Iain Derrick is currently employed as Europe and International Manager with One NorthEast, the Regional Development Agency for the North East of England. He previously spent four years in Brussels as Director of East Midlands Regional Brussels Office and as Head of Brussels Office of Public Affairs consultancy, Sovereign Strategy. Prior to this he worked on a range of European and economic development issues in the UK for East Midlands Development Agency, ECOTEC Research and Consulting and in the Local Authority sector in England. Iain has a first degree in Economics and Politics and a Masters in European Union Studies

Head of Unit, ERDF Financial Control Unit, Department of Finance, Ireland

Political Economist, University, Paris X, 1975. Dipl. Mathematics, Paris VII, 1978. PhD Econometrics, Paris X, 1979. Selected to join the European Com­mission in 1985. 1985 ? 90: GD Competition (State Funds). Since 1990: GD Regional De­velopment (Regio). Joint initiatives (KMU, Rechar, Konver, Peace, Interreg IIc). Space Development: Development of the ?EUREK? (European Space Develeopment Concept) (1995 ? 2000). Preparation of Meetings for the Committee. Preparation of Ministerial Con­ferences. Preparation of first draft (Noordwijk, 1997). Preparation of the EUREK-Seminars. Preparation of the ?EUREK? (Potsdam, May 1999). Department Germany since April 2000, first as Deputy Department Leader, since June 2001 Department Leader: Coor­dination of the implementation of the EU-Re­gional Development Programs in Germany