1. Automotive industry in the Greater Region Increased networking in the GR by common cluster activities? Dr. Pascal Strobel

2. 2 Automotive Enterprises with more than 1000 employees in Saarland

3. 3 Important enterprises and institutes in Saarland

4. 4 How to connect the greater region? 50.000 25.000 20.000 12.000 2.000 1.000 3.000 4.000 less then 1000 commuters movements are not considered (over 150.000 employees in automotive in the GR, thereof 150 enterprises and 47.000 employees in Saarland) Existing connection: Commuters movement

5. 5 Challenges to a intensified networking in the greater region language barrier wage fluctuation demography development impacts of globalization

6. 6 Common activity domains to improve the networking common fair appearances and investigations to present the region events and Projects of research and development to connect enterprises and experiences education with bilingual character

7. 7 Focus of activities marketing cooperation technology transfer qualification networking

8. 8 Our stance to the future has to be: We are now responsible for what will happen in the future. Karl Raimund Popper