Conferences will be interpreted in English, French and German Workshops and other sessions will be in the speaker's language and will not be interpreted 18 MARCH 2015 8:30 – ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION OF PARTICIPANTS 9:30-11:00 / Room S.1.4 Welcome Speech and Opening Session Read more >> 11:00-11:30 – COFFEE BREAK 11:30-13:00 / Room S.1.4 Debate European clusters and their businesses as major assets for the success of the "Europe 2020" strategy 11:30-13:00/RoomS.1.5 Workshop 1 Read more >> Read more >> 11:30-13:00 Room R.1.1 Presentations of practitioners and researchers: Session 1 Clusters as an engine of social progress and responsible innovation? 11:30-13:00/ Room S.4.1 Workshops dedicated to Medical technology and Life Sciences Read more >> Read more >> 11:00-13:00 / Espace ATRIUM Video coverage of sessions and interviews on TV CLUSTERS, Innovation live Read more >> 13h:00-14:30 – LUNCH TIME 14:30- 16:00 / Room S.1.4 Session 1 14:30- 16:00/ RoomS.1.5 Workshop 2 14:30- 16:00 Room R.1.1 Clusters as the driving power of the performance of the European SMEs abroad Clusters and the aspects of sustainable and social innovation Read more >> Read more >> Presentations of practitioners and researchers: Session 2 Economic policies in support of clusters Read more >> 14:30- 16:00 / Room S.4.2 Exchanges: Overseas clusters, a spring-board to export and conquering new markets 14:30- 17:30 / Espace ATRIUM Video coverage of sessions and interviews on TV CLUSTERS, Innovation live Read more >> Read more >> 16h - COFFEE BREAK 16:30-18:00 / Room S.1.4 Session 2 16:30-18:00/ RoomS.1.5 Workshop 3 16:30-18:00 Room R.1.1 Market innovation, sustainable innovation: how Clusters contribute to SMEs Towards a virtuous cluster model Presentations of practitioners and researchers: Session 3 Clusters as the driving force of the success of European SMEs abroad Read more >> Read more >> Read more >> 16:30-18:00 Room S.4.2Meeting dedicated to tourism clusters Read more >> 16h30- 17:15 / Room S.4.1 Workshops dedicated to Medical technology and Life Sciences Read more >> 18:00 – END OF THE FIST DAY European Cluster Days – 18-19 march 2015 – PROGRAMM Conferences will be interpreted in English, French and German Workshops and other sessions will be in the speaker's language and will not be interpreted 19 MARCH 2015 8:30 – ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION OF PARTICIPANTS 9:30-11:00/ RoomS.1.5 Workshop 4 Business grouping, a major asset to succeed on growth markets and globally Read more >> 9:30-10:15 Room R.1.1 Presentations of practitioners and researchers: session 4 Economic policies in support of clusters Read more >> 10:30-12:00 Room R.1.1 Presentations of practitioners and researchers: session 5 10:30-12h:30 / Room 1.4 Session 3 How are European, national and territorial policies in support of clusters evolving? 9:30-11:00 / Room S.4.1 Workshop 5 Human Competence. Human resources expertise, a catalyst for innovating in Europe Read more >> Cross-border and transnational cooperation between clusters Read more >> Read more >> 12:30 - END OF THE EUROPEAN CLUSTER DAYS European Cluster Days – 18-19 march 2015 – PROGRAMM