The European Commission has launched the first initiative of EU Cluster Weeks 2018-2019. It aims to increase European participation at cluster events and raise awareness on the role of clusters and the results they achieve in supporting SME (small and medium sized enterprise) growth, industrial transformation and regional economic development. The campaign will help interested stakeholders to spot and join interesting events across Europe and meet their peers.
BALTIC CLUSTER FORUM (BCF) is organized by the Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) and Lithuanian Innovation Centre (LIC) funded by the European Fund for Regional Development. The project is being implemented together with the Lithuanian Innovation Centre (LIC) and aims to encourage companies to merge into clusters, to increase cluster maturity, to promote their growth and international collaboration.
BCF provides an excellent platform to gather latest insights, network and find new partners. Extensive matchmaking session for C2C (cluster to cluster) and B2C (business to cluster) is hosted in addition to informative conference, where experts from different countries share their knowledge.
Industry 4.0 B2B event is a free international B2B / contact exchange event, bilateral meetings with leading European engineering industry leaders, purchasing managers and managers. The B2B session is hosted by LINPRA and Enterprise Lithuania.
The second conference & matchmaking events are is officially included in EU Cluster Weeks schedule and will take place in Lithuania on 19th - 21st March 2019.