Jesper Borg Christensen

Special Advisor – Business Region Aarhus

Jesper is a founding member of the European Region of Gastronomy network and has for many years played a key role in internationalisation of the heart of the Danish food cluster with the involvement of Aarhus/Central Denmark Region in several international networks. He has since 2006 been project leader for several business-development initiatives and international projects related to food business, tourism and gastronomy.

Currently, he works for Business Region Aarhus as special advisor and he has also worked as advisor for City of Aarhus. Jesper has a master’s degree in Political Science and a HD-degree in Business Economics from Aarhus University. For the European Commission, Jesper has several times been an Expert on international collaboration for countries considering joining the EU.

Reach out to Jesper for advice and collaboration on subjects such as: international collaboration, best practice within food and gastronomy initiatives internationally, international food visitor centres, project development, learning across countries, and collaboration within the gastronomy and food sectors.