FORUM
ASETT

1st EDITION

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The international forum to define the future of the social economy

CONGRESS PALACE
KURSAAL
DONOSTIA
SAN SEBASTIÁN

28/29/30
05.2025

An international forum to reduce inequalities through Social Economy

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Kursaal Congress Centre in Donostia-San Sebastián will host the 1st ASETT Forum on May 29 and 30, 2025. This event, which will bring together more than 400 participants – including institutional representatives, private entities, academics, and international figures – will lay the foundations for the future consolidation of ASETT Forum.

Taking the social economy approach and with a focus on social innovation, the 1st ASETT Forum is the event where the challenges and opportunities of the social economy are going to be explored and debated.

Good ideas are the ones that turn into action

Jose María Arizmendiarrieta

11 themes and 37 success stories

Interministerial dialogue

Social economy table

Participation of the International Advisory Council of ASETT

PROGRAM

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Wednesday

10:30

Visits to social economy experiences

Basque Culinary Center↗︎ & Katea Legaia↗︎

Mondragon Corporation↗︎ – Otalora

Gureak↗︎

Lea Artibai ikastetxea↗︎, Ekintzaileatza Fundazioa, I+D+ & Cooperativa industrial↗︎

18:00

“Denon Artean” Award
(Higher Council of Cooperatives of Euskadi, CSCE)

Victoria Eugenia Theater

29

Thursday

09:00

Institutional inauguration

09:30

Plenary session:
Opening session ASETT

10:30

Coffee

11:00

Parallel sessions (12 success stories) and Round Tables

Plenary hall
Parallel session
Challenges in reducing inequalities from the Global South

Room 04
Parallel session
Inclusion

Gureak

Ilunion

Enable

Room 06
Parallel session
Culture

Fair Saturaday

Talking Wales

Urdime

Room 09
Parallel session
Genre

SSI

Sewa

Suara

Room 05
Academic panel
Housing

Bizikide

New York Cooperative Housing

Sostre Civic

Room 07
Impact measurement

TABLE 1
The measurement of the impact of Social Economy entities

TABLE 2
La medición del impacto de las entidades de Economía Social

Room 08
Funding table
Visibility table

12:30

Conclusions

13:00

Food

14:30

Parallel sessions (12 success stories) and Round Tables

Plenary hall
Plenary session

TABLE 1
Intercooperation table

TABLE 2
The university as a driving force of the social economy

Room 04
Parallel session
Care

GSR

Cadidai

Servoval

Room 06
Parallel session
Health

Auzosare

Espriu

Kamacos

Room 08
Parallel session
Agriculture and Sustainability

Eroski

Moda Re

Granterre

Room 09
Parallel session
Technology

Orbik

Givit

Redjar

Room 05
Plenary session

TABLE 1
Prospective session

TABLE 2
Principle 6

Room 07

16:00

Conclusions

16:30

End of the sessions

19:30

Concert: Cooperative Symphony

30

Friday

09:00

Friday Parallel Sessions (12 success stories) and Round Tables

Plenary hall
Plenary session

TABLE 1
The communication of the potential of the social economy: a pending subject

TABLE 2
Cooperative legislation in different countries

Room 06
Parallel session
Other cooperative forms

Gredos San Diego

El Quijote

Alimer

Trabensol

Room 08
Parallel session
Mobility

Mubil

Direxis

ULCCS

Room 09
Parallel session
Energy and water

Ekiola

Comunitat Olesana

Revolusolar

Room 04
Parallel session
Inclusion 2

Emaús

Seremos Gijón

Gammes ASBL

Room 05
Table of representative organizations

Room 07

10:30

Conclusions

11:00

Coffee

11:30

Council of ministers

12:30

Territory and social economy

13:30

Clausure
Connection with the FAECTA congress in Seville

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Plenary hall

Coffee / Food

Parallel sessions

ACTIVITIES

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“Challenges in Reducing Inequalities”
Plenary session

“Interministerial 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

Amparo Merino

Secretary of State for Social Economy

Franc Cortada

Director-General of Oxfam Intermón and member of the CAI of ASETT

Peio Rodríguez

President of MONDRAGON Corporation

Iñaki Nubla

Director of KONFEKOOP

Elena Pérez

Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security of the Basque Government

Iñaki Mendióroz

DG of social economy and labor of the Government of Navarre to

Juan Antonio Pedreño

Chairman of CEPES

Paulinee Effa

National Coordinator of the NGO PFAC and Co-founder of the African Forum FORAESS and member of the CAI of ASETT

Simone Gamberini

President of Legacoop Nazionale

Jone Nolte

Manager of ASLE

Antonio Pasqual de Riquelme

DG of self-employed and social economy of the Region of Murcia a DG

David Bonheví

DG social economy, third sector and cooperatives of the Generalitat de Catalunya

Leire Muguerza

President of the MONDRAGON Congress

Sarah Horowich

Founder and Executive Director of the Freelancers Union and member of the CAI of ASETT

Michael Pirson

Co-founder of the Humanistic Management Network

Rosa Lavín

President of Konfekoop

Marta Mariño

DG of self-employment and social economy of the Xunta de Galicia

Patxi Olabarria

President of Kooperatiben Kontseilua

Irene Tinagli

Economist and member of the European Parliament and member of the ASETT CAI

Hector Casanova

Researcher, former ambassador of Chile, Vice President of the EU PAF, and member of the ASETT CAI

Dione Aliou

Minister of Microfinance and Social and Solidarity Economy of France

Mamen Durán

DG of self-employment and social economy of the Junta de Andalucía ia

Speakers of the parallel session

Session 01

SIMEL ESIM

Head of ILO COOP/SSE
Chair of UNTFSSE

Session 01

SIMEL ESIM

Head of ILO COOP/SSE
Chair of UNTFSSE

Session 01

SIMEL ESIM

Head of ILO COOP/SSE
Chair of UNTFSSE

Session 01

SIMEL ESIM

Head of ILO COOP/SSE
Chair of UNTFSSE

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.

INTERMINISTERIAL DIALOGUE

KURSAAL

Celebration of the Ministerial Table 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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