Programme:
11.30-11.40 Welcome by: Mr Isidoro Gottardo, President of the EPP Group in the CoR (IT)
Introduction to the topic
11.40-12.00 Mr Peter Jungen, President of the European Enterprise Institute, Köln (DE)
"Cluster building – The importance of regional networks/Innovation and Entrepreneurship"
Examples of cluster good practices
Moderator: Mr. Peter Jungen
12.00-12.10 Mrs Kristina Axén Olin, Mayor of Stockholm (SE)
"Cluster development in the Stockholm region"
12.10-12.20 Mr Robert Redhammer, Vice-Rector, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (SK)
"Autocluster West Slovakia – How to avoid social risks gaining from monosectoral industry"
12.20-12.30 Mr Manuel Irun, Head of Sustainable Development and European Projects, Delegation of the Valencian Region to the EU (ES)
"Cluster building in Valencian region, Spain: The case of ceramic industry"
12.30-12.40 Mr Paul Ryan, Lecturer in the Department of Management, National University of Ireland, Galway (IE)
"Local clusters in a global network: The case of Galway"
12.40-12.50 Mrs Małgorzata Brzezińska, President of the Institute of New Technologies, Łódź (PL)
"Clusters and the regional innovative systems – Example of Lodzkie region"
12.50-13.30 Debate with participants