Overview
We have secured world renowned expert Christian Ketels to speak on competitiveness, innovation and clusters.
He will share insights on:
- Why a competitive region is important for competitive business?
- How collaboration is successfully contributing to business growth in economies around the world?
- Why collaboration is increasingly critical for business success?
- How can other stakeholders help collaboration to happen in a cost-efficient way?
About Dr. Christian Ketels:
He is a member of the Harvard Business School faculty at Professor Michael E. Porter’s Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. He holds a PhD (Econ) from the London School of Economics and further degrees from the Kiel Institute for World Economics and Cologne University. He is President of the Competitiveness Institute (TCI), a global network of professionals in the field of competitiveness, clusters, and innovation, Honorary Professor at the European Business School Oestrich-Winckel, and Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Learn more about the new Collaborative Growth Programme offering 100% funding towards facilitation support for SME industry-led groups collaborating on innovative projects.
Programme
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:30 | Registration & Breakfast |
| 09:00 | Welcome - Government Representative |
| 09:10 | Economic Competitiveness, Innovation and Clusters - Why Collaborate to Compete? - Dr Christian Ketels, President of The Competitiveness Institute(TCI) and member of the Harvard Business School Faculty. |
| 09:40 | Q & A |
| 09:50 | Collaborative Open Innovation - local success stories |
| 10:30 | How can Invest NI help your collaboration: how to make an application to the Collaborative Growth Programme - Linda Jamison, Invest NI Collaborative Growth Manager |
| 10:50 | Closing address |
| 11:00 | Close |
