Cluster Training Team



IFOR FFOWCS-WILLIAMS
e4@ecgroup.com
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ALEC HANSEN
ahansen@ecgroup.com

Dr. Hansen specializes in regional economic analysis and cluster strategy development. Much of his work focuses on small business development and improving technology transfer mechanisms to promote regional growth. Dr. Hansen has designed and taught customized courses for all sorts of audiences, developed training manuals, facilitated working group sessions in dozens of projects across the US and the globe.

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IFOR FFOWCS-WILLIAMS
e4@ecgroup.com

Mr. Ffowcs-Williams specializes in coaching economic development professionals in the acceleration of local clusters and supporting them in initiating cluster interventions. He has held cluster training-workshops for development agencies in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa (in partnership with The World Bank).

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Mr. Lyman has provided technical assistance and training to public and private sector professionals on a wide array of economic development topics. His training programs have ranged from 1-day classroom sessions to two weeks of hands-on training for entire units of economic development agencies around the world. Mr. Lyman has also taught courses at the World Bank Institute on the principals and practice of cluster-based economic development.

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KAREN ENGEL
kengel@ecgroup.com

Dr. Karen Engel specializes in regional cluster-based economic development strategies in the international arena. She has assisted a variety of private and public sector clients in developing and implementing economic development strategies and has considerable experience in conducting industry, business climate and market viability analyses.

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ERIC HANSEN
ehansen@ecgroup.com

Dr. Hansen specializes in economic competitiveness analysis, strategy development, and managing broad-based economic change and action implementation for regions and industries.

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KONRAD KNELL
kknell@ecgroup.com

Mr. Knell specializes in the training and coaching of individuals and groups to be more effective leaders, teaching them strategic visioning, strategic planning, facilitative leadership, project leadership, the Enneagram, MBTI, team building & dynamics, and conflict management.

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