Heritage Council podcast
Episode 1: Dr Philip Crowe
In episode one, Alison Harvey, from the Heritage Council, speaks with Dr Philip Crowe, Assistant Professor at UCD’s School of Architecture and Centre for Irish Towns (CfIT).
Episode 3: Damir Hajduk
In episode three, Alison Harvey, from the Heritage Council, speaks with Damir Hajduk, Head of Retail and Online Services Unit, DG GROW, European Commission.
'What can we learn from our European partners in how to approach town centre planning?'
'SME's working together...collaboration and partnerships vital to secure the future of town centres'.
'A changing marketplace - ecommerce and other trends changing the way we do business'.
Damir Hajduk, originally from Croatia, joined the European Commission in September 2018 at the position of Head of Unit, Retail and Online Services in DG GROW. Damir has extensive experience in private sector where he held senior management positions in cable TV, news agency Reuters and books retail.
Prior to joining the European Commission, he was chairing European Regulators Group for Audiovisual (ERGA). Damir holds a masters’ degree in economics. Together with his colleagues, Damir helped organise the delivery of eight workshops for local governments and retailers in the last two years, where the exchange of best practices on how to revitalise the retail sectors in cities and town centres was fostered.
