Latin America nowadays has coun-tries that attract worldwide attention for the progress they have made in the last decade. This region has clustering models worth exhibiting internationally and which can be analyzed together with experts from America, Asia, Eu-rope, Africa and Oceania, to unify cri-teria, publicize new trends, and build towards a better future.

Bringing The 17 th TCI Global Confer-ence to Mexico and Latin America for the first time, provides an opportunity to entrench the concept of clusters and their potential for the countries in the region and to share the models that have worked successfully.

The world is going through an eco-nomic reconfiguration, environmental contingencies and social crises are forcing governments, society, industry, academia, among others, to reflect on the future that is being bequeathed to the next generations.

Creating shared value represents a viable opportunity to ensure long-term sustainability, which can be reached rapidly and leveraged through inno-vative clusters, hence the proposed theme for the 17th TCI Global Confer-

ence 2014 –“Creating Shared Value through Clusters for a Sustainable Fu-ture”.

Through specialized lectures, parallel sessions, panel discussions, work-shops, and papers to be published in the conference, our aim is to advance on a global level towards joint proj-ects, collaboration, and the triple helix model and synergies.

In Monterrey, they are 10 strategic clusters - Aerospace, Agri-Food, Au-tomotive, Biotechnology, Home-Appli-ances, Nanotechnology, Multimedia, Healthcare, Software and ITC, and Sustainable Housing and Renewable Energy which are significant for the development of our city and region.

The State of Nuevo Leon, has defined a strategic policy on clusters. This strategy, focused on achieving eco-nomic development targets productive specialization the improvement in a number of issues related to techno-logical innovation, human capital, at-tracting foreign investment, develop-ing suppliers, sustainability, promotion and internationalization of their com-panies.

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In the current international economic climate, Mexico stands out positively due to its expected annual growth of 3.8% in the coming years. This dyna-mism is determined by a combination of healthy public finances, controlled inflation, a significant recovery in em-ployment and an improved business environment.

Since 2000, clusterization has occu-pied a significant place in the national agenda as an economic development strategy, contributing substantially to position Mexico as one of the best places to do business today. Nuevo Leon, the third most important feder-al entity of the country in economic terms, is nationally recognized as a successful model of clustering.

The governor of the state, Mr. Ro-drigo Medina de la Cruz, heads the economic development committee of the National Governors’ Conference, where one objective is to replicate

Nuevo Leon’s model in other regions of the country. This recognition has been achieved, among other things, forhaving nine active cluster initiatives –with clear-cut synergies executed successfully–, and a state board of clusters.

In 2012, Monterrey hosted a fruit-ful and enriching 7th Latin American Congress of Clusters (CLAC). Over 300 participants in this event –coming from different regions of the world, but mainly from Latin America– represent-ed national economic development agencies and regional governments, multilateral organizations, clusters, research institutions and consultants.

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mONTERREy, NUEVO lEON POSSESSES UNIQUE AND IDEAl CONDITIONS :

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1 MTY: Best City for Doing Business (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) in Mexico

and Third in Latin America (2007) ac-cording to the study of the Mexican In-stitute for Competitiveness (IMCO) and “America Economia” magazine.

2 MTY: Third Best City for the Future (2011) according to the Financial

Times Di Magazine, due to the attrac-tion of significant amounts of foreign investment in recent years.

3 MTY: Fourth Most Intelligent City in Latin America (2009) according

to Forbes magazine, converting Mon-terrey into a profitable and trendsetting location for future development.

4 NL: Great attractiveness of the city due to its high levels of competi-

tiveness and economic development in recent years, based on a stable, pro-ductive, and quality-oriented labor en-vironment.

5 NL: Unique business capital of cor-porate leaders and owners of world-

class conglomerates --ALFA, CEMEX, DEACERO, FEMSA, GRUMA, GROUP QUIMMCO, VILLACERO,VITRO, and XIGNUX--, all of them leading compa-nies in sectors such as food, automo-tive, energy, and housing.

6 NL: Housing capital in Latin Ameri-ca, the first cluster of its kind to have

home developers, manufacturers of building materials,distributors of build-ing materials,and world-classmortgage and banking services.

7NL: Research and Technology In-novation Park (PIIT), recognized

by IASP as unique in its kind in Latin America with an infrastructure of 30 re-search centers and 4 high- technology incubators in development.

8NL: Development model based on the Knowledge Economy under the

concept of the Triple Helix, the only one in Latin America implemented through 10 clusters.

9NL: State legislation on Science and Technology that gives rise to

the concept “Monterrey City of Knowl-edge”, mandating that 1% of the state budget is invested in science and tech-nology.

10NL: Innovation ecosystem with the development of Economic

Impact and New Job Creation Techno-logical Patents.

