Anamaria Vrabie is the URBACT Lead Expert for Tourism-friendly Cities APN (URBACT III) with responsibility for governance, local development and urban innovation. A native of Bucharest, she has set up and created new modes of action for delivering municipal innovation and has produced work for a range of organizations including the World Bank, the Urban Development Network and the Urban Innovative Actions programme. She enjoys sun, sea, contemporary dance and hikes, a combination not always easy to find in the cities she lives in.