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Bordeaux Gsef 2025

3-day Forum +
1 day of territorial pathways

3,000 participants
are expected from all 5 continents:

local and national governments, institutions, networks and SSE players, with strong French and European involvement.

one dedicated site:
the Palais 2 l’Atlantique at Bordeaux-Lac

a high-quality, recently-built infrastructure with great transport links, fully adapted to the format and constraints of the event will host the Forum.

+ a site open to the general public:
Hangar 14 in the centre of Bordeaux

the Palais 2 l’Atlantique at Bordeaux-Lac

one general theme

“The SSE, a precondition for a just transition towards resilient territories and the well-being of their inhabitants“

a networking dimension

a cultural programme with events held in the city center

an opening to the city, the general public and all local players

an eco-designed Forum involving local SSE structures

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Composition of the Scientific Committee:

chaired by Timothée Duverger, Doctor of History and lecturer at Sciences Po Bordeaux, where he heads the TerrESS chair.

National researchers

  • Eric Bidet – ADDES
  • Eliabetta Bucolo – RIUESS
  • Timothée Duverger – CIRIEC France
  • Marilyne Filippi – RECMA
  • Xabier Itçaina – ScPo Bx
  • Francesca Petrella – EMES
  • Nadine Richez-Battesti – ADDES

International researchers

  • Marie Bouchard – CIRIEC International – Québec – Canada
  • Rafael Chaves-Avila – CIRIEC Spain
  • Cheikh Gueye – Think Tank Network - Senegal
  • Marguerite Mendell – Karl Polanyi – Québec – Canada – Institute member of the Advisory GSEF committee
  • Sybille Mertens – EMES – Belgium
  • Leandro Morais - University of Sao Paulo (UNESP) –  Brazil - member of the Advisory GSEF GSEF
  • Amadou Ndiaye – French-speaking network of the SSE City of Dakar and Amadou-Mahtar-M'Bow University – Senegal 
  • Sambou Ndiaye – Saint Louis GB University – Senegal – Chairman of the Dakar GSEF2023 Scientific Committee 
  • Ilcheong Yi – UNRISD – Switzerland

National players

  • Alain Arnaud – CIRIEC France
  • Ghislain Brégeot – IFAID
  • Mahel Coppey – RTES
  • Mélissa Gentile – Coop Tiers lieux
  • David Le Norcy
  • Jérôme Saddier SSE France
  • Hugues Sibille – Labo de l’ESS
  • Claire Thoury – Le mouvement associatif
  • Mélanie Thuilier – CRESS NA

International players

  • Bérénice Alcade Castro – INAES – Mexico – Continental Co-Chair GSEF
  • Fabrice Adelphe Balou – PoJET – Ivory Coast – GSEF Africa Youth Pole
  • Alain Coheur – International Forum SSE - Belgium
  • Malick Diop – Platform of Non-State Actors Senegal – Continental Co-Chair GSEF
  • Laurence Kwark – GSEF Advisory Committee – South Korea
  • Denise Fatoumata Ndour – INAISE – Senegal – member of the GSEF advisory committee
  • Mireille Pelchat – Chantier de l’ESS du Québec – Canada – Continental Co-Chair GSEF
  • Yvon Poirier – RIPESS – Quebec – Canada
  • Emilio R. Rabasco – FAMSI/CGLU – Spain
  • Barbara Sak – CIRIEC International – Belgium
  • Denis Stokkink – Consultant – Belgium