Speakers

• May 2023: Director for Strategy and Policy (former Disaster Preparedness and Prevention) - European Commission, DG ECHO

• 2019-2023: Deputy Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn, responsible for Multiannual Financial Framework, Annual Budget, relations with International Financial Institutions and Treasury

• 2010-2019: Cabinet Member of Commissioner Johannes Hahn in charge of neighbourhood and enlargement (2014-19) and regional policy (2010-14).

• 2007-2010: State Secretary, Ministry of Regional Development

• 2007: Head of the Budget Team - European Commission, DG for Regional Policy

• 2003-2007: Head of the Regional Policy Unit, Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU

• 2000-2003: Head of Unit, Ministry for Regional Development, Regional Policy Programming Department

• Education: Senior Research Fellow, Foreign Trade Research Institute; PhD in Economics (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland); MA in International Economic Relations (University of Economics, Poznan, Poland)

Hanna Jahns is moderating the session(s) mentioned below.