International Cluster Conference "Clusters as Drivers of Competitiveness, Development Issues", September 30 - October 1st, 2015, Limerick, Ireland

Innovate Limerick in association with the Science and Technology Centre of the Canton of Fribourg organizes during September 30 - October 1^st, 2015, the 3rd International Cluster Conference "Clusters as Drivers of Competitiveness: Development Issues". The event will take place, for the first time, outside of Switzerland, in Limerick, Ireland.

The aim of this conference is to share best practices, to promote knowledge exchanges and to identify future opportunities for clusters to grow, prosper and be key drivers of competitiveness, growth and jobs.

This event will be of particular interest to academics, researchers, policy shapers and analysts, industrialists, indigenous entrepreneurs and senior managers within multinational companies and SMEs across all economic sectors.

The event will provide networking opportunities and the international speakers will address topics related to cluster management and development.

The conference will offer the following sessions:

• Session 1: Development of cluster initiatives
• Session 2: Regional impact of cluster initiatives
• Session 3: Cluster initiative experiences
• Session 4A: Case study - cluster development
• Session 4B: Case study - cluster management
• Session 5: Toward smart specialisation

Deadline for registration: 23.09.2015

Conference fee: 250 euro

For the agenda and registration, please access the following link: www.pst-fr.com/cluster2015/registration