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Master of Ceremony

Andrew FORDE

Department of Rural and...

Head of Rural Strategy &...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anforde/

Opening Remarks

Heather HUMPHREYS

Ireland

Minister for Rural and...

https://www.facebook.com/heather.humphreysfg

https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/heatherhumphreystd/

Lamia KAMAL-CHAOUI

OECD

Director of the Centre for...

https://www.oecd.org/cfe/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamia-kamal-chaoui/

Joe O'BRIEN TD

Minister of State for...

Moderator

Betty-Ann BRYCE

OECD

Senior Policy Analyst,...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettyannbryce/

Tatjana BUZETI

Ministry of Agriculture,...

State Secretary

https://www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/ministries/ministry-of-agriculture-forestry-and-food/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-buzeti-2479a671/

Thomas DAX

Federal Institute of...

Deputy director

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-dax-a38334146/

Enrique GARCILAZO

OECD

Head of Regional and Rural...

@Garcilazo_Enri

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-enrique-garcilazo-9b087a2b/

Tim GOODSHIP

Department for the...

Head of Rural Policy

https://twitter.com/DefraGovUK

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-goodship-1759a061/

Heather HUMPHREYS

Ireland

Minister for Rural and...

https://www.facebook.com/heather.humphreysfg

https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/heatherhumphreystd/

Helen JOHNSTON

National Economic and Social...

Policy Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-johnston-68175213/

Gerard KEOWN

Irish Delegation to the OECD...

Ambassador

https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/international-organisations/permanent-representation-to-the-oecd/

https://twitter.com/gerkeown

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerard-keown-6664aab/

Sabrina LUCATELLI

Presidency of the Council of...

Senior Policy Expert

Rónán MAC CON IOMAIRE

Údarás na Gaeltachta, Ireland

Director of Regional,...

Michelle MARSHALIAN

OECD

Economist, Regional and...

https://twitter.com/mmarshalian

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-marshalian-0527ba26/

Charlie McCONALOGUE

Department of Agriculture,...

Minister for Agriculture,...

https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-agriculture-food-and-the-marine/

https://twitter.com/McConalogue

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-mcconalogue-bb642b73/

Marc H. PLANCHEREL

State Secretariat for...

Policy Advisor

Ian POWER

SpunOut, Ireland

CEO

https://spunout.ie/

Karen REFSGAARD

Nordregio

Research and Deputy Director

https://nordregio.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-refsgaard-73ab299/

Alexia ROUBY

DG-AGRI, European Commission

Policy Coordinator

Andrés SANABRIA

OECD

Policy Analyst/Economist,...

https://twitter.com/Andresanabriam

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andres-s-13479b63/

Ahmet ŞİMŞEK

Ministry of Industry and...

Deputy General Director

Peter WOSTNER

Institute of Macroeconomic...

Researcher

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-wostner-8714742/

Scene Setting

Betty-Ann BRYCE

OECD

Senior Policy Analyst, ...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettyannbryce/

Hubertus GAY

OECD

Senior Agricultural Policy...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hubertus-gay/

Theadora Swift KOLLER

WHO

Senior Technical Advisor,...

https://www.who.int/

Cecilia Matilde LÓPEZ MONTAÑO

Colombia

Minister of Agriculture and...

https://www.minagricultura.gov.co/paginas/default.aspx

https://twitter.com/cecilialopezm

Speaker

Dorothée ALLAIN-DUPRE

OECD

Head of Regional Development...

https://www.oecd.org/regional/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/doroth%C3%A9e-allain-dupr%C3%A9-landel-2a3400a8/

Margaret BATESON

DG-AGRI, European Commission

Head of Unit

Roberto BERUTTI

European Commission

Member of the Cabinet of...

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/agriculture-and-rural-development_en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-berutti-941bb911/

Maria Beatriz BLEY-COSTA

Green Rio, Brazil

CEO

https://twitter.com/planetaorganico

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-beatriz-bley-martins-costa-73375624/

Ágúst BOGASON

Nordregio (Nordic Council of...

Research Fellow

Seamus BOLAND

EESC European Economic and...

President of Civil Society...

Jackie BRIERTON

GrowBiz, Scotland, United...

CEO

Tatjana BUZETI

Ministry of Agriculture,...

State Secretary

https://www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/ministries/ministry-of-agriculture-forestry-and-food/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-buzeti-2479a671/

Aidan CAMPBELL

Rural Community Network ,...

Policy & Public Affairs...

Seán CAMPBELL

Foróige, Ireland

CEO

https://www.foroige.ie/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/se%C3%A1n-campbell-1511745/

Amal CHEVREAU

OECD

Policy Analyst, Social...

https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=amal%20chevreau-bahij&origin=RICH_QUERY_SUGGESTION&position=0&searchId=9720945a-54dc-4d60-a7bd-ac2228b46a2e&sid=~TT

Kate CLIFFORD

Rural Community Network,...

