Austin Kilroy

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		<title>Learning</title>
				
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Learning

Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) (2006-2011), with Fulbright Scholarship

Dissertation on intergroup relations in cities, using social psychology and game theory. &#38;nbsp;The dissertation finds that&#38;nbsp;business transactions in multi-ethnic cities can build trust and friendship but don’t reduce prejudice, based on primary research in&#38;nbsp;Trinidad.

Thesis available here.
Presentation available here:


Methodological training was in qualitative and quantitative methodologies, program evaluation, regional economic analysis, and urban planning.


MA (Hons) and BA (Hons)King’s College, University of Cambridge (1999-2002)

Courses in: Development Economics; International Relations; Political history of Russia; Econometrics; and Political Philosophy.

 Professional development

Accredited Member, Association of Facilitators (2022)Completed the five-day ‘Foundations in Facilitation Skills’ course, including the ‘Facilitator’s Toolkit’ and ‘Group Dynamics’ trainings.
Certificate in Facilitation, Soliya (2021)&#38;nbsp; Approximately 30 hours of live and asynchronous training in best practices of online and in-person facilitation and communication.
Neural Networks and Deep Learning, deeplearning.ai (2021)Foundational concepts, including vectorization, forward and backward propagation. &#38;nbsp;Programming of deep learning algorithms in Python. 
Short courses in Group Facilitation methods and emotional intelligence, (2020-2022)
From ICA:UK, the Gestalt Centre, and iDiscover 360.

 
Some recent things that colleagues said:“[Austin] makes us reassess our underlying assumptions, points to a critical aspect of an issue at hand the rest of us missed or proposes a bolder and more innovative approach. His presentations are well known to be the thought-provoking and galvanizing ones.”
“Austin is a real innovator, thriving on generating new ideas on how things could be done differently and better than the usual modus operandi… This innovative approach is also a great source of inspiration to me as his team member. &#38;nbsp;[Austin] has an incredible skill of reflection and self-reflection, and is constantly working on improving the way we do things as a team and individually.”
 “Austin is a terrific colleague, [team leader], and technical expert. I really marvel at his smarts, energy, communication skills, perseverance and creative problem solving. It is an honor to work with him. &#38;nbsp;… He has a gift to really lead people to do more than they think they can and I have seen him take time to develop and encourage younger staff encouraging them to do their very best.”</description>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:20:43 +0000</pubDate>

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What’s next?

The human race has achieved incredible technical progress…yet we're often inept at working with each other towards shared goals. &#38;nbsp;What's going wrong? &#38;nbsp;Dysfunctional meetings; poor working relationships; you've seen it, felt it.&#38;nbsp; 


“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. 
Even those of the intelligent who believe that they have a nostrum are too individualistic to combine with other intelligent men from whom they differ on minor points.”


-- Bertrand Russell, 10th May 1933.&#60;img width="750" height="535" width_o="750" height_o="535" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6b7d3398a65e68f280f2963ef475aad8532d3ea1449d9673d1c2321fb20fa01d/image.jpeg" data-mid="1241814" border="0" /&#62;In 2022, I took a difficult decision to resign from the World Bank, in order to focus fully on this pain point. &#38;nbsp;I'm focusing on two main outlets for this work:

	1. Start-up.With some collaborators, I'm building an automated coach for emotionally-intelligent meetings. &#38;nbsp;
It will help professionals connect with each other, by revealing the hidden dimensions to conversations. &#38;nbsp;When communications are going wrong, it helps read between the lines, find blindspots, and turn things around.
The software will be based on sentiment analysis algorithms, combined with psychological frameworks and facilitation tools. &#38;nbsp;It will plug into existing video conference platforms, and will provide gentle feedback and nudges to participants if/when it is invited.
Get early access here: whispers.tech

	2. Book.
I'm writing an immersive journey through the reality of economic development work. &#38;nbsp;It’s an 'inside story' of life at the World Bank.
It will be fresh, entertaining, with a candid message: Well-meaning human beings frequently sabotage their own success through inept social dynamics. &#38;nbsp;Initiatives are half-hearted; key individuals are not onboard; impact is short-lived or worse.
 The book will include three case studies of my work in Swaziland, South Africa and Croatia, focusing on issues that we can touch and see: cities, industries, and regions. &#38;nbsp;A happy ship of technical excellence was crashed by the waves of interpersonal relationships, rocky institutional relationships, and the winds of political discontinuity. &#38;nbsp;

How can we break out of this cycle? &#38;nbsp;I propose that development professionals can make a breakthrough by becoming Facilitators, to...help their counterparts discover a path forward...build relationships...deepen knowledge...generate a collective intelligence.If you read it I hope you'll laugh, think, then do some things differently.

