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Plenary Sessions I - European Strategies for Europe's universities

• André Sapir, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Belgium  
• Geoffrey Boulton, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Jo Ritzen, University Maastricht, the Netherlands 

Cluster 1 - The University as an inclusive and responsive institution

•  Watson Scott Swail, President, Educational Policy Institute, United States of America 

Cluster 2 - Universities as Research Institutions

• Leopold Demiddeler, Future Businesses Director, Solvay s.a. Research & Technology, Belgium, and President-elect, European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA)
• Sijbolt Noorda, President, VSNU, Netherlands

Cluster 3 - Governing and managing complex institutions – New challenges in higher education: Impact and institutional response

• Sybille Reichert, EUA consultant 
• Ian Creagh, Head of Administration and College Secretary, King’s College London, United Kingdom

Cluster 4 - Global Outreach – Europe’s interaction with the wider world

• Kris Olds, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America
• William Archer, Director, I-Graduate, United Kingdom

WG 1: Enhancing employability: Access, retention and quality 

• Norman Sharp, Director, QAA Scotland, United Kingdom
• F.A. van der Duyn Schouten, Former Rector, University Tilbourg, Netherlands

WG 2: Developing institutional strategies for lifelong learning and targeted portfolios of activity

• Sabine Remdisch, Vice-Rector, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany
• Kari Seppälä, Director of the centre for Extention Studies, University of Turku, Finland

WG 3: Master Degrees in Europe as a preparation for further academic study and professional development

• Frank MacMahon, Director of Academic Affairs, Dublin Institute of Technology, Irland
• Thomas Koch, Head of Office for Research andYOung Researchers, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• Howard Davies, EUA Senior Expert

WG 4: Strengthening research careers in Europe’s universities

• Eero Vuorio, Chancellor,University of Turku, Finland
• Jean Chambaz, Chair of CDE Steering Committee, Vice-President, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
• Koen van Dam, PHD Candidate, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

WG 5: University-business research collaboration

• Knut Conradsen, Pro-Rector, Danish Technical University, Denmark
• David Joyner, Director, University Innovation Bangor, United Kingdom
• Frank Heemskerk, CEO, Research & Innovation Management Services, Belgium

WG 6: Financial sustainability and funding

• Michael Yuille, Chairman of EUA Full Costing Steering Group
• Pierre Espinasse, Rapporteur of the DG RTD Expert Group

WG 7: Adjusting governance structures

• Terhi Nokkala, EUA Consultant, and University of Surrey, Unikted Kingdom
• Josep Joan Moreso, Rector, and Maria Morras, Vice-Rector, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

WG 8: Concentration measures and mergers

• Søren Harz, Faculty Director, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Alain Beretz, President, University of Strasbourg, France

WG 9: Doctoral education – A driver for the internationalisation of teaching, research, and cooperation

• Jan Carlstedt-Duke, Senior Adviser, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
• Sharifah Hapsah, Vice-Chancellor, University Kebansaang, Malaysia

WG 10: Off-shore campuses and programmes – a main stream activity for Europe’s universities?

• Maurits van Rooijen, President, Compostela Group Universities, Belgium
• Peter Uecker, Vice-President, German-Jordanian University, Jordan
• Don Olcott, Chief Executive, Observatory on Borderless Education, United Kingdom

• Pam Fredman Rector, Gothenburg University, Sweden 
• Rolf Tarrach, Rector, University of Luxemburg  
• Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick, United Kingdom 
• Stefan Hormuth, Rector, University of Giessen, Germany 

• Invitation to the next EUA Autumn conference in Giessen 

Session 1: Global Rankings - Institutional responses

• Ellen Hazelkorn, Director for Research & Enterprise, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
• Sharifah Hapsah, Vice-Chancellor, University Kebansaang, Malaysia

Session 2: Specific challenges facing universities with medical schools and hospitals

• Benjamin van Camp, Pro-Rector, Free University Brussels, Belgium

• Peter Suter, President, Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences and Vice-Rector, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Session 3: The" Sciex Code" - A professional Toolkit for High Class Scientific Exchange in Europe

• Jiri Malek, Rector, University of Pardubice, Main partner in the pilot project