Clusters Meet Regions Eindhoven 2025

26–27 Mar 2025 | Eindhoven, Netherlands

Thursday, 27 March 2025 | 09:30 - 11:20

2nd Day Morning Plenary Sessions (I)

Format:In-personLocation:High Tech Campus Eindhoven

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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Session location High Tech Campus Eindhoven