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Collaboration
More Than The Sum of the Parts
Clusters making a difference
| Presenters: |
John Stroh
CE, Functional Whole Foods Ltd
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Murray Cleverley
Aoraki Development Trust |
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Dr Kannan Subramaniam
Intrahealth Systems |
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Warren Batchelar
Chair, Engineering Taranaki Consortium |
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Richard Jenman
Business Development Director, Invensys Powerware |
Key Points
- There are many models, e.g. horizontal, vertical and metanational clusters.
- The hard work starts when you form the cluster.
- It is not an easy path but the rewards are great.
- It takes time.
- There is no one right way. You need to adapt and develop the right model for your industry, sector or region.
- Co-ordination and leadership is vital.
- Clusters provide an insulated entry for small players into export markets.
- The individuality of each company within a cluster is important.
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