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2 PROGRAM MONDAY 10th 08:30-09:40 Opening Conference Monterrey, City of Knowledge Jaime Parada, Institute of Innovation and Technology Transfer of Nuevo Leon (I2T2) In 2004, the Government of Nuevo Leon decided to follow up a strategy to transform the economy of the State from a manufacture-base to a knowledge-based economy. To achieve this, two main strategies were established: the creation of a technology park to attract research and development centers and the promotion of the clusterization of main industries in Nuevo Leon. In these ten years, Nuevo Leon has been able to attract more than 40 R&D Centers in the technology park with more than 2,000 researchers, and to promote 11 clusters, that fostered collaboration among companies, academic institutions and government. 09:40-17:10 Cluster Tours 09:40-17:10 Aerospace Cluster Tour The aerospace industry in Mexico had a continuous growth rate of up to 18% for the last 5 years, and Mexico has been the first receptor for Foreign Direct Investment in the aerospace sector all over the world since In the Nuevo Leon region, where the metalmechanic work is a strong tradition, many Mexican companies managed to enter the aerospace industry as tier 1 or tier 2 for the major global aerospace OEMs. Created in 2009 to gather all the major aerospace actors of the region, Monterrey Aerocluster, the Aerospace Cluster of Nuevo Leon, brings together 30 active members participating in the aerospace components manufacturing, or providing maintenance and operation services for aircrafts. Nuevo Leon represents the 3rd region in Mexico with highest participation in R&D projects related to the aerospace sector, focusing on materials (metals and composites) and advanced manufacturing processes. In June 2014, the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis granted Monterrey Aerocluster with the Bronze Quality Label for Cluster Management. The tour will start with a visit at FRISA, a world-class forging company, who entered the aerospace industry 10 years ago and received the st Global Supplier Award by the British engine manufacturer Rolls Royce. At FRISA, the group will learn the role of the cluster for the Mexican aerospace suppliers development and the implementation of research collaboration projects in our region. The tour will continue at the Research and Innovation Center in Aeronautical Engineering, to visit its 15 high-tech equipped laboratories: advanced materials lab, avionics lab, flight simulator and wind tunnel. The last visit will be at a shop dedicated to the maintenance and reparation of business jets. Finally, the tour will end in the state Research and Technological Innovation Park where the Monterrey, International Knowledge City program will be presented.

3 PROGRAM MONDAY 10th 09:40-17:10 Software and ICT Cluster Tour The Software Council of Nuevo Leon (Csoftmty) is the first cluster created in the State of Nuevo León. Founded in 2004, Csoftmty represents a solid industry, with over 35 years in international markets, and has more than 400 Software and ICT companies, among which are some of the most important in Latin America. Since its creation, Csoftmty has managed to increase the amount of engineers from over 2,000 to more than 14,000, representing an increase of 30% anually. The success of its working model has led the state to clusterize other strategic industrial sectors. The first stop of the tour will be at Naranya, one of Monterrey s most succesful mobile innovation startups in Latin America. Considered a Great Place to Work and with over 300 employees, Naranya operates in nine countries, including Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. Naranya has helped develop the startup environment with 2 of their organizations called Naranya Labs and Naranya Ventures. The first one is an accelerator for mobile solutions, while the second one offers a venture capital solution for startups with a promising future. The second stop will be at Alestra, a high end ICT solutions company. With over 100 million dollars in annual investment and a latest generation fiber network, Alestra provides the most innovative and secure ICT solutions nationwide for enterprise industry of all sizes, from SMEs to Corporate companys. Alestra is also considered a Great Place to Work and has won many other awards, among which are the Superbrands recognition and the National Prize for Technology and Innovation. The third and last stop will be the Monterrey IT Cluster (MITC), which is an intelligent building located inside the Industrial Park for Investigation and Technologic Innovation. MITC consists of more than 30 experienced companies that offer high end software solutions thanks to their worldclass certification, making it one of the 3 most competitive Clusters nationwide. 09:40-17:10 Automotive Cluster Tour The metalworking vocation and the presence of the highest ranked universities in Mexico, have been the pillars of growth of a global and highly competitive automotive industry in the northeastern states of Mexico: Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon and Coahuila. The region comprises of 6 Original Equipment Manufacturers such as General Motors, Chrysler and Navistar and +1,000 suppliers that employ directly 200,000 people approx. The tour will be hosted by the Automotive Cluster CLAUT which is a nonprofit organization with a membership of 80 organizations, located in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. CLAUT started operating in 2007 and it has grown consistently reaching an operating structure of 10 working committees. 2 years ago, CLAUT was part of the first evaluation made by the European Cluster Excellence Initiative to non- European clusters and it received the Bronze Label. This year it is in the process of evaluation for the Gold Label.

4 PROGRAM MONDAY 10th The first stop will be at Sisamex, a major Mexican Tier 1 supplier for the Heavy Duty Vehicle Industry and member of CLAUT. Sisamex will share with the group how specific efforts in areas such as supplier development, innovation, human resources and energy efficiency with CLAUT, have helped them accomplish strategic projects, in particular, how the inter-institutional automotive masters program has been of support to initiate their research, development and innovation capabilities. The second stop will be at the CIIDIT-UANL research center located in the state Research and Technology Innovation Park to visit the Automotive Tech Center, which is an example of the highest level of collaboration CLAUT has achieved between Industry, Academy and Government. The project is in its first phase which is a Product and Process Design and Advanced Simulation Center. Finally, in the same building, the tour will finish with a presentation addressed by the CLAUT manager about the operating model, experiences, projects, members and best practices that will invite all the attendees to participate asking questions, sharing ideas and connecting each other s organizations to collaborate. 09:40-17:10 The Home-Appliances Cluster Tour The Home-Appliances Cluster (CLELAC) is a Civil Association integrated by businesses, academic institutions and government agencies that cooperate in the development and promotion of the home-appliance industry. The cluster seeks to increase the competitiveness of this sector through its supply chain in order to generate benefits and contribute to the economic development of the region. During this Cluster Tour, delegates will visit a transnational home-appliance manufacturer with important operations in the State of Nuevo León. Next stop will be a visit to the facilities of a key supplier company of the industry in the region. The tour continues to Universidad de Monterrey, one of the most important universities in Mexico, which coordinated the strategic plan of the cluster through research and interviews with most of the major home-appliances manufacturers and its suppliers in Mexico. 09:40-17:10 Monterrey Nanotechnology Cluster (MNC-9) Monterrey Nano Cluster (MNC-9) is a regional innovation cluster that assembles demand-driven technology projects in order to increase nanotechnology transfer amongst the established manufacturing sectors in the state of Nuevo Leon. MNC-9 dynamics are based on a second-to- none engagement of the local innovation ecosystem including: large manufacturing corporations, universities, start-ups, technology incubators, public research centers, and government institutions. The Tour will be hosted by MNC-9. This cluster was conceived in 2009 as a private sector council exploring the possibility of incorporating nanotechnology as a premium enabling technology to increase local industry competitiveness.

5 PROGRAM MONDAY 10th Some of the areas where projects have arisen are: Carbon nanomaterials (i.e. CNTs, MWCNTs) Protective coatings (i.e. anti-wear, anti-corrosion, anti-friction, anti-fouling) Functional coatings (i.e. hydrophobic, anti-microbial, photocatalytic) Metal matrix composites Composite processing and recycling technologies Advanced ceramics Smart organic materials (i.e. paper) Metallic nanoparticles bulk production MNC-9 current members include: Universities and Public Research Centers CIMAV, CIQA, CIDESI, UANL, UTE Government I2T2, State of Nuevo Leon Economic Development Secretariat CompaniesS CEMEX, COPAMEX, SIMPLEX Group, PORCELANITE-LAMOSA, Nanomateriales, Nanomat,,NEMAK, OWENS CORNING, PROLEC GE, SIGMA Alimentos, VITRO, WHIRLPOOL, Monterrey Emerging Technology Fund, State of Nuevo Leon Biotech Cluster. The Tour includes 3 stops: (1) Monterrey Nanotechnology Start Ups Incubator, (2) Advanced Materials Research Center (CIMAV), and (3) the University of Texas at Austin Center for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship where a sample of MNC-9 companies will be presenting their applied nanotechnology collaborativeprojects to the audience. The 3 sites are located within PIIT research and innovation park boundaries. Contact us at URL, 09:40-17:10 Housing Cluster Tour The Housing Cluster of Nuevo León A.C. is a group of 50 market-leading global companies such as CE- MEX, LAMOSA, DEACERO, CUPRUM, XIGNUX and VILLACERO, global banks like BANORTE, AFIRME and PATRIMONIO, housing developers like GP VIVIENDA, U-CALLI, MARFIL, VIDUSA, JAVER, PESA, CARZA, REGIO HOGAR and ARYVE, hotels such as the GRAND VELAS, and material dealers like THE HOME DE- POT, CEMEX CONSTRURAMA and LOWE S. It has put together eight Operation Committees since its founding in 2011, and it has received national and international awards, being recognized as the only one of its kind in Mexico and Latin America in It has publications in more than 12 magazines in different countries, and mentions in national and international press. The value chain of the Housing and Construction Industry in Nuevo León was recognized as the Capital of Housing in Latin America in 2012, and within the country it activates more than 63 economic branches of a to-

