ESCA experts
Gold and Silver Label experts |
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Assessments of cluster organisations in the context of the Gold and Silver Label of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative can be conducted by specifically trained lead assessors who are supported by local assessors. Each assessor has been working with cluster organisations for several years and has a thorough knowledge about management systems and approaches.
| Country | Name | Institution |
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| Austria | Simone Hagenauer | ecoplus Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH |
| Christoph Reiss-Schmidt | Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH | |
| Lucia Seel | Lucia Seel Consulting | |
| Denmark | Bolette van Ingen Bro | Cluster Excellence Denmark |
| Charlotte Ankerstjerne Lysgaard | Cluster Excellence Denmark | |
| Merete D. Nielsen | Cluster Excellence Denmark | |
| Britt Sandvad | b.sandvad consult | |
| France | Lisa Besnard | France Clusters |
| Marc Pattinson | GAC Group | |
| Germany | Helmut Kergel | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH |
| Franz-Josef Kirschfink | ||
| Dr. Matthias Künzel | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Michael Nerger | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Konstantin Schneider | ||
| Dr. Oliver Ziegler | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Dr. Kai Pflanz | ||
| Thomas Lämmer-Gamp | ||
| Ulrich Hausner | WTSH – Wirtschaftsförderung und Technologietransfer Schleswig-Holstein GmbH | |
| Daniel Stürzebecher | ||
| Hungary | Mátyás Somkuti | Equinox Consulting |
| Italy | Alberto Baldi | ClusterPRO |
| Mexico | Elisa Muñoz | Tentlix |
| Norway | Tor-Arne Bellika | Innovation Performance AS |
| Anne-Grete Ellingsen | Innovation Performance AS | |
| Eivind Petershagen | Innovation Performance AS | |
| Poland | Jakub Karp | Rzeszow Regional Development Agency |
| Portugal | Rui Antonio Rodrigues Ramos | Universidade Do Minho / ADRAVE - Agencia de Desenvolvimento Regional do Vale do Ave |
| Romania | Daniel Cosnita | Inno Consult SRL |
| Flaviu Iorgulescu | Business Pulse SRL | |
| Slovakia | Miroslav Balog | Private consultant |
| Pavol Duman | Slovakian Energy Agency | |
| Vladimír Borza | Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA) | |
| Katarína Ružičková | Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA) | |
| Renáta Magulová | Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA) | |
| Spain |
Josefina Suarez Mansilla | Instituto Galego de Promocion Economica (IGAPE) |
| Maria Pedrals | Cluster Development S.L. | |
| Alberto Pezzi | ACCIÓ – Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| Eugenia Mijares Serrano | ||
| Emma Vendrell | ACCIÓ – Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| Mar Cervera | Competitiveness | |
| David Romeral | CAAR • Clúster de Automoción de Aragón | |
| David Fernández Terreros | SPRI - Basque Country Business Development Agency | |
| Sweden | Marit Thunberg Werner | Äppelbo Management AB |
| Karin Nygård Skalman | Avalans AB | |
| Emily Wise | Innovation and Entrepreneurship Consulting – IEC | |
| Switzerland | Dr. Jean-Philippe Bacher | Ecole d'ingenieurs et d'architectes de Fribourg (EIA-FR) |
| Turkey | Ekin Taskin | TABU CÖZÜMLERI DANISMANLIK LTD. STI |
Benchmarking experts |
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ESCA collaborates with benchmarking experts from different European countries. All benchmarking experts were specifically trained by senior experts from ESCA. All benchmarking experts have been working with clusters and cluster organisations for many years.
