The international forum to define the future of the social economy
KURSAAL
CONGRESS CENTRE
DONOSTIA
SAN SEBASTIÁN
27/28/29/30
05.2025
An international forum to reduce inequalities through Social Economy
Kursaal Congress Centre in Donostia-San Sebastián will host the 1st ASETT Forum on May 29th and 30th, 2025. Focusing on Social Economy, the two-day event will explore social innovation through implemented models and best practices.
Leading voices in the social economy will come together in the 1st ASETT Forum to explore and discuss the challenges and opportunities of the social economy.
The only good idea or word is the one that turns into action
Jose María Arizmendiarrieta
11 social challenges and 37 success stories
Ministerial dialogue
Social economy round table
Participation of the International Advisory Council of ASETT
Sala plenaria
Café / Comida
Sesiones paralelas
PROGRAM
Sign up for the ASETT Forum
29 MAYO
30 MAYO
28
Wednesday
18:00
“Denon Artean” Award
(Higher Council of Cooperatives of Euskadi)
Victoria Eugenia Theater
29
Thursday
09:00
Introduction to the Forum
09:30
Opening Panel:
ASETT opening session
10:30
Coffee
11:00
Parallel Sessions (12 success stories) and Round Tables
Plenary
International advisory board
Panel 1
Cooperating in a polarized world
Panel 2
Social Economy and the global south
Room 04
Inclusion
Gureak
Ilunion
Enable
Room 06
Culture
Fair Saturaday
Talking Wales
Urdime
Room 09
Gender
SSI
Sewa
Suara
Room 05
Housing
Bizikide
New York Cooperative Housing
Sostre Civic
Room 07
Academy
TABLE 1
Measuring de impact of social economy organizations
TABLE 2
Social economy organizations for the reduction of inequalities
Room 08
Financiation
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Parallel Sessions (12 success stories) and Round Tables
Plenary
PANEL 1
Intercooperation as a business lever
PANEL 2
Reducing inequalities from a forward looking prespective
Room 04
Care
GSR
Sercoval
Cadidai
Room 06
Health
Auzosare
Espriu
Kamacos
Room 08
Agriculture and Sustainability
Eroski
Moda re
Granterre
Room 09
Technology
Orbik
Givit
Redjar
Room 05
Academy
TABLE 1
Brasil: the lungs of the planet, the heart of the social economy
TABLE 2
The university as a driver of the social economy
16:00
End of the forum
19:30
Concert: Cooperative Symphony
30
Friday
09:00
Friday Parallel Sessions (12 success stories) and Round Tables
Plenary
PANEL 1
Doing and appearing: an unfinished subject
PANEL 2
Cooperative legislation in different countries
Room 06
Other cooperative sectors
Gredos San Diego
El Quijote
Alimer
Trabensol
Room 08
Mobility
Mubil
Direxis
ULCCS
Room 09
Energy and water
Ekiola
Comunitat Olesana
Revolusolar
Room 04
Inclusion 2
Emaús
Seremos Gijón
Gammes ASBL
Room 05
Panel of representative organizations
Room 07
Youth
The value of legacy: building the future
10:30
Coffee
11:00
Ministerial Dialogue: Public Policies for the Social Economy
12:00
Territory and social economy
Connection with the FAECTA congress in Seville
13:00
Conclusions and clausure
Plenary hall
Coffee / Lunch
Parallel sessions
ACTIVITIES
“Challenges in Reducing Inequalities”
Plenary session
“Ministerial dialogue”
Plenary session
“Measurement of social impact”
Panel, Visions of the Future
“Territory and social economy”
Panel, Visions of the Future
EGM
OTALORA PALACE
Meeting of the Expert Group | United Nations
Celebration of a high-level dialogue and analysis session where experts in various areas related to the social economy will gather to share and propose concepts that drive its development.