6 PROGRAM MONDAY 10th tal of 79 which make up the economic activity. It generates more than 2.5 million jobs and it is a major booster of the economic development of the country. The members of the Housing Cluster of Nuevo León are leading companies in more than 40 product branches of the construction industry, such as: cement, blocks, flooring and tiles, bricks, steel, profiles, sheets, plates, grilles, meshes, wires, construction molds, metals, pipes, plumbing, load centers, switches, cables, glass, windows, doors, toilets, precast, waterproofing, paints, coatings, isolated panels, machinery, timber, poles, registers, ceramic, plastics, fittings and carpets. The Housing Cluster of Nuevo León includes three housing companies of the National Top Ten Annual Edition 2013: JAVER, MARFIL and VIDUSA, and the three companies with the highest ratings on the best quality standards: GP VIVIENDA, MARFIL and PROMOTORA ENLIZONDO; along with the most important Mexican bank in the country, BANORTE. We will visit CEMEX, global leader in the construction material industry, which offers high-quality products and reliable services to customers and communities throughout the world. Its operation network produces, distributes and markets cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and other related products in more than 55 countries, and is part of Housing Cluster of Nuevo León Counsel, A.C. 09:40-17:10 Agroalim Cluster Tour The regional level influence on the agri-food, its sector (agriculture an food production), the collaboration of all agents involved in the development of the sector, and the balance between competition and cooperation, its noticeable that its the perfect environment to develop the Agri-Food Cluster. The Agri-Food Cluster is a nonprofit organization integrated by businesses, academy and government agencies. It started operating in 2009 and operates 5 committees at the moment. The Cluster Tour will begin with a visit to GRIFFITH LABORATORIES, a company that has build a reputation for quality and dependability with their customer partners, and using innovation as a foundation for differentiation and with a global curiosity for new opportunities. An important ingredient in the cluster. The tour will continue with a visit to SUCABRITO, a company that has international exportation and gives the best quality of sheep and goats, certificated on TIF :00-21:00 Reception Cocktail: Planetario Alfa

7 PROGRAM TUESDAY 11th 08:30-09:00 Opening Ceremony Gov. Rodrigo Medina, Governor of the State of Nuevo Leon Mr. Rogelio Garza, Undersecretary of Industry and Commerce, Federal Government of Mexico Mr. Rolando Zubiran, Secretary of Economic Development, State Government of Nuevo Leon Dr. Christian Ketels, President, TCI Network Mr. Hugo Lara, President of the Board, Council of Nuevo Leon Clusters 09:00-09:40 Opening Conference Lotte Langkilde, Director, TCI Network and Executive Director, 2013 TCI Global Conference, Kolding, Denmark Rolando Zubirán, Secretary of Economic Development, State Government of Nuevo Leon, and President, 2015 TCI Global Conference, Monterrey, Mexico Christian Ketels, President, TCI Network (Moderator) The role of design and creativity in the development of strategic partnerships and innovative clusters was the focus of the discussions among participants in last year s TCI conference. The TCI community met in Southern Denmark to learn from the best practice on clusters in one of the leading economies in Europe, where innovation and creativity are part of its DNA. This year, the discussion moves to the North of Mexico, a very different setting between the developed economies of North America and the developing world of Latin America. Different parts of the world with different challenges and valuable lessons to share, that will need to get closer to make the global economy a more sustainable one. 09:40-10:30 The Economy of Mexico, the Challenge of Growth Mr. Rogelio Garza, Undersecretary of Industry and Commerce, Federal Government of Mexico. Manuel Montoya (Moderator) After 20 years of Free Trade Agreement with Canada and the USA, Mexico gained a key role in the competitiveness of North America. This led Mexico to attract important Foreign Direct Investments that supported the creation of jobs and the stability of the macro economy of the country. Nevertheless, 2% of the average growth of the country s GDP in the last 13 years is still low for the required growth in a country of 115 million people where the challenge to close the gap between the poorer and the richer regions is still present. The current federal government has launched important economic reforms, i.e. to open energy production to private investment, the limitation of monopolies in telecommunications industry, a more flexible financial system, etc. Will these reforms allow Mexico to break free from its limited growth? What will be the industrial policy for the country and the role of clusters in upgrading its competitiveness?

8 PROGRAM TUESDAY 11th 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:00 Mexico and Latin American Economies Jaana Remes, McKinsey Global Institute Carlo Pietrobelli, Competitiveness and Innovation Division, Inter-American Development Bank Amado Villarreal, Government and Public Transformation of Monterrey Tech Alonso Ramos (Moderator) Latin America accounts for 8% of the world economy. A population of 588 million inhabitants comprises 8.5% of the world population. What makes the difference today is the youth of its population, with an average of a 25 year-old population, in contrast to the developed world with over 40 year-old. With the general increase in life expectancy all over the world, Latin America s youth bonus may give the region an opportunity to meet the needs of other regions with older population. But, what are the obstacles faced by this region to play a more competitive role in the world? What are the main actions that Latin America needs to perform in order to grow as necessary and improve the quality of life and wealth of its people? 12:10-13:30 Cluster Labs The cluster labs are designed to give interested participants an opportunity to get knowledge and immerse themselves in new and alternative topics related to cluster development. For each cluster lab there is a lab director who is in charge of designing and facilitating his/her own lab. Room A Management 3.0 for cluster management how to be a creative networker under uncertainty. New approaches for Cluster Management from effectuation, scrum, lean startup and more Cluster management is an art which is based on facts and figures, statistics, research, financial calculations, expert knowledge etc. Klaus Haasis invites to have a broader perspective on how to develop a human framework for creativity, innovation and collaboration - based on his long experience in cluster management. He presents some now findings from neurobiology and new methods for collaboration coming from entrepreneurship research (effectuation) and software development (scrum) bundled in the agile management 3.0 concept for cluster managers. Management 3.0 for cluster management will cover the topics + the turkey illusion - can I rely on the experiences of the past? + uncertainty profiling - how to become risk savvy? + commitments - an underestimated factor in cluster management + Kudo Box and Kudo Cards - the personcentered approach

9 PROGRAM TUESDAY 11th + organisational dilemmas and double binds - how to stay happy and productive + the effectuation grid - a systemic tool box for dealing with uncertainty. Klaus Haasis is an international innovation coach and business angel. He is recognized as one of Europe s most experienced designers and managers of innovation systems, cluster initiatives and collaboration processes. He holds degrees in media engineering and journalism and is a certified Coach and Counsellor, Scrum Master and Effectuation Expert. He is committed in supporting and coaching entrepreneurs, executives, clusters and teams in innovation management and creative thinking, and he is a business angel through his company Combine Innovation GmbH. He is specialized in blended learning and blended coaching processes combining support and training through the internet with phases of established physical presence. Room B Cluster Ecosystems Analysis What is a cluster s ecosystem? How do you analyze a cluster s ecosystem? And how can you use the results from the analysis to design and implement a cluster strategy? In the first part of this lab you will be introduced to a simple model for analyzing a cluster s ecosystem and you will get a good understanding of the different steps behind the analysis as well as the tools you can use in performing a cluster ecosystem analysis analysis. In the second part of the lab we will be looking at how a cluster organisation can apply the results from the analysis as a leadership tool in developing a cluster strategy, identifying priority actions and screening for new business opportunities and partners. The lab will focus on a Cluster Ecosystem Model which is used to analyze 5 clusters in Denmark and with a particular focus and attention to D2i Design to innovate, an emerging cluster in the Region of Southern Denmark. The cluster lab is led by TCI Director Lotte Langkilde, Thit Juul Madsen, D2i Design to innovate and Louise Fenger Kornum, University of Southern Denmark. Thit Juul Madsen. Head up D2i design to innovate. An emerging design cluster in Southern Denmark. Experience with leadership, start ups and design driven innovation. Background in CSR and textiles Lotte Langkilde is Director of REG X - The Danish Cluster Academy , which is focused on clusterbased regional development, cluster- and ecosystem analysis, cluster strategy and training for high level policy makers and cluster managers. Her recent areas of work focus on international strategies for clusters, strategic collaboration between large companies and entrepreneurs in clusters and building/facilitating ecosystems across borders. Lotte has a background from the Danish Ministry of Economics and Business Affairs, serving at the Department FORA (Research and analysis unit), in which she was involved in national and regional innovation strategies, cluster policy and capacity building for cluster managers Louise Fenger Kornum is project manager at the Danish cluster academy REG X. She has participated in several international cluster projects and has for the last 5 years worked with supporting and developing the Danish clusters. She has managed several projects including a German-Danish cluster project which has been recognized as a good practice case by the European Commision. Through this project Louise has gained extensive knowledge and practical experience with linking clusters cross-border. Louise is responsible for communication and marketing at REG X and she played a central role in planning and developing the concept of last year s TCI conference in Kolding, Denmark.

10 PROGRAM TUESDAY 11th Room C Cluster Academy Workshop: Learning from a cluster region Since 1998, Upper Austria perceived as a truly successful model of a cluster region and widely shares its expertise in cluster management operations. The cluster management workshop covers the areas of knowledge management, initiation and support of cooperation projects, qualification and event management, internationalization, international projects financing and evaluation & measuring This Cluster Academy Workshop shows how successful clusters work, using Upper Austria as an example which gives an input, how these processes could be implemented in your region. An additional benefit is the networking and exchange of experience effect with international participants, sharing the same interests in cluster activities. The well known TCI Director Werner Pamminger will conduct the training. Being CEO of Clusterland Upper Austria Ltd. for nine years, Werner Pamminger has now being appointed CEO of the newly founded Business Agency of Upper Austria (a merger of the following companies: TMG Ltd., CATT Ltd, Clusterland Upper Austria Ltd. and the Upper Austrian Business Park Ltd.). 13:30-14:30 Lunch 14:30-15:50 Parallel Sessions Common problems, common markets and shared value creation. Cluster initiatives try to address common problems that affect the competitiveness of companies and organizations in their regions. New markets are difficult to reach without certain critical mass. Clusters are also beneficial for exploiting economies of scale. Establishing successful cluster initiatives, along with good cluster management, gives the opportunity to identify and solve economic and social failures. The clusters activities generate common solutions to problems and are a helpful tool for companies to gain market access, creating shared value for their members. This track includes presentations related to the following questions: What strategies are followed to identify and address common problems and solutions in cluster initiatives? Is value creation identified by the actors of the cluster? How do the initiatives strengthen the social capital between the cluster actors, and between clusters and their surroundings? This track is relevant to cluster actors that manage the activities of a cluster organization and work out these common problems and activities. Room A Moderator: Madeline Smith Carola Muschke / Hamburg Aviation / The EACP (European Aerospace Cluster Partnership).

11 PROGRAM TUESDAY 11th Enric Pedros / CLUSTER FEMAC / ESCP Natureef - European Strategic Cluster Partnership for a natural resource efficient Europe fostering solutions via cluster cooperation. Werner Pamminger / Clusterland Upper Austria / Cross-Cluster-Innovation The future is now. Andres Guimon / Competitiveness / Share Value Creation: the Case of the Healthcare Industry in Barranquilla, Colombia. Etienne Choupay / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso / The Importance of the inter-organizational trust of the actors in a wine cluster as a distinguishing element for its competitiveness. Alberto Pezzi / ACCIÓ-Catalonia Government /Cluster 0.0: Back to Basic. Room B Moderator: Joan Martí Juan Pablo Zanlungo / Universidad de Chile / Salmon industry in Chile: an industrial resilience case?. Pavla Bruskova / Tomas Bata University & National Cluster Association-CZ / (Untitled). Claudia Milena Vaca / Bogota Chamber of Commerce / The Bogota Chamber of Commerce Cluster Initiative: a mechanism to promote shared value. Carlos Tarrason Collado / Cluster consulting / Shared value creation in the coffee industry in Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil. Richard Walker / TCI Network Oceania / IP Management in Industry Clusters. Enrique Díaz Moreno / Businessfokus / The Cluster s competitiveness perceived by Stakeholders. Indexfokus: The methodology for evaluation of the perceived competitiveness. Academic 1. The role of clusters in creating shared value. The concept of shared value can be defined as policies and operating practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which it operates. Shared value creation focuses on identifying and expanding the connections between societal and economic progress. (Porter & Kramer, 2011) The track will address how clusters are helping companies and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in different ways. Does the activity of a cluster reduce the perception and reality that communities have little benefit from the companies operating in their location? How does the local government address the disconnection between organizations and their communities? Room C Moderator: Emily Wise Elvira Naranjo / EGAP Gobierno y Política Pública / The influence of economic clusters performance in the competitiveness of Nuevo Leon. Sandra Dijk / University Leipzig / The Clustermanagement as an incubator for Service Innovation Saidi Flores / EGAP-ITESM / Methodology for Identifying Potential Stakeholders of a Cluster.The Case of Aerospace Industry in Mexico. Judith Cortés / UPAEP-Sintonía / Sintonía, a main actor creating shared value in Puebla, México Artemisa Gomez Garcia / Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Tepeaca / Vegetable Cluster ITSTEPEACA. Zbigniew Bochniarz / University of Washington / The Role of Clusters in Creating Shared Value.

12 PROGRAM TUESDAY 11th 15:50-16:00 Coffee Break 16:10-17:30 Parallel Sessions Cluster as a tool to create global innovation winners and increase competitiveness. Cluster initiatives are aimed at improving the relationship between companies, and academic and research institutes, reinforcing the innovation ecosystems in regions. The purpose of this track is to understand how companies have increased their competitiveness through innovation projects and other activities, which would not have happened otherwise. We have included presentations showing best practices examples of cluster initiatives engaging in innovation support, which has a positive impact on companies and especially SMEs. The question we raise in this track is: Which role do research centers and providers of competence (e.g. universities) have in the creation of innovative new products and services within a cluster? Best practices and the introduction of new tools are will be discussed. Room A Moderator: Jaime Acevedo Christoph Beer / ICT Cluster Bern, Switzerland / Electro Mobility as a tool for regional development and clusters. Espen Warland / Innovation Norway / Global Innovation Winners, Collaboration Project for NCE Clusters in Norway. Bersier Jacques / Science and Technology Center of the Canton of Fribourg / Fostering Competitiveness through transnational cluster. Joep Brouwers / Brainport Development / Brainport Industries Cooperation a rather typical cluster. Rene Tonnisson / Smart City Lab/ How Can Small Countries Use Clusters to Compete on Global Level: The case of Estonian smart city lab cluster initiative Cluster implementation in different parts of the world. For the last 20 years cluster initiatives have been developed in different parts of the world, with different results. In Europe the cluster concept has spread extensively, with different approaches depending on the region. But what has happened in other parts of the world? How have clusters evolved in Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America? What works for these regions and what does not? Does innovation have a similar role in clusters in these regions compared to Europe or North America? The main purpose of this track is to present experiences on how clusters can be implemented in regions outside Europe and North America and how they can help to foster regional development. Negative experiences are also important in order to understand what doesn t work in different parts of the world and why.

13 PROGRAM TUESDAY 11th Room B Moderator: Víctor Salazar Jose Vicente Mogollón / The Cluster Competitiveness Group / How to maximize implementation of cluster initiatives: the role of government and the importance of capacity building:the case of Colombia ( ). Marco Llinás / Alejandro Caicedo / Red Cluster Colombia / Colombian Cluster Network ( Red Cluster Colombia - RCC) and Colombia s cluster development efforts. Evgeniy Kutsenko / Higher School of Economics (Russia) / Trust in society and cluster program design in Russia. Marc Papell / CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT COLOMBIA / Differences between clusters in America and the rest of the world. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke / PTB and Mesopartner / The role of Quality Infrastructure Cluster Competitiveness. Academic 2. Industrial trends, innovation and the cluster ecosystems. The new cloud approach and virtual manufacturing are leading to new industrial trends, with technology content and more environmental care. How do clusters ecosystems foster innovation to cope with these new industrial trends? Are regions with strong cluster ecosystems better prepared for the new industrial era and for developing their clusters? This academic track brings in research around cluster ecosystem effectiveness for innovation, and how it reacts to new technological challenges. Can policy makers and cluster practitioners have an active role in this? Room C Moderator: Amado Villarreal Geunwoo Ryu / Byoungki Kim / Keimyung University/Shiga University / A feasible connectivity on industrial clusters between Dae Gyung in South Korea and Osaka Regional areas in Japan. Francisco Gasca Sánchez / EGAP ITESM / High Tech Clusters in Urban Areas: Localization and Geographical Nearness with Universities in the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey. Teresa Paiva / Instituto Politecnico da Guarda / Innovation and knowledge transference in a cluster usedriven innovation perspective the Inovcluster experience. Daniel Covarrubias / Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness / Promoting Cross--Border Inter- -clustering:the case of the Aquitaine Euskadi Euroregion. John Hobbs / Department of Management and Enterprise, Cork Institute of Technology / Visualisation of Linkages in Networked Clusters (V-LINC): Analysis of the ICT Cluster Ecosystem in Cork, Ireland. Juan Carlos Sosa Giraldo / Consultor Investigador / Innovative Cluster.