| Country | Name | Institution |
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| Austria | Simone Hagenauer | ecoplus Niederöstereichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH |
| Christoph Reiss-Schmidt | Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH | |
| Lucia Seel | Lucia Seel Consulting | |
| Belgium | Peter Simkens | DSP Valley |
| Canada | Dorinda So* | Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity |
| Bulgaria | Tsvetelina Gerasimova | Association of Business Clusters |
| Teodora Jilkova | Association of Business Clusters | |
| Svetlin Ranguelov | Association of Business Clusters | |
| Daniela Tchonkova | Association of Business Clusters | |
| Vladimir Minev | Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency | |
| Miryana Dragomirova | Ministry of Economy | |
| Croatia | Ivan Bozac | Croatian Chamber of Economy |
| Sandra Hizak | Wood Cluster of Northwest Croatia | |
| Zdenka Mesic | Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts | |
| Czech Republic |
Martina Fronkova | CzechInvest |
| Tereza Kubicova | CzechInvest | |
| Katerina Piclova | National Cluster Association (NCA) Czech Republic | |
| Eva Hodbodova | CzechInvest | |
| Hana Zvarikova | CzechInvest | |
| Anna Marytová | National Cluster Association (NCA) Czech Republic | |
| Kateřina Podaná | National Cluster Association (NCA) Czech Republic | |
| Denmark | Bolette von Ingen Bro | Cluster Excellence Denmark |
| Charlotte Ankerstjerne Lysgaard | Cluster Excellence Denmark | |
| Merete D. Nielsen | Cluster Excellence Denmark | |
| Kaspar Nielsen | Cluster Excellence Denmark | |
| Lotte Langkilde | ||
| Dorthe Birkedahl Jørgensen | ||
| Kresten Olesen | ||
| Britt Sandvad | b.sandvad consult | |
| Neelabh Singh | Quercus Group ApS | |
| Estonia | Kadri Uus | Baltic Innovation Agency |
| Triin Nõlvak | Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus (EAS), Enterprise Estonia | |
| Doris Põld | Estonian Association of Information Technology And Telecommunications (ITL) | |
| Finland |
Jukka Taskinen | Lavango Oy |
| Pirkko Taskinen | Lavango Oy | |
| France | Lisa Besnard | France Clusters |
| Eva Boo | LGI Innovation consulting | |
| Pauline Capus | Association Française des Pôles de Compétitivité (AFPC) | |
| Estibaliz Sanvicente | LGI Innovation consulting | |
| Marc Pattinson | GAC Group | |
| Alain Tubiana | gnomon | |
| Dana Théveneau | ||
| Georgia | Nana Adeishvili | Anteja Inno ltd. |
| Germany | Claudia Martina Buhl | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH |
| Helmut Kergel | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Dr. Matthias Künzel | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Dr. Gerd Meier zu Köcker | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Sara Morin Müller | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Michael Nerger | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Lukas Nögel | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Konstantin Schneider | ||
| Benedikt Sedlmayr | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Dr. Oliver Ziegler | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH | |
| Dr. Kai Pflanz | ||
| Thomas Lämmer-Gamp | ||
| Sophie Hantsch | ||
| Dr. Alexander Bode | CONABO UG | |
| Dr. Kerstin Frings | HA Hessen Agentur GmbH | |
| Dr. Ulrich Hausner | WTSH – Wirtschaftsförderung und Technologietransfer Schleswig-Holstein GmbH | |
| Dr. Andre Hermanns | ||
| Tamara Högler | Freelancer | |
| Frank Kettner-Nikolaus | Gesundheitswirtschaft Hannover e.V. | |
| Ines Kreitlein | MFG Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg GmbH | |
| Sven Mayer | Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH | |
| Alexander Schwock | BalticNet-PlasmaTec e.V. | |
| Daniel Stürzebecher | ||
| Christoph Runde* | Virtual Dimension Center Fellbach w. V. | |
| Franz Josef Kirschfink | Hamburg Aviation | |
| Lena Mast* | BioLAGO e.V. | |
| Pauline Medori* | International Business Development | |
| Great Britain | Paul Butler | North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) |
| David Clubb* | Afallen Consultants | |
| Greece | Julia Phoca | Corallia - Hellenic Cluster Initiative |
| Dr. Jorge-A. Sanchez-P. | Corallia - Hellenic Cluster Initiative | |
| Dr. Nikos Vogiatzis | Corallia - Hellenic Cluster Initiative | |
