Want a career in the agriculture and food industry?
Companies in the Danish agriculture and food cluster need skilled employees in a wide range of disciplines, such as business developers, food specialists, agricultural experts, IT supporters and developers, controllers, and sales and marketing.
Come to Career Day 2025, when Agro Food Park invites you to a day that will prepare you well for applying for a job in the agricultural and food industry. You can meet companies, hear professional presentations and participate in workshops. The event is free of charge.
Time: 25 September 2025
Location: Agro Food Park 15, 8200 Aarhus N
Program
(to be continuously updated)
TALKS
10.10-10.40: “Dairy´s role in Sustainable Food Systems” by Anne Louise Mørkbak, Head of Global Nutrition, Arla Foods
10.50-11.20: "Appetite for the meal - pleasure as field of research to understand and affect human food choices" by Barbara Vad Andersen, Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Aarhus University Food Science
11.30-12.00: “How microbes will stop a war. Using the power of microbiology for good” by Sigrid Gertsen-Schibbye, Technical and Area Manager, UK Scandinavia, Lallemand Oenology
12.10-12.40: Mette Villekær, Project- and HR-manager, Organic Denmark
12.50-13.20: "The Good, The Fat and The Tasty“ by Simon Benjamin Laursen, Research Scientist, AAK
13.30-14.00: ”Danish potato ingredient solutions from field to fork” by AKV
WORKSHOPS
10.10-10.50: “5 quick tips for your cv” by DM&MA
11.00-11.40: “Your first job - what is HR looking for?” by FoodJob Nordic + three companies
13.10-13.50: “Starting your own business as a career opportunity” by Food & Bio Cluster Denmark + two startups
14.10-14.50: “Kickstart your food career - Meet the experts: Navigate your future with insider advice” by Studenterhus Aarhus & Foodjob Nordic
Student Johanna Vena took part in Career Day 2024. Listen to her here as she talks about what she gained from participating:
Watch the video and hear student Johanna Vena talk about Career Day 2024
Participating companies:
