About the conference

The TCI Global Conference has consolidated over 27 years as a key international platform for discussing global trends on clusters and innovation ecosystems, exchanging collaborative experiences, getting inspired, and engaging in the global cluster conversation.

This year, we travel to Chihuahua, Mexico, for our 27th TCI Global Conference. Themed ‘The Collaborative Future: AI & Human Progress through Clusters' we will address the impact of AI & disruptive technologies in clusters, innovation ecosystem and in human progress, and how policies and collaboration are evolving for the new future. And we will bring participants inspiration, learning and great connections to raise their network and international visibility.

Every year, we organize our flagship event in an outstanding city gathering 200-300 cluster practitioners from around the world. This includes international experts from government and development agencies, cluster initiatives, and corporations from strategic sectors. We also invite top researchers and academics, as well as representatives from multilateral organizations.

Why to attend

Event Schedule

8:30 - 9:00

Registration and welcome

9:00 - 16:00

Cluster Tours:

- Smart Agroindustry
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Enabling Technologies

19:00 - 21:00

Welcome cocktail

- The TCI Network journey, a legacy of cluster excellence towards a new vision for a collaborative future

8:00 - 8:30

Registration

8:30 - 9:00

Conference opening

9:00 - 9:30

Official welcome

9:30 - 10:45

The collaborative future, part 1

- Working together to create a more inclusive, innovative and sustainable world.
- Mariana Mazzucato

10:45 - 11:00

Coffee time

11:15 - 12:00

The collaborative future, part 2

- Shaping the collaborative future for clusters.

12:00 - 12:45

How do we build the collective future?

- Interactive session

12:45 -13:00

GROUP PHOTO

13:00 - 14:30

LUNCH TIME

14:30 - 15:45

A POLICY FOR THE FUTURE, FROM TRADITIONAL CLUSTER POLICIES TO TRANSFORMATIVE AGENDAS

- Focus talk: The TCI Policy dialogue. Working notes from workshops in Linz, Barcelona and Bilbao
- Focus talk: Sharpen existing tools or get a new toolbox?
- Cluster policy toolkit. Interactive section

15:45 - 16:00

COFFEE TIME

16:00 - 17:00

MANAGING COLLABORATION FOR THE FUTURE. ACCELERATING CLUSTER IMPACT TODAY

19:00 - 22:00

SOCIAL EVENT

- Conference dinner
- After dinner event

9:30 - 10:45

INSPIRING VIEWS.

- How AI will impact on the society and on the future of jobs
- Rebeca Hwang

10:45 - 11:15

COFFEE TIME

11:15 - 12.00

AI AND HUMAN PROGRESS THROUGH CLUSTERS. BREAKOUT SESSIONS

- Session 1. Artificial Intelligence
Clusters leveraging collaboration and the way they impact the ecosystem through advanced technologies and AI
- Session 2. Human Progress
Fostering talent development and matching through clusters
- Session 3. Managing collaboration
Fostering collaboration beyond the cluster

12:00 - 12:40

CLUSTER IN LATIN AMERICA - MANAGING EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION, THE CALLENGES AHEAD

- A panel of the TCI Latin Chapter

12:40 -12:55

PASSING OF THE TORCH TO THE TCI2025 ORGANISERS

13:00

CONFERENCE CLOSING AND FAREWELL

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