Mads Frederiksen
Executive Director
Arctic Economic Council, Norway
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Mads Qvist Frederiksen is the Executive director of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) that is located in Tromsø, Norway. The AEC is a pan-arctic independent business membership organization established in 2014. It delivers policy advocacy, networking and outreach related to the Arctic. The organization facilitates Arctic sustainable economic development throughout the Arctic region. Mr. Frederiksen sits on various boards representing the companies in the Arctic. He is a member of the West Nordic Fund that provide loans to SMEs in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. He is also a Obama Europe Leader 2024-2025. Prior to joining the AEC in March 2021, Mr. Frederiksen worked as a Senior Advisor in the Global Trade and Investment unit at the Confederation of Danish Industry. Here he was responsible for Arctic business development and policy. Before he has worked in manufacturing, communication and as a journalist. In addition to Arctic policy and trade promotion, his previous work has been within sanctions and export control, development work, foreign investments, communication, journalism, training and capacity building. Mr. Frederiksen is originally from Denmark. He has an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School, a MA in Middle East Studies from the University of Southern Denmark and a BA in Journalism and Contemporary history from City University and QMUL Mr. Frederiksen has lived and worked in Denmark, Norway, Algeria, United Kingdom, Iran and Afghanistan.
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