Friday April 7th, 2017 at the Palais des congrès of Montréal
THE INTER-CLUSTER APPROACH :
INNOVATION THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND COLLABORATION
Printable version of the preliminary program
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. : ROLE AND IMPACTS OF INTER-CLUSTER INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE "ABROAD" PROJECT FOR CLUSTER GROWTH. IS THIS MODEL APPLICABLE TO OTHER REGIONS?
Presentation by Mr. Thilo Schoenfeld - International Affairs Delegate/Aerospace Valley (France)
8:50 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. : HOW INTER-CLUSTER PROJECTS SET UP BY HAMBURG AVIATION ARE HELPING TO EXPAND THE REGION’S STRATEGIC SECTORS
Presentation by Mr. Franz Josef Kirschfink - Managing Director/Hamburg Aviation (Germany).
9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. : THE STATUS OF MEXICAN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND HOW TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE DOING OPERATIONS IN MEXICO
Presentation by M. Luis Lizcano – Managing Director / FEMIA (Mexico)
09:30 a.m. - 09:50 a.m. : CLUSTER INTEGRATION FOR SYNERGIES AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES – THE VERMONT SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL
M. Christopher Carrigan - Vice-President, Business Development / Vermont Chamber of Commerce.
10: a.m. - 10:30 a.m. : NETWORKING BREAK
10:30 a.m. - 10 :50 a.m. : INTER-CLUSTER COLLABORATION IN SUPPORT OF INNOVATION FOR SMES : THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN CLUSTER COLLABORATION PLATFORM
Presentation by Marc Pattinson - Managing Director / inno TSD and ECCP Project Director
10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. : ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED BY A CLUSTER TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS WORKFORCE AND ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
Presentation by Ms Maria EL FILALI – CEO GIMAS (Morocco)
11:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. : THE BENEFITS OF INTER-CLUSTERING AND THE SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES. THE EXAMPLE OF THE MACH WALLONIA INITIATIVE
Presentation by Mr. David Praet – Head of international activities and external communication for the Skywin cluster (Belgium).
11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. : HOW THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES AND INTERSECTORAL KNOWLEDGE ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCRETE SOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE THE 4.0 TRANSITION. IE: MACH FAB 4.0
Presentation by Ms. Mélanie Lussier - Senior Director, Market Development - SME/Supply Chain, Aéro Montréal.
11:50 a.m. - 12 a.m. : CLOSING REMARKS
Ms. Suzanne M. Benoît, President, Aéro Montréal
Mr. Yves Charette, Greater Montreal Economic Development Coordinator - Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal