Join us at Romanian Cluster Conference!
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Clusters for Knowledge Management towards Europe 2020
Event objectives
- strategic positioning of clusters for reaching the targets of Europa Strategy 2020
- drawing the framework between 2014-2020 for funding of clusters
- identification of concrete solutions for the development of clusters
To whom we address?
The conference aims at bringing together decision makers in cluster policies, public authorities, financial institutions, support associations and management organizations of the clusters throughout Europe, on the one hand, and universities, research institutes, companies and members of the clusters, on the other hand, for ensuring a high quality yet pragmatic character of the event.
Advantages for participants
- the opportunity to listen speeches of top lecturers in clusters policy
- the opportunity to participate in workshops that will focus on the presentation of regional working models and highlighting lessons learned
Our Speakers
Constantin APOSTOL
General Director,
North-East Regional Development Agency
Cristian ADOMNITEI
President,
Iasi County Council and EURONEST Intercommunity Development Association
Christian ALTMANN
Manager,
Mecatronics Cluster and Plastics Cluster, Upper Austria
Nektaria BERIKOU
International Collaborations Manager,
Corallia Clusters Initiative, Greece
Genoveva CHRISTOVA
President,
Bulgarian Furniture Cluster
Daniel COSNITA
President,
Romanian Cluster Association
Adrian CURAJ
General Director,
UEFISCDI Romania
Vasile FOTEA
President,
North-East Innovative Regional Cluster for Structural and Molecular Imaging IMAGO-MOL
Gheorghe Ion GHEORGHE
President,
MECHATREC - Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Cluster for Mechatrionics
Dana GHINET
Manager partener,
Acces Project Investments
Ales GNAMUS
Scientific Policy Analyst,
JRC IPTS – Joint Research Center of European Commission
Joannes GRANJA
Director,
Infyde Spania
Thomas LAMMER-GAMP
Director,
Director European Secretary for Clusters Analysis
Lotte LANGKILDE
Director,
TCI Global Cluster Network
Christina LEUCUTA
Senior Advisor,
Romanian Cluster Association
Gabriela MACOVEIU
Director for Business Development,
North-East RDA
Cornelia MURARU-IONEL
Director,
Technology and Business Incubator INMA-ITA, Romania
John MURRAY
Director,
Growthclusters BG Ltd, Bulgary
Carmen Beatrice PAUNA
Senior Researcher,
Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy
Andreea PENA
Councilor,
General Directorate for European Programmes, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, responsible for Danube 2014-2020 Transnational Programme
Maricel POPA
State Secretary,
Ministry of Economy
Elisabetta SCHENA
Internationalisation Project Manager,
Enterprise Rhône-Alpes International, France
Claus SCHULTZE
Policy Analyst,
Directorate General for Regional Policy, European Commission
Lucia SEEL
International Cluster Expert,
Lucia Seel International Consulting
Dragos SEULEANU
Chief Executive,
Magurele High Tech Cluster
Ragnar SIIL
Managing Partner,
Creativity Lab
Ane SINDIK
General Secretary,
South Eastern Network of Regional Development Agencies SEENORDA
Serban STRATILA
President,
Textile Cluster ASTRICO Nord Est Romania
Ioan-Iustin VADANA
Managing Director,
Regiconia International SRL
Lajos VAJDA
President,
Cluster Green Energy Romania
Mariana VOICU
Director,
Ministry of Economy
Agenda
Day 122nd of September 2014
09:00 — 09:30
Welcoming coffee, participants registration
09:30 — 09:40
Opening of the Conference
– Mr. Constantin Apostol, Director General, North-East Regional Development Agency
– Mr. Maricel Popa, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy
– Mr. Daniel Cosnita, President, Clustero Association
– Mr. Cristian Adomnitei, President, Iasi County Council
09:40 — 10:40
Key note speeches – Smart specialisation strategies for promoting emerging industries and European industrial renaissance
– Mr. Claus Schulze, Policy Analyst, DG Regio
– Mr. Thomas Lammer Gamp, Director European, Secretary for Clusters Analysis
– Prof. Univ. Dr.Ing. Adrian Curaj, General Director, UEFISCDI Romania
