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2025
December
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 05/12 | Online | Launch event EC/OECD flagship report about the Social Economy in Europe: Social econmy in Europe: Contributing to Competitiveness and Prosperity |
| 11/12 | Online | European WISE Alliance Working Group Meeting will take place online on 11 December 2025 from 10:00 to 12:00. During the meeting, ENSIE will launch the results of the Impact-WISEs study and outline ENSIE’s position on the Quality Jobs Roadmap, and the concrete achievements of projects such as DIGIT-ABLE and DigitalBoost will be presented. Agenda and registration |
November
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 3-7 | Rotterdam & Utrecht, The Netherlands | "10th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise" by EMES. |
| 12-13 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | "Policies for people and places - European value chains, social economy and urban renewal at work" |
| 19-20 | Malmö, Sweden | Impact Week 2025 by Impact Europe |
| 24–26 | Vilnius Lithuania | ENACT Hackathon! by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. A three-day innovation marathon bringing together entrepreneurs, social economy actors and tech experts to co-design new products, services and digital solutions in the agri-food sector. |
Past events
January
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Social 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
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| 23 | Online | 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 |
| 28 | Online | Impact Europe in 2025 |
February
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | Online | Kick-off for the EU Proximity and Social Economy Platform |
March
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 5-6 | Brussels, Belgium | European Employment and Social Rights Forum, watch the recordings |
| 12 | Brussels, 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 |
| 18 | Brussels, 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
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 9-11 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Global Government Summit - Shaping the future of social innovation |
| 24-26 | Mexico City, Mexico | 21st Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference by EGADE and IMD |
| 26 | Barcelona, Spain | "Fostering Europe’s prosperity and industrial transformation: Cooperatives as drivers of change" by Shark Tank ESADE. |
| 29 | Brussels, Belgium | European Commission: Workshop with Mutual benefit societies (upon invitation) |
| 29 | Online | "Breaking the Cycle of Rural Decline: ESIRA policy event", by ESIRA. Agenda and Registration |
| 30 | Online | European Webinar Matchmaking/Scaling Social Economy: EU Networks & EaSI Funding Opportunities Information & registration |
May
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Online | Joint CEDAG-Social Services Europe-Civil Society Europe Webinar "The use and benefits of a Directive on European Cross-Border Associations" Target group: National member organisations of EU-level networks of associations or other social economy organisations/civil society organisation/ More information: On the website of Social Services Europe: Agenda & Concept Note - Link for registration (by 30/04/2025) |
| 6-8 | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 21 | Online | SEWF Policy Forum 2025 by Social Enterprise World Forum Agenda and Registration |
| 21 | Biel, Switzerland | Swiss Forum for Social Entrepreneurship |
| 22 | Warsaw, Poland | International expert seminar on the development of the Social Economy in Poland and Europe. |
| 22 | Online | Open Business for Community Development international event |
| 22-23 | Málaga, Spain | BLUEDOTS project - Living lab event |
| 27 | Barcelona, Spain Online | European WISE Alliance Working Group Meeting |
| 28 | Krakow, Poland | The Cooperative Model in the Era of Sustainable Reporting – Values That Build a Better World (CECOP and Polish members NAUWC and OZRSS) Registration | More information on the event here. |
| 30-31 | Trento, Italy | Trento International Research Colloquium on Cooperatives, by EURICSE, ICA CCR, EMES, CIRIEC and University of Trento. |
June
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 11-13 | Helsinki, Finland | "ICA CCR Europe 2025 Conference" by the International Cooperative Alliance. Event Information |
| 11 | Online | EU GPP Helpdesk Webinar: Reserved contracts and sustainable public procurement |
| 25 | Brussels, Belgium | Empowering WISEs for a Sustainable Future: GreenBoost4WISEs - Final Conference |
September
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Vienna, Austria | VSE Label Award 2025: Making Social Impact Visible |
| 16-17 | Kortrijk, Belgium | Rural Pact Conference: 'From vision to action: Empowering rural areas for the future' |
| 15-18 | Murcia, Spain | EU Social Economy Week - Agenda European Social Economy Awards - More information |
| 30 | Online | "Who’s the Boss? Algorithmic Management & the Cooperative Perspective" webinar |
October
| DAY | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thun, Switzerland | FEBEA Annual Conference 2025: The Next Chapter of Ethical Finance. More details coming soon. |
| 6-7 | Brussels, Belgium and online | Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy Conference (YEPA) taking place on Monday, October 6, 2025 from 14.00 until Tuesday, October 7, 12.30, organised together by the Commission and the OECD. More information |
| 16 | Brussels, Belgium | CECOP Conference “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way” between 14.30 and 17.30. Through powerful testimonies, expert insights, and policy discussions, the conference will spotlight how cooperatives are delivering on fair, inclusive, and democratic working environments, with workers in control. |
| 27-31 | Taipei, Taiwan | Social Enterprise World Forum 25 (SEWSF25) Registration and Agenda |
| 27-29 | Bordeaux, 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) |
| 29-31 | Bordeaux, France | Global social and solidarity economy forum, the international forum for local authorities and SSE organizations. |
Past years