documentation about the achievements of 15 years as founding CEO of cluster and business initiative Baden-Württemberg: Connected e.V www.bwcon.de

1. bwcon Network:
Change
15 Jahre Wirtschafts-
Celebration
initiative und
Evolution
Standortentwicklung
new forms of
collaboration
Linking
and decision
Consolidation
making
founder
retires
five
enterprise specialized
software, advisory
9
/ open boards
1 source,
Focusing
1 e-health
focus on: new focus on
ICT, ICT, int.
t
ne entrepreneur-
Birth
ter pe
health care,
cedence
In y creative ship
H
Ante-
Connecting industries regional and
CyberOne, technology thematic
ICT Coach&connect
mergers
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012
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2. Cluster management is an endurance sport
6000
connected
experts
€ 1.200.000
available
for cluster
manage-
ment per
year
600
members:
36 connected companies,
experts research
institutions,
universities
€ 50,000
1997 98 1999 00 2001 02 2003 04 2005 06 2007 08 2009 10 2011 12 2013
36 members
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3. 6. Cluster initiatives need trust
Infrastructure
People matter matters
Contracted service provider:
MFG public innovation agency
• ISO 9001 certified processes
• Profound Relationship
Management know-how
• Professional Accounting
• Shared Services
TRUST
KNOWLEDGE
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