“We do not aim at becoming the biggest business development consultancy. We believe in building the right partnerships based on mutual trust, authenticity and positive energy.”

Sonja Soskic

PARTNERS

  • Karl Walter

    Stockholm / Sweden
    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Karl joined Blueprint in 2020 and has since then helped around a dozen companies develop their Travel Retail footprint. Before that, Karl had worked for 17 years at The Nuance Group – since 2014 owned by Avolta (formerly Dufry). After his first years in several management roles at the group’s commercial department, he became Managing Director of Sweden in 2008, followed by Switzerland in 2012 and the Nordics (Sweden and Finland) in 2016. He is part of the Nordic Travel Retail Group board and a valued member of several company advisory boards in Europe.

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  • Thomas Kaneko Henningsen

    Copenhagen / Denmark
    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Thomas joined Blueprint in 2016 and has since 2001 helped more than 50 companies, including Victoria’s Secret, Hugo Boss, Puma and Copenhagen Airport, develop their Travel Retail businesses in more than 60 countries. A public speaker at ACI Commercial Forum, TR Consumer Forum, Nordic Travel Retail Group and featured in articles published by Forbes, Moodie Davitt Report, TRBusiness, DFNI and Global Travel Retail Magazine. The past 30 years, Thomas has lived in Germany, France, Canada and Denmark.

    EMAIL THOMAS

  • Sonja Soskic

    Copenhagen / Denmark
    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Sonja joined Blueprint in 2019 following a successful career in the public sector in Copenhagen between 2007-2018, where she was responsible for bookkeeping and controlling. At Blueprint, Sonja leads accounting, annual reports, partnership agreements and seed capital investments.

    EMAIL SONJA

ASSOCIATES

Our team of associates provide day-to-day support in terms of project management, public relations, marketing, social media, graphic design, legal advice, analysis, forecasting and much more.

The Moodie Davitt Report interviews Sonja Soskic, Karl Walter and Thomas Kaneko Henningsen who highlight Blueprint’s collaborative approach to helping airports, operators and brands navigate market shifts, as well as the importance of understanding new travelling shopper profiles such as Gen Z.

Gen Z - the world’s first digital natives – will become the biggest consumer profile in Travel Retail by 2028, representing 1.2 billion shoppers.

Blueprint company partners have combined 45+ years of Travel Retail experience.

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