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Barcelona 1998 conference program

Nuts and Bolts of Cluster Development. Workshop on International Best-Practices conference program

Conference methodology

The workshop addressed the real daily issues that cluster practitioners are facing. The participants through the web page and directly during the session have suggested input questions.
These questions have been organized around six topic areas and discussed in workgroups (A workgroups focusing on analytic tools and B workgroups on the process).
The workgroups has presented answers from different angles (methodological, geographical, stage of development, etc.) in a roundtable moderated by an expert.

Speakers and moderators
Workgroup sessions moderators:
Sergio Arzeni
Head of Local Economic and Employment Developing Program, OECD, Paris
Manjula Luthria
Business Environment Group, Private Sector Development Department, The World Bank, Washington DC
Emiliano Duch
Director, Cluster Competitiveness, Barcelona
Michael J. Enright
Professor, University of Hong Kong
Eric Hansen
Director, Economic Competitiveness Group, San Francisco
Frederic Richard
Director of Industrial Policy and Research, UNIDO, Vienna
Ifor Ffowcs-Williams
CEO, Cluster Navigators, Wellington

Question and Answer session (5 November) with Prof. Michael E. Porter, Harvard University

Program of events

Tuesday 3 November, 1998
11:30
Registration 12:00
Introduction and welcome by representatives of the Government of Catalonia, UNIDO and The World Bank
12:45
Conference methodology presentation
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Analytic Track Workgroup
A1: Cluster Identification
Moderator: Sergio Arzeni
(OECD)
Dimensions of Clusters
The Cluster Map
Process Track Workgroup
B1: Participation and Motivation
Moderator : Eric Hansen
(Economic Competitiveness Group)
Getting Relevant Parties Involved
Overcoming Initial Obstacles and Mistrust
17:30
Joint session : Reports back and discussion of key lessons
18:30
The Competitiveness Institute General Assembly (members only)
21:00
Welcome dinner at "Teatre Nacional de Catalunya"

Wednesday 4 November, 1998

09:00
Analytic Track Workgroup
A2: Strategic Analysis
Moderator : Manjula Luthria
(The World Bank)
Developing Business Strategies for Clusters
How to Share Strategic Analysis
Process Track Workgroup
B2: Leadership in Cluster initiatives
Moderator : Frederic Richard
(UNIDO)
Finding Leaders
Who Does What?: The Role of Public and Private sectors
12:00
Optional small workshops on topics to be requested by participants
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Analytic Track Workgroup
A3: Competitiveness Analysis
Moderator : Michael J. Enright
(University of Hong Kong)
Competitiveness of Clusters
Benchmarking
Process Track Workgroup
B3: Initiatives implementation
Moderator : Ifor Ffowcs-Williams
(Cluster Navigators)
Setting the Action Agenda
Making Cluster Initiatives Ongoing
17:30
Joint session : Reports back and implications for cluster practitioners
22:00
Conference dinner at "Palau de la Música Catalana"

Thursday 5 November, 1998
09:00
Summary presentations by workgroups moderators
11:30
The Competitive Institute inauguration and cocktail
12:30
Question and Answer session with Michael E. Porter
13:30
Transference to the Catatalan Conference on Competitiveness - Hotel Hilton Barcelona
16:30
Welcome by Honorable Mr. Antoni Subirà - Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia
16:35
Opening session by Prof. Eduardo Ballarín - IESE Madrid
16:45
Keynote speech by Michael E. Porter
17:45
Closing session by Honorable Mr. Antoni Subirà - Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia