Alison Hunter is a Director and joint owner of a consultancy business – Economic and Public Policy Consultancy (EPPC). Based in Brussels for the last 10 years, she has over 17 years of consultancy experience, delivering public policy, research and analysis assignments for clients in Brussels and UK settings. Alison’s areas of expertise are EU regional policy (including regional innovation and Smart Specialisation), economic development, clusters and industrial growth. She is an experienced moderator, working with EU institutional partners and regional stakeholders, and covering event design, delivery and reporting. Alison also delivers senior capacity building support and advice on EU engagement to multiple stakeholders, and has significant experience is developing large-scale projects.