The delocalisation of Italian businesses from the Veneto region to the Romanian County of Timisoara has given a new impetus to entrepreneurship development and job creation in the county. What are the factors that contributed to this success? Which development strategy should the Timisoara region follow in the near future? Is the successful example of Timisoara replicable?

This conference aimed at reflecting on these issues and became a platform that involved regional Chambers of Commerce and Regional Development Agencies. This event was organised by the LEED Programme in close collaboration with the Central European Initiative, the City of Timisoara and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Timisoara. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org from the LEED Programme Secretariat.

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You can also have the presentations of the experts by clicking on the links below:

• Ms. Orsetta Paladini (Chamber of Commerce of Veneto, Italy) - The example of industrial districts in the Veneto Region  and The Italian presence in Romania
• Ms. Iasmina Geana (Ministry for European Integration, Romania) - Governmental strategies for the SME sector
• Mr. Dragos Pislaru (Romanian Centre for Economic Policies) -   and power point presentation  
• Mrs. Aura Junie (City Hall of Timisoara), Mr. Horia Liviu Popa and Mrs. Menuţa Iovescu (Timisoara Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture) - The Competitiveness Development of the SMEs Clusters in Timisoara and in Region 5 West from Romania
• Ms. Tina Ohmann (Shorebank) - The role of microfinance institutions in providing access to credit to SMEs in Romania
• Mr. Nicolae Farbas (National Institute R&D for Welding and Material Testing, Timisoara) - The innovation strategy for the West Region
• Mr. Nicolae Robu (Polytechnic University of Timisoara) - Innovation through businesses and university/research institutes co-operation: Timisoara study case
• Ms. Glenn Moller (CHF International - Romania) - The role of microfinance institutions in providing access to credit to SMEs in Romania