14 PROGRAM TUESDAY 11th 17:30-18:30 Shared Value Creation Dane Smith, Managing Director, FSG Federic Miribel (Moderator) The concept of shared value can be defined as policies and operating practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which it operates. Shared Value creation focuses on identifying and expanding the connections between societal and economic progress (Porter & Kramer, 2011). Dane Smith is the Managing Director of FSG, a non profit organization that guides organizations, in which they include big multinationals, to promote shared value creation projects in developing countries. Dane will present who they address this projects and the kind of benefits that it brings to the communities attended and to the multinationals that had promoted the Shared Valued Projects. 18:30-19:30 TCI General Assembly 19:30-20:10 TCI Social Event

15 PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 12th 08:30-09:30 Panel: Birth of Clusters in Mexico Hugo Lara, President of Nuevo Leon s Cluster Council, Former CEO of Vitro and Member of the First Board of the Automotive Cluster of Nuevo Leon Juan Romero, CEO CEMEX, Founding Board of the House and Construction Cluster of Nuevo Leon Jaime Lomelín, Former President, Fresnillo PLC and Peñoles Group, Founding President, Cluster Minero de Zacatecas Fidel Otake, CEO of GKN Driveline Mexico, President of the Automotive Cluster of Guanajuato Eduardo Ruiz Esparza(Moderator) The role of the industry leader in the early stages of cluster creation has been identified as key to its success and continuity. In this session four industry leaders will share their personal experience while promoting a cluster approach in their industry in three different regions of Mexico. The complexities of doing this in a developing country may give some clarity to other regions in the world that may share similar conditions and limitations and, in some cases, certain advantages. 09:30-10:30 Role of Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Competitiveness and Regional Economic Performance: Scott Stern, MIT Sloan School of Management Christian Ketels (Moderator) During the last years, Dr. Scott Stern has been playing an active role as an advisor for the White House in the way the US Government may use innovation and entrepreneurship to gain regional competitiveness and economic performance. As an intellectual leader he has been able to identify the role of clusters as a catalyst for innovation and entrepreneurship in a specific region. What is the US Government doing to promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship at regional level? What lessons can be shared with other regions of the world? 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:00 New Cluster Approaches: Inner City Clusters, Metropolitan Food Clusters, Cross National Clusters Kim Zeuli, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) Peter Smeets, Alterra Wageningen UR Marc Papell, Cluster Development, Catalonia Klaus Hassis (Moderator)

16 PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 12th During the last years, Dr. Scott Stern has been playing an active role as an advisor for the White House in the way the US Government may use innovation and entrepreneurship to gain regional competitiveness and economic performance. As an intellectual leader he has been able to identify the role of clusters as a catalyst for innovation and entrepreneurship in a specific region. What is the US Government doing to promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship at regional level? What lessons can be shared with other regions of the world? 12:10-13:30 CtoC Meetings and Regional Development Agencies Meeting The session will provide an opportunity to meet with colleagues working in similar clusters and organizations in other regions of the world. It is a space to share best-practices and to explore ways of collaboration among similar clusters (Cluster to Cluster Meetings) and among regional development agencies (Regional Development Agencies Meetings). TCI Networking Session Discover what s going on in the main global network of practitioners working on clusters, competitiveness and innovation. Get to know our people: connect with colleagues from aroundthe world, meet our Board and Secretariat, let us know what your specific needs are and explore how the TCI Network can support your own activity through our services for members. 13:30-14:30 Lunch 14:30-15:50 Parallel Sessions Cluster implementation in different parts of the world. For the last 20 years cluster initiatives have been developed in different parts of the world, with different results. In Europe the cluster concept has spread extensively, with different approaches depending on the region. But what has happened in other parts of the world? How have clusters evolved in Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America? What works for these regions and what does not? Does innovation have a similar role in clusters in these regions compared to Europe or North America? The main purpose of this track is to present experiences on how clusters can be implemented in regions outside Europe and North America and how they can help to foster regional development. Negative experiences are also important in order to understand what doesn t work in different parts of the world and why. Room A Moderator: Hans Eirik Melandsø Manuel Montoya / Cluster Automotriz de Nuevo Leon / Building a gold label cluster in Mexico: The Automotive Cluster of Nuevo Leon.

