International conference - Clusters as platforms for business – research relations

10:00 – 10:30

Registration & coffee

10:30 – 10:40 

Welcome & opening  

10:40 – 11:15

How Autocluster facilitates cooperation between companies and research organisations – Libor Dobes – chief executive director, Autocluster

11:15 – 11:30

Discussion 

11:30 – 11:45

Coffee break

11:45 – 13:15

Session I – Clusters in V4 countries – a bridge between two worlds?

Chair: Małgorzata Kędzior-Laskowska, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

11:45 – 12:00

Presentation 1: Experience of Czech Republic – main findings and proposed roadmap. Drahomíra Pavelková, Pavel Bednář, Tomas Bata University in Zlín

12:00 – 12:15

Presentation 2: Experience of Hungary – main findings and proposed roadmap. Zoltán Bendó, managing director, Tenderix Consulting and Research Limited Liability Company

12:15 – 12:30

Presentation 3: Experience of Slovakia – main findings and proposed roadmap. Katarína Havierniková, Karol Krajčo, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín

12:30 – 12:45

Presentation 4: Experience of Poland – main findings and proposed roadmap. Marta Mackiewicz, Warsaw School of Economics & Dominika Kuberska, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

12:45 – 13:15

Discussion

13:15 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Session II – Model of cooperation – how to implement best practice from clusters?

Chair: Arkadiusz Kowalski, Warsaw School of Economics 

Participants of the panel discussion:

Peter Keller, Deputy State Secretariat of Economic Development Programmes, Ministry of Finance Hungary

Joanna Kuczewska, University of Gdansk

Małgorzata Kolary-Woźniak, Cluster for Photonics and Fiber Optics

Katarzyna Cheba, West Pomeranian Technical University, Lubush Metal Cluster

15:00 – 15:30

Closing remarks and networking