FLA Panel debate: What it takes to lead in a fast-moving industry

Building on our previous event with FLA Leadership, we’re continuing the conversation around leadership in tech. This time, the focus is on how leaders navigate a working world where expectations are shifting, technology keeps moving, and the role of leadership continues to evolve.

Date:

November 24, 2026 17:30-23:00

Location

Diakonissestiftelsen,
Peter Bangs Vej 5B

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Expect

Expect an honest and practical panel debate on what it takes to lead in a fast-moving industry. Four experienced tech leaders will share how their leadership has evolved, how they have navigated change throughout their careers, and what they have learned from building, scaling and leading along the way.

The discussion will also look at changing expectations around work, flexibility and purpose, and what the next generation can learn from those who have already led through significant change.

Agenda

17:00 - Doors open
Guest arrival and check-in

17:30 - Welcome by FLA Leadership
Introduction to the evening and the topic

17:45 - Talent spotlight
Simon Selchau, Senior Manager, DYNACAP, shares his journey into leadership

18:00 - Panel discussion
Moderated by Frederikke Saabye, Director of Digitalisation & Technology, Dansk Erhverv

19:00 - Break

19:15 - Audience Q&A
Your opportunity to ask the panel questions

19:45 - Closing remarks
With FLA Leadership

20:00 - Networking
Light food and time to connect with speakers and fellow attendees

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Frederikke Saabye

Frederikke Saabye is Director for Digitalisation, Technology and Telecom at Dansk Erhverv, where she works at the intersection of business, technology and digital policy. She is passionate about how technology can shape the future of businesses and society, and is also Vice Chair of the Danish Quantum Community.

As moderator, Frederikke will guide the conversation and bring the different perspectives from the panel together throughout the evening.

Meet the speakers

Jan Simonsen

Jan Simonsen is CEO of Salesforce Denmark and brings extensive experience within leadership, people, and business performance. His journey began in banking before he moved into sales and the technology industry, taking on increasingly senior leadership roles across sales, marketing, software, cloud, and analytics.

He brings more than three decades of leadership experience and perspectives on building high-performing teams, driving business results, navigating organizational change, and leading people through constant transformation.

Peter Bjerregaard Harden

Peter Bjerregaard Harden is Senior Vice President at TDC Erhverv and an experienced business and technology leader with more than two decades of experience helping organisations navigate growth, transformation, and technological change. Having held senior leadership roles at Microsoft, Salesforce, and Google Cloud, he has worked closely with executives and enterprise organisations across the Nordics and Europe to turn digital ambitions into measurable business outcomes.

His work sits at the intersection of technology, strategy, and leadership, with a particular focus on cloud, AI, and organisational transformation.

Mette Louise Kaagaard

Mette Louise Kaagaard is Commercial CAIO, Group Director & Partner at Netcompany and an executive and experienced leader with a background in technology, strategy, and customer-centric value creation. Her work is rooted in a clear conviction that organisations perform better when they expand their definition of talent and actively build teams that reflect the complexity of the world they operate in.

She has spent her career bridging business needs with tech and human insight, helping companies understand how diversity strengthens innovation, improves decision-making, and creates more robust commercial outcomes.

Maria Seierø Søndergaard

Maria Seierø Søndergaard is Managing Director Denmark & Partner at DYNACAP and brings more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of technology, business, and leadership. Throughout her career, she has had a strong commercial focus on understanding customers, setting strategic direction, driving growth, and ensuring that people are engaged and empowered to turn decisions into results.

Maria brings a distinctly commercial and people-focused perspective to leadership, with a focus on making sound decisions in changing environments, creating clarity and direction, and building the trust and commitment needed to move organizations forward.

Simon Selchau

Simon Selchau is a Senior Manager at DYNACAP and has been part of the company’s journey almost from the beginning. He joined as employee number 4 in a part-time role and has grown into a leadership position as DYNACAP has scaled to more than 80 employees across Denmark and Norway.

Before the panel discussion, Simon will share his own career journey and reflect on how his responsibilities, opportunities, and view of leadership have evolved alongside a fast-growing company.