Global SSE Forum
Bordeaux GSEF 2025
Bringing the transition economy to life and making it grow
From 29 to 31 October 2025, the 7th Global Social Solidarity Economy Forum will be held for the first time in France, in Bordeaux, following on from the previous editions in Seoul, Montreal, Bilbao, Mexico City and Dakar. A major biennial international event, it brings together all the players in the Social and Solidarity Economy ecosystem and opens the doors to a variety of themes linked to the major societal issues and the values of the SSE.
Programming at Palais 2 l’Atlantique, the heart of the Forum
In brief:
- 13 plenary political and thematic sessions
- 169 round tables allowing for the exchange of diverse experiences across different geographical areas and sectors
- A stand area representing institutions, SSE networks, Forum partners, SSE actors and a radio studio
- Specific events: GSEF Network General Assembly, CIRIEC workshops and closing ceremony – CIRIEC International Conference on SSE Research
Participation in the Forum at Palais 2 l'Atlantique requires registration, which will be requested at the entrance.
To obtain your PASS: online registration
Plenary sessions
With 13 plenary sessions, the Forum is clearly aware of the importance of the issues at stake and the significance of the responses that must be provided. Through advocacy, reflection, evidence-based demonstrations, mobilization and calls to action, this edition affirms its convictions:
- 7 political plenary sessions bring together panels of political figures and representatives of major SSE institutions and networks to discuss the challenges, visions and conditions for sustainable, inclusive development rooted in local communities.
- 4 themed plenary sessions invite leading figures to discuss major current issues for those involved in the social and solidarity economy.
Click on the name of the plenary session to find out more details.
Wednesday, 29 October
Opening plenary session – From 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
This opening period will place the 7th edition of the Bordeaux GSEF 2025 Global SSE Forum in a context of international developments that will determine the future of transitions and set the tone for a committed event.
Inaugural lecture by Ms Pavlina Tcherneva, American economist, associate professor at Bard College and advisor to Bernie Sanders during his US presidential campaign – From 10:20 to 10:50 a.m.
Government initiatives promoting the social and solidarity economy – From 11:05 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
This edition of the Global SSE Forum comes at a crucial time on the international stage, just a few days before the World Social Forum in Doha, which will bring together heads of state and international organisations to accelerate the establishment of a new global social contract. How are states strengthening the recognition of the SSE by international organisations? How are they helping to promote SSE at the continental level in a turbulent context? What national policy should be pursued for SSE, and with what resources? These are crucial questions on which the ministers attending this plenary session will share their views and commitments.
Panelists:
- M. Gilberto Carvalho, National Secretary for the Popular and Solidarity Economy in the Government, Brazil (attendance to be confirmed)
- Dr. Alioune Dione, Minister of Microfinance and the Social and Solidarity Economy, Senegal
- Mme Yolanda Diaz, Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Spain
- M. Marcelo Ebrard, Minister of the Economy, Mexico (attendance to be confirmed)
- Mme Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities at the OECD (attendance to be confirmed)
- Mme Véronique Louwagie, Minister Delegate for Trade, Crafts, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, and the Social and Solidarity Economy, France
Moderation: in progress
The SSE at the heart of regional economic transitions – From 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Faced with a global economic model that contributes to widening inequalities and accelerating the degradation of our planet — carbon emissions, erosion of biodiversity, overexploitation of natural resources — it is essential to support and amplify the transitions already underway. This plenary session will address how, by combining our strengths, we can rethink our models, transform our territories and strengthen the positive impact of the economy on society and the environment.
Panelists:
- M. Daniel Baal, Chairman of Crédit Mutuel, France
- Mme Maryline Filippi, Lecturer and researcher at Bordeaux Sciences Agro, France
- M. Antoine Grolin, Chairman of Nhood, France
- M. Kako Nubukpo, Economist, former Minister of Togo and former Togolese Commissioner within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) Commission
- M. Woo Seunghee, Governor of Yeongam County, Jeollanam-do Province, and current Secretary General of SSEGOV, Korea
Moderation: M.Denis Stokkink, Economist
Local SSE policies: what ambitions for scaling up? – From 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Plenary session organized by GSEF and CIRIEC (Centre for Research and Information on Public and Social Economy)
Previously characterized by a fragmented approach (divided between legal families) and sometimes limited to the remedial function of the SSE, new local SSE policies are turning it into a pluralistic and transformative socio-economic model capable of meeting the challenges of sustainability and inclusion.
• Is this simply a modification of the system, allowing the SSE to coexist alongside a capitalist economy that remains the norm?
• Where do these new policies have the potential to change this system by rebuilding it around the SSE, its rules, processes and organizations?
