Clusters Meet Regions Cluj Napoca 2025

1–2 Jul 2025 | Cluj Napoca, Romania

Sebastian GROSSE-PUPPENDAHL

Senior Policy Officer to Commissioner for Europe of Minister of Economic Affairs Baden-Wurttemberg

Steinbeis Europa Zentrum

Stuttgart, Germany

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Steinbeis Europa Zentrum

Steinbeis Europa Zentrum

Research Development and Innovation Organisation

Stuttgart, Germany

Steinbeis Europa Zentrum stands for 35 years of experience in innovation consulting and research funding in Europe and beyond. With more than 80 EU projects and around 800 partnerships in 50 countries every year, Steinbeis Europa Zentrum is well networked and helps its clients to enter international markets. Well-connected with international partners and networks, we stand by companies, start-ups, universities, research institutions and cluster initiatives on issues of innovation management, financing, EU applications, international markets, regional and social transformation and innovation policy. For all target groups, we offer further training on proposal writing, project management and innovation. Together with economic development agencies, representatives of the state ministries and the EU, we conceptualise and organise large congresses and information events, including international ones, bringing together innovation actors from the entire value chain. With various activities from the non-profit, economic as well as European sectors, we create added value for our clients: companies and start-ups, universities and research institutions, cluster initiatives and networks, public sector actors.
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Skills

  • Policy, Innovation, business support

Interests

  • regional and EU innovation policy

Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

09:30 - 12:00

1st Morning Plenary Session

Location:Radisson Blu Cluj

High level policy inputs on cluster support at regional, national, and EU levels Role of clusters as drivers for competitiveness through business-driven innovation