Niall O’Donnellan will make his presentation. Subsequently, a discussion will be open to the floor where the chairperson, Dr. Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director will present questions to Niall.Abstract:Reflections on work-in-progress in “Accelerating Growth” project for Centre for Cross-Border Studies.Key Questions being asked are:• What is sectoral clustering and does it matter?• What is the regional dimension to sectoral clustering?• What is the regional dimension to innovation?• How can we progress regioanl sectoral development?• What can “our place” do in context of global sectoral trends?• What are regional co-ordination and leadership aspects? Based on: “Progressing globally ambitious sectoral clusters on the island of Ireland” (2023) – Accelerating Growth: Progressing Globally Ambitions Sectoral Clusters on the Island of Ireland “Towards an all-island perspective on regional development” (2022) – Accelerating Growth: Towards an all-island perspective on regional development

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