The sixth episode of the Persuaders podcast is now out! This time I had the pleasure of talking to Kristian Ruby, secretary general for Eurelectric. Kristian has a background from journalism, he has worked as a speechwriter, as an assistant to former commissioner for climate action, Connie Hedegaard, he has worked as a public affairs…
In the fifth episode of the Persuaders podcast we fly to Brussels and talk to Yiannis Korkovelos, EU Government Affairs Manager at Philip Morris. Yiannis is a seasoned PA pro with experience from Singapore, Paris, London and Brussels. In this episode Yiannis shares some perspectives from his own world: how PMI is going through massive…
The fourth episode of the Persuaders podcast is out! This time we jump into the world of academia and talk to Anne Rasmussen, professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. We discuss the revolving doors phenomenon in Public Affairs: politicians and civil servants moving into the private sector and we get Annes…
The fourth episode of the Persuaders podcast is now available. This time my guest is John Lindberg, Public Affairs Manager at the World Nuclear Association. In this episode John shares his perspective about his shift from parliament to Public Affairs, how he is working to make the debate about nuclear energy more nuanced, but also…
The guest this time is Ann-Nina Finne. Ann-Nina is a Global Public Affairs Leader at IKEA Group. In this episode Ann-Nina shares some great insights on how Public Affairs can work together with communications, learnings from the pandemic as well as perspectives on how Public Affairs can prove its value via strategic foresight and planning…
In the first episode of the Persuaders we are joined by Kristian Agerbo who is VP of Public Policy & Market Development at the scooter company VOI Technology. We talk about Kristians experiences from Uber, how PA can support business objectives, and how VOI works with regulators and politicians. Kristian even mentions how he has…
In this episode I outline some of the reasons behind starting a podcast about Public Affairs. The main driver was the challenges I learned from more than 500 conversations I have had the past 5 years with Public Affairs professionals across Europe.
At which time do you wake up in the morning? My morning routine is defined by my kids. They wake up at 6.20am, first thing is to get them ready for school. At 7.00am they leave the house to catch the school bus, then my day starts. What is the first thing you do? …
Welcome to the blog. This is the right place to be, if you are interested in Public Affairs. As you are here to read and learn about Public Affairs, I will keep the intro about the format of the blog short and sweet: The format for the blog is quite simple. The PA pros…