Conference Programme & Presentations
Conference Programme ( Adobe ® Acrobat PDF )
Day One
Key Note Speakers
Mr. Andrea Forti, Member of the Scientific Commitee, Senior Economic Advisor, Centre for Industrial Studies
Presentation: Clustering 
Mr. Mateja Dermastia, CEO, Anteja ECG and Director, The Competitiveness Institute
Presentation: Role of Clusters in Economic Growth & Competitiveness, Cluster Policy - Slovenian Experiences
Dr. Simone Tani, Province of Florence, OECD Leed Partner
Presentation: Innovation Policies and Industrial Districts, Evidencies from Italy
Workshop 1 - Cluster Theories and Strategies
Moderator - Ms. Meral Sayın, CTA, GAP-GIDEM Project
Mr. Emiliano Duch, CEO, The Cluster Competitiveness Group S.A
Presentation: Clustering
Mr. Klaus Wurpts, Business Director, Industrial Initiative Central Germany
Presentation: Transfederal Clustering in Central Germany
Mr. Jean-Marie Roillier, Chairman, French Industrial Districts Club
Presentation: Cluster Theories and Strategies
Ms. Simona Marzetti, Secretary General, International Network SMEs(INSME)
Presentation: The evolution of the Clustering Approach : Some evidences at national, regional and international level
Workshop 2 - Cooperation with Competition: Co-opetition
Moderator - Mr. Ziya Altunyaldiz, Deputy General Director, DG Exports, UFT
Ms.Patricia Postigio McLaughlin, Policy Officer, DG Research M-3, European Commission
Presentation: European research policy: new opportunities for 2007-2013
Dr. Manfred Enengl, Project Manager, Automotive Cluster, Clusterland
Presentation: Upper Austria: Austria's leading province in industry export and technology
Mr. Fabio Russo, Industrial Development Officer, Private Sector Development Branch, UNIDO
Presentation: Cluster and Export Consortia Development:The UNIDO Experience
Mr. Eric Thibaut, Knowledge Management and IP Portfolio Management, FIST SA, (CNRS Affiliate)
Presentation: Clustering and Technology Transfer to/with SMEs
Day Two
Workshop 3 - Innovation and R&D
Moderator - Mr. Enrico Venturini, ISET, FTC Project
Mr. Solitario Nesti, General Manager, Tecnotessile S.r.l
Presentation: Cluster Support: Innovation and R&D
Mr.Giampaolo Pacini, Chairman, Mix Consulting Network
Presentation: The Role of R&D in a Cluster Organization
Mr. Federica Fino, Specialist, FIAT Research Centre
Presentation: An excellence case of R&D : from automotive sector to enlarged industrial services
Workshop 4 - Textile Sector
Moderator - Mr. Peter Wilson, Project Director, FTC Project
Ms. Ann Priest, Dean, London College of Fashion
Presentation: Experience at London College of Fashion
Mr. Jeff Scrivner, Chief Executive East Midlands Textiles Associations Ltd.
Presentation: International Cluster Best Practise Model
Mr. Peter Racklyeft, Team Leader, Shoemaking Training Institution Project
Presentation: Shoe Making Training Institute Project
Workshop 5 - Fashion and Design
Moderator : Ms. Lynne Hammond, ISEF, FTC Project
Dr. David Hawkins, University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester
Presentation: Clusters in Time
Dr. Philippa Ashton, Head of Research & Post-Graduate Dept., Bath School of Art and Design
Presentation: The Role of Universities as Conduits for establishing Key Social Networks
Dr. Julia Gaimster, Head of the Retail Fashion Academy, Arcadia Group London
Presentation: Strengthening the links between enterprise and education - The Fashion Retail Academy
Workshop 6 - Food Sector
Moderator : Mr. Murat Gürsoy, MEDA, GIDEM Project
Mr. Peter Brul, Director, Agro Eco
Presentation: Clustering in Organic Production
Mr. Niels Gotke, Head of Division, Directorate Food, Fisheries and Agri Business, Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
Presentation: The Danish Food Cluster
Mr. Davide Ederle, Technology Transfer & Comminication Manager, Parco Tecnologico Padano
Presentation: How we did it and what we are trying to do
Workshop 7 - Networking and Support
Moderator : Mr. Selcuk Tanatar, Assistant Projct Director, ABIGEM Project
Ms. Lidia Castagnoli, Project Manager, Hermes Lab S.r.l.
Presentation: Italian Experiences of Service Centres and Networking
Mr. Ken Thompson, CEO, Redburn Consulting
Presentation: Virtual Enterprise Networks (VENs), A proven collaborative networking model for SMEs
Mr. Jagat Shah, CEO, Global Network
Presentation: Clustering
Workshop 8 - Tourism Sector
Moderator: Mr. Vedat Kunt, Director, Izmir ABIGEM
Mr. Carlos Almeida Estudante, President, ADERAM - Vice President, EURADA
Presentation: Cluster Tourism Maderia_200 Years Doing Tourism
Prof. François Vellas, Professor, University Social Siences Tolouse I
Presentation: Clusters in the Tourism Sector
Mr. Walther Czerny, Partner and Senior Consultant, Austrian Tourism Consultants
Presentation: Tourism Clusters: Meaning and Relevance Examples from Austria & Turkey Implications
Plenary Session and Closing Remarks
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