Michael WillmotCounsellor (Commercial) and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Embassy of Canada to the Kingdom of Denmark

Michael Willmott is Counsellor (Commercial) and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Embassy of Canada to the Kingdom of Denmark, located in Copenhagen. He and his team helps Canadian companies in build business and innovation partnerships in the Kingdom of Denmark and helps Danish, Faroese and Greenlandic companies to invest in Canada. Prior to arriving in Copenhagen in August 2019, Michael worked at the Mission of Canada to the European Union in Brussels to assist Canadian funders, researchers and companies in pursuing collaborative research and innovation partnerships in Europe. Michael’s previous experience includes trade policy at Global Affairs Canada and promoting foreign direct investment attraction and innovation for Canada in the United States (Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis). Michael holds degrees in Economics and International Relations from the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.