EGM on Cooperatives in Social Development: Supporting Cooperatives as Sustainable and Successful Business Enterprises | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)
SPEAKERS
Yolanda Diaz
Second Vice President and Minister of Labour and Social Economy of Spain
Patxi Olabarria
President of Kooperatiben Kontseilua
Rosa Lavín
President of Konfekoop
Dione Aliou
Minister of Microfinance and Social and Solidarity Economy of France
Antonio Pasqual de Riquelme
DG of self-employed and social economy of the Region of Murcia a DG
Pello Rodríguez
President of MONDRAGON Corporation
Simel Esim
Head of OTI COOP/SSE, Chair of the UNTFSSE
Amal Chevreau
Senior Chief Analyst – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Jonathan Wong
Head of Innovation and Enterprise – United Nations
Gilberto Carvalho
National Secretary for Solidarity Economy – Brazil
Patrick Kiburi Kilemi
Secretary of State of Kenya
Carmen Comos
Chief Executive Officer of CEPES
Angels Cobo i Puig
Director of the Office of Digital Transformation
Iñaki Calonge
Member of the Legal Commission of Euskadi
Juan Antonio Pedreño
Chairman of CEPES
Leire Muguerza
President of the MONDRAGON Congress
Ilcheon YI
Senior Research Coordinator at UNRISD
Hector Casanova
Researcher, former ambassador of Chile, Vice President of the EU PAF, and member of the ASETT CAI
Marta Mariño
DG of self-employment and social economy of the Xunta de Galicia
Jone Nolte
Manager of ASLE
David Bonheví
DG social economy, third sector and cooperatives of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Irene Tinagli
Economist, Member of the European Parliament, and Member of the Advisory Council of ASETT
Ladislau Dowbor
Professor of Economics at the Pontifical University of São Paulo
Ruth Paserman
Director of the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion – European Commission
Luis Gutierrez
Coordinator for Social Economy – Government of Mexico
Alejandro Oñoro
Chief Executive Officer of Ilunion and Fundación ONCE
Ricardo Lopez
Chief Executive Officer of Caja Popular Mexicana
Mikel Torres
Deputy Lehendakari of the Basque Government
Paulinee Effa
National Coordinator of the NGO PFAC and Co-founder of the African Forum FORAESS and member of the CAI of ASETT
Sarah Horowich
Founder and Executive Director of the Freelancers Union and member of the CAI of ASETT
Amparo Merino
Secretary of State for Social Economy
Iñaki Nubla
Director of KONFEKOOP
Elena Pérez
Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security of the Basque Government
Franc Cortada
Director-General of Oxfam Intermón and member of the CAI of ASETT
Alain Coheur
Member of Social Economy Europe
Nawaf Kabbara
President of the Arab Organization of Persons with Disabilities
Enas Dahadaha Attari
Minister of Labour of the Palestinian Authority
Kepa Korta
City Council of Donostia - San Sebastian, Strategy Office
Aicha Belassir
General Director of Social Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility
Arturo Alvarado
Rector of Mondragón University Mexico
Eider Mendoza
General Deputy of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa
Simone Gamberini
President of Legacoop Nazionale
Jaime Iglesias
Special Commissioner for Social Economy at the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy of MITES of the Government of Spain
Iñaki Mendióroz
DG of social economy and labor of the Government of Navarre to
Jokin Díaz
Director of Social Economy of the Basque Government
Michael Pirson
Co-founder of the Humanistic Management Network
Iñigo Albizuri
Director of ASETT
Aude Saldana
Secretary General of the Global Forum for the Social and Solidarity Economy.
Mirai Chatterjee
Head of Social Security at the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), India
Maxime Baudel
Ministerial Delegate for the Social and Solidarity Economy – France
Mamen Durán
DG of self-employment and social economy of the Junta de Andalucía ia
Michael Peck
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of 1worker1vote.org
Kishor Kumar
Chief Operating Officer of ULCCS
MEETING OF SOCIAL ECONOMY EGES IN EUSKADI
MIRAMAR PALACE
All families of the social economy in Euskadi will gather at this meeting, which will take place at the Miramar Palace, the headquarters of ASETT.
EGES is an entity created to promote and develop the values and practices of the social economy in Euskadi, with the aim of fostering quality and sustainable employment over time. It is formed by ASLE, EHLABE, Gizatea, Konfekoop, and REAS Euskadi.
MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE
KURSAAL
Ministerial Roundtable of the Social Economy, chaired by the Minister of Labor and Social Economy of the Government of Spain, Yolanda Díaz, which aims to contribute to social dialogue between the Government and social agents.
1st MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL OF ASETT
CITY HALL OF DONOSTIA
International Advisory Council of the Center for the Vanguard of Social Economy, ASETT
Members of different nationalities and international organizations that make up the ASETT International Advisory Council will hold their first meeting presided over by the Minister of Labor and Social Economy of the Government of Spain, Yolanda Díaz.
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