TCI Network Oceania in collaboration with RDA Brisbane is pleased to present the 2nd Australasian Cluster Conference at the University of Technology, Sydney on 16-17 April 2015. The theme for this year’s conference is “Linking Clusters Globally: the Heightened Role of Clusters in Global Value Chains”.

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Who should attend and why?

The event is aimed at economic and regional development professionals, cluster managers and TCI members.

The internationalisation of regional economies is becoming critical for sustainable economic futures. No matter how small a region, niches in international markets can be found and exploited.

Economic developers today must uncover the 'local buzz' in their regional economies and assist companies to plug into global pipelines. Think Wagyu beef (northern and southern Queensland), designer surfboards (Torquay), vintage car restorations (NZ South Island)…. Global pipelines could be your region's lifeline to a sustainable future.

Conference format

The event will commence on Thursday 16 April with two half-day workshops in the Aerial UTS Function Centre, one led by Rodin Genoff, Managing Director of Rodin Genoff & Associates, and the other by Ifor Ffowcs-Williams, CEO of Cluster Navigators Ltd, NZ.

These sessions will be followed by a reception/cocktail party with keynote speaker in the new Frank-Gehry designed Dr Chau Chak Wing Building.

The full day conference on Friday 17 April in the Aerial Centre will feature opening addresses by TCI President Dr Christian Ketels (by video) and Dean of the UTS Business School Professor Roy Green. The conference will then explore five sectors in detail: Health, Creative Industries, Food, Disaster Resilience & Recovery and Advanced Manufacturing. Each sector will have a keynote speaker who will address the topic and relate their sector to their value chain, and mention particularly the issues of participating in GVCs. A panel of three from the sector will then make some additional comments and discussion will be opened for delegates. Don’t miss this premier opportunity to hear the newest thinking and strategies from both international and Australasian experts.

2015 Australasian Cluster Conference & Workshops: "Linking Clusters Globally: the Heightened Role of Clusters in Global Value Chains"

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