South-East European Research Centre (SEERC)

• Prof. Tony Payne co-director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI), (Steering Committee Chair)
• Dr. Tim VORLEY, Lecturer, Management School (SEERC RT1 Leader)
• Dr. Tony SIMONS, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science (SEERC RT2 Leader)
• Prof. Paul Knepper, Director of International Affairs for the Faculty of Social Sciences (SEERC RT3 Leader)
• Mr. Thomas RHODES, Assistant Registrar, Teaching and Learning Support Unit

• Mr. Nikos ZAHARIS, Director of SEERC
• Prof. Panayotis KETIKIDIS, Chairman of SEERC Management Committee
• Dr. Iraklis PARASKAKIS, Senior Research Officer, SEERC
• Dr. Alexandros PSYCHOGIOS, Senior Lecturer, Business Administration and Economics Department, CITY College (SEERC RT1 Leader)
• Dr. George ELEFTHERAKIS, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, CITY College (SEERC RT2 Leader)
• Dr. Efrosyni KALYVA, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, CITY College (SEERC RT3 Leader)

• Lord Richard BEST, Life Peer and Member of the House of Lords, UK Parliament (Chairman).
• Mr. Yannis VERVERIDIS, Principal, CITY College-International Faculty of The University of Sheffield.
• Professor Panayiotis H. KETIKIDIS, Vice-Principal, CITY College, Chairman of the SEERC Management Committee.

• Dr. Cloud BAI – YUN, Head, National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC), UK.
• Mr. Dimitar BOGOV, Vice Governor of the National Bank of Republic of Macedonia.
• Prof. George CHOBANOV, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria.
• Professor Tony CROOK, Professor of Housing Studies &
  Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Emeritus Professor, University of Sheffield, UK.
• Mr. Zlatko KALENIKOV, President of the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce, F.Y.R. Of Macedonia.
• Ambassador Dr. Srgjan KERIM, President of the 62^nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, General Manager of “Media Print Makedonija” and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, F.Y.R. Macedonia.
• Mr. Dimitris LAKASAS, Member of the Board of Directors of Olympia Electronics SA - Manager of Marketing and Strategic Planning, Greece.
• Dr. David LANDSMAN, British Ambassador to Greece, UK.

• Mr Besnik MUSTAFAJ, Head of International Affairs at the American University of Tirana, Albania.
• Mr. Lulëzim NDREU, General Administrator of the American University of Tirana, Albania.
• Dr.  Mustafa ÖZEL, president of  the Sciences and Art Foundation,  member of the Faculty of Management at Istanbul Sehir University, Turkey.
• Dr. Remus PRICOPIE, Dean and Associate Professor of the College of Communication and Public Relations at the National University of Political Science and Public Administration, Romania.

• Mr. Rod SCHWARTZ, Founder and CEO of Catalyst Fund Management and Research Ltd., UK.
• Prof. Athanasios TSAFTARIS, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), Member of the Board of Directors of Centre for Research and Technology – Hellas (CE.R.T.H.) and Director of Institute of Agrobiotechnology (IN.A.) of CE.R.T.H, Greece.
• Mr. Emmanuil VLACHOGIANNIS, Vice President of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Greece.
• Mr. Richard WALKER, Director, British Council, Greece.
• Dr. Selemi XHEPA, Research Manager of Albanian Center for International Trade (ACIT), Albania.

In attendance:

• Mr. Nikos ZAHARIS, Director, SEERC.
• Mr. Thomas RHODES, Assistant Registrar, University of Sheffield.