Programme

 

 

 

Programme


 

 5th of November
           
         
8.15
  WELCOMING
           
     
8.30
  OPENING SESSION
         

- Pierre Laffitte, Chairman Fondation Sophia Antipolis
- Jean-Pierre Mascarelli, Vice-president, Conseil Général des Alpes Maritimes, representing Eric Ciotti, Chairman
- Marc Daunis, Senator Mayor of Valbonne Sophia Antipolis
- Jean Léonetti, Chairman of the CASA, Deputy Mayor of
Antibes Juan-les-Pins
- Michel Vauzelle, Chairman PACA Region
- Michel Mercier, Minister for Rural Spaces and Town and Country Planning

           
     
9.15- 10.00
  POLICY THINKING IN FRANCE, EUROPE AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES
          - Pierre Laffitte, Fondation Sophia Antipolis
- Tea Petrin, Chairman - European Cluster Policy Group
           
     
10.00 - 10.30
  THE SPITZENCLUSTER PROGRAMME: A MODEL FOR SUPPORTING CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE
          - Frieder Meyer-Krahmer, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
           
     
10.30 – 10.45
  COFFEE BREAK
           
     
10.45 – 12.45
  HOW TO COOPERATE?
         

Moderators :
Jean-Claude Nataf, Secured Comunicating Solutions French Cluster
Pascal Rogard, French Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Employment.

- Julien Guerrier, EU-Japan Center for Industrial Cooperation
-
Christophe Luguel, Industries et Agro Resources French cluster
- Gabriel Mergui, Genopole International
- Anne Katrine Nørgaard, Medicon Valley (Sweden / Denmark)
- Nikos Pantalos, Enterprise & Industry DG. European Commission
- Matt Schofield, Cambridge Network

           
     
12.45- 14.15
  LUNCH
           
     
14.15–16h30
  COOPERATE: OBJECTIVES
         

Moderators :
Alain Griot, French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea.
Gerd Meyer zu Köcker, Agency Competence Networks Germany.

To reach the critical mass to trade with major western and emerging countries
To support SMEs and start-ups internationalisation
To promote the internationalisation of Research...

- Bruno Allenet, Axelera French cluster
- Isabelle Bébéar, CDC Entreprises
- Ygal Ehrlich, Yozma Management (Israel)
- Leonidas Karapiperis, DG for Research, European Commission
- Denis Lucquin, Sofinnova

- Agnès Paillard, Aerospace Valley

           
     
16.30 – 16.45
  COFFEE BREAK
           
     
16.45 – 18.00
  WHAT FUTURE FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
         

Moderator :
Luc Rousseau, French Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Employment.

- Jean-Noël Durvy, Enterprise & Industry, European Commission
- Ali Guedira, Moroccan Ministry of Industry, Trade and new technoligies
- Pierre Laffitte, Fondation Sophia Antipolis
- Byeong Sam KIM, Counsel National of Korea Cluster Policy
- Olof Sandberg, Swedish Ministry for Education and Research

MoU signature

           
     
18.00
  CLOSING SESSION
          Christian Estrosi, French Minister for Industry
           
           
           
November, 6th
         

 

An open policy dialogue at EU level on cluster development

Co-hosted by the European Cluster Alliance and the European Cluster Observatory

 

Moderators : Michel Ganoote, Oséo
Laurent Soulier, Fondation Sophia Antipolis


     
8.30-9.00
  NETWORKING BREAKFAST
           
     
9.00-9.10
  OPENING SESSION
          Jean-Noël Durvy, Enterprises & Industry DG, European Commission
           
     
9.10-10.45
 

THE 2nd PHASE OF THE EUROPEAN CLUSTER ALLIANCE : PRESENTATION OF TACTICS
(Oseo, Michel Ganoote - coordinator)

         

Presentation by Tactics Core partners (Oséo, Vinnova, IWT, North West Development Agency, TMG, Veneto Innovazione, PAED

1st Panel discussion : Key issues for better cluster policies and cluster cooperation

- Nathalie Delorme, Oséo.
- Simone Hagenauer, ecoplus (Austria).
- Bogumil Hausman, Vinnova (Sweden).
- Sigrid Johannisse, SenterNovem (The Netherlands)
- Arkadiuz Kowalski, Ministry of Economy (Poland).
- Attilio Martinetti, Innovation Agency (Italy).
- Alberto Pezzi, SIE Catalunia (Spain).
- Pascal Rogard, French Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Employment.

     
     
10.45-11.00
  COFFEE BREAK
           
     
11.00-12.00
  PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE EUROPEAN CLUSTER OBSERVATORY
          Göran Lindqvist, Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden)

ECO II Core group (Ivory Tower, Basque Institute of Competitiveness, Clusterland Oberosterreich GMBH, Zenit Zentrum Fuer Innovation und Technik, Fondation Sophia Antipolis)

2nd Panel Discussion : Exploiting transnational cluster synergies:

- Samira Ben Amara, Tunisian Ministry for Industry, Energy, and SME’s
- Pierre Laffitte, Fondation Sophia Antipolis, European Cluster Policy Group
- Örjan Sölvell, Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden).
- Dominique Vernay, System@tic
- James Wilson, Basque Institute of Competitiveness (Spain).

     
     
12.00-12.30
  OVERVIEW OF THE EU CLUSTER POLICY AGENDA FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS
           Nikos Pantalos, Enterprise & Industry DG European Commission