Hengelo, The Netherlands
Freerk Faber is director of WTC Twente since 1 April 2009. Faber was Head of the Division “Ruimte, Economie en Wonen” of the Municipality of Hengelo before. He has many years of experience in supporting longtime economic change and restructuring projects at the municipalities of Hengelo, Middelburg and Coevorden. Freerk was closely involved in the designing and start-up phase of the WTC Twente. Under his leadership, the WTC Twente has become an important partner and intermediary for businesses from the Twente region to facilitate international activities.
Website: www.wtctwente.eu.
Moscow, Russian Federation
Irina Petrova has a PhD in Ethics and is Associate Professor at the department of Management and director of Academic Programmes at the Lomonosov Moscow State University Business School.
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
- Project management in the socio-economic sphere
- Cross-cultural communication in professional activities
- MICE-events
Website: en.mgubs.ru
Enschede, The Netherlands
Jacques Bazen is senior policy advisor for international affairs at the School of Business, Building and Technology of Saxion University of Applied Sciences. He is also lecturer in International economics and active in several projects related to stimulating Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development.
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
- Regional economics
- Urban geography & planning
- Entrepreneurship education development
Website: www.saxion.edu
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Larisa Gromova is President of the Russian Federation of University Woman, Full Professor and Doctor in Philosophy as well as Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics and Management of Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia in St. Petersburg.
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
- Professional ethics and codes of firms
- Public relations
- Project management and innovation management
Website: www.fuwr.ru
