Overview
If you are a company looking to achieve scale and become more innovative and competitive, or a research institution or college wanting to support company growth, then being part of a cluster can help achieve that goal. To find out more about clusters and how they can drive individual company growth, join us at our conference where international speakers from Norway, Canada, Denmark and Spain will share their success stories.
You will hear also hear more about what makes a good cluster and have an opportunity to engage with local companies who are already working collaboratively to deliver results.
The conference is being hosted jointly by Invest NI and the Department of the Economy, both of which are partners in the Interreg-funded CLUSTERS3 project, which focuses on improving cluster policies to boost regional growth and job creation.
Programme
Time | Speaker & Activity details |
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09:00 | Registration |
09:30 | Jo Scott, Moderator, BBC Northern Ireland Welcome & Conference opening |
09:40 | Video Presentation Scene Setting |
09:50 | Noel Lavery, Permanent Secretary, DfE, Northern Ireland The role of Clustering in Driving Northern Ireland Growth |
10:00 | Kristianne Paasche, Innovation Clusters Program Board, Innovation Norway Line Magnussen, Innovation Clusters Program Board ,Innovation Norway Government Perspective: A small country perspective on a big policy agenda |
10:30 | Vincent Dugré, Vice President of Operations, Quebec Ground Transportation Cluster Industry Perspective: Learning journey from inception to success; best practice from Canadian Clusters |
11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:20 | Rodney McAdam, Professor of Innovation Management, University Ulster James Wilson, Senior Researcher, Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness Academic Perspective: Exploring the roles knowledge institutions can play in supporting clusters |
11:40 |
Enric Pedros, Cluster Manager, Future Emerging and Modern Agricultural Cluster (FEMAC), Catalonia - Spain |
12:40 | Lunch & Networking |
13:40 | Kelly Clark, Director - Consulting, OCO Global Foresight horizon scanning for clusters - why bother? |
14:00 | Big Motive Interactive Workshop: Developing a Cluster Capacity Canvas through co-creation and the application of design thinking |
16:00 | Moderator Questions |
16:30 | Close |