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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:20:05 +0000</pubDate>

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Talking

‘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,&#38;nbsp;
26th October 2016, 
Yerevan, Armenia.


‘Competitive Cities’
Moscow Urban Forum,&#38;nbsp;
July 2016, 
Moscow, Russia.

‘The city as a market system’
BEAM conference,&#38;nbsp;
19th May 2016,&#38;nbsp;
Lusaka, Zambia.

‘Promoting local economic development in transport corridors’
Cooperation Workshop on Transport Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation in Iraq,&#38;nbsp;
8th February 2016, 
Amman, Jordan.

‘Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth’
Africities conference,&#38;nbsp;
1st December 2015, 
Johannesburg, South Africa.

‘Turning cities into growth and job clusters’
Investir au Congo-Brazzaville conference,&#38;nbsp;
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.

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		<title>Contact</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:56:24 +0000</pubDate>

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Contact

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		<title>Doing</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:52:59 +0000</pubDate>

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Doing

In the last few years I have...

2026:Re-oriented to family.&#38;nbsp;Become a dad to Keo, born April 2025. &#38;nbsp;&#60;img width="240" height="320" width_o="240" height_o="320" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4554ee51af1fe9823711ebed5d163a76ba092cfeb473a069ed1e673bf783c1a6/IMG_5340-1.jpeg" data-mid="1430936" border="0" /&#62;
Project-managed the design and build of a two-bedroom house for my ageing parents.
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Evolving Whispers.tech. &#38;nbsp;Building on the beta version, I'm working to professionalise this AI-powered meetings app through partnerships and collaborations.
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DIY'ed.&#38;nbsp;
Restored Victorian-era wooden shutters, boxes &#38;amp; architraves.&#38;nbsp; &#60;img width="320" height="240" width_o="320" height_o="240" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cc32f0b7213670ec375be0c0841ad379e9b8b915ea4f343e54ed7e538e0adf1b/IMG_7771.jpeg" data-mid="1430938" border="0" /&#62;
Built concrete base &#38;amp; timber-frame lean-to.&#38;nbsp; Learned how to use a router, mitre saw, &#38;amp; basic construction techniques.&#38;nbsp; Purchased a ruined stone house in northern Italy for renovations.
&#60;img width="320" height="282" width_o="320" height_o="282" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8e7c513245754fe4479c189fd03798aa9944600beb35f47beca945934febe6ad/Screenshot-2026-02-02-at-12.17.30.jpeg" data-mid="1430940" border="0" /&#62;&#38;nbsp;Built and piloted Whispers.tech. &#38;nbsp;Whispers is an app that transcribes, summarises and analyses audio discussions during meetings.&#38;nbsp; Through use of speech recognition and large-language models, it provides real-time insights on strategic blindspots and on collaboration dynamics.
2022:
Growth and Jobs in Lagging Regions (Croatia).&#38;nbsp; 
Led a multi-sector team of more than 100 staff and consultants to design a program for the deployment of approximately €1 billion of European structural funds. &#38;nbsp;Presented recommendations live on national TV at a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, and engaged closely with several Croatian government Ministries to design high-impact public investment projects.

