The 9th Congress of Polish Clusters, Nov 8-9, Gdansk, Poland

The 9th Congress of Polish Clusters will be organized 8-9 November in Gdansk, Pomorskie region, Poland, with the main theme "The power of cooperation", i.e., clusters in the development policy of the country and regions. The organisers of the event are the Pomeranian Voivodeship Local Government and the Polish Clusters Employers' Association that represents more than 40 clusters and cluster initiatives from Poland.

The two-days event, which is estimated to bring together some 200 attendants, will have an international character, where cluster policy, green transformation and digital transformation will be discussed. There will also be two panels with the participation of foreign guests: one on European cluster cooperation (panel no. 5) and another on new business models considering inclusiveness and gender equality (panel no. 6).

During the entire event, the organizers will provide simultaneous PL-ENG, ENG-PL translation.

The panel no. 6 "Cluster as a creator of new business models that take into account inclusiveness and gender equality", is organised as part of the DEBUTING project and will take place on the 2nd day. The panel will begin with a short presentation by Anders Olsson, manager for smart specialization at Region Värmland and coordinator in the DEBUTING project. The panel discussion will be moderated by Karolina Lipińska, Deputy Director of the Department of Economic Development of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Marshal's Office.

The panel will include DEBUTING project partners from the Pomorskie region as well as Kristina Sermuksnyte-Alesiuniene – European Cluster Manager of the Year 2022 and Vice-president of the European Clusters Alliance and Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, professor at the University of Gdansk – D&I and Gender Equality expert, motivational speaker, trainer, HR consultant and mediator.