Romanian Clusters Conference, Cluj-Napoca, 4-5 June 2015

General interest subjects

• Financing the business environment. Financing products dedicated to clusters
• Financial transfer – business development opportunity
• How can the clusters excel?
• The role of clusters in implementing European, national and regional policies

Sections devoted to agribusiness, furniture, IT and lifestyle

Brokerage sessions that will encourage the development of sectoral collaboration and / or cross-sectoral

Conference and C2C matchmaking, Innovation by Combination - 17-18 Sept

Innovation by Combination

This year, the theme of the event is Innovation by Combination, because we believe that innovation occurs by combining forces, across clusters, across borders and across sectors. Therefore this year’s event features an increased focus on cross cluster collaboration.

But Innovation as Combination costs. So this two-day event will also give insight into funding schemes dedicated to clusters (such as BSR Innovation Express, Interreg and H2020) and a unique opportunity to establish international collaboration with other clusters.

WELCOME TO THE DAYS OF CLUSTERS 2015 JOIN THE BALKAN & BLACK SEA CLUSTER FAMILY

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