Summary video here:

Subnational investment promotion (Poland). &#38;nbsp;
Advisory services to a high-performing investment promotion agency in a region of Poland. &#38;nbsp;We pioneered a new technique to evaluate the first ten years of the agency’s performance, and worked iteratively with the client on its new strategy for 2021-2027.
2020:
Analysed economic growth in small regions (European Union). &#38;nbsp; 
Co-authored a research paper on the growth pathways of 1321 regions in 28 countries, between 2003 and 2017. &#38;nbsp;The paper is unusual in making a rigorous analyses at the NUTS-3 level (county or similar). &#38;nbsp;The paper found lagging regions are widespread, hidden by official statistics, and have diverse growth pathways depending on the type of region. &#38;nbsp;Low-income regions are unlikely to grow by mimicking the profiles of high-income regions.Performance-based grants for subnational development (Global). &#38;nbsp;

Advised a team to design a performance-based grant to support competitiveness investments by subnational governments. &#38;nbsp;The outputs will provide World Bank teams with a framework for financing subnational grants.Green Inclusive Jobs fund (Global).&#38;nbsp; 
Designed a modular template for local jobs funds with the objectives of climate co-benefits and inclusive jobs.
2018:
Mayors for Economic Growth (Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Azerbaijan).&#38;nbsp; 
Contracted by the European Commission to lead a team advising 124 local authorities on their local economic development plans, and to design a technical training program to address systemic gaps in tourism and agribusiness development, and for public investment management.Regional competitiveness advisory (Romania, Russia). &#38;nbsp;
Advised a team working with the city of Brașov to reinvigorate public-private dialog with local entrepreneurs and civil society.&#38;nbsp; Mentored a team in Russia to support Tver region on regional competitiveness.
2016:
Cluster Competitiveness (Croatia).&#38;nbsp; 
Mentored the Croatian Chamber of Economy to devise industry transformation plans for pharmaceuticals, energy technologies, cybersecurity, and landmine clearance industries.&#38;nbsp; The plans have influenced the design of €200 million of financial grants to Croatian industries.Pivoting of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) (Poland).&#38;nbsp; 
Led a team to diagnose managerial weaknesses in SMEs and design a financing program for specialised consultancy support to SMEs in two regions of Poland.
2014:
Competitive Cities: What, Who, and How? (Global).&#38;nbsp; 
Co-led a team of researchers to build the World Bank's knowledge on city economic development.&#38;nbsp; Delivered a suite of analysis, including rigorous case studies of one successful city in each continent.&#38;nbsp; Our framework has been operationalized by teams in around 15-20 countries, and delivered as 'executive training' for city officials in 5 countries.&#38;nbsp; Materials available at: http://www.worldbank.org/competitivecities/ 
Cities Support Program (South Africa).&#38;nbsp; 
Co-led a multi-year program of technical advice to the eight largest cities in South Africa.&#38;nbsp; Led the component on economic development, and convened teams for business regulations reform, investment promotion, and city economic strategies.Competitiveness and growth (Swaziland).&#38;nbsp; 
Led preparation of a US$ 25 million loan to the Government of Swaziland, focusing on agribusiness, tourism, and investment policy and promotion.&#38;nbsp; Despite stakeholder support, the loan was unfortunately vetoed by the King.&#38;nbsp; Also led implementation of a trade facilitation project to streamline the processes for cross-border trade.


2012:

Customs modernization (Lesotho).&#38;nbsp; 
Led a project to support Lesotho’s customs authority to modernize border procedures to facilitate trade.

Growth poles (Mozambique). 
Designed a US$64 million infrastructure component to boost agribusiness supply chain and a Special Economic Zone around cities in the north of Mozambique.

Private sector development (Tanzania).&#38;nbsp; 
Researched and proposed a strategy for competitive industries in Tanzania.
2011:Became a full-time World Bank staff member through its leadership programme, as one of 35 successful recruits out of 11,000 applicants.
2010:Urbanization Reviews and strategies (Global).&#38;nbsp; Econometric and technical analysis for several of the World Bank’s ‘Urbanization Reviews’ and its urban strategy, with special focus on urban land markets and slums.Urbanization Knowledge Platform (Global).&#38;nbsp; 
Coordinated establishment of a high-profile Urbanization Knowledge Platform to share knowledge amongst urban policymakers globally. &#38;nbsp;Led launch events in Seoul, Bogota, Addis Ababa. &#38;nbsp;We had some fun with it:


2008:
United Nations Development Programme (USA).
Researched and wrote a core chapter for UNDP’s major report on Post-Conflict Economic Recovery, and a guidance note for UNDP country offices on post-conflict economic recovery.

2006:
Claydon-Gescher Associates (China).
Conducted research and interviews for Claydon-Gescher Associates on urban China, focusing on consumerization, industrial clustering, city competitiveness, and social exclusion.

