Organizational committee of the Autumn School

	Freerk FABER 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.
	Irina S. PETROVA 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
	Jacques BAZEN 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