Description
The Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology invites all parties who are interested in creating international partnerships with clusters and companies in the Baltic region to the second conference & matchmaking event the BALTIC CLUSTER FORUM 2019 which will take place in Kaunas, Lithuania on March 19th.
Come to network BALTIC CLUSTER FORUM provides excellent platform to gather latest insights, network and find new partners. Extensive matchmaking session for C2C (cluster to cluster) and B2C (business to cluster) is hosted in addition to informative conference, where experts from different countries share their knowledge. The First conference and matchmaking event BALTIC CLUSTER FORUM attracted more than 200 participants from 7 countries and its success confirmed the necessity of this kind of event.
Registration to C2C and B2C session is open here, but please complete the registration for the event first!Come to learn BALTIC CLUSTER FORUM 2019 this year is officially included in EU Cluster Weeks initiative and will focus on one of the key factors to ensure growth and success in the future clusters: innovation. During the conference, variety of local and foreign experts will provide best practices to start, promote and sustain innovation process, reveal the significance of international and cross-sectoral partnerships in fuelling innovation engine.
Registration is open here. For the updates please check Facebook or our website!
Programme
| 10.00 | Registration and welcome coffee
Moderator: Ričardas VALANČIAUSKAS, Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) |
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| 10.30 | Opening speech
Visvaldas MATIJOŠAITIS, Mayor of the Kaunas city (tbc) |
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| 10.35 | Introductory remarks
Jekaterina ROJAKA, Vice minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania |
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| 10.50 | EUROPEAN CLUSTER POLICY – USING CLUSTERS TO SUPPORT INNOVATION IN EUROPEAN SMES
KEY NOTE: Anna SOBCZAK, PhD, Policy Officer at Advanced Technologies, Clusters & Social Economy (DG GROW), European Commission |
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| 11.20 | CLUSTER MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE AS TOOL TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF CLUSTERS
Benedikt SEDLMAYR, Cluster Agentur Baden-Württemberg |
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| 11.50 | Lunch break | |
| 13.30 | GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS AND LOCAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Artūras JAKUBAVIČIUS, PhD, Lithuanian Innovation Centre |
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| 13.50 | FOCUS ON INNOVATIONS – KEY TO LITHUANIAN PV CLUSTER COMPETITIVENESS
Prof. Juras ULBIKAS, Lithuanian Photovoltaic Technology Cluster |
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| 14.10 | TO NETWORK OR NOT TO NETWORK?
Doris POLD, Estonian ICT Cluster |
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| 14.30 | PITCH SESSION
Moderator – Ričardas VALANČIAUSKAS, MITA and Doris POLD, Estonian ICT Cluster |
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| 15.00 | Coffee break | |
| 15.30-17.30 |
B2B Matchmaking Session Informal discussions & networking /MITA workshop |
EU funding opportunities for innovative clusters MITA, LIC consultations |
About the Forum
BALTIC CLUSTER FORUM is organized under the project Promotion and Development of Innovation Networking (InoLink) which is coordinated by the Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) and funded by the European Fund for Regional Development. The project is being implemented together with the Lithuanian Innovation Centre (LIC) and aims to encourage companies to merge into clusters, to increase cluster maturity, to promote their growth and international collaboration.
Matchmaking sessions and pitching sessions will be provided.
The EU Project involved in the organisation of the event: Promotion and Development of Innovation Networking (InoLink)
The themes addressed by the event are: Innovation and creativity, Cross-sectoral collaboration and Inter-regional EU collaboration.
Language of the event – English.
Expected number of participants: 200
For more information please contact:
Jolita Razumiene, Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology +370 68636501 jolita.razumiene [at] mita.lt