The ERDM Program has established an International Advisory Board, which includes world class academics in regional economics, European policy, Structural Funds, economic development, regulation, sustainability, industrial policy, regional policy, policy evaluation, administrative capacity in implementation, and smart specialization strategies. The Advisory Board will provide feedback and guidelines for the operation and future directions of the Program. Its members will also be invited to provide an online lecture in the Policy Seminar of the Program.
Professor of European Policy Studies at the University of Strathclyde and has been the Director of European Policy Research Center (EPRC) for over two decades.
Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography, University of Sussex (United Kingdom) and a Visiting Professor, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR).
Director Emeritus of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (REAL) and Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Holds the Princesa de Asturias Chair and is a Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics (LSE). He currently directs the Cañada Blanch Centre.
Professor of Urban and Regional Economics, University of Manchester (UK) and the Chair in Urban and Regional Economics at the Alliance Manchester Business School.
Professor of Regional and Urban Economics at the Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI). She has served as President of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) 2009-2013.
Professor of Political Economy at the European Institute, London School of Economics and holder of the Eleftherios Venizelos Chair in Contemporary Greek Studies at LSE.