| Implementation Track |
Day/Time |
Session |
Speaker |
Wednesday, Oct 10
10:45 am–12 pm |
Marketing & Branding of Clusters
Bringing diverse businesses together has inherent challenges, especially when it comes to developing a brand and "buzz" you need to attract investment, talent and other assets. How can an environment, region or growth initiative express an offer in a way that is attractive to various outside audiences without creating conflicts among internal ones? How do you compete with all the other messages in a noisy world? Candid discussion will give participants a sense of what has worked and one tale of what could be called a "near miss." |
Stephanie Swanson
Mary Ann Leffel
Cecilia Johansson
Helene Vogelmann
Karin Skalman |
Wednesday, Oct 10
1:30 am–3 pm
|
Long-term Cluster Development
If you could design the perfect cluster you'd want it to be a durable source of competitive advantage. Learn the methods of highly successful, long-term clusters. What do these clusters do to build trust, ensure knowledge-transfer and fund mission-ciritcal R & D to strengthen the cutting-edge competence of their regions? A key factor for long-term success is trust-building and continuous learning in the clusters. Can that be an integrated part of the program design from the very beginning? |
Göran Andersson
Madelene Smith
Klaus Haasis
Bob Breault
Xabier de la Maza
Ifor Ffowcs-Williams |
Wednesday, Oct 10
3:30–5 pm |
Long-term Cluster Development
If you could design the perfect cluster you'd want it to be a durable source of competitive advantage. Learn the methods of highly successful, long-term clusters. What do these clusters do to build trust, ensure knowledge-transfer and fund mission-ciritcal R & D to strengthen the cutting-edge competence of their regions? A key factor for long-term success is trust-building and continuous learning in the clusters. Can that be an integrated part of the program design from the very beginning? |
Göran Andersson
Madelene Smith
Klaus Haasis
Bob Breault
Xabier de la Maza
Ifor Ffowcs-Williams |
Thursday, Oct 11
10:15 am–12 pm |
Results of Competitiveness Indices
How can you measure your region's competitiveness? What should you measure? Hear the results of several efforts to inventory the qualities of cities and states in the U.S. and regions in Russian. Find out what they measure and why. Includes a presentation of "City Vitals," "Russian Regional Competitiveness Survey and Index" and "State Innovation Index." |
Facilitator: Egils Milbergs
Alexi Prazdnitchnykh
Vinod Jain
Joe Cortright
Dr. Amit Kapoor |
Thursday, Oct 11
1:30–3 pm |
Public/Private Collaborations
Public organizations and private companies in a region have similar goals, both benefit from a growing economy and rising standard of living. Still, the private sector sometimes regards the public sector as too slow and the public sector complains that businesses aren't public-minded enough. Hear "warts-and-all" stories of efforts involving true public and private sector collaborations in Oregon and Mexico. |
Susan Bladholm
Alonso Ramos Vaca
Eileen Drake |
Thursday, Oct 11
3:30–5 pm |
Aligning Workforce with Cluster Needs
Clusters represent, at their core, a collection of focused skills and knowledge that are embodied in their labor forces. Around the world, clusters are taking innovative approaches to aligning their local workforces with industry needs. |
Randall Kempner
Josu Ocariz
Burke Murphy |
