“Competitiveness of Companies and Territories. New Vision. International Dialogue”

Astrakhan, Russia, 24-26 October 2011

Founded in 1998 and based in Barcelona, TCI-The

Competitiveness Institute is a private non-profit association financed through membership

fees.

TCI is a professional network of individuals and organizations

who work actively on improving the competitiveness of regions

and clusters throughout the world.

TCI’s mission is to improve living standards and local

competitiveness of regions across the world by enhancing cluster-

based competitiveness and development initiatives

Non-profits, government agencies, multilateral organizations, academic institutions and companies

dedicated to fostering economic development

Organizational members actively supporting TCI

A Community of 3.000 practitionersin 100 countries

We connect 8.000 competitiveness agentsworldwide

We connect 8.000 competitiveness agentsworldwide

Klaus HaasisTCI DirectorMFG Baden-Württenberg, Germany

Alberto PezziTCI PresidentACC1O, Catalonia, Spain

Christian KetelsTCI SecretaryHarvard Business School, USA

Elisabeth Waelbroeck-RochaTCI TreasurerBIPE, France

Jaime EcheverriTCI DirectorMedellin Chamber of Commerce, Colombia

Amit KapoorTCI DirectorInstitute for Competitiveness, India

Barnabas NawangweTCI DirectorMakerere University, Uganda

Rauli SorvariTCI DirectorEstele, Finland

Nataliya KorchaginaTCI DirectorAstrakhan State University, Russia

Pierre BonnetTCI DirectorLyon Chamber of Commerce, France

Prof. Antoni Subirà, ChairpersonIESE Business School,Barcelona, Spain

Mr. Sergio ArzeniOECD, France

Prof. Michael BestUniversity of Massachusetts, USA

Dr. Bob BreaultBreault Research Org. Tucson, USA

Mr. Emiliano DuchCompetitiveness, Barcelona, Spain

Prof. Michael J. EnrightHong Kong University, China

Hon. Ms. Tea Petrin. Vice-ChairpersonUniversity of Ljubljana, SloveniaECPG-European Cluster Policy Group

Mr. Ifor Ffowcs-WilliamsClusternavigators, New Zealand

Prof. Piero FormicaJönköping University, Sweden

Mr. Yves GuyonLyon Aeroports, France

Mr. Alec HansenEc. Competitiveness Group, USA

Mr. Eric HansenEc. Transformations Group, USA

Mr. Kenneth LanzaUSAID, USA

Mr. Andy McDonaldScottish Enterprise, Glasgow, UK

Prof. Michael PorterHarvard Business School, USA

Mr. Frederic RichardFormer Director at UNIDO, Austria

Prof. Hubert SchmitzUniversity of Sussex, UK

Prof. Örjan SölvellStockholm School of Ec. Sweden

Patricia ValdenebroGeneral Manager

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The RedLAC is a virtual, live and dynamic organism that promotes an ongoing dialogue and effective exchange of tools and experiences among practitioners and their institutions, on competitiveness, clusters and innovation towards economic development in Latin America. It consists of more than 500 members, mostly consultants, representatives of cluster organizations and entrepreneurs.

The CLACs, TCI Latin American Cluster Conferences, are the annual meeting points of the RedLAC. The 7CLAC will be held in Monterrey (Mexico), May 2012.

•Practitioners network: Linkedln GROUP RedLAC •Continuous dialogue: www.clusterizando.com •Personal interaction: Conferences, visits, business links. •Knowledge bank: www.clusters.la

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PACF - Pan African Competitiveness ForumThe PACF is a new continent-wide competence and action centre for innovation and cluster based competitiveness approaches to national and regional economic development in Africa. Its mission is to stimulate, catalyze and promote the development of innovation and cluster based competitiveness for poverty reduction, wealth creation and sustainable development of Africa.

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Iniciativas regionales

German Contact Point

This regional initiative brings together the German-speaking community in TCI from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It develops new services with its members and serves as information point for the dissemination of any relevant information about TCI in the German speaking area.

A continuous priority of the TCI German Contact Point consists in promoting TCI membership, with great success.

A special interest group on internationalisation of clusters has been set up around the German Contact Point. First results will be presented at this conference.

Regional Initiatives

Caspian Contact Point

This regional initiative aims at promoting the cluster approach to increase the standard of well-being in the Caspian region, including Russia, Kazakstan, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan.

It will officially be launched in Astrakhan, on 25-27 October 2011

http://tcipoint.aspu.ru

Regional Initiatives

2011

Year 2011 2-4 Feb 30-31 Mar 16-20 May 28 Nov - 3 DecUganda Tallin, Estonia Ouro Preto, Brazil Auckland, New Zealand

Ouro Preto 20116CLAC – LA Regional Conference

16-20 May

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Patricia ValdenebroGeneral Manager, TCI Networkpvaldenebro@tci-network.org