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Clusters as drivers for economic cooperation in the Black Sea Region

25 November, 2020 | Online / Zoom

On the 25th of November, the Romanian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment, the Romanian Cluster Association (CLUSTERO) and the business platform Arhipelago (“Afaceri.ro”), supported by the Enterprise Europe Network, are organising the online conference: “Clusters as drivers for economic cooperation in the Black Sea Region” in the frame of the 2020 Romanian Chairmanship of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation, placed under the motto “Bridging shores, enhancing cohesion”.

Over the years clusters have proven to be pillars of industrial and innovation ecosystems, and the conference will debate about their role in unleashing the huge economic cooperation potential in the Black Sea Region, taking into consideration different regional aspects.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Participation to the conference is free of charge. Please register (use the button below).
The meeting will take place on zoom. You will get the link upon registration.
We look forward to meet you on the 25th of November.

MEET OUR SPEAKERS!

CORNEL CĂTĂLIN BULF

State Secretary, Romanian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment

ALEXANDRU ENE

Chairman of the BSEC Senior Officials Committee
Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania

Mihai Chirica

MIHAI CHIRICA

The Mayor of Iași

TRAIAN CHEBELEU

Deputy Secretary General, Permanent International Secretariat (PERMIS), Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)

ULLA ENGELMANN

Head of Unit in DG GROW

Genoveva Christova

GENOVEVA CHRISTOVA - MURRAY

President of the Bulgarian Furniture Cluster (BFC)

IULIA COSTIN

General director of the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises Sector Development

OKSANA DONSKA

Member of the Board of the UAFM, Head of the Cluster Platform, CEO of "FURNITURE OF UKRAINE BUSINESS EXPO"

IULIIA ARTAMONOVA

Managing partner of the Cluster Consulting Group

RATI ANJAPARIDZE

International cluster consultant

GAGIK MAKARYAN

President of the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia

FARIZ ISMAILZADE

Executive Vice Rector at ADA University

VEDAT KUNT

UNIDO Senior International Consultant for Cluster Development and Marketing in Ghana and Georgia. VEGO Consulting Co. Managing Partner, İzmir, Turkey.

TEODORA JILKOVA

Founding member, Veritas Cluster, Bulgaria. CEO of Bulgarian Convention Bureau

ANDY PUȘCĂ

Rector of Danubius University

GIORGI KACHARAVA

Executive Director, EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC)

NATALIA BUDESCU

Director, Asociatia de Cooperare Transfrontaliera "Euroregiunea Dunarea de Jos"

CARMEN CATALINA RUSU

Vice-Dean, Faculty of Engineering, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Romania

PAUL BUTNARIU

President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iași

DANIEL COȘNIȚĂ

President of the Romanian Cluster Association

DIANA MIHALCEA

CEO - PRING Communication Agency

MARIUS ALEXA

CEO Arhipelago

PRELIMINARY AGENDA*

* The agenda might change due to objective reasons.

Venue: Online / Zoom
Moderator of the conference: Daniel Coșniță

10:45 (EET)

Login of the participants

11:00 – 11:30

Opening remarks

Cornel Cătălin Bulf, Secretary of State, Romanian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Business Environment
Alexandru Ene, Chairman of the BSEC Senior Officials Committee / Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Representative of the BSEC PERMIS
Mihai Chirica, The mayor of Iași
Traian Chebeleu, Deputy Secretary General, Permanent International Secretariat (PERMIS), Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)

11:30 – 12:30

Setting the scene for cluster cooperation, moderated by Daniel Cosnita, CLUSTERO

Ulla Engelmann, Head of Unit in DG GROW: The role of clusters for the recovery, European Commission
Genoveva Christova – Murray, President of the Bulgarian Furniture Cluster (BFC), Bulgaria

12:30 – 13:50

Panel discussion I: Clusters as drivers for economic cooperation in the Black Sea Region, moderated by Daniel Cosnita, CLUSTERO

Iulia Costin, General director of the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises Sector Development, Chișinău, R. of Moldova
Oksana Donska, Member of the Board of the UAFM, Head of the Cluster Platform, CEO of „FURNITURE OF UKRAINE BUSINESS EXPO”, Ukraine
Iuliia Artamonova, Managing partner of the Cluster Consulting Group, Russia
Rati Anjaparidze, International cluster consultant, Georgia
Gagik Makaryan, president of the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia
Fariz Ismailzade, Executive Vice Rector at ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan
Vedat Kunt, UNIDO Senior International Consultant for Cluster Development and Marketing in Ghana and Georgia. VEGO Consulting Co. Managing Partner, İzmir, Turkey
Teodora Jilkova, Founding member Veritas Cluster, CEO of Bulgarian Convention Bureau, Bulgaria
Andy Pușcă, Rector of Danubius University, Galați, Romania

13:50 – 14:00

Coffee Break and technical set up

14:00 – 15:10

Panel discussion II: Regional Cooperation Projects, Key Institutions and Trade Missions in Black Sea Region, moderated by Diana Mihalcea

Giorgi Kacharava, Executive Director, EU-Georgia Business Council (EUGBC), Georgia
Natalia Budescu, Director, Asociatia de Cooperare Transfrontaliera „Euroregiunea Dunarea de Jos”, Romania
Carmen Catalina Rusu, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Engineering, „Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania
Paul Butnariu, President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iași, Romania

15:10 – 15:30

Conclusions and next steps

*Please note that the maximum number of participants is 100 people.

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