Our team
The Ocean Plastic Forum secretariat consists of a small and dedicated team of members with diverse professional expertise sharing a mutual ambition of turning Ocean Plastic Forum into the preferred platform for collaborations and value chains that contribute to the removal and upcycling of plastic from our oceans.
Lars Have Hansen
Chairman
Lars graduated engineer school in 1983 and started his career at sea before he went ashore and got a job at Stålvalseværket in Frederiksværk, Denmark and later in the pharmaceutical industry. He then became a teacher and associate professor at Aarhus Maskinmester-skole, where he has been for 25 years – until the election as chairman of the Danish Engineers’ Association, which has 14,000 members. At Ocean Plastic Forum, Lars is the chairman.
Email: lh@mmf.dk
Phone: +45 25 14 03 23
Thomas Alstrup
Secretary Manager
For more than 15 years, Thomas has been working with establishment and day to day running of partnerships, triple helix models of innovation and collaboration in value-chains where focus has been on identifying new solutions and launching initiatives in the field of environment, waste, and energy. As the Secretary Manager, Thomas has the overall responsibility of the activities and intiatives of Ocean Plastic Forum.
Email: ta@oceanplasticforum.dk
Phone: +45 30 29 30 72
Ida Holmgaard
Program Assistant
Ida is currently a graduate student of Business Administration in Branding and Communications Management at Copenhagen Business School and has more than 5 years of experience within digital marketing. At Ocean Plastic Forum, Ida is working as program assistant with main focus on the communications efforts.
Email: ih@oceanplasticforum.dk
Phone: +45 22 98 10 75
Nicolai Fürstnow
Program Assistant
Nicolai is a graduate student of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Denmark. He has previous experience with management of ocean plastic from his work in Sierra Leone.
Email: nf@oceanplasticforum.dk
Phone: +45 30 31 73 72
Louise Keller Nielsen
Program Assistant
Louise is a bachelor student of European Business at Copenhagen Business School. She has previous experience with management of volunteer projects, including collection and education about ocean plastic, from her work in Spain.
Email: lkn@oceanplasticforum.dk
Phone: +45 27 84 45 26
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Ocean Plastic Forum
Sankt Annæ Plads 16
1250 Copenhagen K,
Denmark
CVR-number.: 39860910
Email:
info@oceanplasticforum.dk
Phone:
+45 30 29 30 72