The Diversity Council CEO Committee at Carlsberg Group

The Diversity Council CEO Committee recently gathered at the Carlsberg Museum, generously co-hosted by Carlsberg Group, for an in-depth conversation on growth culture, leadership, AI, and inclusion.

Opening the session, Jacob Aarup-Andersen, CEO of Carlsberg Group, shared how he works with growth culture as a strategic leadership priority. He emphasised that transformation happens through leaders who create the conditions where people feel trusted to contribute, challenge, and improve how the business operates.

Susanne Skippari, CHRO of Carlsberg Group, brought this perspective into practice, describing how growth culture is activated across a global organisation. She highlighted the importance of leadership accountability and the everyday decisions and behaviours that shape culture over time.

The discussion then moved to AI and its impact on talent and inclusion. Bianca Bruhn, Country Director at Google Denmark, pointed to the scale and speed of change AI will bring. She shared data showing that women currently adopt AI tools less than men in similar roles, underlining the leadership responsibility to ensure equal access and capability-building.

Mikkel Hippe, Co-Founder of Tradeshift, reflected on scaling Tradeshift globally, using the “Zone to Win” framework to show how different parts of an organisation require different leadership approaches and why diversity is essential both in innovation and in execution.

Across the conversation, one message was clear: growth, technology, and inclusion are deeply connected, and leadership determines whether they reinforce or undermine each other.