About Town: Ardent activities in the Anglophone arena

Hasse Ferrold

Oct 30, 2016

The cast and crew responsible for a short but successful run of ‘Sex and Betrayal: Between the Sheets’ at Huset-KBH on September 9 and 10 were in a celebratory mood afterwards: (left-right) actors Siegmar Tonk, Jana Pulkrabek and Jens Blegaa, and director Jeremy Thomas-Poulsen. The latter two are members of the Copenhagen-based theatre group Down the Rabbit Hole.

The Copenhagen Theatre Circle completed a successful run of ‘Topsy-Turvy Tales’, two plays within one, at Krudtønden theatre. Check out our review of ‘The Actor’s Nightmare’ and ‘#Wonderland’.

Crazy Christmas Show favourite Andrew Jeffers (left, the Dame) is among those looking forward to the premiere of the latest romp, ‘Shakin’ Up Sherwood’, at Tivoli Glassalen, which starts on November 5.

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“Talents, start using AI tools now,” says Siri and Change.org founder

In an exclusive interview with The Copenhagen Post, the founder of Siri and Change.org, and currently VP of AI Experience at Airbnb, gives young talents advice on how to deal with the job market changed by artificial intelligence.
“Without internationals, we wouldn’t have the people we need,” says Fujifilm

Fujifilm’s Hillerød facility thrives with a diverse workforce, employing over 1,800 people from more than 65 nationalities. Morten Munk, Director of Global Alliance Management, highlights how the company’s rapid growth relies on attracting international talent due to Denmark’s limited pool of scientific professionals.
“Now the biggest challenge is to retain internationals”, says Ferring

Mads Hougaard, senior HR director at the pharmaceutical company, explains that “it is also a challenge for society itself. I think collaboration between institutions, companies, and stakeholders could be beneficial.”

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