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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

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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

PROGRAM

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Wednesday

09:30

Visits to social economy initiatives

Basque Culinary Center↗︎, Katea Legaia↗︎ & Gureak↗︎

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Lea Artibai ikastetxea↗︎, Ekintzaileatza Fundazioa↗︎, I+D+I↗︎& Eika↗︎

14:00

Mondragon Corporation↗︎ – Otalora

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

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Plenary hall

Coffee / Lunch

Parallel sessions

ACTIVITIES

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“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

Speakers of the parallel session

Iñigo Albizuri

Director of ASETT

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.

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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