The role of the Working Group leaders
Reflecting our bottom-up nature, each Working Group is led by a group of around four members. This group meets regularly to coordinate the activities in the Working Group, to strategically plan upcoming meetings and events, and to share relevant news with each other. Accordingly, the leaders are expected to stay in contact with each other on matters related to their topic. The leaders are also expected to collaborate closely with the wider membership of the Working Group and to ensure that their priorities are taken into account.
Each Working Group is facilitated by one or two staff members at the Secretariat. To find out more about the responsibilities of a Working Group leader please read our guide.

Our Working Group Leaders

Leader
Aki Ishiwa
Emilia Romagna Region - ART-ER Attractiveness Research Territory
Angèle Liaigre
Angèle Liaigre
Pays de la Loire
Anna Grimault
Pays de la Loire
Leader
Anna Spechtenhauser
Stuttgart Region
Leader
Annelie Zapfe
Thuringia
Leader
Anthony van de Ven
Brainport Eindhoven EU Office Brussels
Leader
Berwyn Davies
Welsh Higher Education Brussels – Welsh Government
Cathrine Holm Frandsen
South Denmark
Cosmin Cristal
North-East Regional Development Agency Romania
David Fenner
Saxony-Anhalt
Edwin Teurlincx
City of ’s-Hertogenbosch
Leader
Eelko Steenhuis
UASNL - Universities of Applied Science Netherlands
Leader (on maternity leave - replaced by Hannu Koponen)
Emilia Pernaa
West Finland European Office
Leader
Emmeline Allioux
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Leader
Francisco Vigalondo
Aragón Exterior
Leader
Françoise Guaspare
Ile-de-France Europe
Leader
Gabriele Pedrini
The Autonomous Province of Trento
Leader
Giulia Chiarel
Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen – South Tyrol
Leader
Henriette Hansen
South Denmark
Leader
Irene Palomino Antolín
Extremadura Goverment
Jenna Huhtanen
East & North Finland EU Office
Leader
Konsta Ylimaunu
Helsinki EU Office
Leader
Krista Taipale
Helsinki EU Office
Linda Reinholdsson
Småland Blekinge Halland South Sweden
Leader
Loles Vidal
Generalitat Valenciana
Leader
Lucie Durocher
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Leader
Maarten Libeer
VLEVA - Vlaams-Europees verbindingsagentschap
Leader
Marcus Göpfert
Stuttgart Region
Co-leading the Health WG as maternity cover for Christina Teik.
Maria Tørnsø Østergaard
Greater Copenhagen EU Office
Leader
Marie Vaugeois
Occitanie Europe
Leader
Marta Marin
Delegation of the Basque Country to the EU
Leader
Martina Hilger
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Leader
Martine Elise Farstad
South Norway European Office in Brussels
Philip Piatkiewicz
Scotland Europa
Leader
Pieter Faber
Cities Northern Netherlands
Leader
Pieter Jasperse
REWIN West Brabant
Leader
Romain Wascat
Hauts de France Innovation Développement
Leader
Runa Monstad
Stavanger Region European Office
Leader
Saara Nuotio-Coulon
Turku-Southwest Finland EU Office
Leader
Siri Raahede Bentzen
South Denmark
Leader
Solveig Skåravik
Oslo Region
Leader
Sylwia Skwara
Pomorskie Regional EU Office
Leader
Valentine Willmann
Scotland Europa
Leader