Marshal Office of Wielkopolska and a consortium of CoWinners and DEA consulting are pleased to invite you to participate in the conference summing up a series of mentoring meetings: "Clustering Added Value ", supporting the creation and development of cluster initiatives in Wielkopolska. The conference will take place on 6 December at 11.30 in the Conference Room of the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing in Poznan (Room No. 309) at st. Estkowskiego 6.

The resulting cluster initiatives in Wielkopolska are the source of new ideas, knowledge and technology transfer and R & D projects. Cooperation within the cluster always results in interesting contacts that refers to tangible business benefits and social goals. The cycle showed a very high added value associated with the interdisciplinary nature of the relationship of cluster - the value of inter-relations was particularly emphasized by foreign visitors.

Clustering can be interesting for entrepreneurs, business institutions and local authorities. May in fact be open and transparent platform for local government cooperation with business and governmental institutions.

The aim of our conference is to demonstrate the real added value which generate linkage clustering and the presentation of the most interesting examples. That is why the speakers are people who are managers organize clusters or cluster initiatives in Wielkopolska. We believe that this will be the most reliable source of information and inspiration, both for companies that are looking to build their own clustering sources of competitive advantage for local governments that are looking for partners to solve social problems and to attract investment and business environment for institutions that want to actively support entrepreneurs.

We invite you to participate in the conference. With funding from the European Union participated in the conference is free but places are limited. Registration is available at: http://www.uczestnicy.pl/event/konferencja-klastering-w-wielkopolsce

Conference program:

NOTE - change: due to a request for a summary of the meeting itself will begin mentoring conference a little earlier than originally planned.

11.00 - 11.30 Registration and welcome participants. Welcome Break.

11.30 - 12.15 Opening of the conference, a summary of a series of meetings mentoring, the occurrence of the Marshal and Chief ILiM - Moderator / dr Zbigniew Krzewinski

12.15 - 13.00 Clusters-cooperation or competition? – dr inż. Zenon Kierczyński / Tech Bud WIB

13.00 - 13.45 Technology Driven Clustering - the added value of technology clusters – dr Piotr Kwiatek / Nickel Technology Park Poznań

13.45 - 14.00 Coffee break

14.00 - 14.45 Technology transfer in clusters and for clusters - dream or reality? – Justyna Cięgotura / PSTP

14.45 - 15.30 Hub Cluster - think tank, outsourcing and logistical support? dr inż. Elżbieta Hałas / GS1 Europe

15.30 - 16.15 How to achieve synergy effects in the cluster - Violetta Kowalczyk / SJ Metalmex Ltd.

16.15 - 16.45 Summary / Questions - Lunch