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One of the most popular events of each conference is the preparatory course, which is being offered again in Gothenburg. This half day programme offers insights to both newcomers and more experienced practitioners.

PREPARATORY COURSE ON FACILITATING INNOVATIVE CLUSTERS
Tuesday, Sept 16

13.30 Outline of the course Ifor Ffowcs Williams, Cluster Navigators Ltd (Wellington, New Zealand)

 

13.40 Cluster Theory, the conceptual framework  Mike Enright (University of Hong Kong, PRC)

 

14.10 Application to Regional Economic Development Developing a cluster based economic development program for a region:
Alec Hansen (CEO, ECG - the Economic Competetiveness Group, San Francisco, USA)

 

14.40 Coffee Break

 

15.00

Cluster analysis Developing the strategic direction and motivational push: Emiliano Duch, TCI VP Europe/Middle East/Africa, and CEO Competitiveness (Barcelona, Spain)

 

15.30 The role of cluster facilitators Developing a sustainable initiative: Ifor Ffowcs-Williams

 

16.00 Swedish Case Study: Regional growth through development of dynamic innovation systems - a few tentative insights: Lars Christensen consultant/interactive researcher, FBA, Stockholm.

 

16.30 Open discussion

 

17.00 Close

 

 

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