Business Development & Funding Manager
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Dr. Kiki Larsen is heading the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (the Center) strategic collaboration with academia. In addition, as Business Development & Funding Manager her role is the continuous development of the Center stakeholder landscape and implementation of funding activities. Prior to joining the Center in 2022, she worked ten years in the chemical industry in various roles within strategy, business development and technical service. She holds a MSc and PhD in chemistry from the University of Copenhagen and is the silver medal winner for her University of Copenhagen Prize Thesis. Furthermore, she graduated her MBA in finance from the University of Nottingham Malaysia with distinction. She currently serves on the advisory board of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Maritime Centre.
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is real climate action. It is a not-for-profit, independent research and development center looking to accelerate the transition towards a net-zero future for the maritime industry. With Partners, the Center drives collaborative research, development, and innovation, and offers a safe space for collaboration that unites players across the maritime value chain behind a shared mission. The Center consistently assesses and guides the industry transition journey and is recognized as a change leader and knowledge hub for maritime decarbonization. The Center seeks to influence global, regional, and national decarbonization strategies and push for the needed policies and regulations, such as the reduction of all GHG emissions from a well-to-wake perspective and to reach net zero by 2050.