14th TCI Annual Global Conference, Auckland 2011. New learnings and friends from the edge - Kia ora!

www.tci2011.com

This years' conference will be long in the memory of all of us who were in Auckland during the week of 28th November. New Zealand, Aotearoa "the land of the long white cloud", and Auckland, Tamaki Makau Rau "the land of a thousand lovers", welcomed the 220 participants from over 40 countries from the TCI community.

TCI 2011 held events at seven different venues with a perfect organisation by the local team led by ATEED. All 65 speakers across plenaries and workshops have given us valuable ideas and insights to take back home. Conversations between old friends and new friends will move competitiveness forward.

The positive feedback received from participants is probably the best way to measure the success of a conference like this, and all comments, tweets, emails and posts confirm that this has been a top conference:

"TCI 2011 kept excellent standard. World-leading speakers and true international networking and collaboration", Sarah Beaman, New Zealand.

"This is the only conference that I attend although I am not presenting. Every year I learn new things and bring back to my organisation new perspectives and new ways of doing things that help us in our daily work". Christoph Beer, Switzerland.

Organised by TCI and Auckland's economic growth agency, ATEED-Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development, conference partners included New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Ministry of Economic Development, Auckland Council, University of Auckland Business School, Economic Development Agencies of New Zealand (EDANZ), KPMG and Committee for Auckland.

CONFERENCE MATERIALS, TCI Auckland 2011

Conference Presentations:
Day 1. Cluster Tours: Meeting New Zealand leading clusters
Day 2. Introduction to New Zealand economy and clusters
Day 3. Innovative economies on the global stage
Day 4. Competitiveness in the changing global economy
Day 5. The innovation eco-system and internationalisation of firms

Final Conference Program
Kia Ora newsletters
Kia Ora magazine
List of attendants
Conference Pictures
Conference videos and interviews to participants
Report by Univeristy of Auckland_The Eco-System of Competitiveness
Certificate of attendance: If you need a certificate, contact us at info@tci-network.org