10:40 — 12:00
Panel discussion – Funding opportunities for clusters
Moderator: Mrs. Gabriela Macoveiu, Director for Business Development, North-East RDA, Project Manager, ClusterPoliSEE Project
– Mr. Claus Schulze, Policy Analyst, DG Regio
– Mrs. Gabriela Dobos, Councillor, OI POS CCE Research, Ministry of National Education
– Mrs. Andreea Pena, Councilor, General Directorate for European Programmes, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, responsible for Danube 2014-2020 Transnational Programme
– Mrs. Dana Ghinet, Manager partener, Acces Project Investments
12:00 — 14:00
Lunch break and visit exhibition National Clusters’ Initiatives
Visit exhibition with international and national cluster actors
Meet& Eat, exchange on technical issues
14:00 — 17:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS
1. Strategy and design options for clusters development
Moderator: Mr. John Murray, Director Growth Clusters Bulgaria
– Mrs. Lotte Langkilde, Director, RegX Denmark
– Mr. Serban Stratila, President, Textile Cluster ASTRICO Nord Est Romania
– Mrs. Nektaria Berikou, International Collaborations Manager, Corallia Clusters Initiative, Greece
– Mr. Joannes Granja Ibarretxe, Director, Infyde Spain
2. Capitalization of results
Moderator: Mrs. Christiana Leucuta, Expert Industrial Policies
– Mrs. Fabiola Bedini, Project Manager, SVIM Sviluppo Marche SpA, Territorial Development, Environment and Energy Area, Operational Manager ClusterPoliSEE Project
– Mrs. Cornelia Muraru-Ionel, Director, INMA Romania, Partner on Clusterix Project
– Mrs. Mariana Voicu, Director, Ministry of Economy, Partner in the SEENECO Project
17:00 — 18:30
Brokerage session
DAY 223rd of September 2014
09:30 — 09:40
Opening of the Conference
– Mrs. Gabriela Macoveiu, Director for Business Development, North-East RDA
– Mr. Daniel Cosnita, President, Clustero Association
09:40 — 10:30
Keynote speeches – Cluster Excellence and Cross Innovation
– Mr. Ragnar Siil, Managing Partner, Creativity Lab
– Mr. Christian Altmann, Manager of Mecatronics Cluster and Plastics Cluster, Upper Austria
– Mr. Ales Gnamus, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Seville
– Mr. Prof. Dr. Univ. Vasile Fotea, President of the Imagistic Medicine Cluster IMAGO-MOL Iasi
– Mr. Gheorghe Ion Gheorghe, President of the Regional Cluster Bucharest Ilfov for Mechatronics – MECHATREC
10:30 — 11:30
Panel discussion – Internationalisation of clusters
Moderator: Mr. Daniel Cosnita, President Clustero Association
– Mrs. Genoveva Christova, President of Bulgarian Furniture Cluster
– Mrs. Elisabetta Schena, Internationalisation Project Manager, Enterprise Rhône-Alpes International, France
– Mr. Ioan-Iustin Vadana, Managing Director, Regiconia International SRL
– Mr. Dragos Seuleanu, Chief Executive, Magurele High Tech Cluster
11:30 — 12:00
Coffee break and visit exhibition National Clusters’ Initiatives
Visit exhibition with international and national cluster actors
Meet& Eat, exchange on technical issues
12:00 — 14:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS
1. Excellence of clusters
Moderator: Mrs. Carmen Beatrice Pauna, Institute for Economic Forecasting Bucharest
– Mrs. Ane Sindik, General Secretary, South Eastern Network of Regional Development Agencies SEENORDA
– Mr. Daniel Cosnita, President, Clustero Association
– Mr. Dragos Seuleanu, Chief Executive, Magurele High Tech Cluster
2. Cross-cutting issues
Moderator: Mrs. Gabriela Macoveiu, Director for Business Development North-East RDA
– Mrs. Lucia Seel, International Cluster Expert, Lucia Seel International Consulting
– Mr. Lajos Vajda, President Cluster Green Energy Romania
3. Brokerage session
14:00 — 14:30
Wrap-up and conclusion
Mrs. Gabriela Macoveiu, Director for Business Development, North-East RDA
Mr. Daniel Cosnita, Presiden,t Clustero Association
14:30 — 15:30
Lunch
Organizations participating at the international brokerage event
Brokerage session conducted with the support of
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Unirea Conference Center, Iasi, Romania [Travel kit here]
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