Young Professionals Workshop: Standardization and Standards as a strategic tool
As a young professional interested in areas like product innovation and development, you can join our free Young Professionals workshop where you will gain knowledge about standardization and how standards are a valuable strategic tool.
About
The purpose of the workshop is to give young people the opportunity to learn about standards and standardization and gain knowledge about how the requirements of the future markets are defined in the formal standardization organizations.
Are you a young professional (35 years or younger) and have strong interests in areas like product innovation and development? If so, join our free Young Professionals workshop where you will gain knowledge about standardization and how standards are a valuable strategic tool.
What to expect
You will gain knowledge about how international standards are developed.
You will learn how standards are a valuable strategic tool.
You will meet and interact with young professionals.
You will participate in a role-playing game simulating the discussion in a working group within an imaginary organization of standardization.
Participants will receive a Diploma and free membership in a standardization committee for a trial period of 1 ½ years.
Target Group
Young technicians/engineers/PhD students (no older than 35 years) employed at a Danish company or a PhD student working on a project in a Danish company.
You should have an interest in learning about standards and standardization.
Program
09.00-09.30: Registration, coffee and tea
09.30-10.00: Welcome and opening session Tina Helsted Vengsgaard, Director, Danish Standards
10.00-10.30: Introduction to standards and international standardization Pouline Terpager, Head of International Politics, Danish Standards
10.30-11.00: A Young Professional’s perspective on standardization Rasmus Junge, CTO and co-founder, Essential Robotics
11.00-11.15: Coffee break
11.15-12.45: Interactive session: The standardization game
12.45-13.30: Lunch break
13.30-14.00: Presentation and outputs from the game
14.00-14.05: How to get involved in standardization?
14.05-14.15: Summary and closing
14.15-14.30: Diploma handouts and roof top photo
14.30-15.30: Refreshments and networking
15.30: Farewell
Contact
Pernille Arendsdorf BengtsenSeniorkonsulent, innovation & uddannelse International Politik
E: pab@ds.dk
T: 39 96 62 23
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Date: 8th May 2026, 09:00 – 16:00 Where: Danish Standards, Göteborg Plads 1, 2150 Nordhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark Price: 0 DKK.
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