Newcastle University

Professor Andres Rodriguez-Pose
Prof. of Economic Geography, London School of Economics

Professor Susan Christopherson
Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University

Dr Jose Enrique Garcilazo
Head of Unit for Regional Growth and Policies, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD

Professor Philip McCann
University of Groningen and Specialist Advisor to the European Commissioner for Regional Policy

Professor Mario Vale
Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Territorio, University of Lisbon

Professor Ron Boschma
Director of Urban and Regional Research Centre Utrecht (UCU), University of Utrecht

Professor Markku Sotarauta
Dean of School of Management and Director of Sente, University of Tampere, Finland

Professor Robert Hassink
Professor of Economic Geography, University of Kiel, Germany

Professor Ivan Turok
Deputy Executive Director, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa