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CIPRIAN MORCAN
Manager, Transylvanian Furniture Cluster
CORNELIA MURARU-IONEL
Senior Researcher, National Institute of R&D for Machines and Installations
RODICA LUPU
Managing Partner, Loop Operations
BIANCA MUNTEAN
Cluster Manager of iTech Transilvania
MARIUS DRAGOS
Adviser, Ministry for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship
ROLANDA PREDESCU
Senior counsellor for RDI policies & programmes, Ministry for Research and Innovation
AIDA SZILAGYI
Senior Expert & Chair, National Centre for Sustainable Production and Consumption
LUCIAN GEORGESCU
Ministrul Cercetarii si Inovarii
ALEXANDRU LAZESCU
Redactor sef, Revista 22
LUC SCHMERBER
Management assistance for projects & programmes, Inno-Group
AGATHA FILIMON
Communication Officer, North-East Regional Developmental Agency
THOMAS LAEMMER-GAMP
Head of Team „Economic Development“, Bergische Agency for Structural and Economic Development
ACAD. LUCIAN-LIVIU ALBU
Director, Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy
BOGLARKA VAJDA
Project Manager, Green Energy Innovative Biomass Cluster
REZSO KADAR
Manager, PRO WOOD Regional Wood Cluster
RAZVAN DESLIU
Industrial Policy Expert, Ministry of Economy's SIPOCA 7 Project
DANIEL WOLF BLOEMERS
Policy Officer for Innovation Policy, EC Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
MARINA RANGA
European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, Seville, Spain
DOMINIK PATZELT
Head of the department Bioeconomy at BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH
SIMONE HAGENAUER
Project Manager, Ecoplus
PEDRO A. VIEIRA
Co-founder, Market Access
GENOVEVA CHRISTOVA
President of the Bulgarian Furniture Cluster (BFC) and the Association of Business Clusters (ABC)
DANIEL COSNITA
Presedinte, Asociatia Clusterelor din Romania
ANDREEA PENA
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration
Radu Limpede
Managing Partner, EU Advisory
ION VACIU
Founder President, ICT Consultative Council
PhD. CARMEN BEATRICE PAUNA
Senior Researcher, Institute for Economic Forecasting , Romanian Academy
ADRIAN SANDU
President, Auto SPRINT Cluster
RADIM DUDA
Project Manager & RIS3 Developer, Regional Development Agency Ostrava, Czech Republic
ANDREAS WINKLER
Head of Ecosystems, IDM Südtirol
SERBAN STRATILA
Fondator, Asociatia ASTRICO Nord - Est
PhD. PAUL SVASTA
Emeritus Professor, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Romania; President, ELINCLUS
FLAVIU IORGULESCU
Innovation and Internationalisation Expert
LUCIA SEEL
Global Communication and Content Manager for the European Cluster Collaboration Platform
ANNIE RENDERS
Head of the Cluster Policy unit at Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship
STANICA ENACHE
Business Development CEE, MobileTornado
VICTOR NEGRESCU
Minister Delegate for European Affairs
CLAUDIU VRINCEANU
Co-fondator VP Connections & Senior Manager Start-Up Bridge
PAVLA BRUSKOVA
President, National Cluster Association CZ
ULLA ENGELMANN
Head of Unit, Clusters, Social Economy and Entrepreneurship, DG GROW
CHRISTIAN OSTERLIND
Cluster Policy Development Manager, Department of Economic Development and Innovation, Region Skåne, Sweden
HARALD BLEIER
Manager, Kunststoff Cluster - Lower Austrian branch
ADRIAN CURAJ
General Director, UEFISCDI
ENIKO MATYUS
Cofounder & coordinator, innoHUB
MARIUS ALEXA
CEO, Arhipelago
SEBASTIAN MURARU
Research Assistant, INMA
MARIUS MAIER
Manager General & Owner, CMC GRUP Broker de Asigurare
OANA NAPOTNIK
EU Affairs Department - EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PETER KELLER
Head of International and Cluster Unit, Ministry for National Economy of Hungary
LAJOS VAJDA
Vicepresedinte, CLUSTERO
Bucharest Cluster Conference Agenda *
* The agenda might change due to objective reasons.