Dynamic City Foundation (China).Researched and wrote the book chapter ‘Chinese economics of urbanism: consumurbation, clustering, dependence, dormitories’ in The Chinese Dream: a society under construction.

Groupe Urgence Réhabilitation Développement (France).
Researched and wrote a paper on post-conflict economic recovery, and translated the book Villes en guerre et guerres en ville from French to English.
2004:
Researcher to Baroness Shirley Williams, House of Lords, (UK).Reactive briefings, plus deeper work on asylum and immigration legislation and scrutiny of the Iraq war. &#38;nbsp;We achieved headline coverage on Channel 4 news about oil industry reforms and forecasted ‘The seeds of Iraq’s future terror’ in The Guardian.</description>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:37:48 +0000</pubDate>

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Writing

‘Just talking, or getting impact?’ (2022), 
blogpost on public-private dialog in competitive cities and regions, Medium.com.

'Detecting economic growth pathways in the EU’s lagging regions' (forthcoming, 2022), 
Regional Studies journal.

‘When is a risky bet still a good bet?’ (2021),published in the Centre for Cities blog on local industrial strategies.

‘How do small regions in Europe achieve growth?’ (2021)
Published in the Brookings Institution blog on Future Development. 

‘Economic Growth in European Union NUTS-3 Regions’ (2020),
Policy Research Working Paper 9494, Washington, DC: World Bank Group. 

‘Growth and Jobs in Slavonia, Baranja, and Srijem: Rapid Diagnostics’ (2019).
Commissioned by the Government of Croatia.
‘Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth: What, Who, and How’ (2015).
Flagship publication of World Bank, to reveal main patterns in city economic success. 
‘Jobs to Social Cohesion: via interests, attitudes, and identities’ (2012)
Paper for World Development Report 2013: Jobs.
‘Chinese economics of urbanism’, in DCF, Mars &#38;amp; Hornsby (eds.) (2008),
The Chinese Dream: a society under construction, Rotterdam: 010.
‘Intra-urban spatial inequalities: cities as “urban regions”’ (2007)
and ‘The role of cities in post-war economic recovery’ (2007),
papers for World Development Report 2009: Rethinking Economic Geography.
Chapter in UNDP (2007), Post-Conflict Economic Recovery: Enabling Local Ingenuity.
‘Promoting stability on Europe’s borders: a comparative study of Kosovo, Transdniestria and Abkhazia’,Working Paper 06/38, Conflict Studies Research Centre, U.K.

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		<title>Who am I?</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:35:03 +0000</pubDate>

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Who am I?
What is an Austin?


Background image by rawpixel.com on Freepik.
I'm 46 years old, and it's been quite a trip so far. &#38;nbsp;

&#38;nbsp;SKILLS.&#38;nbsp;I’m known mostly for creative leadership of economic development programmes, in an international context for the World Bank. This work has been based on:&#38;nbsp;multi-disciplinary technical skills;&#38;nbsp;innovative thinking; and a practical mindset.


 PERSPECTIVES. &#38;nbsp;I've lived and worked in Beijing, Bogotá, Boston, southern France, Johannesburg, London, New York City, Washington DC, and Zagreb.


 DEVELOPMENT. &#38;nbsp;Doing economic development means being able to engage with managers of Tanzanian steel mills, owners of Turkish conglomerates, heads of Croatian labour unions, South African Ministers of Finance, and Chinese strategists.&#38;nbsp;

We’ve supported cities, regions, industries, and countries to increase competitiveness and address poverty and exclusion. 


 PLAY. &#38;nbsp;Outside work I can handle a woodworking router, a snowboard, a video camera, and a xylophone.


 COLLABORATION. &#38;nbsp;I'm passionate about understanding how human beings can collaborate better.  So I'm now experimenting with software ('Whispers') that provides real-time coaching to navigate conflict and think strategically.  And writing a book to distill some learnings from my time at the World Bank.


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		<title>Hello</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:34:03 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Austin Kilroy</dc:creator>
		
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Hello
I’m Austin
Who am I?
Doing
Talking
Writing
Learning
What’s next?


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		<excerpt>Hello I’m Austin Who am I? Doing Talking Writing Learning What’s next?</excerpt>

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