Scer project:  Review of european co-operative societies   

Final conference


09,00 - Registration of participants

Ouverture

09.30 - Opening of the conference: and Gianluca Pastorelli DIESIS)
09.45 - Presentation of the project: main steps and results Marina Monaco (ETUC) and Gianluca Pastorelli (DIESIS)
10.00 - SCEs – The state of play: Apostolos Ioakimidis - European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry Act I
10.30 - Case study presentations of existing SCEs:

• Iesmed (ES, FR): SCE as a way to foster internationalization of the Social EconomyRoderick Egal (Discussant: Jean-Michel Content (IAFP))
• Wecoop (IT,FR, ES,SK): SCE as a way to foster worker involvement Claudia Cattaneo, Morena Poggioli (Discussant: Gianluca Pastorelli (DIESIS))
• Euromovers (DE): SCE as a way to foster business internationalisation Peter Baldeweg(Discussant: Volker Telljohann (IRES ER))

12.45 - Lunch break
14.00 - Act I (reprise):

• Ikastola (ES, FR) – SCE for implementing cross-border education (Discussant: Marina Monaco (ETUC))
• Cassia (NL) – SCE as a bridge between farmers and end-users (tbc) (Discussant: Kevin P O’Kelly (IAFP))
• Fondosalute (IT, FR) – SCE as a mutual
• Flandria (PL,FR) Jean-Pierre Descan– SCE as a way to help people in difficult life situations
• Card.coop (SE) – SCE as a provider on expert online sustainability training
• New B (Belgium): SCE as a way to Cooperative Banking (tbc)

16.30 - ACT II and Finale
Summarising the main findings of the project and presentation of an overview of the results: Round table: Jean Michel Content, Kevin P O’Kelly, Volker Telljohann
A focus on workers involvement in the cooperative environment: relationships among social partners, national realities and, the innovation potential facing the challenge of internationalisation - Marina Monaco and Gianluca Pastorelli
17.30 - Closing Claudia Menne (Confederal Secretary ETUC)

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