DTU – Technical University of Denmark

ANNE MALBERG HORSAGER

Co-founder and Program Director for DTU Board Education & DTU Board Certificates

Anne Malberg Horsager is Co-founder and Program Director for DTU Board Education & DTU Board Certificates . She works on developing future board competencies at the intersection of technology, innovation, sustainable growth and professional board work.

” Future board work places significantly higher demands on the composition of competencies around the table. AI, regulation, geopolitical uncertainty, ESG and responsible governance are no longer fringe themes, but central strategic conditions for companies' value creation, risk management and long-term relevance.

This calls for boards that can combine classic business understanding with deep insight into transformation, technology, sustainability, compliance, stakeholder management and organizational change power.

 

Here, experienced female leaders constitute a significant and still underutilized talent pool. Not because gender in itself is a qualification, but because many female leaders already have documented experience in precisely the areas that modern boards increasingly need to master.

The Women’s Board Award therefore plays an important role by highlighting qualified women as relevant and strategic board candidates. The award helps shift the conversation from representation to competence, from symbolism to value creation, and from diversity as a target figure to diversity as a board strength.

For boards, gender diversity is therefore not just about balance, but about better perspectives, stronger decision-making, and increased legitimacy. If companies are to be robust in the short term and competitive in the long term, boards must recruit from the entire talent pool.” Anne Malberg Horsager