OECD Global Forum on Local Development 2026

Opening and scene setting

May 27, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Plenary room: Room: 2.1/2.2 Volga/ Zambezi

Presented by

Elianne Demollin-Schneiders

Province of Limburg

Regional Minister

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

Fabrizia Lapecorella

Deputy Secretary General

Jochem Wiers

Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the OECD

Jos Lantmeeters

Euregio Meuse Rhine

Governor, Province of Limburg, Belgium and President of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine

Katty Firquet

Province of Liege

Regional Minister

Lamia Kamal-Chaoui

Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD

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

Simone van Trier

Moderator – Presenter

Ulla Thönnissen

Regional Minister

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