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Cintermex is the most important convention and exhibition center in northern Mexico and one of the largest in the country.

Every year, Cintermex hosts over 600 events with over 8,000 exhibitors and is visited by over 3.2 million people.

Cintermex has a privileged location inside Fundidora Park –25 minutes from Mariano Escobedo Airport, the most important hub of northern Mex-ico, with about 250 flights a day; a few steps away from 2 hotels with

a capacity of 400 rooms; and only 5 minutes away from the hotel zone of downtown Monterey with about 4,000 rooms. On one side of Cintermex you will find Arena Monterrey, and a few meters off there is a connection to Paseo Santa Lucia where you can board a boat or walk along the river to downtown Monterrey, ending in the Governor’s Palace, the Macroplaza, and the museums.

Ranks among the top national air-ports for the number of operations and passengers served.

Air Terminal (B), unique in the coun-try and Latin America with a two-way taxiway, enabling greater connectivity.

Direct connections to more than 20 domestic destinations and major cities in the United States.

Three new nonstop destinations in Central America and the Caribbean: San Jose, Costa Rica; Panama, Pan-ama; and Havana, Cuba.

National airlines operating at the airport: AeroMexico, Magnicharters, Volaris, Interjet, and VivaAerobus.

International airlines operating at the airport: American Airlines, United Air-lines, Copa Airlines, Delta Airlines, and Avianca Taca.

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Regarded as one of Mexico’s wonders, a boat ride navigating the canal connecting the Macro-plaza in downtown Monterrey to Fundidora Park along a river that meanders 2.5 km (1.5 miles) against the beautiful background of Cerro de la Silla (Saddle Mountain) with an engrossing ac-count of Monterrey’s history as a plus.

In Monterrey there are parks to entertain visitors of all ages with a variety of attractions, includ-ing some of the most visited –Plaza Sesame Park, Bio Parque Estrella, and Bosque Magico (Magic Forest).

Large shopping malls and boutiques for all tastes and pockets, with excellent sales and discounts for you to return home with the latest fashion.

No matter what type of music you prefer, in Mon-terrey you will find the perfect place to enjoy it in the best ambiance. In the great variety of the city’s bars, pubs and nightclubs, the nights are trans-formed into unforgettable evenings.

Just 30 minutes south from the city of Monterrey, discover Santiago, one of the most traditional and typical villages of northeastern Mexico, where you will find the tourist emblem of Nuevo Leon - the Cola de Caballo (Ponytail) waterfalls.

The greatest artists, the most spectacular pro-ductions, and the best conferences and exhibi-tions, are presented in Monterrey.

In addition to mouth-watering steaks and our fa-mous “cabrito” (baby goat), take the opportunity to delight your palate with one of the other dishes of our delicious regional gastronomy. Alternatively, you can enjoy the fusion, gourmet, and interna-tional cuisine offerings of Monterrey’s restaurants.

This expansive and unique park is perhaps the most representative of the industrial and labor culture of Monterrey. Located on the grounds of the former Iron and Steel Foundry Company, the most important mill in Latin Amer-ica, nowadays it mixes green spaces and cultural and recreational areas with a variety of enjoy-able attractions.

Monterrey is home to several museums, first- class cultural venues which showcase works of art of great significance. Stand out in particular the Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey MARCO.

Monterrey is known as “MountainCity,” its beauti-ful natural landscapes ideal for ecotourism, hiking, and adventure tourism, among them Chipinque Ecological Park, Huasteca Canyon, Matacanes, and many others. There are half-day courses or full weekends of adventure, suitable for everyone’s preferences and requirements –even for those who do not have much experience.

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BEHIND THE CONFERENCE

AEROSPACE ClUSTER (aeroCluster)www.monterreyaerocluster.com

AgRI-FOOD ClUSTER (aGroCluster)www.agrocluster.org/site

AUTOmOTIVE ClUSTER (Claut)www.claut.com.mx

BIOTECHNOlOgy ClUSTER (bioCluster)www.bioclusternl.org

HOmE- APPlIANCES ClUSTER (ClelaC)www.clelac.org.mx

INTERACTIVE mEDIA & ENTRETAINmENT ClUSTER (mimeC) www.monterreyinteractive.org

NANOTECHNOlOgy ClUSTER (NaNo)www.mnc-9.org

mONTERREy HEAlTHCARE CITy ClUSTER(moNterreY healthCare CitY)www.monterreyciudaddelasalud.com

SUSTAINABlE HOUSINg AND RENEWABlEENERgy ClUSTER (housiNG Cluster)www.clusterdevivienda.com

SOFTWARE AND ICT ClUSTER (CsoftmtY)www.csoftmty.org

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