| Hungary | Peter Lenkey | EMFF Foundatio |
| Peter Keller | MAG - Hungarian Economic Development Centre | |
| Matyas Somkuti | Equinox Consulting | |
| Zsolt Keresztúri* | Omnipack | |
| Iceland | Thorvald Finnbjörnsson | RANNIS - The Icelandic Center for Research |
| Karl Fridriksson | Innovation Center Iceland | |
| Ireland | Claire Davis | Cork City Council |
| David Fenning | Equinoccio, Compañia de Comercio Exterior, S.L. | |
| Gráinne Millar | CGM Innovations | |
| Jan Gallagher | Enterprise Ireland | |
| David Keeley | Enterprise Ireland | |
| Karen McCallion* | InterTradeIreland | |
| Italy | Alberto Baldi | ClusterPRO |
| Marco Baccan | Finlombarda S.p.A. | |
| Angelo Gatto | Finlombarda S.p.A. | |
| Paolo Lamperti | Finlombarda S.p.A. | |
| Gianluca Carenzo | Parco Tecnologico Padano | |
| Camilla Gracis | Finpiemonte S.p.A. | |
| Susanna Longo | Finpiemonte S.p.A. | |
| Valentina Mastrullo | Finpiemonte S.p.A. | |
| Antonella Martino | Regione Molise | |
| Patrizia Niro | Regione Molise | |
| Saverio D'eredita | Informest | |
| Ketty Segatti | Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia | |
| Daniele Scano | Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia | |
| Alice Magrin | Regione Piemonte | |
| Francesco Zingales | Kaleido SRL | |
| Ilaria Massari | REI - Reindustria Innovazione | |
| Martina M.P. Rossi* | Maritime Technology Cluster FVG S.c.ar.l. | |
| Alberto Sozza* | Rete di imprese Luce in Veneto | |
| Latvia | Aiga Irmeja | Latvian Information Technology Cluster |
| Evita Feldberga | Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia | |
| Lithuania |
Gintaras Labutis | Dialogas Ltd |
| Gytis Junevičius | Lithuanian Innovation Centre | |
| Malta | Ronald Galea | Malta Enterprise |
| Joe Schembri | Malta Enterprise | |
| Mexico | Minerva Avelar | Fundación México Estados Unidos Para la Ciencia (FUMEC) |
| Guillermina Cabello | TERSS - Técnicas y Estrategias Electrónicas en Reclutamiento y Selección, SA de CV | |
| Nancy Chévez | Fundación México Estados Unidos Para la Ciencia (FUMEC) | |
| Mariano Contrerar | ||
| Wilbert Hau Echeverría | Wilbert Hau y Asociados SCP | |
| Betzy Anaid López Soto | ||
| Abisadai Martínez González | Knoware S.A. de C.V | |
| Arturo Medrano Leal | ||
| Guillermo Mejía Duclaud | Mind Hub S. de RL. de CV | |
| Elisa Muñoz | Tentlix | |
| Manuel Sandoval Ríos | Knoware S.A. de C.V | |
| Lizadeth Sato | Fundación México Estados Unidos Para la Ciencia (FUMEC) | |
| Karla Georgina Tapia Reyes | Tentlix | |
| Bernardo von Raesfeld Porras | Knoware S.A. de C.V | |
| Eduardo Zozoya | Certver de Mexico S.A. de C.V. | |
| Netherlands | Raymond Bosch | KplusV |
| Helena Bühler | KplusV | |
| Liene Walk | KplusV | |
| Joep Welschen | KplusV | |
| New Zealand | Ifor Ffowcs-Williams | Cluster Navigators Ltd. |
| Norway | Nina Bellika | Innovation Performance AS |
| Tor-Arne Bellika | Innovation Performance AS | |
| Anne Grete Ellingsen | Innovation Performance AS | |
| Eivind Petershagen | Innovation Performance AS | |
| Poland | Jakub Karp | Rzeszow Regional Development Agency |
| Gregorz Kowalski | Polska Fundacja Komunikacji | |
| Piotr Popik | Mazovia Development Agency | |
| Sławomir Pyciński | Mazovia Development Agency | |
| Krzysztof Szulc | Mazovia Development Agency | |
| Urszula Trzeciakowska | City of Warsaw | |
| Lukasz Wielec | Maat Consulting | |
| Sebastian Jakubowski | ThinkIt Consulting Sp. z o.o. | |
| Anna Lacinska-Kruczek | ThinkIt Consulting Sp. z o.o. | |
| Portugal | Rui Antonio Rodrigues Ramos | Universidade Do Minho / ADRAVE - Agencia de Desenvolvimento Regional do Vale do Ave |
| Andre Gouveia Alvarim de Sousa | SPI - Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovacao | |
| Hugo Fialho Magalhaes | SPI - Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovacao | |
| Mariana Sousa Fernandes | SPI - Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovacao | |
| Sara Maria Pires Brandao | SPI - Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovacao | |
| Pedro Roseiro* | Portuguese National ICT Cluster | |
| Romania | Claudiu Nicolae Cosier | Agentia de Dezvoltare Regionala Nord-Vest |
| Ioana Dragos | Agentia de Dezvoltare Regionala Nord-Vest | |
| Oana Maria Stănculescu | Agentia de Dezvoltare Regionala Nord-Vest | |
