Tuesday, 28 October 2025 | 08:00 - 17:00
Cluster Summit Finland
8:00 - Registration and Networking Coffee
8:30 - Welcome to the Cluster Summit Finland 2025
8:35 - The Role of Clusters in The Regional Strategy
8:50 - Clusters as Drivers of Productivity, Innovation, and Sustainability
9:05 - Situating clusters in the current EU mandate (competitiveness compass, clean industrial deal, single market & simplification and next MFF)
9:20 - Clusters and Research (tbc)
9:35 - Break
9:50 - Workshop: How Can Clusters Impact National and Regional RDI?
12:00 - Networking Lunch
13:20 - The Case of Nokia: Tangible Results of How Clusters Support Business Growth
13:35 - Kuopio Water Cluster: 20+ Years Aligning Municipal and Regional strengths
13:50 - Agri-Food Clusters North Savo: Taking the Entire Value Chain Into Account
14:05 - Break
14:30 – 17:00 - International Hybrid Workshop (applying for European Week of Regions and Cities “Close to you” side event): Clusters as Mechanisms of Cohesion Policy to Reach Transformation Targets and Ensure Resilience