Hans Heijke, Chair Scientific Committee, Professor in the Department of Economics at Maastricht University; founder of the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) at Maastricht University in 1986

Robert Lindley, Director of the Institute for Employment Research; Chair of the Faculty of Social Studies, University of Warwick

Ken Mayhew, Director of ESRC Designated Research Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance; Professor of Education and Economic Performance, Department of Education, Pembroke College, University of Oxford

Jose-Gines Mora, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education, University of London and Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education Management (CEGES) at the Valencia University of Technology

Wim Gijselaers, Full professor of Education; Chair of the department of Educational Development and Educational Research at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics

Thomas Zwick, Full professor for Human Resource Management at Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich (LMU) and research associate at ZEW (Centre for European Economic Research)

Local Organizing Committee

Ingrid Wijk, Chair Local Organizing Committee, Managing Director Maastricht University School of Business and Economics

Hans Heijke (see above)

Tom van Veen, Associate Dean for Internationalization and Strategic Affairs, Maastricht University School of Business and Economics; Deputy director of CofFEE-Europe (Centre of Full Employment and Equity)

Peter Otten, External- and Business Relations Officer, Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, Former Director Personnel Shell Netherlands

Roel van den Heuvel, Student representative board of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics

René de la Fonteijne, Conference Manager, Maastricht University, Managing Director Exhem