Director

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-clifford-7472a72a/

Breda CREHAN-ROCHE

Community Healthcare West,...

Health Service Executive

https://www.linkedin.com/in/breda-crehan-roche-16b79843/

Mihail DUMITRU

DG-AGRI, European Commission

Deputy Director General

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihail-dumitru-4081a781/

Marion ECKARDT

European LEADER Association...

President

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-eckardt-10270312/

Niamh FARRELL

Macra na Feirme, Ireland

Rural Youth Sub-committee

Declan FENNELL

Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board

Senior Manager, EU co-funded...

https://www.bordbia.ie/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/declan-fennell-2686838/?originalSubdomain=ie

Ragnhildur FRIÐRIKSDÓTTIR

Icelandic Regional...

Head of Sustainability

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ragnhei%C3%B0ur-hulda-fri%C3%B0riksd%C3%B3ttir-76b233b5/

Barry FRIESEN

Cleanfarms Inc., Canada

Executive Director

https://twitter.com/Cleanfarms

https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-friesen-babb0217/

Bojan FÜRST

Memorial University of...

Manager of Knowledge...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bojan-fuerst-69102b12/

Liam GLYNN

University of Limerick,...

Professor of General Practice

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-glynn-153486178/

Ana GÓMEZ GARCÉS

ONGD Cives Mundi- El Hueco,...

Project Coordinator

Mairi GOUGEON

Scottish Government

Cabinet Secretary for Rural...

https://www.gov.scot/

https://twitter.com/MairiGougeon

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mairi-gougeon-b1a8aa8a/

Philipp GRUNDMANN

Leibniz Institute for...

Senior Scientist Consultant

Carolina GUTIERREZ

Ministry of Agriculture, Spain

Deputy Director for Rural...

Terry HYLAND

Cavan County Local...

CEO

https://www.ccld.ie/

Andrew JOHNSON

Clean Energy Districts of...

Executive Director

Tom JONES

European Rural Community...

President

Luka JUVANČIČ

University of Ljubljana,...

Professor

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luka-juvancic-29675315/

Ivana KASPAROVA

Ministry of Regional...

Senior Officer

Sandrine KERGROACH

OECD

Head of SME and...

https://www.oecd.org/cfe/smes/smeperformance.htm

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrine-kergroach-4283a210/

Giancarlo KESSLER

Permanent Delegation of...

Ambassador

Renáta KUČEROVÁ

Ministry of Labour and...

Head of CLLD and ITI...

Funda KÜLERÜ

Ministry of Industry and...

Department Head

https://www.linkedin.com/in/funda-k-8423a055/

Barbara KURIGER

New Zealand

Member of Parliament and...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarakuriger/

Taavi KURVITS

MInistry of Rural Affairs,...

Advisor

Daechol KWON

Ministry of Land,...

Deputy Minister

Cathy LAVERY

Southern Health and Social...

Head of Equality, Diversity...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-lavery-7189b418a/

Denis LEAMY

Cork Education and Training...

Chief Executive

Gunnar LINDBERG

Agency for Economic and...

Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunnar-lindberg-aa70a285/

Iwona LISZTWAN

European Commission

Coordinator of LEADER rural...

Cecilia Matilde LÓPEZ MONTAÑO

Colombia

Minister of Agriculture and...

https://www.minagricultura.gov.co/paginas/default.aspx

https://twitter.com/cecilialopezm

Sabrina LUCATELLI

Presidency of the Council of...

Senior Policy Expert

Ellen LUNDKVIST

The Swedish Rural...

Chairwoman/Manager

Alana MacINNES

CoDeL, Scotland, United...

Community Engagement Officer

Calum Iain MACLVER

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar,...

Depute Chief Executive

Caitlin Faye MANITI

The Irish Second Level...

President

https://www.issu.ie/

Michelle MARSHALIAN

OECD

Economist, Regional and...

https://twitter.com/mmarshalian

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-marshalian-0527ba26/

Micheál MARTIN

Government of Ireland

Taoiseach

https://www.gov.ie/en/biography/36751-micheal-martin/

@MichealMartinTD

Aysha MAWANI

Department of Innovation,...

Director General

Andrea McCOLL

Highlands and Islands...

Senior Development Manager...

https://twitter.com/andreamccollHIE

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamccoll1/

Andrea MEMBRETTI

University of Pavia, Italy

Dr.

https://twitter.com/AndreaMembretti

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamembretti/

Tom MORRIS

Federal Office of Rural...

Associate Administrator

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-morris-4b2b9b/