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“Cluster benchmarking 2020: Polish clusters potential and Polish-Norwegian cooperation”

two-day series of events dedicated to Polish and Norwegian clusters and cluster members. The event is organised by PARP in cooperation with Innovation Norway.

• When?
  May 25th-26th, 2021;
• Where?
  • Online matchmaking on b2match platform,
    
  • Virtual sessions on Zoom platform – we provide the link in a separate e-mail shortly before the event.

The results of the benchmarking study will be commented and discussed by:

• dr hab. Arkadiusz Kowalski (Warsaw School of Economics)
• dr Marta Mackiewicz (Ministry of Economic Development, Labour and Technology)
• Krzysztof Krystowski (Polish Cluster Employers' Association)
• Przemysław Wojdyła (Cluster "Green Chemistry")
• Marzena Strok-Sadło (Lubelska Medycyna Cluster)
• Monika Antonowicz (PARP)

The practical part brings the insight into best practices that have been identified during the study:

• Functioning of ThinkTank groups - Eastern Automotive Alliance
• Systematic support for digital transformation processes - Silesia Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing
• Barometer of the business cycle indicators - Metal Processing Cluster
• Sectoral Competence Council for Chemical Sector - Association of West Pomeranian Chemical Cluster "Green Chemistry"

The expert part, which is a source of knowledge and inspiration, will feature foreign and domestic speakers: Christoph Matthias Reiss-Schmidt, prof. Marian Gorynia, representatives of NCBR, Innovation Norway and Norwegian clusters.

The event will end with a lecture by prof. Christian Ketels, an expert in the field of clusters with a worldwide reputation.

The afternoons are dedicated to "matchmaking": virtual though direct meetings of cluster representatives, especially Polish and Norwegian ones, as an opportunity to exchange experiences and establish cooperation.

Why participate?

• Showcase your most favourable projects, products or know-how,
• Target potential business partners in pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings,
• Initiate cross-border contacts and co-operations,
• Find new international customers.

Registration deadline: 24.05.2021.

Meetings booking deadline: 26.05.2021.

The event is funded within:

• the Smart Growth Operational Programme, funded by the European Union within European Regional Development Fund and
• the Bilateral Cooperation Fund, funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2014-2021.