Exclusive conference - by invitation only
The Danish Board Leadership Society and the Danish-Chinese Business Forum invite board members and senior executives to a strategic discussion of how China’s next Five-Year Plan may reshape competitive conditions, technology leadership and market access. The session will help boards identify the questions that should inform corporate strategy, risk oversight and investment priorities for 2026–2030.
Speakers
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Henrik Andersen, CEO, Vestas
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Markus Hermann Chen, Co-founder & Managing Director, China Macro Group
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Michala Fischer-Hansen, EVP, Lundbeck
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Tom Behrens-Sørensen, Chair, Danish Chinese Business Forum
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Bente Overgaard, CEO, The Danish Board Leadership Society (moderator)
China’s five-year plans have played a central role in the country’s emergence as the world’s second-largest economy and a strategic competitor to the United States. China also holds a leading position in 66 of the 74 critical technology fields assessed by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. The 15th Five-Year Plan, covering 2026–2030, is expected to accelerate China’s drive for self-reliance in critical technologies and strategic sectors while sustaining its export ambitions. Priority areas include new energy, advanced materials, humanoid robotics, biotechnology, aerospace and quantum technology. These priorities are likely to strengthen Chinese companies in both established and emerging industries, intensifying competition in China and across global markets.
Denmark’s strategic strengths overlap significantly with sectors prioritised by Chinese policymakers and pursued by both private and state-owned enterprises. This convergence is already evident in wind energy, with similar dynamics emerging in life sciences and the maritime supply chain.
Boards should assess the 15th Five-Year Plan through both a risk and an opportunity lens. Its implications will extend beyond China to the United States, the European Union and markets across the Global South. China-related decisions should therefore be tested against their potential consequences in other jurisdictions, particularly for companies with substantial exposure to both the US and Chinese markets.
Our speakers will examine China’s 15th Five-Year Plan and assess the strategic choices available to European companies. The discussion will identify the questions boards should ask about China’s potential impact on competitive positioning, operations, supply chains, technology dependencies, investment decisions and long-term corporate strategy.
Date: September 29, 2026
Time: 17:00 –19:00. Coffee served from 16:30 and wine & networking from 19:00
Location: Porcelænshaven 22, 2000 Frederiksberg and virtual
Organizers: The Danish Board Leadership Society and Danish Chinese Business Forum
NB: The Focus Group Meeting is 'by invitation only'. If interested to learn more about the event, please contact Secretary General Hans Henrik Pontoppidan at hhp@dcbf.dk.
