Expert advisory group

An expert advisory group, comprised of the following experts nominated by member governments and other selected governments, will provide advice and feedback on the plan, performance and outputs of the Innovation Strategy.

In addition, the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) and the Trade Union Adivsory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) are engaged in providing feedback and advice on the project.

Various OECD directorates are collaborating on the Innovation Strategy under the overall management of OECD Deputy Secretary-General Pier Carlo Padoan and Andrew Wyckoff of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.

Australia

Ms. Katharine Campbell
Science, Research and Innovation Counsellor to Australian Delegation to OECD
Australian Embassy and Mission to the EU in Brussels

Austria

Mr. Wolfgang Polt
Joanneum Research
Head of Viennese Office of the Institute for Technology and Regional Policy

Belgium

Mrs. Veerle Lories
Acting Secretary General
Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI)
Government of Flanders

Canada

Vacant

Czech Republic

Mr. Misoslav Janecek
Consultant, and Head of the Independent Expert Panel of the Eurostars Programme
Member of the R&D Council of Government of the Czech Republic

Denmark

Ms. Betina Hagerup
Deputy Permanent Secretary of Business Affairs
Danish Ministry of Economics and Business Affairs

Finland

Mr. Kimmo Halme
Managing Director
Advansis Oy

Germany

Prof. Dr. Knut Blind
Chair of Innovation Economics, and Head of Competence Center "Regulation and Innovation" of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
Berlin University of Technology

Greece

Prof. Nicos Komninos
Urban and Regional Innovation (URENIO) Research Unit
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Hungary

Prof. Dr. Gyula Sallai
Head of Department and Vice-rector
Dept of Telecommunications and Media Informatics
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)

Italy

Prof. Giovanni Tria
Professor of Economics
CEIS Director
Centre for Economic and International Studies
University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

Japan

To alternate:

Prof. Ryuji Shimoda
Professor, Integrated Research Institute
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Dr. Ichiro Sakata
Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute
Innovation Policy Research Centre and Graduate School of Engineering
University of Tokyo

Korea

Dr. Sungchul Chung
Senior Fellow
Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI)

Mexico

Mr. Victor Manuel Reyes Peniche
Director of Business Innovation
CONACYT

Netherlands

Dr. Theo J.A. Roelandt
Chief Analyst for Enterprise & Innovation
Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs

Norway

Ms. Kjerstin Spjøtvoll
Director General
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Poland

Ms. Aneta Wilmanska
Vice-President
Policy Agency for Enterprise Development

Portugal

Prof. Maria João Rodrigues
Special Advisor to the European Commission
President, High Level Group of Mobility in Europe (Erasmus), European Commission
IEEI, Institute for Strategic and International Studies

Slovak Republic