Thursday, 27 March 2025 | 09:30 - 11:20
2nd Day Morning Plenary Sessions (I)
09.30-09.40 Welcome by moderator Simone van Trier
09.40-10.30 Panel II - Funding, more than just money
Moderator – Simone van Trier
Firestarter:
“An innovative view on funding cluster activities” – Steven Berens, Advisor, ERAC
Panellists:
· Felipe Carrasco, Regional Vice-Minister for Industry, Trade and Consumers, Valencia Regional Government
· Veerle De Graef, Programme Manager, Flanders’ FOOD
· Pieter Liebregts, Partner and Senior Advisor, ERAC
· Mariella Masselink, Head of Unit Industrial Forum, Alliances, Clusters, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
· Stefan Rink, CEO, AM-Flow
10.30-11.20 Panel III - Cluster potential: driving regional and global impact
Moderator – Simone van Trier
Firestarter: A new approach to generating true impact” - Naomie Verstraeten, Chief Innovation and Technology, Brainport Development
·· Søren Elmer Kristensen, CEO, Odense Robotics
· Frank Bösenberg, Managing Director, Silicon Saxony
· Maria Cristina Russo, Director Prosperity, DG RTD, European Commission
· Celine van Soest, Manager and Senior Advisor, ERAC
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