Meeting in Lille on innovative textile clusters

The meeting was organised by the local Chamber of Commerce and UP-Tex. The aim was to exchange good practices and information among partners of the innovative textile clusters of Tuscany (Italy), Catalonia (Spain) and Nord Pas de Calais (France) – following contacts made within ACTE RDI Working Group, which took its first step in Lodz (Poland) on 16 May.
Participants of Lille meeting:
- Fabio GIOVAGNOLI, ACTE Executive Secretary
- Livia MARINETTO, Director Economic Development, Municipality of Prato (Italy)
- Alberto RATTI, ACTE Executive Secretariat
- Solitario NESTI, General Director Tecnotessile, Prato (Italy)
- Sergi ARTIGAS BARCELÓ, Director textile sector LEITAT, Terrassa (Spain)
- Cristina BARRAGAN, Director European programs LEITAT, Terrassa (Spain)
- Stéphan VERIN, Director General UP-TEX, Lille (France)
- Gérard LOINGEVILLE, President Scientific Committee UP-TEX Lille (France)
- Patrice LECLERCQ, Vice President UP TEX Lille (France)
- Xavier FLAMBARD, Director ENSAIT and INNOTEX, Lille (France)
- Jean François BRACQ, CLUBTEX Lille (France)
- Stéphane CASTELEIN, Lille Métropole Communauté Urbaine (France)
- Isabelle ZELLER, Director, Studies department Chamber of Commerce of Lille (France)
- Jérôme TOULEMONDE, Chamber of Commerce of Lille and Director WTC Lille (France




