We are delighted to share the plenary recordings from the recent Annual Conference in Porto.
Opening Plenary – Navigating Regional Transformation
Speakers: Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms (2019-2024), EU & FEP, University of Porto, Portugal
Michaela Trippl, University of Vienna, Austria
Pedro Conceição, United Nations Development Programme, Portugal & USA
Early Career Speaker: Zhiwu Wei, University of Cambridge, UK
Chair: Mário Vale, University of Lisbon, IGOT, CEG, Portugal
Introduced by Sarah Ayres, Chair, Regional Studies Association
Plenary 2: The Future of Regional Policy
Speakers: Duarte Rodrigues, Portuguese Agency for Development and Cohesion, Portugal
Raphael L’Hoest, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Germany
Renata Calak, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, Poland
Chair: John Bachtler, European Policies Research Centre, United Kingdom
Spotlight Session: Regional Studies – Present Priorities, Future Directions and Policy Relevance
Speakers: Ron Boschma, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Dieter Kogler, Univerisity College Dublin, Ireland
Grete Gansauer, University of Wyoming, USA
André Torre, University Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParistech, France
Maria Savona, Department of Economics and Finance, Luiss Guido Carli and SPRU, University of Sussex, UK
Elvira Uyarra, University of Manchester, UK
Chair: Heike Mayer, University of Bern, Switzerland
Closing Plenary – Knowledge for Regional Transformation
Speakers: Louise Kempton, CURDS, Newcastle University, UK
Maribel Guerrero, Arizona State University, USA
Chair: Joana Resende, University of Porto, Portugal
We acknowledge and thank Flymedia Audiovisuais for their excellent recordings of the sessions.