TCI Global Webinar 'Designing new cluster policies: Pushing for change at societal level?'

Cluster policies are changing across the world. The issue is how moving beyond the focus on making cluster organisations impacting a single sectorial ecosystem and into changing entire economic and innovation systems. Some talk about mission driven cluster policies. Others about a systemic approach to cluster policies integrating complex change on green transition and digitization. 

Meet some of the leading cluster policy thinkers and leaders in Europe now defining, and designing their new programs with a broader impact. From Business Upper Austria, Werner Pamminger, CEO, will share key learnings leading their longstanding cluster program. 

From Flanders (Belgium), Annie Renders, Head of Unit Cluster Policy at VLAIO, Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship, will share key insights on managing their spearhead cluster program and now looking into the future. 

Key questions the webinar will address: 

• What have been the key learnings from some of the current cluster policy programs? 
• What will be the main elements to be included in the new programs? 
• What is the key impact to expect from these changes and how to measure it?

The facilitation will be tackled by longstanding expert in clusters and previous TCI President, Alberto Pezzi, from ACCIÓ, Catalan Agency for Business Competitiveness, that will also give some highlights and key learnings from the cluster policy journey in Catalonia. 

Agenda:

3.00 pm - Welcome, by Merete Daniel Nielsen, President for TCI Network

3.05 pm - Setting the scene, by Alberto Pezzi, Acció

3.15 pm - (re)Designing cluster policy with eco-system involvement, by Annie Renders, VLAIO

3.35 pm - Transforming industrial regions through cluster – what works – what doesn´t, by Werner Pamminger, Business Upper Austria 

3.55 pm - Q&A, dialogue with participants

4.15 pm - Final wrap-up and conclusions

On June 6-7,  TCI Network together with Business Upper Austria will organize a 2-day workshop in Linz, Austria, diving deeper into these questions. Know more about  the next TCI Cluster Policy Workshop >>

Share your thoughts at this webinar and help us building a great program for Linz!

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