Alessandro Masciarelli

Alessandro Masciarelli is responsible for Scouting & Partnership in Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) Innovation & Digital Strategy Business Unit. He manages the company’s digital transformation, notably products and services portfolio, processes, channels and culture. He focused lately on defining the TIM strategic vision and positioning in various areas such as mobile payment and trusted services, IP interworking, VoLTE, 3G, 4G and 5G deployment strategy, automotive, mobile advertising, Industry 4.0, eCommerce & digital retail. Today, he focuses on new digital enablers such as digital touchpoints and CX, Artificial intelligence, big data analytics, security, cloud, IoT and 5G.
During his 18 years in the company, Alessandro was responsible for the Strategy and Innovation as Head of the Service Development for Communication and Multimedia Entertainment from 2013 to 2016, he was head of Financials and Mobile Proximity Services in the Marketing Top Clients department of the Telecom Italia group for one year. He was responsible for the launch and development of mobile payment, proximity and advertising services dedicated to their top clients and the public-sector market segments. He also occupied the position of chairman staff for the industry relations after he was a project leader for the launch of the eBook reader and editorial TIM offer, for the development of the mobile unlimited offers for tablets and smartphones and the definition of the new market positioning on mobile advertising.

Jacques Germay

Jacques Germay is currently member of the Board of Directors at FN Herstal, one the world leaders in the field of Defense/Security. He was also appointed as member of the Board after leaving his position as CEO at pole MecaTech. He is specialized in the mechanical engineering sector through the assembly of innovative collaborative projects with an international vocation.
He was Chief Executive for about 20 years in a number of international industrial companies in the field of mechanical engineering (Browning, FN Herstal, Carmeuse). In 2006, Jacques Germay lead the task force in charge of creating Mecatech, the Walloon competitiveness cluster in mechanical engineering. He was appointed CEO of MecaTech shortly after and held that position until December 2016. From 1980 to 2008 he taught international marketing at HEC Management School – University of Liège. 

Malcolm Harold

Malcolm Harold is a senior manager and digital manufacturing specialist currently working for the British program Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN). He is also a board member of the Automotive Division for the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) since 2015.
From 2011 until 2014, he has been a Network Membership Manager for the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and for Materials KTN. Since 2014, he works as a Knowledge Transfer Manager for Manufacturing in the framework of the Innovate UK KTN, the national leadership program aiming to develop Industry 4.0 by linking new ideas and opportunities with expertise, markets and finance through their network of businesses, universities, funders and investors. He initiated the “4Manufacturing” program, a new approach aiming at enabling SME’s to embrace the 4th Industrial Revolution and making their business more productive, less resilient, with lower costs, increased profits and increased quality. He is leading the team responsible for implementing the “4Manufacturing” program nationally. Moreover, he works closely with the Manufacturing Sector Deal, ISCF, D4i, Catapult centres, trade associations, APPG for Digital Manufacturing, professional bodies and the Digital Readiness Level group.

Prof. Dr. Olivier Schecker

Prof. Olivier Schecker is a specialist in Microsystem Technologies. He holds a German and a French Master in physics and microelectronics/microsystems and graduated with a binational PhD on NEMS at the frontier of deep temperature physics and microsystem technologies from the Institut National Polytechnique of Grenoble, France, and the University of Konstanz, Germany. 2009 he took up a position as research engineer in the microsystem department at the central research site of the Robert Bosch GmbH. Between 2011 and 2015, in addition to other projects, he was given the global lead for the development of an energy supply in the 9D-Sense European project.
In 2016, he was appointed Professor for Microsystem Technologies at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Science where he heads the clean room and holds different types of lectures on microsystem techniques, Lithium Ion Batteries, Hybrid Systems and Clean Room technologies. Since 2017 Prof. Schecker leads the sensor technology expert group 4.3 of the German association for electrical, electronic and information technologies (VDE) and is co-organizer of the biannual VDE conference on energy autonomous sensor systems (EAS - GMM).
His interests are into microsystems towards autonomous nodes for the IOT and microbatteries.

Lionel Rolland

Lionel Rolland is Head of industrial coordination at Somfy, the world leader in the automatic control of openings and closures in homes and buildings. He fulfils 2 missions: the management of the industrial schemes and the elaboration of the production systems. As part of those missions, he defines the industrial strategy of Somfy, identifies the need for new production sites and manages their creation, and manages important industrial projects such as the digitisation of their factories and associated management tools.
Moreover, he defines and develops the Production system of Somfy by defining the standards (production principles), indicators, tools, evaluation, etc and provides trainings for capacity building. This production system is then implemented on the production sites under his responsibility, that he evaluates once a year.

