Mark Lawler, Associate Director of Postgraduate Studies and Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics at Queen’s University Belfast, shared a post on LinkedIn by Susan HayesCulleton, Managing Director of HayesCulleton Group and Newstalk presenter of “Taking Stock”, adding:
“Delighted to participate in the TCI Network in Dublin and highlight how our Oncology Innovation Cluster on the island of Ireland, All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI), funded through InterTradeIreland, is already gaining momentum…and this is only day two since it was announced!
Excited to maximise the health, social, and economic dividend of this ‘flagship programme’ Queen’s University Belfast, University College Dublin.”
Quoting Susan HayesCulleton’s post:
“A summary of learnings from TCI Network Global Conference hosted in the Island of Ireland by InterTradeIreland, Invest Northern Ireland, and Enterprise Ireland.
Micheál Martin and Michelle O’Neill spoke about how clusters were engines of growth and regional balance, while Margaret Hearty highlighted that clusters need to be embedded into economic strategy, with Carol Gibbons reinforced building on strengths and relationships.
Joan Martí Estévez gave us the formula for effective cluster management, while Christian Ketels posed three existential questions, and Mariella Masselink points to the Competitiveness Compass (and I elaborate in the video).
Mirjana Prica led a panel of Stephen Fertuck, Ebe Muschialli, Jan-Philipp Kramer, and Monika Antonowicz, gleaning insights on how ecosystems need to hear from their members, accelerate the transformation, become architects of mission-oriented policy and professionals with authenticity, alignment, and ambition.
Andrew Lynch, from Irish Manufacturing Research, pointed out how SMEs need to see others participating, while John Healy explained how we do clustering well. Alan McEneaney gave a case study of a company connecting with a university, while Lorna Brady showed some companies are clusters within their own right (which benefit from customer obsession), and Carmel Owens talked about her experience of being part of one.
Mark Esposito offered insights around new measurements of value, where the asymmetric K-shaped benefits of tech are likely to go, how the pandemic amplified our space, how immigration is power in a population pyramid and how to use the FLP-IT model.
John Hobbs asked ‘What are the big wins for mentors?’. Mark Lawler said that health is a dividend of peace and economics is a dividend of health. Caitríona Mordan said a cluster’s dataset is a tool of engagement and visibility. Hilary Moran said there is a huge appetite for micro-credentials, and Eoin Byrne made a clear case for investing in cybersecurity around operational technology.
Arantxa Tapia showed us the ten areas of action, including digital transformation, entrepreneurship, internationalisation, and says in the Basque Region, ‘energy isn’t environmental policy, it’s industrial policy’.
Alison Currie led a panel about dealing with crises. Alexandre Yurchak said ‘resilience is ecosystemic’, Hege Biermann said ‘build and maintain trust’ (by doing what you say you’re going to do), and Werner Pamminger spotlighted the importance of not just answering calls but being proactive to pick up the phone too.
Thank you so much to Jane Watson Morrow Communications for being such a phenomenal event leader and to everybody involved in TCI for the honour of working with you all.
You did the island proud.”
Proceed to the video attached to the post.
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