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‘Correcting imbalances among and within European regions’ Regional Growth Conference 2022, 9th June 2022, Patras, Greece. ‘Working with policymakers to generate impact’ Regional Studies Association professional development webinar series, 16th February 2022, Online. ‘Learning the Hard Way on Generating Impact’ Guest lecture to the University of Padua graduate-level course on political economy, 21st December 2021, Online. ‘Learning the Hard Way on Generating Impact’ Keynote presentation at Regional Studies Association winter college, 30th November 2021, Online. ‘Global Value Chains and Regional Recovery after Covid-19’ Plenary panel, Regional Studies Association webinar, 30th September 2020, Online. Video recording here. ‘Key features of the Eastern Croatia initiative’ European Commission DG REGIO staff learning days, 17th February 2020, Brussels, Belgium. ‘Key features of the Eastern Croatia (Slavonia) engagement’ European Commission DG REGIO high-level meeting, 27th September 2019, Brussels, Belgium. ‘Cities as engines of growth’ Speaker and Panel Chair, European Commission Urban Development Network, 13th September 2019, Osijek, Croatia. ‘Policy insights on Global Value Chains’ Conference on Implementing Cohesion Policy for Visegrad 4+4 countries in global value chains, 5th June 2019, Bratislava, Slovak Republic. ‘World Bank diagnostic results and next steps’ Government of Croatia ‘Slavonia Council’ of Ministers and County Prefects, 16th April 2019, Nova Gradiška, Croatia [and broadcast on national TV]. ‘Results of Local Economic Development Plan evaluations, and recommendations’ Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) conference, 22nd November 2018, Kyiv, Ukraine. ‘Learning from success: what fast growing cities in Europe and globally do’ 10th International Local Economic Development Forum, September 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia. ‘Local Economic Development in the Eastern Partnership: the role of cities’ European Union Covenant of Mayors, 26th October 2016, Yerevan, Armenia. ‘Competitive Cities’ Moscow Urban Forum, July 2016, Moscow, Russia. ‘The city as a market system’ BEAM conference, 19th May 2016, Lusaka, Zambia. ‘Promoting local economic development in transport corridors’ Cooperation Workshop on Transport Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation in Iraq, 8th February 2016, Amman, Jordan. ‘Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth’ Africities conference, 1st December 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa. ‘Turning cities into growth and job clusters’ Investir au Congo-Brazzaville conference, 20th November 2015, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. ‘Economic growth and successful city economies’ Executive Leadership Programme on City Economic Development, 9th November 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa. |