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2025

January

DAYLocationEvent
22Social Innovation House in Davos

Within the World Economic Forum a live-streamed session on Social Innovation at the Cutting Edge will be held on Wednesday 22 January at 11:30 am

 

23Online 

Launch of the European Social Enterprise Monitor (ESEM) Report 2023-2024 in the Social Innovation House in Davos

Livestream link of the launch event can be follow online (Thursday 23 January at 15:30-16:15 CET).  https://www.youtube.com/c/Catalyst2030

28OnlineImpact Europe in 2025

February

DAYLocationEvent
06Online

Kick-off for the EU Proximity and Social Economy Platform

event information, registration

March

DAYLocationEvent
5-6Brussels, BelgiumEuropean Employment and Social Rights Forum, watch the recordings
12Brussels, Belgium & Online

Impact Measurement and Management 360°”, the Impact Europe’s 10-week advanced peer-learning programme on Impact Measurement and Management, starting on 12 March


Register

18Brussels, Belgium

Conference  "Fostering Europe's prosperity and industrial transformation: Cooperatives as drivers of change" by the European Commission, CECOP and the European Economic and Social Committee. The one-day event will take place in occasion of the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives. 

Agenda and Registration 

April

DAYLocationEvent
24-26Mexico City, Mexico

21st Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference by EGADE and IMD

Registration

26Barcelona, Spain

"Fostering Europe’s prosperity and industrial transformation: Cooperatives as drivers of change" by Shark Tank ESADE.

Registration

29Brussels, BelgiumEuropean Commission: Workshop with Mutual benefit societies (upon invitation)
29Online"Breaking the Cycle of Rural Decline: ESIRA policy event", by ESIRA.

Agenda and Registration
30OnlineEuropean Webinar Matchmaking/Scaling Social Economy: EU Networks & EaSI Funding Opportunities Information & registration   

May

DAYLocationEvent
6-8Nairobi, Kenya

Metrics from the Ground Up 2025 - ANDE 

Registration

21Online

SEWF Policy Forum 2025

Registration

22Warsaw, Poland

International expert seminar on the development of the Social Economy in Poland and Europe. 

Registration

30-31Trento, ItalyTrento International Research Colloquium on Cooperatives, by EURICSE, ICA CCR, EMES, CIRIEC and University of Trento. 

June

DAYLocationEvent
11-13Helsinki, Finland"ICA CCR Europe 2025 Conference" by the International Cooperative Alliance.

Event Information

September

DAYLocationEvent
   

October

DAYLocationEvent
2Thun, Switzerland

FEBEA Annual Conference 2025: The Next Chapter of Ethical Finance. 

More details coming soon.

27-31Taipei, Taiwan

Social Enterprise World Forum 25 (SEWSF25)

Registration and Agenda

27-29Bordeaux, France

10th CIRIEC International Research Conference on Social Economy

The conference is an international meeting place for senior and early-stage researchers interested in the whole range of the social economy components (cooperatives, mutuals, associations, foundations)

29-31Bordeaux, FranceGlobal social and solidarity economy forum, the international forum for local authorities and SSE organizations.

November

DAYLocationEvent
3-7Rotterdam & Utrecht, The Netherlands

"10th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise" by EMES. 

Important Dates, Registration and Abstract submission

19-20Malmö, SwedenImpact Week 2025 by Impact Europe

December

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Past events

2024

2023