Precarpathian eco-energy cluster

Website: https://peec.org.ua/
Country: Ukraine

 The Precarpathian Eco-Energy Cluster (PEEC) was created to improve the efficiency of all types of energy use and reduce the negative impact on the environment in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast by fostering cooperation between business, science and the public sector. The cluster’s mission is to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy development, as well as to support occurrence of energy efficiency solutions and start-ups that will help to transform “Prykarpattya” into the “Green Innovation Area”. It aims at creating within the cluster, mechanisms for the development of a favourable environment for the socio-economic development and investments space for the implementation of “green energy” projects.  With this purpose, the cluster supports projects that may have an informational, educational or commercial character and can be jointly implemented by cluster members.

ArchEnerg

Website: http://www.archenerg.eu
Country: Hungary

ArchEnerg Cluster was established with the Vision of creating an economic and social model based on renewable energy sources and advanced energy efficiency that assists green economy enterprises and green society towards a more sustainable future. Its efforts are focusing on the use of green energy and other fields of research For reaching these objectives, ArchEnerg Cluster’s community supports its members notably regarding international competitiveness and business-process  innovation and optimization.

GCE NODE

Website: http://www.gcenode.no
Country: Norway

GCE NODE is an industry-driven cluster for ocean technologies and participating companies supply world-leading technology, products and services to the global energy and maritime industries. The cluster’s focus is on building competency and R&D cooperation with national and international partners. The cluster’s goals are to secure competitiveness, enhance the development of new products and services, and transfer knowledge and technology to markets in a sustainable way. GCE NODE is composed of 102 companies in the Southern part of Norway and engages in projects that support cluster’s two strategic goals: Increase competitiveness in existing markets (oil & gas and maritime) and transfer of competence and technology to new markets (Blue Growth)

GAIA

Website: http://www.gaia.es
Country: Spain

GAIA’s mission is to promote all the aspects of development and growth related to the Electronics, IT, Telecommunications, Engineering and Consulting sectors. The cluster fosters the assimilation and efficient usage of advanced technologies by the Basque Country as a region, with the aim of collaborating with the development of an Information and Knowledge Society. Moreover, the cluster aims at being recognised as the most committed private and independent institution to the development of the electronics and ICT technologies.

TICE.pt

Website: http://www.tice.pt
Country: Portugal

The TICE.pt engages with most relevant actors covering the entire value chain in the area of ICT. The concertation platform TICE.pt ensures and promotes the interfaces between the academic world, represented by universities and institutes R&D, the business world, represented by the affiliates and through networks, notably SMEs, represented by their associations. The TICE.pt aims to promote and leverage networking strategies for the sector, notably networking between companies and R&D centres which induces renewal active in national economic context, producing positive effects on national offering, enhanced by innovation and knowledge, creating export capacity and added value in domestic products.

MetaIndustry4

Website: http://www.metaindustry4.com
Country: Spain

MI4 is a new cluster concept with a multidisciplinary model, aligned with the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization of Asturias (RIS3) and oriented towards companies and global value chains related to the advanced manufacturing of the metal industry.

IT Cluster Upper Austria

Website: http://www.itcluster.at
Country: Austria

IT Cluster is Austria’s biggest IT cooperation network and regarded as the central contact point for questions relating to digitalisation on a national and international level. The IT Cluster is a platform for the regional IT and software industry. The Cluster addresses issues with relevance to the future and stimulate and accompany cooperative activities across the entire IT spectrum. IT Cluster aims at guiding its members towards success by connecting them with other companies to enable intensive knowledge exchange.

Transylvanian Furniture Cluster

Website: https://www.transylvanianfurniture.com/
Country: Romania

The Cluster represents a platform for cooperation and networking of wood furniture industries, interest groups, educational institutions, research and public administrations. The unique feature that distinguishes the Transylvanian Furniture Cluster consists in its organizational and functional strategy, achieved through implementation of strategic investments and programs which aim to create innovative products and solutions as a result of materials used, design and functionality, through R&D units that are or will be part of the cluster.

BalticNet-PlasmaTec

Website: http://www.balticnet-plasmatec.org
Country: Germany

BalticNet-PlasmaTec (BNPT) is an international cluster, which stands for a technology and market-oriented cooperation of science, research and economics in the field of plasma technology. BNPT is a contact partner for interested parties who intend to expand their own technical and economic potential in using the plasma technology. BalticNet-PlasmaTec has currently 73 members in 17 different countries, more than a half of them from the industry. The cluster is active in Nanotechnologies and Manufacturing (Integration of Plasma Coating Machines, Nanostructures etc)

BICCnet

Website: http://www.bicc-net.de
Country: Bavaria, Germany

The cluster, BICCnet works to assure the growth of information & communication technology (ICT) in Bavaria. BICCnet – the Bavarian Cluster for Information & Communications Technology – furthers the inter-networking of ICT enterprises, as well as the networking with research institutions and the Bavarian Digitalization Center. The cluster’s focus is placed on innovative technologies and topics, such as blockchain, data analytics, and AI. In addition, the cluster supports ICT enterprises with their positioning in an increasingly global context. Thus, the cluster should provide assistance – also for small and medium-sized business in particular – in taking advantages of growth opportunities.