Experts

Experts from universities and research institutes as well as from specialized non-governmental organizations and private companies will accompany the cities representatives in the six thematic working groups:

Simon Chapple

Child-wellbeing, Social Policy Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris
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Prof. René Diekstr

Professor of Psychology, lecturer at the University of Professional Education, The Hague
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Dr. Jan van Gils

Director of the Child-friendly Cities Network
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Margret Goller

Director Nursing and Member of the Management Committee, Olgahospital Stuttgart
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Prof. Pau Mari-Klose

Methodological Director of the First Panel Survey of Families and Childhood, Professor at the University of Barcelona, the Institute of Education of Students and the Institute for Childhood and Urban Studies, Barcelona more...

Dr. John McKendrick

Co-Director of the Scottish Poverty Information Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Ursula Schwarzenbart

Director of the Global Diversity Office, DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart
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Mag. Christian Theiss

lawyer and children's ombudsman for the region Steiermark, Graz
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Mika Vuori

expert on health indicators, City of Tampere
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