Upgrading strategies and trajectories for clusters, districts and regions

10:30-11:00 Registration and welcome coffee

11:00-13:00 Industry 4.0 in Tuscany: a reflection on the State of the Art

Chair: Lisa De Propris, University of Birmingham

Speakers:

• Silvia Ramondetta, Confindustria Toscana

• Veronica Bocci, DITECFER

• Francesco Mazzini, Fondazione Toscana Life Sciences

• Marco Tognetti and Laura Martelloni, Impact Hub/Agenzia Lama

• Manuela Bigi, Regione Toscana

• Mario Tucci, Università degli Studi di Firenze

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-17:30 Technological change and regional transformations (this session will be in English)

Academic Workshop with presentations of Makers’ findings and of invited speakers.

14:00-15:30 Session I

Chair: Paulina Ramirez, University of Birmingham

• Technological Readiness in European Regions. Mafini Dosso, European Commission DG Joint Research Centre, Seville

• Industry 4.0: European and extra-European Policies. Annalisa Primi, OECD, Paris

• Job Polarisation and Readiness to Industry 4.0. Arianna Pittarello, Unioncamere Veneto

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Session II

Chair: Marco Bellandi, Universitá di Firenze and FRI

• New Technological Trends. Mauro Lombardi, Università degli Studi di Firenze

• Reshoring in Veneto: Preliminary Results from a survey on Manufacturing Firms. Diletta Pegoraro, University of Birmingham

• Case study from the Tuscany Life Sciences Cluster. Paulina Ramirez, University of Birmingham

17:30-18:00 Closing session

Lisa De Propris, University of Birmingham

• TBC, Università degli Studi di Firenze