In this episode, we are joined by Ludvig Larsen, entrepreneur, author, and the man behind one of Denmark’s leading podcasts, “Ludvigs Podcast”. Ludvig opens up about his journey from owning a stressful marketing agency to finding work-life joy as a solopreneur. We dive into his new book, “Ludvigs Lektioner (Ludvig’s Lessons)”, and get unique insight into how he used Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a sparring partner to structure and organise the book. We also discuss major topics like “Main Character Syndrome”, why chasing status can make you unhappy, and the importance of collaboration.

In this episode, Jens Bördin, CEO and co-founder of Konsert Strategy & IP, takes us on a journey from his engineering studies to leading an international strategy firm. Together with our host, Hanane Fathi Roswall, he dives into why many companies fail with their IP strategy when they treat it as a legal checklist rather than a strategic business tool. Jens shares concrete examples, including stories from leading brands, and discusses how to identify “Business Choke Points” and leverage IP Value Models. Tune in to see how technology becomes business value and how IP helps control and scale it for growth and profitability.

In this episode, multi-artist Jenny Rossander (aka Lydmor) discusses with our host Hanane F. Roswall how she lives as an artist and how she expresses her art across various media, ranging from sounds and lyrics to literature and movies. She also shows how discipline and self-governance are essential for creativity and for getting art done, and how the daily life of an artist, swinging between high confidence and high insecurity, is an unavoidable premise.

Jenny also reveals a bit about her new and forthcoming club music project and offers a totally new take on aera’s tagline, “Simplifying Complexity”.  Listen to find out!

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In this episode, serial entrepreneur Mik Strøyberg talks to our host Hanane F. Roswall about his latest investment, Heynabo! where neighbours and neighbourhoods are connected via a digital platform to facilitate more face-to-face interactions.

They also explore why doing good deeds in a community is so vital for us as human beings. Mik explains how he believes that investments do not always have to be based on the potential financial outcome, but in fact also based on the actual ”real world” outcome that the investments create.

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In this episode, Wakana Pivoteau Sakihama, artist and founder of Wakanacolors, speaks with OPEN ears host Hanane F. Roswall about brand design and creating an emotional connection with a brand. They discuss how culture, values, and trust are vital components of a brand and how innovation can be driven by empathy and a desire to help people, thereby creating a strong brand.

Wakana also draws a thread (a so-called “heart” thread) from brand design to artistic body of work by connecting to nature and Japan to deeply get in touch with the essence of oneself. Wakana elaborates on how the Japanese concept of finding purpose, IKIGAI, plays a vital role in her journey, as well as in expressing her art and transmitting emotions that she feels and that can resonate with others.

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It’s nothing less than the future of IP, that CEO of Rouse Luke Minford and co-founder of aera and host of OPEN ears Hanane Fathi Roswall are discussing in this episode. The episode provides perspectives on how fragmented the IP industry is and the challenges that this poses.  Luke and Hanane explore how diversity and collaboration may address some of the challenges. The episode raises the importance of a shared identity in this truly globalising effort, where the best of many worlds may come together to the benefit of clients, innovation, and technological progress.

In this episode, Tor Kristensen Chief Innovation Officer from Anthill discusses with our host Hanane Roswall how Anthill is helping Life Science and Pharma companies use ​AI to transform their creative and strategic processes.

The musical piece chosen by Hanane Roswall for Tor Kristensen is “Do Androids Dream of Modular Synths” by Beg, Steal or Borrow.

In this episode, founder and dressmaker Nina Buch from Buch Couture discusses with our host, Hanane Roswall, how she started acknowledging her creativity and turned it into the universe of Buch Couture.

She also shares how Buch Couture has taken making dresses and other women’s clothes to a totally new level by creating emotions through the personal connection that she makes with her clients, and how much that means for her craft.

Empowering women through clothing and fashion is at the heart of Nina’s entrepreneurship.

The musical piece chosen by Hanane Roswall for Nina Buch is “June” by The Stoned Autopilot.

In this episode of OPEN ears, IDA KUDO, singer, songwriter, and producer, shares with our host, Hanane Roswall, the creative process behind the making of her recent EP, including the songs “Proud” and “The Power That Is Woman”.

The creative process for this body of work was in close collaboration with the award-winning British producer Andrew Hunt, who challenged Ida to work entirely differently from what she is used to. The process discussed and explored here is so inspiring that we believe it can be applied in many areas.

You can also hear a very eye-opening take on what “Simplifying Complexity” means to her.

The episode ends with a piece of music selected by our host to celebrate IDA KUDO: Resist by Hôy La. 

In this episode of OPEN ears, Rob Devonshire, Partner at MML Capital Partners, discusses with our host, Hanane Roswall, the role of MML as a private equity investor in the world of IP.

They discuss how minority private equity can be a catalyst in enabling businesses in their transformation, and especially IP firms facing many challenges and opportunities to better support innovation and creativity for the benefit of many users.

In this episode of Open Ears, Toni Nijm, serial entrepreneur and CEO of RightHub, discusses with our host, Hanane Roswall, what the future of IP may look like.

Toni reflects on the movements of the tectonic plates of IP and on how technology, platforms, private equity, etc., have impacts that can change how Intellectual Property Rights are produced, maintained, analyzed, and perceived to contribute to progress.

In this episode, Simone Frattasi, Head of Global IP with Maersk, joins host Hanane Fathi Roswall from aera to discuss his work on the ever-expanding Nordic IP Day and Maersk’s innovative approach to addressing environmental and societal challenges through intellectual property.

YES is more – how to reach great ideas in advertising and beyond. A brainstorming crash course by Per Holm Henriksen.

In this episode, the principal of The Danish School of Advertisement, Per Holm Henriksen, talks to host Hanane Fathi Roswall from aera to explore the creative process behind great ideas that resonate with many. Per explains how a creative process and specific brainstorming techniques can lead to the greatest ideas and can be applied by all.

In this episode, U.S. Attorney-at-Law and U.S. Patent Attorney at aera Laura Gisler speaks with her colleague and OPEN ears host Hanane Fathi Roswall about the interplay of the creative process, law, and tech innovation. Together, they explore how these models may help us navigate the newly emerging landscape of legal issues surrounding generative AI.

OPEN ears is a podcast about curiousity and creativity. And intellectual property.

This time, Hanane Fathi Roswall, Ph. D. from aera, speaks with multi-talented entrepreneur and investor Cecilia Hultén, who left the corporate world to build transformative businesses in the health and fintech spaces in the Nordics.

Cecilia talks about how to combine the innovation process and the funding process, using intellectual property as a tool, and not least, one of her missions: curing cancer.

OPEN ears is a podcast about curiosity and creativity. And intellectual property.

This time, Hanane Fathi Roswall, Ph. D. from aera speaks with designer and entrepreneur Mark Smith from Hidden by Marks – a tech startup disrupting the fine jewellery industry and creating the digital future of luxury goods.

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OPEN ears is a podcast about curiousity and creativity. And intellectual property.

Our first episode of our brand new podcast series OPEN ears has been published.

In this first episode Partner and European Patent Attorney Hanane Fathi Roswall has a conversation with singer and songwriter Michael Møller (moi Caprice, The Mountains and more) about his creative process when writing songs.

OPEN ears is a podcast about curiousity and creativity. And intellectual property.