Speakers

OECD Global Forum on Local Development 2026

Speakers

The speaker line up will continue to be updated

Cindy Blanco Ochoa

Government of Jalisco, Mexico

Secretary of Economic Development

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-blanco-ochoa-74522452/

Michael Dejozé

EGTC Euregio Meuse-Rhine

Director

Elianne Demollin-Schneiders

Province of Limburg

Regional Minister

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

Katty Firquet

Province of Liege

Regional Minister

Jos Lantmeeters

Euregio Meuse Rhine

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

Fabrizia Lapecorella

OECD

Deputy Secretary General

Amparo Merino Segovia

Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, Government of Spain

Secretary of State

Ilze Oša

Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development of Latvia

Deputy State Secretary for Regional Development

Nadim Ahmad

OECD

Deputy Director at the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE)

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

Inga Balnanosienė

Lithuanian PES

Director

Xavier Bernard-Sans

EGTC Euroregion Pyrenees Mediterranean

Secretary General

Peter A. Besselmann

European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

Team Leader

Nicole Bodden

Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center Maastricht NV

Chief HR Officer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-bodden-8546b662/

Alan Boulet

Région Hauts-de-France

Project officer

Theo Bovens

Senate of the States General of the Netherlands

Member of the Senate of the States General of the Netherlands and President of the Commission Crossborder Cooperation of the Benelux Parliament

John Buck

CEDEC

President and CEO

Anne Caelen

VDAB

Manager of T2-campus

www.linkedin.com/in/annecaelen

Antonio Castro

Andalucia TRADE

CEO

https://es.linkedin.com/in/antonio-castro-9919752a

Jo Chaffer

LLO-Katalysator

Senior Adviser

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-chaffer-phd-4124144/

Amal Chevreau

Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD

Head of Unit, Social Economy and Innovation

Katerina Ciampi Stancova

Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD

Policy Analyst

Christophe Collette

ULiege

Professor

Ramona Corvers

Welcome to Maastricht Region

Programme leader international labour market

Cristina Damian

United Way Worldwide

Director of Resource Development and Communication

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-damian-a967806/

Julien De Beys

European Commission

Policy officer

Sónia de Melo Xavier

European Commission

Policy Officer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-de-melo-xavier-360b79240/

Greg De Temmerman

Techleap

Director Deeptech and Ecosystem

https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-de-temmerman/

Josefina Dreves

CENIA

Executive Secretary of Hazlo con IA

Theo Föllings

OOST NL and EURADA

Director programs

linkedin.com/in/theo-föllings

Marina Fuentes Arredonda

UNITED WAY SPAIN

CEO

Vidya Sagar Gannamani

Adecco Group

Country Head Netherlands & Head CEO taskforce

David Halabisky

Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, OECD

Project co-ordinator

Ollie Hamlet

Department for Business and Trade, United Kingdom

Economist

https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-hamlet-792754106/

Achim Hartig

Germany Trade & Invest

Managing Director

https://de.linkedin.com/in/ahartig/en

Erwin Hoogland

Provincie Overijssel

Gedeputeerde Erwin Hoogland

Erwin Hoogland | LinkedIn

Tanya Hristova

European Committee of the Regions

Vice Chair of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC)

Anni Huovinen

CFE, OECD

Policy Analyst

Camiel Jansen

UWV

Head of Policy