17 PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 12th Gaute Moldestad / The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway / The role of a national Norwegian infrastructure of innovation companies in cluster development and operation. Luis Ramis / Cluster Development / Lessons from more than a decade of policy clusters: Medellin (Antioquia) and Barcelona (Catalonia). Adolfo Moreno / Medellin Chamber of Commerce / The case of Medellin Health City. Tiyan Shen / Cluster management in China. Ines Sagrario / Competitiveness / Cluster-based regional development programs in Latin America and Europe: Failures, successes and lessons learned for the future. 3.2 Topics on New Cluster Trends. The cluster approach had proven useful for promoting regional economic growth and collaboration between companies, government agencies and academic centers. In the recent years, new approaches for the cluster concept have appeared as a tool to promote innovation and entrepreneurship, to foster Foreign Direct Investment and to create more effective and sustainable economic ecosystems, in order to collaborate between regions. In this track we will share new cluster approaches from different regions. Room B Moderator: Enric Pedrós Jaime Quesado / CEIIA - Cluster of Mobility / Clusters and reindustrialization. David Fernández Terreros / Clusters, FDI policies and competitiveness in the light of RIS3: The Basque Country case. Juul Thit / Design for clusters and clusters for design. Xavier Ginesta / University of Vic / Building cluster brands: Methodological bases for its definition and conceptualization. Tomás Sibaja / Aerospace Cluster of Baja California/The aerospace industry in Mexico and the embryo role of cluster formation. Academic 3. The evolution of clusters: From the competitive advantage of nations to the cluster initiatives Greenbook 2.0. In 2013, the Cluster Initiative Greenbook 2.0 was published. It followed the first Greenbook published ten years before. The new book is the result of a study of 256 cluster organizations from 50 countries. In the Competitive Advantage of Nations, published in 1990, Michael Porter analyzes clusters and their role for regional competitiveness. This track raises the following questions: Do clusters really foster competitiveness? What are the differences between the cluster initiatives and public policies, compared to the original work of Michael Porter? What are the challenges for the cluster concept for the years to come? Room C Moderator: Jaime Echeverri Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke / Mesopartner / Is cluster promotion an obvious or complex endeavor? Elisabet Juan Tresserra / Freelance / The evolution of cluster policies in Europe from regions to cluster organizations: The cluster trap. Emily Wise / IEC/Research Policy Group at Lund University / Clusters and innovation ecosystems samesame, or different?

18 PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 12th Scott Dempwolf Dempwolf / University of Maryland / The emergence of regional clusters and the role of innovation as a primary driver of economic growth. Armando Peña Castro / Simon Bolivar University / Key success factors on footwear agglomerations. 15:50-16:10 Coffee Break 16:10-17:30 Parallel Sessions New Cluster Policies and Cluster Evaluation. After a little over 20 years of cluster policies, it seems that there is still an important debate on what to consider an efficient cluster policy. There is ongoing criticism towards the cluster approach and its efficiency at fostering local development. A lot of resources have been invested on implementing cluster initiatives all around the world. What have we learned? How have cluster policies changed during the last years? And how should we evaluate the performance of cluster policies, programs and initiatives? This track presents useful experiences and insights on cluster policies and how to evaluate them. New approaches on policies, cluster programs and evaluation methods are discussed. Room A Moderator: Alberto Pezzi Hans Eirik Melandsø / Innovation Norway / Introducing the new Norwegian cluster program Madeline Smith / Institute of Design Innovation, Glasgow School of Art / Cluster evaluation working group: Collating expertise and evidencing cluster value. Frederic Miribel / Invest in Lyon / 15 years of Clusters and Pole de Compétitivité in France: Evaluation of a bottom-up and top-down approach. Lorena Rivera Leon / Technopolis Group / Approaches to cluster policies and evaluation: Evidence from EU initiatives in the last 10 years. John Hobbs / Cork Institute of Technology / Visualisation of Linkages in Networked Clusters (V-LINC): Analysis of the Biopharma Cluster Ecosystem in Cork, Ireland. Emily Wise / Lund University / Evaluating the human element in clusters Topics on New Cluster Trends. The cluster approach had proven useful for promoting regional economic growth and collaboration between companies, government agencies and academic centers. In the recent years, new approaches for the cluster concept have appeared as a tool to promote innovation and entrepreneurship, to foster Foreign Direct Investment and to create more effective and sustainable economic ecosystems, in order to collaborate between regions. In this track we will share new cluster approaches from different regions.

