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.
General Director,
North-East Regional Development Agency
President,
Iasi County Council and EURONEST Intercommunity Development Association
Manager,
Mecatronics Cluster and Plastics Cluster, Upper Austria
International Collaborations Manager,
Corallia Clusters Initiative, Greece
President,
Bulgarian Furniture Cluster
President,
Romanian Cluster Association
General Director,
UEFISCDI Romania
President,
North-East Innovative Regional Cluster for Structural and Molecular Imaging IMAGO-MOL
President,
MECHATREC - Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Cluster for Mechatrionics
Manager partener,
Acces Project Investments
Scientific Policy Analyst,
JRC IPTS – Joint Research Center of European Commission
Director,
Infyde Spania
Director,
Director European Secretary for Clusters Analysis
Director,
TCI Global Cluster Network
Senior Advisor,
Romanian Cluster Association
Director for Business Development,
North-East RDA
Director,
Technology and Business Incubator INMA-ITA, Romania
Director,
Growthclusters BG Ltd, Bulgary
Senior Researcher,
Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy
Councilor,
General Directorate for European Programmes, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, responsible for Danube 2014-2020 Transnational Programme
State Secretary,
Ministry of Economy
Internationalisation Project Manager,
Enterprise Rhône-Alpes International, France
Policy Analyst,
Directorate General for Regional Policy, European Commission
International Cluster Expert,
Lucia Seel International Consulting
Chief Executive,
Magurele High Tech Cluster
Managing Partner,
Creativity Lab
General Secretary,
South Eastern Network of Regional Development Agencies SEENORDA
President,
Textile Cluster ASTRICO Nord Est Romania
Managing Director,
Regiconia International SRL
President,
Cluster Green Energy Romania
Director,
Ministry of Economy
Welcoming coffee, participants registration
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
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
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
Lunch break and visit exhibition National Clusters’ Initiatives
Visit exhibition with international and national cluster actors
Meet& Eat, exchange on technical issues
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
Brokerage session
Opening of the Conference
– Mrs. Gabriela Macoveiu, Director for Business Development, North-East RDA
– Mr. Daniel Cosnita, President, Clustero Association
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
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
Coffee break and visit exhibition National Clusters’ Initiatives
Visit exhibition with international and national cluster actors
Meet& Eat, exchange on technical issues
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
Wrap-up and conclusion
Mrs. Gabriela Macoveiu, Director for Business Development, North-East RDA
Mr. Daniel Cosnita, Presiden,t Clustero Association
Lunch
Unirea Conference Center, Iasi, Romania [Travel kit here]
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