Board Members

Nordic Innovation's board members are selected by the five Nordic governments. The chair of the board is an alternating position. Board meetings are held approximate four times a year and representatives from Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Innovation are present at all meetings.

Nordic Innovation:
Sindre Stemshaug Bornstein
Managing Director
Oslo, Norway

Denmark (Chair):
Kasper Emil Søgaard
Chief Advisor Danish Business Authority 
Copenhagen, Denmark

Finland:
Anna-Maija Sunnanmark
Chief Advisor at Business Finland / Gen AI Program
Helsinki, Finland

Sweden:
Cecilia Sjöberg
Head of Industrial Technologies Division, Vinnova
Stockholm, Sweden

Norway: 
Eva Camerer
Director Strategy and Policy Affairs, Innovation Norway
Oslo, Norway

Iceland:
Freyr Friðfinnsson
Samtök Iðnaðarins  (The Federation of Icelandic Industries)
Reykjavík, Iceland

Faroe islands:
Mathea Hilduberg
Director, Vinnuframi
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Representative from the Nordic Council of Ministers:
Berglind Hallgrimsdottir (observer)
Senior Adviser, Business, Energy & Regional Development

Jenny Valind (observer)
Project Officer, Department for Growth and Climate (VK)

Dan Koivulaakso (observer)
Department for Growth and Climate (VK)

Representative for the employees in Nordic Innovation:
Sarah Hitz (observer)
Senior Innovation Adviser
Oslo, Norway

Secretary to the board:
Lena Henriksson
Head of Communication, Nordic Innovation
Oslo, Norway