Coen de Graaf October 9th 2018 Co-creating strategic interregional collaboration: European Photonics Alliance (EPA) Coen de Graaf October 9th 2018

From ‘supply chain’, to ‘supply network’ Collaboration is changing… From ‘supply chain’, to ‘supply network’

Our strategy: Integrated approach Modernising our society and industry, adressing the societal challenges, translation into innovation roadmaps based on our smart specialisation strategy. Economic Program Brabant 2020 High Tech Innovation Program agrofood meets HTSM data value center Factory of the Future (BIC) fotonica smart solutions smart industry smart cross-overs smart data

Interregional collaboration Projects between companies and knowledge institutes to support and speed up the modernisation of the (European) industry Based on – smart specialisation Between – regions, clusters Through – bottom-up initiatives - multi-level approaches - enabling local clusters

Collaboration; European Photonics Alliances - EPA 21 Partner Regions

The development of EPA Why: great potential current fragmentation Goal: Goal is to accelerate the deployment and volume manufacture How: The Alliance is setting up a one-stop shop network Successes: The people’s enthusiasm Structured way of working (European Photonics Alliance Portal or ‘EPAP’) 4 proactive priority ‘Pilots’.

Operational principles Efficient workflow One-stop-shop Serve the goals of the partnership. Communication should be short, clear and effective.

Further developments Raise awareness across the network Need to map the capabilities at the network level. Create market awareness Faster validation of innovative/disruptive solutions Success comes when driven by validated market need Dissimination of success stories