330 participants from 37 countries, an important number of them were coming from Canada, Germany, Sweden, Mexico and United States, even though the conference hosted also representatives from countries such as Australia, Denmark, Kazakhstan or Colombia who travelled to Toronto to network with cluster practitioners from all around the world.

Conference programme

• Cluster tours: 11 cluster immersion experiences
• Day 2 ENGAGE: 4 Keynote sessions/ 3 panels/ 15+ speakers
• Day 3 EXCHANGE: 20+ parallel sessions and Global Matchmaking

The most appreciated aspects of the event were the quality of the keynotes, the super cluster panel and the topics inclusiveness and sustainable growth.

Social media outreach

Some numbers to have an idea about its impact:

• 2.670 tweets with the hashtag #TCI2018
• 260 people tweeted with #TCI2018
• More than 500 pictures were shared
• 70.950 accounts reached with the hashtag
• More than 117.040 impressions

All the surveyed participants so far have considered the overall experience in Toronto as "Excellent" and "Very good", having the opportunity to network with cluster practitioners from around the world the most appreciated feature.

The blend of different cultures in different areas during the conference, the presentations, the organization and the cluster immersion experiences were the highlights of the event.

Save the dates for the 22nd TCI Global Conference in Antwerp, Flanders: 8-10 October 2019!