagen Business School
Time period: 2009
Degree: Microfinance & Development

INFORMATION

Hobbies: Traveling, boxing
Memberships: Green Agenda-Board Member

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  • Changing the Game

    Changing the Game is a unique strategic and interactive game focusing on future Energy systems in the context of Climate Change. More than a game, it is a fusion of educational material, learning-by-doing and facilitated discussions with powerful out

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