News
07/11/2023
Excellent networking with the new “go-cluster” programme support group
The programme advisory committee advises the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the project management agency VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, which is responsible for programme management, on the strategic and operational implementation of the “go-cluster” programme. The three positions reserved for cluster managers, which rotate every two years, were recently filled. The programme support group is now starting with the new members.
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A total of twelve people from academia, business and politics are involved in the programme advisory committee on a voluntary basis. The chairman is Prof Dr Thomas Heimer (RheinMain University of Applied Sciences), the deputy is Dr Judith Terstriep from the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in Gelsenkirchen.
The “go-cluster” team is delighted to welcome
- Jana Liebe, Managing Director of Thüringer Erneuerbare Energien Netzwerk (ThEEN) e. V.,
- Hans Rausch, Managing Director of Kunststoff-Netzwerk Franken e. V., and
- Carmen Schmidt, Managing Director of Logistik-Initiative Hamburg Management GmbH,
as new members of the programme advisory board. In addition to providing advice, the programme advisory committee decides on the admission of new “go-cluster” members and the exclusion of existing members, provides support in the development of funding announcements and the selection of suitable projects.
The members of the programme support group also contribute their cluster policy expertise to programme events. The first meeting took place on 20 October 2023.
Other members of the programme advisory committee (in alphabetical order):
- Axel Bauer, Head of the Marketing and Communication Department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in Aachen
- Prof. Dr Hansjörg Drewello, Professor of Economics and Regional Economics at the Kehl University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration
- Dirk Gerdes, Managing Director of the municipal development company KWL GmbH and Wirtschaftsförderung LÜBECK GmbH
- Dr Susanne Gewinnus, Head of Industry and Research, Energy, Environment and Industry Division, DIHK | Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag e. V.
- Dr. Astrid Hintze, Lecturer in Organisation and Decision-Making at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces, Research on the Development of Regional Clusters
- Markus Müller, Head of Division for Fundamental Issues of Securing and Qualifying the Labour Force, Reporting on the World of Work in the Department of Digitalisation and the World of Work at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
- Stefanie Nauel, Policy Officer for Innovation Policy, Innovation Promotion, Technology Infrastructure at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture Rhineland-Palatinate
