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Lobbying and Networking in the Field of Regional Policy

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Head of Office, Open Europe, Brussels
Member of Cabinet and Adviser of Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Brussels
Member, Advisory Committee, Financial Market Symposium, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
Member, National Council of the Slovak Republic; Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, Bratislava
Head, Information Office of the European Parliament in Austria, Vienna Chair

Pieter CLEPPE

Head of Office, Open Europe, Brussels

 Academic Degree in law and economics
2005-2006 Speechwriter, Belgian Secretary for Administrative Reform Vincent Van Quickenborne, Brussels
2006-2007 Co-founder and fellow, Itinera Institute, Brussels
2007-2008 Lawyer, CMS, Antwerp

Mag. Dr. Madeleine MAHOVSKY

Member of Cabinet and Adviser of Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Brussels

1988 Masters (Magistra) and 1992 PhD (Doktor), University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria
1993, 1998, 2000 London School of Economics, Summer University
1983-1990 Freelance Journalist
1988-1989 Independent Researcher on Environmental Economics
1989-1990 Lecturer in Economics, University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna
1992-1995 Monetary Economist, Foreign Research Division, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
1996-1997 Policy Analyst for Pension Systems, DG Employment, European Commission
1997-1999 Policy Analyst, Unit Structural Actions, DG Budget, European Commission
1999-2004 Economic Analyst for Austria, DG Economics and Financial Affairs, European Commission
2004-2006 Senior Economist, Unit Conception and Analysis, DG Regional Policy, European Commission
2006-2007 Acting Head and Deputy Head, Unit Evaluation and Additionality, DG Regional Policy, European Commission
2007-2009 Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Danuta Hübner - Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission
2009-2010 Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Pawel Samecki - Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission
 Since 2010 Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Johannes Hahn - Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission

Dr. Rainer MÜNZ

Member, Advisory Committee, Financial Market Symposium, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna

1978 Ph.D., University of Vienna
1979-1989 Research Fellow, Austrian Academy of Sciences
1980-1998 Lecturer, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt and University of Vienna
1986-1987 Visiting Professor, University of Bamberg
1986, 1989 and 1997-1998 Visiting Professor, University of California at Berkeley
1988-1989 Visiting Professor, University of Frankfurt am Main
1989-1997 Lecturer, Technical University, Vienna
1990-1992 Director, Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Science
1992 Visiting Professor, University of Zurich
1992-2003 Head, Department of Demography, Humboldt University, Berlin
1995, 1997 Visiting Professor, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt
2000-2001 Visiting Professor, University of Vienna
2001-2002 Senior Research Fellow, Department of Mathematics of Finance, Technical University, Vienna
since 2003 Senior Fellow, HWWI - Hamburg Institute of International Economics
since 2005 Senior Researcher, Erste Group Bank AG
2008-2010 Member, Reflection Group Horizon 2020-2030, European Union
since 2009 Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Center, Washington, D.C.
since 2010 Visiting Professor, University of St. Gallen
Member of the Advisory Committee, Alpbach Financial Market Symposium, Vienna

Magdalena VASARYOVA

Member, National Council of the Slovak Republic; Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, Bratislava

1966-1971 Comenius University, Faculty of Philosophy, Bratislava
1970-1989 Actress, Divadlo na Korze, Nová Scéna, Slovenské národné divadlo
1990-1993 Ambassador, Austria
1993-2000 Founder and Director of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA) in Bratislava and Founder of two reviews on
  foreign policy issues
1995-2002 Founder and Director of marketing program of Czech Paralympics Team
1998-2000 Founder of "Citizen Eye" - NGO for election observation
since 2001 Active collaborator of the International Visegrad Found
2000-2005 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the Republic of Poland
2005-2006 State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic
since 2006 Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
since 2007 Founder and Head of the Board of NGO "Via Cultura"

Mag. Georg PFEIFER

Head, Information Office of the European Parliament in Austria, Vienna

1996-1999 Secretariat of the Regional Policy Committee, European Parliament
1999 Regional Policy Coordination Unit, Federal Chancellery of Austria
2000-2003 Secretariat of the Regional Policy and Transport Committee, European Parliament
2003-2006 Secretariat of the Environment Committee, European Parliament
2006-2010 Press Officer, Information Office Vienna, European Parliament
2010 Head, Information Office Vienna, European Parliament