Tuesday, 1 July 2025 | 10:00 - 12:00
1st Morning Plenary Session
10.00 - 10.15 Welcome Speeches
Welcome Addresses
Moderator – Teodora Jilkova, European Cluster Collaboration Platform, Team Member
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Emil Boc, Mayor of Cluj-Napoca City (tbc)
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Bianca Muntean, Smart Transylvania Representative / Transilvania IT Cluster Manager
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Daniel Cosnita, President of CLUSTERO - Romanian Cluster Association
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Csilla Hegedüs, General Director of the North-West Regional Development Agency, Romania
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Doru Pamfil, President of the Cluj-Napoca Branch of the Romanian Academy
10.15-11.00 Kick-off Speeches: Fostering Innovation for a Stronger Europe
High level policy inputs on cluster support at EU, national and regional levels
Moderator – Antonio Novo, President of the European Clusters Alliance
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Daniel David, Minister of Education and Research (RO)
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Adrian Curaj, General Director of UEFISCDI – Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (RO)
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Representative of the DG Grow
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Csilla Hegedüs, General Director of the North-West Regional Development Agency (RO)
Session I - Panel Discussion : Innovation in Action - Unlocking the Potential of Clusters
Role of clusters as drivers for competitiveness through business-driven innovation
Moderator: Felix Arion, Agro Transilvania Cluster (RO)
Input Paper: Jan-Philipp Kramer Team Leader 'Data & Policy', ECCP
Panel Discussion:
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Vasile Asandei, General Director of the North-East Regional Development Agency (RO)
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Sebastian Große-Puppendahl, Team Manager Innovation Policy & Senior Policy Officer to Commissioner for Europe of Minister of Economic Affairs Baden-Württemberg (DE)
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Claudiu Filip, General Director of the National R&D Institute