In particular, ELCA promotes international actions to strengthen cluster management excellence and facilitate exchanges, and strategic partnerships between clusters and specialised eco-systems across Europe. ELCA fosters the collaboration, networking and learning of cluster and business support organisations and their members towards the specialised and customised business support services provided and channelled to SMEs.

Therefore, ELCA works for innovation, driven by research, industry and SMEs, municipalities and their citizens and helps the acceleration of uptake of Best Available Technologies by taking initiatives on the European level, demonstrating, experimenting, sharing knowledge and communicating.

ELCA Mission

In order to achieve stronger cluster excellence, ELCA’s objective is to share knowledge and good practice among companies, organizations, institutions and NGOs working with innovation, market and industry development. In particular, ELCA’s mission is to:

to strengthen the role of the lighting and smart building clusters in Europe and to raise the voice to strengthen the role of the lighting and smart building of their member companies, mainly SMEs;

to promote international actions to build up cluster management excellence and facilitate exchanges and strategic partnering between clusters and specialized eco-systems, both industrial and academic across Europe and beyond;

to foster the collaboration, networking, and co-learning of cluster organisations and their companies towards customized business support services and internationalization opportunities for SMEs.

ELCA Mission

In order to achieve stronger cluster excellence, ELCA’s objective is to share knowledge and good practice among companies, organizations, institutions and NGOs working with innovation, market and industry development. In particular, ELCA’s mission is to:

to strengthen the role of the lighting and smart building clusters in Europe and to raise the voice to strengthen the role of the lighting and smart building of their member companies, mainly SMEs;

to promote international actions to build up cluster management excellence and facilitate exchanges and strategic partnering between clusters and specialized eco-systems, both industrial and academic across Europe and beyond;

to foster the collaboration, networking, and co-learning of cluster organisations and their companies towards customized business support services and internationalization opportunities for SMEs.

The board

The Board deals with the general policy of the association, it decides on applications for membership and appoints committee members. Board membership is decided with the full participation of the entire membership of association.

The Association Board’s members are:

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ALBERTO SOZZA

PRESIDENT

Rete di Imprese Luce in Veneto (IT)
alberto.sozza@elcacluster.eu

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MARC FONTOYNONT

VICE-PRESIDENT

Cluster Lumière (FR)
marc.fontoynont@elcacluster.eu

Andrea Padrè

ANDREA PADRE'

BOARD'S MEMBER

Clúster d’il luminación de Catalunya (SP)
apadre@secartys.org

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CATHERINE LOOTENS

BOARD'S MEMBER

Groen Licht Vlaanderen (BE)
catherine.lootens@groenlichtvlaanderen.be

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MAREK ORŁOWSKI

BOARD'S MEMBER

Polski Związek Przemysłu Oświetleniowego (PL)
marek.orlowski@elektroinstalacje.pl

Our members

The current ELCA network is composed of important lighting clusters as Rete di Imprese Luce in Veneto (Italy), Cluster Lumière (France), CICAT Cluster de Iluminación (Spain) and Groen Licht Vlaanderen (Belgium).

Clúster d’illuminación de Catalunya (SP)
www.clusteriluminacion.org

Cluster Lumière (FR)
www.clusterlumiere.com

Groen Light Vlaanderen (BE)
www.groenlichtvlaanderen.be

Rete di Imprese Luce in Veneto (IT)
www.luceinveneto.com

Polski Związek Przemysłu Oświetleniowego (PL)
www.pzpo.pl

Join Us

Join the ELCA Alliance means to enter the professional network of operative public-private partnership, diffused at regional, national and international levels and specifically dedicated to the European lighting sector of the smart and connected lighting (S&CL).

You can read more about our services and project in collaboration with our members here:

Projects

The organisations wanting to become a member of ELCA are asked to send their candidature to the ELCA’s General Secretary, via email: info@elcacluster.eu attaching the completed application form.