INSEAD Professors and educators for the Executive Management Programme

Professor Manuel E. Sosa
Manuel E. Sosa is assistant professor of the technology and operations management area at INSEAD. He received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar (Caracas, Venezuela) and his S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Manuel Sosa - INSEAD Professor

Professor Andrew Shipilov
Andrew is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at INSEAD. He is an expert in the areas of strategic alliances, inter-firm collaboration and social networks. His work is published at the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Organization, Industrial and Corporate Change. Andrew Shipilov - INSEAD Professor

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Professor Declan Fitzsimons
Professor Fitzsimons is currently the Adjunct Professor in Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD. Throughout his career he has contributed to multiple Leadership Development programmes for companies and business professionals. He has served as professor for full time MBA programmes at the Copenhagen Business School (Danmark), and at IMD (Switzerland). Declan Fitzsimons - INSEAD Professor

Jacob Graven - Chief Economist, Sydbank
Jacob Graven has graduated as Master of Economics at the University of Copenhagen in 2001. He was hired as economist at one of Denmark’s largest banks, Sydbank, in 2001, and has been senior economist at the same place since 2004. Jacob Graven is one of the country’s most frequently quoted economists and he comments on global economy and interest- and foreign exchange movements from a macroeconomic point-of-view.

Palle Mørkøre - Professor, University of Southern Denmark
Palle Mørkøre is external associate professor at University of Southern Denmark. He teaches MBA courses in organizational design and master studies in strategy. Besides that he is Partner in the management consultancy, Hunterloohout International Group. He has a background as military aviator and has held top management positions within the armed forces as well as a CEO-position within Ministry of Education. He has commanded the Danish F16 force in Afghanistan in 2003, been operational commander of NATO base Kandahar (Afghanistan) in 2008-2009. Palle is a graduate at master´s level from the British General Staff course at King´s College London and holds an MBA from University of Southern Denmark

Thorbjørn Knudsen - Professor, University of Southern Denmark
Thorbjørn Knudsen is professor at the Institute for Marketing & Management at the University of Southern Denmark. His primary fields are strategic organization, decision making in organizations and economic evolution. He is also co-director of the Danish Institute for Advanced Study.

Thorbjørn Knudsen has won several prizes for his work and research, lectures at universities all over the world, and has released a large number of renowned papers on strategy and marketing.

Mads Thimmer - CEO, Innovation Lab
Mads Thimmer is the founder, owner, and CEO of Denmark’s most acknowledged innovation companies, Innovation Lab. He has advised Fortune 500 companies, governments, and key public authorities on innovation and has chaired the internationally renowned annual innovation conference, NEXT, for eight years. He is a contributing editor to Berkshire’s Encyclopedia of the 21st Century and special advisor to The Tech Museum of Innovation and Technology.

Jesper Klit - Author and Keynote Speaker
Jesper Klit is a leading authority, author and keynote speaker on communication skills training and personal impact. He advises a wide range of companies and organizations on leadership, communication and media issues and has written several books on the subjects. Jesper Klit consults, gives keynote speeches, and facilitates workshops and meetings all over the world. A.P. Møller - Mærsk, ISS, Toyota, Coloplast, SONY BMG, Cisco, Microsoft, Grundfos, Siemens, Safmarine, Chr. Hansen, BAT, TDC, Nissan, Freemantle International and Alfa Laval are picks from his client portfolio.

Aron Schmal - CEO, Procuratio
Aron Schmal is CEO at the consultancy Procuratio and has experience with management and project management in international organizations. Aron Schmal has had leading positions at LEGO System A/S worked with Global Supply Chain, LEAN, and product development. At Siemens Wind Power he worked with change management and cultural change in Business Excellence.

Aron Schmal is a strong communicator and facilitator with experience in carrying out change projects and educational courses.

Benoit Calicis - Mega Learning
Benoit Calicis has since 1998 developed and supported MEGA Learning’s Business Partners Network and its partnership with leading business schools all over the world. He also manages key accounts such as PPG, IBM, Nokia, Safran and Renault. He designs integrated learning solutions for their key professionals, organizes seminars in Europe, Latin America, USA and Asia. For the past ten years, he has trained more than 3,000 managers from large multinational corporations.

Benoit Calicis is leading the development of the university simulation for master students. He is also participating in MEGA Learning’s research on e-management learning tools.