On September 25, 2026, we awarded
Christina Grumstrup Sørensen
as the recipient of the Women's Board Award 2026

See the award ceremony

Read Jury's reasoning

See the gallery from the award ceremony at Confederation of Danish Employers

See this year's k candidates 2026

Margrethe Vestager

Key Note 2026

Margrethe
Vestager

Key Note of the Year – September 25, 2026

Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager is a former EU Competition Commissioner and also, since 2019, Executive Vice-President with a particular focus on “A Europe Fit for the Digital Age” .

Help set the agenda:

What is the role of the board when uncertainty is a given?
How does the board support innovation without weakening accountability and control?
How should boards relate to new technologies, regulations, and not least AI?
How does the board ensure that the company is both robust in the short term and relevant in the long term?

Jury

Meet the jury for Women’s Board Award 2026

SEE THE JURY FOR 2026 →

Britt Meelby Jensen receives the Women's Board Award 2024

The award was presented by Minister for Digitalisation and Gender Equality Marie Bjerre and jury leader Lars Rasmussen at Deloitte in Copenhagen in the company of 150 invited guests. Read more here.

FACTS
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The Women's Board Award has been awarded in Denmark since 2014. The award has its roots in the Norwegian Gabrielsen Award, which was established in 2010.

PURPOSE
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The purpose of the award is to increase diversity in top management and turn the negative focus from gender and equality to a positive focus on competences.

CRITERIA
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The nominees have 5-10 years of experience with performance responsibility in a larger organization and are potential candidates for a position as head of the board.

EVENTS
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The award winner is chosen by an impartial jury of experienced board leaders. The award is presented every year at an event for invited guests.

JURY

The jury members has been selected to ensure both national insight and international outlook, and is actively engaged in the debate on diversity in management, especially with a focus on gender.

PARTNERSHIP

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