member of the Programme Group
Professor, lecturer, and researcher at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and International Business School, Jönköping, as well as a member of the IRSA. He has written a book on the knowledge-based economy and social capital and is known for his research on the role of social capital in high-tech companies. He is dealing also with regional development and regional innovation systems. Head of Department of Urban Planning and Environment, School of Architecture and Built Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Immediate Past President of the Western Regional Science Association, WRSA. Editor of Springer Book Series Advances in Spatial Science.