19 PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 12th Room B Moderator: Carlos Tarrasón Zbigniew Bochniarz / University of Wahington / Industrial trends, innovation and cluster ecosystems. Lotte Langkilde / Louise Fenger / Danish Cluster Academy / David meets Goliath: Collaboration between entrepreneurs and large corporations in clusters. Ruiz Antonio / TASO / Getting long-term sustainable clusters through cluster incubators support. Nadine Barthel / Project Future Berlin s Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Research/ Cross innovation: How collaboration with creative clusters boosts other business. Joan Martí Estévez / ACCIÓ-Catalonia Government / Attraction, retention and professionalization of cluster managers. 4.3 Topics on new cluster trends. The cluster approach had proven useful for promoting regional economic growth and collaboration between companies, government agencies and academic centers. In the recent years, new approaches for the cluster concept have appeared as a tool to promote innovation and entrepreneurship, to foster Foreign Direct Investment and to create more effective and sustainable economic ecosystems, in order to collaborate between regions. In this track we will share new cluster approaches from different regions. Room B Moderator: Ted Lyman Éva Skultéti / Pharmapolis Debrecen Innovative Pharmaceutical Cluster / Hungarian best way: From the cluster definition to the world class cluster. Sectors. What is cross innovation? Ilaria Massari / Politecnico di Milano University - CESVIN Innovation Center / World-class cluster born on reindustrialization of the settlement of Olivetti. Tomas Mejia/Jaime Echeverri / Cluster ecosystem, innovation and sustainability: The case of Medellin. Cecilia Johansson / Vinnova / An effort to strengthen national growth through cross-clustering. Jose Martinez / IT@Baja/ Clustering small IT companies to attend a big market. 17:30-18:30 Reindustrialization of North America and the Role of Clusters Scott Paradise, Vice President Marketing and Business Development for Magna International John Spears, Director of Clusters and Skils Initiatives, U.S. Small Business Administration Eduardo Ruiz Esparza (Moderator) President Obama promoted the reindustrialization of the United States organizing national resources to reinvigorate the American economy. The process of re-shoring is bringing new challenges to the American industry, where technology is balancing the higher wages in comparison with the emerging markets costs. In this session the views of the industry will be complemented with those of the government. 20:00-21:30 Gala Dinner: Sopladores Pavilion, Fundidora Park.

20 PROGRAM THURSDAY 13th 08:30-09:00 Clusters in Latin America: Marco Llinás, Consejo Privado de Competitividad, Colombia Oliver Torres, Desarrollo Económico de Chihuahua, Clusters in Mexico Guillermo Acosta, Secretaría de Industria, Córdoba, Argentina Patricia Valdenebro (Moderator) Members of the Latin America TCI Chapter will share the development of the cluster and cluster policy in their regions and countries. Different countries have different manner. What these approaches have in common and what has to be tropicalized? 09:00-09:40 Clusters in North America: Sarah Maxted & Richard Bryden, Harvard Business School, US Cluster Mapping Alfredo Sánchez, Mexico-United States Entrepreneurship and Innovation Council (MUSEIC) John Spears, Director of Clusters and Skills Initiatives, U.S. Small Business Administration Christian Ketels (Moderator) The Cluster concept was born in the United States but its development had been faster in others regions. How are clusters in North America? What do the world has to know about them and how do regions may collaborate with them? 09:40-10:20 Cluster Models in the World: Christian Ketels, President, TCI Network and Harvard Business School Scott Stern, MIT Sloan School of Management Ken Warwick, Economics Consultant and Member at UK s Regulatory Policy Committee Ifor Williams, Cluster Navigators, New Zealand Jaime Parada, Institute of Innovation and Technology Transfer of Nuevo Leon (I2T2) Karin Gjerlow (Moderator) Next year we will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the publication of The Competitive Advantage of Nations. Michael Porter s ideas on clusters have gone beyond his initial proposal of clusters as effective tools to promote economic advantage for regions. Companies, research centers, universities and government organizations have experienced the effectiveness of clusters for collaboration and for building bridges between stakeholders of the microeconomic system. How did clusters evolve in different parts of the world? What works and what doesn t work? Can some good practices be transferred to other contexts in the world? Relevant academics and advisors to cluster programs from different countries and continents will share their own experiences and thoughts on clusters and the effectiveness of these for promoting successful economic development.

21 PROGRAM THURSDAY 13th 10:20-10:40 Coffee Break 10:40-12:00 Beyond Industrial Policy Ken Warwick, Economics Consultant and Member at UK s Regulatory Policy Committee Ivan Rossignol, World Bank Alberto Pezzi (Moderator) In 2013 the OECD published Beyond Industrial Policy, a document that gathers experiences held in different regions of the world and that helps to understand what works and what doesn t work when implementing industrial policies. Ken Warwick will present which public policies have been more effective for economic development and which are the conditions that reinforce the efforts by policy makers. 12:00-12:45 Future Cluster Policy in Korea: Towards Global Collaboration Cluster Program: Jun Yeup Kim, Kyung Hee University Since the Industrial Complex Cluster Corporation Program (KICOX) was launched in 2005, the global innovation clusters have been promoted with special emphasis on building pan-regional networks of industries, universities and research institutes; fostering open innovation and creating a healthy industrial ecosystem. The knowledge spillover among the firms enhances regional competitiveness from an open innovation platform in a knowledge-based and creative economy. Furthermore, each cluster attempts to expand its innovative capacity by reinforcing competition and collaboration with global clusters. By integrating a global collaborative cluster program, huge opportunities and a variety of channels of knowledge and innovation exchange will be created. These different types of connections are a key factor for establishing clusters, through contributing to the local economic development of Korea. 12:45-13:30 Passing the Torch Ceremony