Head of the Regional Development and Tourism Division, OECD

As Head of the Regional Development and Tourism Division in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, Alain Dupeyras oversees OECD work on tourism, on rural development and on other regional and territorial policy issues. Alain works closely with Members and Partners, the private sector and international institutions to develop policies that address major challenges in all these policy areas. The Tourism Committee and its Working Party on Tourism Statistics, the  Regional Development Policy Committee, and the Working Party on Rural Policy are key OECD fora to assist governments in the assessment and improvement of these policies.