Afternoon Panel Discussions

The role of clusters in territories to attract investment, strengthen value chains, and foster the creation of new businesses.

 Panel discussion III: Clusters as investment hubs

• Dr. James Wilson, General Director, Orkestra - Basque Institute of Competitiveness

• Navarra Health Cluster. Laura Corcuera, managing director

• Invest in Navarra. Guillermo Alonso, director of Invest in Navarra of Sodena.

 Moderation: Dr. Jan-Philipp Kramer - Head of EU Services, Prognos, ECCP Team Member

Panel discussion IV: Regional approaches on clusters policy

 Sharing insights on the different sources of funding for clusters, strategies to address future challenges, and discussions on the verticalization versus horizontalization of clusters.

• Cluster Policy Maker from Basque Country, David Fernandez Head of Clusters Development in SPRI

• Cluster Policy Maker from Galicia, Noberto Penedo, Manager of competitiveness in IGAPE

• Cluster Policy Maker from Valencia, Francisco Ferrando, head of unit for entrepreneurship and european initiatives at IVACE

• Functional Print Cluster of Navarra, Susana Barasoain, managing director

Moderation: Matthew Lowell. DG Regio Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy