29.Sept.-1.Oct.2010
Brussels, Belgium
Cluster Manager of the Year Award
The 2010 Cluster Manager of the Year Prize was awarded to Mr. Johan P. Bang from Future Position X, North mid Sweden!
Congratulation to the winner and finalists of the 2010 Cluster Manager of the Year Award!
The finalists were pre-selected by a jury composed of well recognised European cluster managers and were announced at the launch event of the European Cluster Managers’ Club on the 29th of September in Brussels.
The winner was elected by the cluster managers attending the Club and awarded during the evening Ceremony in the Brussels’ Town Hall.
Cluster Manager of the Year 2010
Johan P. Bång
Cluster Manager at Future Position X
Johan has held his position of cluster manager at Future Position X since 2007.
His cluster management experience:
· “To be a cluster manager is a complex mission, it’s like being on stage, performing a live concert, singing the inspiring stories, and also being a politician, selling the vision about a better future together and at the same time keeping track of engagement, resources and indicators.
· To be able to do this and focus on the cluster vision and put our energy on driving innovation and internationalization we developed excellent tools like a great business plan, a visual dashboard to explain indicators and performance and a web based project portfolio management system.”
Meet the finalists !
Dr. Stan Higgins
Cluster Manager at NEPIC (Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster)
Achievement:
· Growing a cluster of 560 companies and leading the rejuvenation and growth of the Process Sector.
· Instrumental in the generation of an additional 700 million Euros per annum of gross added value (GVA).
Micael Gustafsson
Cluster Manager at Øresund IT, Sweden
Achievement:
· Boosting industry by using the cluster organization as a catalyst for new R&D heavy business.
· Going from regional cross boarder networking, to pan European collaboration.
Walter Birkhan
Cluster Manager at Aviation Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan Region
Achievement:
· Building a network among the stakeholders to develop specific programmes for qualification education and further training
· Leading a cluster to winning the leading edge cluster competition of the federal ministry of education and research
Congratulations to a very committed Jury!
President
Christoph Beer, ICT Cluster Bern (Swiss), Cluster Manager of the year 2008
Jury Members
Harald Bleier, Lower Austria Plastics Cluster
Klaus Hassis, Bwcon Cluster Initiative (Germany)
Nick Storer, Envirolink Cluster (UK)
Lars Horsholt Jensen, Brains Business ICT Cluster (Denmark)
Gabor Lemak, Mobility and Multimedia Cluster (Hungary)
Andrea Balestri, Carrara marble cluster (Italy)
Irina Blomqvist, Digibusiness (Finland)
Cluster Manager of the Year Award
An international Jury, designed of well recognized cluster managers, will make a preliminary selection. The 4 finalists will be presented to and elected by the cluster managers on site.
Can YOU:
- Tell a recent best practice story/ success story?
Have YOU recently:
- Contributed to efficient cooperation between regional actors?
- Fostered innovation in your region?
Then apply for the precious Cluster Manager of the Year Award 2010!
The Prize honours cluster managers’ achievements and actions resulting in positive impacts for their cluster. It will increase the awareness level of the winning cluster manager’s actions and its cluster. It aims at promoting best practices as well as demonstrating how cluster managers can contribute to efficient cooperation between regional actors. Moreover, the Award raises the recognition of cluster management as an attractive profession in general.
The competition is open to all cluster managers in Europe, who have, in a way or another, recently implemented successful actions to stimulate the development of their cluster.
The deadline for submitting applications is the 15th of August 2010.
Application form to be downloaded below and sent back by email only to Elsa Venisse.
For questions, please contact Elsa Venisse : +32 2 808 1580
