People @ CEL™

Certificate in Entrepreneurial Leadership™“What I learned from the CEL™ Program had a large impact not only on me as a person, but also on my organization because the tools we were taught have been passed on”

Bénédicte Flambard, Vice President, Chr. Hansen A/S


CEL™ Participants

CEL™ teams are composed of two to three people from each company and will often include middle managers from sales/marketing, R&D, business development or corporate staff responsible for creating growth. The typical CEL™ participant is drawn from the following areas:

  • Middle management employees
  • Business developers
  • Specialists involved in product development
  • Corporate staff involved in the support and governance of growth

CEL™ Projects

Projects at CEL™ are often highly innovative, of strategic importance to the company and supported by top management. The projects encompass all levels of maturity and scope.

  • Are based on actual projects from the participating corporations
  • Are taken from a broad spectrum of industries
  • Are always treated with confidentiality

Alumni Value Network

The CEL™ Alumni Value Network is an alumni forum for all graduates of the CEL™ Program. The network provides an opportunity for an active community of professionals with a shared education to expand the knowledge, capabilities and network they developed during the CEL™ Program.  Each class also stays in contact with each other through LinkedIn.


CEL™ Administration

Jakob Holst

Jacob Holst – Program Director
Tel: +45 4525 6119
E-mail:


Peter Bruun

Peter Bruun – Professor, Program Director
Tel: +45 4525 6112
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CEL™ Fact Sheet Download

CEL™ Key Concepts

The programs and activities we offer all build on the following key ideas:

  • Action Learning: combining education with specific new business creation utilizing existing business opportunities brought to the program by its participants

  • Global Leadership: Involve world class conceptual thinkers and practitioners in the field of CE and benefit from their experience

  • Milestones: milestone-based participant deliveries sustain high momentum.