The social economy combines economic activi ty with social impact and may serve as a catalyst for societal change towa rd more sustainability. Understanding and shaping the current and future r ole of the social economy is the goal of the Social Economy Scientific Con ference. At the two two-day digital event on 24th and 25th November 2020, a vibrant network of distinguished social economy researchers will discuss the potential of the social economy to rethink and reshape socio-economic spaces.
\n\nThe Social Economy Scientific Conference is organised an d supported by the European Com mission, Social Entrepreneurship B aden-Württemberg (SocEntBW), the Centre for Social Investment & Innovation (C SI) at the University of Heidelberg, the Institute for SME Research at the Uni versity of Mannheim (ifm) and the Therme Foundation powered by Jo sef Wund Stiftung.
\n\nRegister now to participate in the co nference: https://social -economy-science.eu/
\n\nIn three sessions, resea rchers will present and discuss their work on social economy as an agent o f change, social economy as part of an ecosystem and social economy as par tner for policymakers, the private and public sector.
\n\nSe ssion I – November 24th (14:30-16:30): Social economy as an agent of change and its spill over effect – Evolutionary trends to envision t he future
\n\nSocial economy is an agent of change for our socio-economic spaces. At the same time social economy is undergoing an im portant transformation itself. For this reason, it is of the utmost import ance reflecting on the role social economy could play in our systems. In s ession I we will discuss the normative / value-based contribution social e conomy actors can bring to the system, including emerging and promising pe rspectives generated by social economy’s innovation potential. Julie Battilana (Harvard University), Marthe Nyssens (Université catholique de L ouvain, EMES Network), Rocío Nogales-Muriel (EMES Network), Rafael Chaves (Universitat de Valencia), Mario Calderini (Politecnico di Milano), and Ru th Brännvall (Impact Invest Scandinavia) present their research and togeth er with Maire J. Bouchard (Université du Québec à Montréal) discuss how th e future of social economy could look like.
\n\nSession II & #8211; November 25th (10:30-12:30): Social economy as part of an ecosystem – A conducive environment for the development and spread of new mode ls, technologies and concepts
\n\nHow can sustainable busin ess models, the use of algorithms, the concepts of impact investing and im pact measurement foster the social, ecological and economic impact of the social economy? In Session II we discuss the development and spread of the se new models and concepts and their potential for the social economy, alo ng with the required measures that each ecosystem needs to become a conduc ive environment. Marieke Huysentruyt (HEC Paris), Geoff Mulgan (University College London), Alex Nicholls (University of Oxford) and Lisa Hehenberger (ESADE) present their research and together with Dominika Wruk (Un iversity of Mannheim) discuss how adequate mechanisms and support structures could look like.
\n\nSession III – November 25th (14:30-16:30): Social economy as a partner for policymakers and the n ot for profit sector – Principles, strategies and tools for accelera ting innovative and impactful actions in the social economy
\n \nHow do we govern the social economy to scale its impact, enable socia l investment to evolve, build diverse actor coalitions with a strong groun ding in society, capture social impacts and stimulate social innovation? I n Session III we discuss how to make progress on these accounts to unleash the potential of the social economy. Kai Hockerts (Copenhagen Business Sch ool), Antonio Miguel (Maze – Decoding Impact), Eleanor Carter (Unive rsity of Oxford), and Eva Varga (Euclid Network) will present their resear ch and chaired by Gorgi Krlev (University of Heidelberg) discuss how effec tive governance structures and policy frameworks could look like.
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