Conference Programme:

3.30pm Registration

3.50pm Welcome and Introductions, Conference Facilitator

4.00pm Opening Address
Bruce Robinson, Permanent Secretary, DETI

4.15pm Competitiveness Through Clustering/Collaborative Networks.
International Speaker, Professor Michael J Enright University of Hong Kong
& Enright Scott & Associates

5.15pm Business Competitiveness: The Food Sector, A Regional Example.
Reza Zadeh, Head of Business Competitiveness, Yorkshire Forward

5.35pm Collaborative Networks - From Concept to Implementation
Martin Cronin, CEO, Forfas

5.50pm Tea/Coffee

6.10pm NI Perspective on Cluster Development/Collaborative networks
Victor Jordan, Director, Business Development, Invest NI

6.20pm NI Case Studies- The benefits to Private Sector.
IT Quarter Cluster - Profit Through Collaboration
Dermot McDermott, Niall O’Somachain, IT Quarter, Ireland North West
Virtual Enterprise Networks - Practical Approach to help Companies Collaborate
Ken Thompson, Redburn Consulting
Environmental Cluster - Early Results and Lessons Learned
Des Durkan, AllClear Environmental
New Emerging Technology Cluster - Early Results and Lessons Learned
Felix O’Callaghan, OSS

7.10pm Panel Question Time

7.30pm Way Forward – What’s Next For CFF
Victor Jordan, Director, Business Development, Invest NI

7.40pm Networking Dinner
Closing remarks Bruce Robinson, Permanent Secretary, DETI