Events (Social Business)

“Social entrepreneurs: have your say! – Empowering social entrepreneurs for innovation, inclusive growth and jobs”(Strasbourg, 16 & 17 January 2014)
“Social Enterprises and the Europe 2020 Strategy: innovative solutions for a sustainable Europe” (3.10.2012)

“Social entrepreneurs: have your say! – Empowering social entrepreneurs for innovation, inclusive growth and jobs”(Strasbourg, 16 & 17 January 2014)

More information on this event will be available soon on this page.

“Social Enterprises and the Europe 2020 Strategy: innovative solutions for a sustainable Europe” (3.10.2012)

On 3 October 2012, the Various Interests Group organised a conference at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on the topic ’Social Enterprises and the Europe 2020 Strategy: innovative solutions for a sustainable Europe’. Within the general framework of the 2012 UN International Year of Cooperatives, the objective of the event was to actively support social enterprises as significant actors in the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy and of the Single Market.

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-social-enterprises-europe-2020

Conference: Social Economy and Social Business (Brussels, 18.11.2011)

As a follow-up to the Commission’s Social Business Initiative (see above), the objective of this Conference was to gather the main EU policy makers and stakeholders of Social business in the EU to take stock of the potential for development of social business, but also the barriers within our Single market.

Programme
Watch the video of the conference
Minutes of the Conference
Interviews with participants to the conference (Video)
Pictures taken during the conference
Results of the questionnaire for participants provided during the conference
Speeches:
- Grażyna Henclewska , Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy of Poland
- Ole Sohn , Minister of Growth and Business of Denmark
- Nick Hurd , Minister for Civil Society of the United Kingdom
- José-Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
- Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market & Services
- László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
- Staffan Nilsson , President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Nadia Calviño , Deputy Director General, DG Internal Market & Services, European Commission
- Boris Marte ,, Member of the Board and Managing Director of the Erste Foundation
- Conny Reuter , President of Social Platform and Secretary General of Solidar
- Martina Romanello , Manager of Gioco, Musica e Parole and Member of Euclid Network
- Mirjam Schöning , Director at Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Useful documents for the conference
- Short CV of the speakers
- 4 slides / 1 per session
- 4 issue papers, 1 per session
- DG RTD / Research on social innovation (09 November 2011)
- Report of workshops, European Commission , May 2011
- Other documents