| Adrian Dulgheru | Agentia pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Sud-Vest Oltenia | |
| Roxana Buzatu | Agentia pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Sud-Vest Oltenia | |
| Carmen Pauna | Institutul National de Cercetari Economice (INCE) | |
| Daniel Cosnita | Inno Consult SRL | |
| Flaviu Iorgulescu | Business Pulse SRL | |
| Alexandru Borcea | ARIES - Asociatia Romana de Industrie Electronica si Software | |
| Cristina Lepădatu* | ELINCLUS Cluster | |
| Felix Arion* | AgroTransilvania Cluster | |
| Florina Bardea* | AgroTransilvania Cluster | |
| Serbia | Zorica Maric | Ministry of Economy and Regional Development |
| Ivana Tasic | National Agency for Regional Development | |
| Slovakia | Miroslav Balog | Slovakian Innovation and Energy |
| Pavol Duman | Slovakian Innovation and Energy | |
| Vladimír Borza | Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA) | |
| Renáta Magulová | Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA) | |
| Lucia Vančo | Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA) | |
| Katarína Ružičková | Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA) | |
| Slovenia | Mateja Dermastia | Anteja ECG d.o.o. |
| Darja Radić | Anteja ECG d.o.o. | |
| Darja Oswald | Anteja ECG d.o.o. | |
| Gregor Svajger | Ministry of Education, Science and Sport | |
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Spain |
Mar Cervera | Competitiveness |
| Alessandra Chevallard | Cluster Development | |
| Lucía Dobarro Delgado | Instituto Tecnológico Canarias S.A. | |
| Iñigo Oramas González-Moro | Instituto Tecnológico Canarias S.A. | |
| Guillermo Martín Hidalgo | Instituto Tecnológico Canarias S.A. | |
| David Fernández Terreros | SPRI - Basque Country Business Development Agency | |
| Gloria Ferrer | The Cluster Competitiveness Group S.A. | |
| Clara Garcia | IDEPA - Economic Development Agency of Asturias | |
| Maria Pedrals | Cluster Development S.L. | |
| Lluis Ramis Pla | Cluster Development S.L. | |
| F. Javier Ridruejo Pérez | FER - La Federación de Empresarios de La Rioja | |
| David Romeral Molina | Cluster de Automoción de Aragón | |
| Josefina Suarez Mansilla | Instituto Galego de Promocion Economica (IGAPE) | |
| Eugenia Mijares Serrano | ||
| Elena López Tamayo | La Rioja Government | |
| Milagros Uruñuela | The Economic Development Agency for La Rioja | |
| Alberto Pezzi | ACCIÓ – Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| Laura Sánchez Soto | ACCIÓ – Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| Emma Vendrell | ACCIÓ – Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| Teresa Ballesta Hermosilla | Instituto de Fomento Region de Murcia | |
| Jose M. Ruiz Lopez | Instituto de Fomento Region de Murcia | |
| Santiago del Alamo | Instituto de Fomento Region de Murcia | |
| Nancy Tarjenian Astour | Asociación de la Industria Navarra | |
| Antonio Novo Guerrero | Federación Nacional de Agrupaciones Empresariales Innovadoras y Clusters | |
| Katharina Kühnelt* | AUREN | |
| Patricia Fraile Romero* | Canarias Excelencia Tecnológica | |
| Silvia Sarria* | Innogate to Europe | |
| Paloma Lozano* | Innogate to Europe | |
| Marco Suarez Garcia* | Cluster Energía | |
| Sweden | Erik Bunis | VINNOVA - Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems |
| Cecilia Johansson | VINNOVA - Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems | |
| Christin Skiera | VINNOVA - Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems | |
| Karin Nygard Skalman | Avalans AB | |
| Marit Thunberg Werner | Äppelbo Management AB | |
| Emily Wise | Innovation and Entrepreneurship Consulting – IEC | |
| Switzerland | Dr. Jean-Philippe Bacher | Ecole d'ingenieurs et d'architectes de Fribourg (EIA-FR) |
| Turkey | Ekin Taskin | TABU CÖZÜMLERI DANISMANLIK LTD. STI |
| Murat Ozkan | Dogu Marmara Kalkinma Ajansi | |
| Fatma Avşar | Dogu Marmara Kalkinma Ajansi | |
| Devrim Savli | Dogu Marmara Kalkinma Ajansi | |
| Nevin Baran | ||
| Esma Akyüz | Construction Machinery Cluster | |
| Zarife Bozkurt* | TABU CÖZÜMLERI DANISMANLIK LTD. STI | |
| Ukraine |
Igor Arkhypenko* | COO Kyiv IT Cluster |
| Olga Trofymova | Ukranian Cluster Alliance |
Some names are marked with an asterisk. This sign indicates that these experts are in training.