Urszula BUDZICH-TABOR, expert in local and rural development with 30 years of experience in programme and project management, capacity building, networking, analysis and evaluation at national and EU levels. She was working in the European network of fisheries areas (FARNET), the Contact Point of the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD), and since December 2022 as Senior Policy Analyst of the Rural Pact Support Office. She is also the President of LDnet, a network bringing together people and knowledge in local development.