AFACERI.RO
the 23rd of November
DAY 1
the 22nd of November
DAY 2
the 23rd of November
09:00
Marriott Hotel Bucharest
09:30 - 14:30
Marriott Hotel Bucharest, Salon B
Afaceri.ro Debate
09:30-10:20 | I. INTERNATIONALIZATION - BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL MARKETS
10:50-12:00 | Solutions for international business - Pedro VIEIRA Continuarea dezbaterii: Claudiu VRINCEANU, Ion VACIU, Marius ALEXA
12:20-14:30 | FINANTARE.RO - OPORTUNITATI ACTUALE
Prezentari si dezbateri
Cum sa faci afaceri pe piete straine - Claudiu VRINCEANU Oportunitati de afaceri in zona Golfului - Ion VACIU Misiunile economice Afaceri.ro 2018 - Marius ALEXA Moderator: Alexandru LAZESCU10:20-10:50 | Networking Coffee Break
10:50-12:00 | Solutions for international business - Pedro VIEIRA Continuarea dezbaterii: Claudiu VRINCEANU, Ion VACIU, Marius ALEXA
12:00-12:20 | Networking Break
12:20-14:30 | FINANTARE.RO - OPORTUNITATI ACTUALE
Prezentari utile si informatii la zi
Solutii de consultanta pentru finantare - Radu LIMPEDE CEC Bank - solutii pentru finantarea IMM-urilor - Aura GAGU Oportunitati de finantare in 2018 - Rodica LUPU
ION VACIU
PEDRO A. VIEIRA
CLAUDIU VRINCEANU
AURA GAGU
Radu Limpede
RODICA LUPU
ALEXANDRU LAZESCU
MARIUS ALEXA
14:30
Marriott Hotel Bucharest
09:00
Marriott Hotel Bucharest
Opening Speeches
- Prof. Lucian GEORGESCU, Minister of Research and Innovation
- Victor NEGRESCU, Minister for EU Affairs
- Anca Magdalena CHISER, State Secretary Ministry of Economy
- Acad. Lucian ALBU, Romanian Academy
- Daniel COSNITA, CLUSTERO
VICTOR NEGRESCU
LUCIAN GEORGESCU
DANIEL COSNITA
Part I: Clusters in international context
Moderator: Lucia SEEL, ECCP Communication & Content Manager
Key Note I: European Cluster Policy. Towards Joint Cluster Initiatives
Status quo. New approaches
Speaker: Ulla ENGELMANN, Head of Unit: Clusters, Social Economy and Entrepreneurship, EU Commission
Key Note II: Business Driven Innovation. Role of the state. Enterprise Romania
Speaker: Adrian CURAJ, General Director UEFISCDI
ULLA ENGELMANN
LUCIA SEEL
ADRIAN CURAJ
10:50 - 11:10
Marriott Hotel Bucharest
11:10 - 12:40
Marriott Hotel Bucharest, Salon AB
Part II: Smart Clusters
Moderator: Daniel COSNITA, CLUSTERO
Clusters' involvement in the smart specialization process
Insights from JRC's project "RIS3 Support to Lagging regions"
Speaker: Dr. Marina RANGA, JRC
Clusters and the use of structural funds
Background. Selection Criteria. Results. Lessons lerned.
Speaker: Peter KELLER, HU Ministry of Economy
Cluster Financing in Romania.
Speaker: Rolanda PREDESCU, Ministry of Research and Innovation
Accelerator Programme. Example from the Czech Republic
Speaker: Radim DUDA, Regional Development Agency Ostrawa
12:20 - 13:00 | DISCUSSION PANEL - S3: NATIONAL VS. REGIONAL. Financing Moderator: Simone HAGENAUER, Ecoplus Panelists: Christian OSTERLIND, Region Skane; Pavla BRUSKOVA, Czech Cluster Association; Agatha FILIMON, ADR NE
12:20 - 13:00 | DISCUSSION PANEL - S3: NATIONAL VS. REGIONAL. Financing Moderator: Simone HAGENAUER, Ecoplus Panelists: Christian OSTERLIND, Region Skane; Pavla BRUSKOVA, Czech Cluster Association; Agatha FILIMON, ADR NE
ROLANDA PREDESCU
RADIM DUDA
MARINA RANGA
CHRISTIAN OSTERLIND
SIMONE HAGENAUER
PETER KELLER
PAVLA BRUSKOVA
DANIEL COSNITA
12:40 - 13:45
Marriott Hotel Bucharest
13:45 - 15:15
Marriott Hotel Bucharest, Salon AB
Part III: Clusters and Global Value Chains
Moderator: Gabriela PIRVU, Ministry of Economy
iQluster: Building intelligent collaborative ecosystems
Speaker: Tom DAWES, Valuechain
Cross-sectoral value chains. Bioeconomy. Danubiovalnet. Next steps
Speaker: Prof. Ralf KINDERVATER, Biopro
Clusters in local and international eco-systems. Internationalisation Approach
Speaker: Annie RENDERS, Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Value Chains Complexity. Example of automotive
Speaker: Adrian SANDU, Sprint Acarom
15:00 - 15:30 | DISCUSSION PANEL - PROBLEMS OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS. Danube Region. Moderator: Marius ALEXA, Afaceri.ro Panelists: Ciprian MORCAN, Marius DRAGOS, Andreas WRINKLER
15:00 - 15:30 | DISCUSSION PANEL - PROBLEMS OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS. Danube Region. Moderator: Marius ALEXA, Afaceri.ro Panelists: Ciprian MORCAN, Marius DRAGOS, Andreas WRINKLER
MARIUS DRAGOS
ADRIAN SANDU
GABRIELA PIRVU
TOM DAWES
RALF KINDERVATER
ANNIE RENDERS
CIPRIAN MORCAN
MARIUS ALEXA
13:45 - 17:30
Marriott Hotel Bucharest
15:15 - 15:45
Marriott Hotel Bucharest
15:45 - 17:30
Marriott Hotel Bucharest, Salon AB
Part IV: Business Driven Innovation
Moderator: Cornelia MURARU IONEL, CLUSTERO
How do we measure innovation? Indicators. Status Quo. Useful Hints
European Innovation Scoreboard and Regional Innovation Scoreboard: methodology, Romanian performance, and evidence-based policy-making
Speaker: Daniel Wolf BLOEMERS, EU Commission
Innovation performance of European countries and regions – a comparative analysis
Speaker: Luc SCHMERBER, Inno Group
TourX – To Your Smart Experiences
Stanica ENACHE, Inomar
Optimizing innovative Business Processes
Speaker: Marius MAIER
17:00 -17:30 | DISCUSSION PANEL - NEW INNOVATION PARADIGMA Moderator: Bianca MUNTEAN Panelists: Harald BLEIER, Paul SVASTA, Gal KORMENDY (tbc)
17:00 -17:30 | DISCUSSION PANEL - NEW INNOVATION PARADIGMA Moderator: Bianca MUNTEAN Panelists: Harald BLEIER, Paul SVASTA, Gal KORMENDY (tbc)
LUC SCHMERBER
DANIEL WOLF BLOEMERS
HARALD BLEIER
BIANCA MUNTEAN
PhD. PAUL SVASTA
CORNELIA MURARU-IONEL
STANICA ENACHE
MARIUS MAIER
09:00
Marriott Hotel Bucharest
09:30 - 14:30
Marriott Hotel Bucharest, Salon A
Clusters in Danube Region
Moderator: Dr. Carmen PAUNA, IPE
Danube Strategy. Current Status. Challenges.
Speaker: Oana NAPOTNIK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Danube Transnational Programme
Speaker: Marius NICULAE
DTP and Clusters
Speaker: Genoveva CHRISTOVA, Association of Business Clusters Bulgaria
10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee Break
10:50 - 14:30 | Capitalisation Workshop - Danubiovalnet - Dominik PATZELT - Foresda - Rezso KADAR - Biovill - Boglarka VAJDA - Clusterix 2.0 - Simone HAGENAUER - Accelerator - Eniko MATYUS - Black Sea Horizon - Francisco ROCHA Moderator: Andreea PENA, RO Ministry of Regional Development and European Funds Participants: EU funded projects
10:50 - 14:30 | Capitalisation Workshop - Danubiovalnet - Dominik PATZELT - Foresda - Rezso KADAR - Biovill - Boglarka VAJDA - Clusterix 2.0 - Simone HAGENAUER - Accelerator - Eniko MATYUS - Black Sea Horizon - Francisco ROCHA Moderator: Andreea PENA, RO Ministry of Regional Development and European Funds Participants: EU funded projects
ANDREEA PENA
OANA NAPOTNIK
FRANCISCO ROCHA
ENIKO MATYUS
BOGLARKA VAJDA
DOMINIK PATZELT
SIMONE HAGENAUER
GENOVEVA CHRISTOVA
PhD. CARMEN BEATRICE PAUNA
09:30 - 14:30
Marriott Hotel Bucharest, Sala Timisoara
Value Chains and Industrial Policy
Moderator: Christina LEUCUTA, CLUSTERO
Romanian Industrial Policy Document
Speaker: Razvan DESLIU
Cluster Excellence. New developments
Speaker: Thomas LAEMMER GAMP
Circular economy: closing the value chain RE-IN Network
Speaker: Aida SZILAGYI, CNPCD
10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee Break
Tools to shape up value chains - Danubiovalnet approach: - Competitivness Index (CLUSTERO) - Flaviu IORGULESCU - ImProve Assessment (EEN) - Sebastian MURARU - Business Incubators - Lajos VAJDA - Cluster Internationalisation - Serban STRATILA Moderator: Ruxandra POPOVICI, RO Ministry of Economy Participants: Associations, Clusters
Tools to shape up value chains - Danubiovalnet approach: - Competitivness Index (CLUSTERO) - Flaviu IORGULESCU - ImProve Assessment (EEN) - Sebastian MURARU - Business Incubators - Lajos VAJDA - Cluster Internationalisation - Serban STRATILA Moderator: Ruxandra POPOVICI, RO Ministry of Economy Participants: Associations, Clusters
SEBASTIAN MURARU
RUXANDRA POPOVICI
RAZVAN DESLIU
AIDA SZILAGYI
FLAVIU IORGULESCU
THOMAS LAEMMER-GAMP
CHRISTINA LEUCUTA
SERBAN STRATILA
LAJOS VAJDA
14:30
Marriott Hotel Bucharest
Previous editions
Afaceri.ro Bucharest 2014 Conference
Afaceri.ro Bucharest 2013 Conference
BUCHAREST CLUSTER CONFERENCE 2017 VENUE
NOVEMBER 22-23
JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel
Calea 13 Septembrie 90, Bucharest
+40 332 803 248contact@afaceri.ro
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