Katja Reppel

DG REGIO; European Commission

Deputy Head of Unit ‘Smart and Sustainable Growth’

Deputy  Head of the Unit in charge of the competence centre for smart and sustainable  growth of the European Commission's Directorate General for Regional and  Urban Policy.

Senior EU policy expert with over 20 years of experience in  different European and national organisations. Main fields of expertise:  research, innovation, SME competitiveness, digital economy, education policy,  smart specialisation, gender equality, State aid and synergies between  different EU funding instruments related to smart growth.