Clusters Meet Regions Cluj Napoca 2025

1–2 Jul 2025 | Cluj Napoca, Romania

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 | 12:30 - 13:30

2nd Morning Plenary Session

Location:Radisson Blu Cluj

Session II - Panel Discussion: Clusters Shaping the Future of Regional Innovation

Moderator: Lucia Seel, International Cluster Expert (AT)

 Input: Alberto Pezzi – Senior Cluster Program of ACCIO - Catalan Government’s Agency for Business Competitiveness (ES)

 Panel Discussion:

  • Gerd Meier zu Köcker, CEO of RegioClusterAgentur Baden-Württemberg, Director of the Innovation Fund Baden-Württemberg (DE)

  • Irina Călugăreanu, President of the Moldovan Cluster Association - MoldCluster(MD)

  • Simone Hagenauer, Project Manager at the Lower Austrian Business Agency, Ecoplus (AT)

  • Ciprian Morcan, Smart Transylvania Representative / Transylvanian Furniture Cluster Manager (RO)

  • Cristian Otgon, Head of Smart Specialization, State Aid and Financial Instruments Department, North-West Regional Development Agency (RO)

5 speakers