What is a cluster?

"Geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialised suppliers, services providers, firms in related industries, training institutions and support organisations linked around as technology or end product within a local area or region". Porter, 1998.

Evento

The “International Forum of Clusters 2008 and Business Matchmaking” is a event aimed at exchanging experiences and models applied in economic regions to support the development of economic clusters in the sectors of:  Aerospace, Automotive and Information Tecnologies. This forum is the main outcome of the Economic Development Committee of  the Border Governors Conference.

In the "International Forum of Clusters 2008” we’ll have businessmen from Mexico and USA speaking about their succesful cases, trends and challenges, as well as Clusters Experts from Latin America, Mexico, USA and Europe.

As a parallel activity, we’ll have “The Business Matchmaking” to look for concrete business projects and strengthen the supplying chain in the Aerospace, Automotive and Information Tecnologies industries.

P R O F I L E S

Business People

Interested in the sectors of Aerospace, Automotive and Information Tecnologies, looking for the integration of the value chain.

Business Organizations

Interested in designing new strategies for incubating, supporting and developing regional capabilities.

Governmental Institutions

Interested in training people for incubating, supporting and developing regional capabilities. 

Academic Institutions

Interested in analyzing strategies to link companies-universities.