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Andrew MUNCASTER

CoDeL / Scottish Rural...

Guest with Organisation

Karama NEAL

Rural Development,...

Administrator

https://www.rd.usda.gov/

https://twitter.com/USDA

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

Dara Ó MAOILDHIA (Molloy)

Comharchumann Fuinnimh...

Chairperson

Tomás Ó SÍOCHÁIN

Western Development...

CEO

www.westerndevelopment.ie

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

Fintan O'BRIEN

Dept of Rural and Community...

Assistant Secretary General

Éamonn O'REILLY

North East West Kerry...

CEO

Mary O'SHAUGHNESSY

University College Cork,...

Head, Department Food...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-o-shaughnessy-phd-30b59946/

Nathan OHLE

International Economic...

President and CEO

https://www.iedconline.org/

https://twitter.com/nathanohle

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-ohle-066b782/

Kibum PARK

Ministry of Land,...

Director, Ph.D.

Jan Cornelius PETERS

Thünen Institute, Germany

Researcher

Katarzyna PTAK BUFKENS

European Commission

Policy Officer

Nuno ROMAO

AD&C - Cohesion and...

Head of Studies and...

Alexia ROUBY

DG-AGRI, European Commission

Policy coordinator -...

https://twitter.com/alex_rouby

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexia-rouby-51403b7/

Andres SANABRIA

OECD

Policy Analyst, Regional and...

https://twitter.com/Andresanabriam

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

Sally SHORTALL

Newcastle University, United...

Professor

https://twitter.com/sally_shortall

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-shortall-53a62535/

Julie SINNAMON

Balance for Better Business,...

Non Executive Director

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-sinnamon-5a43a6103/

Mari Liis SJÖSTRÖM

The Association of Finnisk...

Advisor

Bill SLEE

The James Hutton Institute,...

Emeritus Fellow

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-slee-20b48b14/

Radim SRSEN

Ministry of Regional...

Deputy Minister

Andreas STEPHAN

Linnaeus University, Sweden

Professor

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-stephan-64173a11/

Ruth STEWART

Department of Health and...

National Rural Health...

https://www.health.gov.au/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-stewart-026a671b6/?originalSubdomain=au

Daniela STORTI

CREA, Italy

Senior Researcher

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniela-storti-82367546/

Inese SUIJA-MARKOVA

Cesis Municipality, Latvia

Council Member

https://www.linkedin.com/in/inese-suija-markova-7819301/

Anu SUOTULA

LAG Keskipiste-Leader, Rural...

Youth activator

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anu-suotula-876a96154/

Yoshiki TAKEUCHI

OECD

Deputy Secretary-General

https://www.oecd.org/

Xochitl TORRES SMALL

Department of Agriculture,...

Under Secretary for Rural...

https://www.rd.usda.gov/

https://twitter.com/xochnm

https://www.linkedin.com/in/xochitl-torres-small-944bb6143/

Argyro TSIMPRI

Achaia – Development Agency...

General Director

https://www.linkedin.com/in/iro-tsimpri-3222118/

Maria Emilia UNDURRAGA

San Sebastián University,...

Research Professor

@mery_undurraga

Giulia VALLONE

Cork County Council, Ireland

Senior Architect/Urban...

Doray VENO

Hanna Learning Centre, Canada

Executive Director

https://twitter.com/Dorayveno

https://www.linkedin.com/in/doray-veno-8bb64137/

Hilkka VIHINEN

Natural Resources Institute...

Professor

Heino VON MEYER

International PtX Hub, Germany

Head Sustainability and...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hvm52/

Jenny VYAS

OECD

Economist and Policy Analyst

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-vyas-4867728a/

Kazuhiro WATANABE

Ministry of Agriculture,...

Director

Burak YARDIMCI

Ministry of Industry and...

Regional and Rural Policy...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/burak-yardimci-174707199/

Xing Quan ZHANG

UN-Habitat

Senior Advisor

https://twitter.com/UNHABITAT

https://www.linkedin.com/in/xing-quan-zhang-49364716/

Discussant

Bruce (Alan) CHATER

Rural Wonca (Working party...

Chair

Closing Remarks

Dorothée ALLAIN-DUPRÉ

OECD

Head of Regional Development...

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

Andrew FORDE

Department of Rural and...

Head of Rural Strategy &...

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

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/

Erin Maura KENNEY

WHO

Lead for Gender, Equity and...

Yoshiki TAKEUCHI

OECD

Deputy Secretary-General

Peter WOSTNER

Chair of the Working Party...

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