THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL ECONOMY SUMMIT
The ‘European Social Economy Summit’ (#EUSES) is a jointly organized digital conference by the European Commission and the City of Mannheim. The #EUSES is a conference which aims at strengthening the social economy in Europe and harness its contribution to economic development, social inclusion as well as green and digital transitions. The discussions will focus on three dimensions: digitalisation of the Social Economy, (social) innovation, cross-country and cross-sectoral collaboration.
The #EUSES is an opportunity to bring all stakeholders active in the social economy together.



EUROPEAN SOCIAL ECONOMY EXCHANGE EVENTS
“The digital road to Mannheim”
The ‘Digital Road to Mannheim’ consists of 8 fully digitized online events. Each roadmap event focusses on a specific topic and aims to connect different Social Economy actors in Europe in a highly interactive format, present best practices and use cases as well as provide first-hand insights in interactive sessions from changemakers all around Europe. The ‘Digital Road to Mannheim’ strengthen the social economy in Europe and harness its contribution to economic development, social inclusion as well as green and digital transitions. The monthly European Social Economy Exchange Events will run from September 2020 to April 2021.

CURRENT #ROADMAP EVENT
25.03.2021
Sustainable Consumption & Circular Economy
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MEET THE #EUSES HONORARY COMMITTEE

Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2006

Anna Fasano
President
Banca Etica

Iñigo Ucín
President
Mondragon Corporation
Anders Indset
Business Philosopher
Hilde Schwab
Co-Founder & Chairperson
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Wladimir Klitschko
Founder
KLITSCHKO Ventures
Monika Schnitzer
Professor in Economics – Chair for Comparative Economics
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
CONNECTING THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL ECONOMY
What we have done in the past and what lies ahead of us.
JOIN THE #EUSES COMMUNITY
PAST #ROADMAP SPEAKERS
And many more…
NEW CONCEPT – MORE IMPACT
A large international conference, as #EUSES2020 was planned, could not take place on 26-27 November 2020 due to COVID-19.
The new concept following one goal: Provide more space for sessions, present more stakeholder and strengthen the social economy in Europe! The #EUSES comes up with a great solution to network, inspire and present your projects. From September on, we will offer monthly online European Social Economy Exchange Events which will dive deep into specific areas of the #EuropeanSocialEconomy and prepare us for the main #EUSES conference on the 26 – 27 May 2021. Stay tuned!
2000+ Attendees
100+ Sessions
30+ Countries
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Social economy and social enterprises create jobs, provide accessible services, foster up-skilling, address environmental challenges and strengthen communities. They carry potential for social innovation and social cohesion. They contribute positively to economy and society at large. Social economy and Social enterprises are indeed an excellent example of an “Economy that works for people”.
The Summit will bring together public and private stakeholders, civil society representatives and scholars to discuss the future, network, inform, and increase the visibility of social economy and social enterprises policies, with the aim of exchanging good practices and success stories and supporting peer learning.
The programme will be co-created by the City of Mannheim, the European Commission and the participating stakeholders, across the two days.

Three thematic angles are suggested to frame the programme of the European Social Economy Summit:
Collaboration: Addressing today’s most pressing challenges requires developing the capacity to lead collaboratively and to effectively work across sectors and countries.
Innovation: Social innovation is the process of developing and deploying effective new solutions to challenging and often systemic social and environmental issues in support of social progress.
Digitalisation: Digitalisation in the Social Economy is already having a substantial impact on social and economic prospects worldwide.
Inspiring Keynotes
Practical Insights
Hands-on Workshops
Practical Insights
Hands-on Workshops
PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THE #EUSES in MAY 2021
With your #EUSES registration you are allowed to enter all programme formats.
The pre-registration for the European Social Economy Summit is for free. In due course we will inform you about the final registration process.
BECOME AN DIGITAL EXHIBITOR
Become a digital exhibitor at the #EUSES and present your project or your organization.
Exhibiting at the digital European Social Economy Summit is for free and without any additional costs.
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