The importance of collaboration between regional Clusters in the Baltic Sea Region
and the impact of BSR Cluster Manager Education

Facilitator: Kevin Sanikidze and/or Katarina Hansell

This session will be an interactive panel discussion with multilevel experts and stakeholders. The aim is to highlight the importance of collaboration and education for Cluster Managers, both on an EUSBSR level and for single Cluster Managers and companies and how the Erasmus+ project "BSR Cluster Manager Education" is contributing to this.

We will talk about:

• The benefits of regional clusters
• The importance of well-educated Cluster Managers in EUSBSR
• Skills needed for a Cluster Manager – with representatives from Educational Organisations in the project BSR Cluster Manager Education
• Participation in the pilot education
• Needs from companies, members in clusters in Baltic Sea Region