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Patrizia Bussi: How ENSIE is shaping the social economy sector in Europe
Thursday, 20 June 2024
Patrizia Bussi, Director of ENSIE discussed at the Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference the role of ENSIE in developing the social economy sector. The focus was on lobbying, legislative changes, and promoting best practices across Europe. “What we try to do at the European level is really to give a voice to work integration social
Timothy Ghilain, EASPD: on the role of networks in improving the implementation of the Social Economy Action Plan
Thursday, 20 June 2024
In the second panel of the Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference, Timothy Ghilain, Chief of Staff at EASPD discussed the role of networks in improving the implementation of the Social Economy Action Plan at the European level. He emphasized the importance of organization, collaboration, and shared learning among social economy enterprises. “EASPD represents service providers
Dorotea Daniele: How Diesis Network is supporting social enterprises in Europe and globally
Thursday, 20 June 2024
Dorotea Daniele, Head of EU Partnerships at Diesis Network spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about the organization’s mission, strategic goals, and activities to support and promote social economy enterprises in Europe and globally. Key discussion insights Role and Mission of Diesis Diesis has been dedicated to the development of the social economy since
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Juan Antonio Pedreño, President of Social Economy Europe: Social economy in Europe
Thursday, 20 June 2024
Juan Antonio Pedreño, President of Social Economy Europe, spoke at the Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about the the social economy in Europe, highlighting its importance and the efforts being made to strengthen it.
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Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Right: Empowering Europe’s Social Economy
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about the European Social Economy Action Plan and its impact on social economy enterprises. “The momentum we have started with our Social Economy Action Plan in December 2021 continues to this day. The Action Plan consists of an ambitious
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Niina Karvinen, Diak: How ESIC project is pioneering social innovation through education
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Niina Karvinen, Project Manager and RDI specialist in social entrepreneurship and social innovation projects at the Diaconia University of Applied Sciences in Finland (DIAK), spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about the European Social Innovation Campus (ESIC) project and its vision in terms of fostering social innovation in the social economy sector, across EU.
Timothy Ghilain, Chief of Staff at EASPD: how the B-WISE project is shaping the WISE sector across EU
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Timothy Ghilain, Chief of Staff at EASPD, spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about the B-WISE project – Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills in Work Integration Social Enterprises, an Erasmus + project coordinated by EASPD with the support of ENSIE. “Digitalization cannot be done on its own. We need to have a coherent
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Cristina Dumitrescu, European Investment Fund: EIF role in supporting the social economy
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Cristina Dumitrescu, Senior Investment Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF) spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about the role and impact of the EIF in supporting the social economy, particularly through financial and guarantee products aimed at micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, including social enterprises. “We have mobilized over 5-6 billion euros in guarantees and
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Cyril Gouiffès, European Investment Fund: Equity products in supporting social impact ventures
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Cyril Gouiffès, Head of Social Impact Unit, European Investment Fund (EIF) spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about the role of equity products in supporting social impact ventures and how these products complement debt and guarantee products. Discussion Highlights “Back in 2014, the total amount of social impact investment within that 1 billion euros
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Michał Radziwiłł, Inpulse Investment: financial instruments for supporting the social economy
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Michał Radziwiłł, Manager at Inpulse Investment discussed at the Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference the importance of financial instruments in supporting the social economy, particularly focusing on the role of microfinance and venture capital in financing social enterprises. Discussion Highlights “You need to have simple products. High-level financial engineering might be the next step, but
Fabiana Pompermaier, DIESIS Network: How the BuySocial project empowers social enterprises across EU
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Fabiana Pompermaier, DIESIS Network, Project Manager of the Buy Social Project – BFSE B2B Project, spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about the contributions of the Buy Social project, particularly in developing social enterprises within the European Union, including Romania. Fabiana highlighted the project’s comprehensive approach to supporting social enterprises through policy advocacy, capacity
Geir Ebbesen, Unikum: Norway’s Support Systems for Social Enterprises
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Geir Ebbesen, project manager at Unikum (Norway), spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about Norway’s approach in supporting social enterprises and shared examples of successful Social Enterprises. Key insights On Norway’s Experience with Social Enterprises and Public Procurement “The Norwegian government has developed a policy framework that encourages the inclusion of social enterprises in
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Ateliere Fara Frontiere: Pioneering Social and Environmental Impact in Romania
Thursday, 06 June 2024
Damien Thiery, CEO Ateliere Fara Frontiere, spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow conference about the significant actions and challenges faced by the organization. His speech underscored the dual mission of Ateliere Fara Frontiere (AFF), which is to address both social exclusion and environmental degradation in Romania. AFF is a leading work integration social enterprise from Romania,
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Urtzi Uribetxebarria Andres, Mondragon University: skills & trainings in the social economy sector
Monday, 29 April 2024
Urtzi Uribetxebarria Andres is Research Professor of the Dept.of Mechanics and Industrial Organization of Mondragon Unibertsitatea with Project Management Professional (PMP) ® MONDRAGON and baSE Project manager. He was one the speakers at the Enterprising for Tomorrow conference. Ideas and Insights from Urtzi Uribetxebarria Andres speech European Social Economy Impact: The project leader highlighted that
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Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 retrospective: Nearly 1,000 participants at the European social economy event
Thursday, 25 April 2024
The event took place in Iasi, Romania and brought together European leaders in the social economy, representatives of the European Commission and OECD, the Romanian Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity, social entrepreneurs, traditional entrepreneurs and private sector representatives, national and local authorities, highlighting the most important issues in this sector. The third edition of
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Víctor Meseguer, the Special Commissioner for Social Economy of the Spanish Government, confirms in-person attendance at #EFT2024
Monday, 22 January 2024
A prestigious guest at the conference! We are delighted to announce that Víctor Meseguer, the Special Commissioner for Social Economy of the Spanish Government, has confirmed his in-person attendance at the Enterprising for Tomorrow Conference. This marks a landmark moment for the conference, significantly elevating its profile and promising a rich exchange of ideas and
EFT2024: Inspiring the next wave of social change through social entrepreneurship
Wednesday, 20 December 2023
Our vision for the Enterprising for Tomorrow event To inspire the next wave of social change through social entrepreneurship We believe that the power of “together” and the leadership of the 21st century will help us build prosperous communities, in which a profitable business is also sustainable, inclusive and creates opportunities for all. Imagine being
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