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Stream E: Cluster Implementation

Presentations held during Stream E: Cluster Implementation

E1 - Marketing and Branding of Clusters

Wednesday, October 10, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Chair: Helene Vogelmann, Consultant
Speakers:
Stephanie Swanson, Principal, MarketShift Strategies
Cecilia Johansson , VINNVÄXT Programme Management "Marketing and branding of clusters. Sweden-The case of VINNVÄXT"
Karin N. Skalman "Fiber Optic Valley"

E2 and E3- Long-term Cluster Development Pt. 1 and 2

Wednesday, October 10, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Chair: Goran Andersson
Speakers:
Goran Andersson, VINNOVA "Sweden: the case of VINNVÄXT"
Ifor Ffowcs-Williams, Clusternavigators
Madeline Smith , Manager Industries Intelligence, Scottish Enterprise "Exploring Cluster Dynamics"
Klaus Haasis , Managing Director, MFG Baden-Württemberg "The story of bwcon, Baden-Württemberg: Connected"
Bob Breault , Chairman and Founder, Breault Research Organization Inc. "Overview of the Arizona Optics Cluster"
Xabier de la Maza , Research Assistant, Institute for Kompetitiveness Development, Orkestra "Clusters in the Basque Country: vision for the future" together with Juan Manuel Esteban, Basque Government

E4 - Results of Competitiveness Indices

Thursday, October 11, 10:15 am - 12:00 pm

Chair: Egils Milbergs, Founder and President, Center for Accelerating Innovation
Speakers:
Alexei Prazdnitchnykh, Principal, Bauman Innovation; Associate Professor, Russian Academy of National Economy
Prof. Vinod Jain, Director, Center for International Business Education and Research; Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Joe Cortright , Vice President and Economist, Impresa Consulting "City Vitals"
Dr. Amit Kapoor, Chief Economist, Datamonitor; Professor, Strategy and Industrial Economics, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

E5 - Public/Private Collaborations

Thursday, October 11, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Chair: Alberto Pezzi, CIDEM
Speakers:
Susan Bladholm , Corporate Marketing Manager, Port of Portland "Port of Portland"
Alonso Ramos Vaca , Board member: Chihuahua State Council on Economic Development, Canacintra, Coparmex, Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Chihuahua, City Council for Economic Development "Multi-party mechanisms for coordination and collaboration"
Eileen Drake, Vice President, Administration & Legal Affairs, PCC Structurals, LLC

E6 - Aligning Workforce with Cluster Needs

Thursday, October 11, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Chair:
Speakers:
Randall Kempner , VP Regional Innovation, US Council on Competitiveness
Juan Manuel Esteban representing Josu Ocariz, Innovation and Business Transformation Department, SPRI
Burke Murphy , Regional Administrator, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development "Minnesota DEED - Workforce, Professional Development Cluster Training"

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