This plenary session aims to bring together, share and discuss the work carried out by the GSEF and CIRIEC on local SSE policies.
Panelists:
- M. Rafael Chaves, Chair of the Scientific Committee at CIRIEC Spain
- Mme Eider Inunciaga, Councillor for the City of Bilbao, Citizen Services and Participation, Agenda 2030 and International Affairs, Spain
- Mme Margie Mendell, Economist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the School of Public and Community Affairs and Director of the Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy, Quebec City
- M. Washington Quaquá, Mayor of Marica, Brazil
- Mme Nathalie Tubiana, Director of Finance and Sustainable Policy at Caisse des Dépôts, France
Moderation: M. Timothée Duverger, Lecturer and researcher, Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Global SSE Forum Bordeaux GSEF 2025, France
Thursday, 30 October
When a dystopia becomes reality, where does the social and solidarity economy stand? – From 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
The rise of dictatorships and authoritarian regimes around the world, the weakening of traditional democracies, the return to obscurantism and the growing importance of technical solutions are shaping a world that we thought was reserved for the imagination of fiction writers. Faced with these upheavals, for which it holds part of the solution, will the SSE offer firm resistance or will it be among the first victims of these abuses? This plenary session will open up a collective and beneficial space for analysis and responses.
Panelists:
- Mme LaToya Cantrell, Mayor of New Orleans, United States (attendance to be confirmed)
- M. David Cobb, American lawyer and politician, United States (attendance to be confirmed)
- M. Benoît Hamon, Chairperson of ESS France
- M. Hartmut RosaSociologist, philosopher and academic, Germany (attendance to be confirmed)
- Mme Anne Savinel Barras, Chairperson of Amnesty International France
Moderation: M. Thomas Legrand, Journalist, France
Following the recognition of the SSE by international organizations, it is now time for action – From 10:15 to 11:15
In this International Year of Cooperatives proclaimed by the United Nations, the Global Forum is part of a busy international agenda, between the 4th Conference on Financing for Development (FF4D) and on the eve of the second World Summit for Social Development in Doha in November. Since gaining international recognition in 2022 and 2023, the SSE has been seen as a key lever for achieving the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda. How can we continue to implement the various recommendations and resolutions in practice? This plenary session will take stock of the situation by asking organizations to confirm their role in the SSE and questioning them on the practical scope of the commitments made and the action plans implemented.
Panelists:
- Dr. Sabelo Mbokazi, Commissioner for Labour, Employment and Migration at the African Union Commission
- Mme Ruth Paserman, Director-General DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission
- M. Mauricio Rodríguez Amaya, Director General of the Department of Social Prosperity (DPS) at the National Government and Council of Ministers of Colombia (attendance to be confirmed)
- M. Sébastien Vauzelle, Head of the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat at the United Nations
Moderation: Mme Aude Saldana, Secretary General of GSEF, France
The future lies in the regions – testimonials from mayors and local governments – From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
The future lies with local areas and the people who live and work there. In a fluctuating and uncertain global context, this scale empowers local communities and enables them to develop robust local responses to societal and environmental challenges. The GSEF network, founded in 2013, emphasises the role of local governments and mayors by affirming their crucial role in governance and in resolving the major challenges of the 21st century, whether climate change, social cohesion or inequality.
These two plenary sessions illustrate this conviction and highlight the fundamental partnerships between local governments and civil society, accompanied by a renewal of democratic processes and the need for ongoing dialogue.
They will offer an overview of initiatives and experiences from around the world, providing inspiration for other elected officials and actors in the SSE.
Panelists for Part 1:
- Mme Monique Ayi, Mayor and Chairperson of REMCESS (Network of Cameroon Mayors for the Social and Solidarity Economy), Cameroon
- Mme Kim Bora, Mayor of Anyang, Chairwoman of SSEGOV and new Asian Co-Chairwoman of GSEF, Korea
- M. Mamoudou Jaffar Ball, Regional Councillor and GSEF Representative for the Nouakchott Region, Mauritania
- Mme Nabila Rmili, Mayor of Casablanca, Morocco (attendance to be confirmed)
- Mme Ana Umbelino, Mayor of Torres Vedras and Chairwoman of REVES, Portugal
Panelists for Part 2:
- M. Mohammad Azaz, Mayor of Dakah, Bangladesh
- Mme Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg, France
- M. Christophe Bouillon, Mayor of Barentin and President of the Association of Small Towns of France
- M. Yves Coppieters, Minister for Health, Environment, Solidarity, Social Economy, Equal Opportunities and Women's Rights in the Walloon Government and the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium
- M. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, Mayor of Accra, Ghana (attendance to be confirmed)
- M. Freddy Montes, Mayor of Belén de Umbria, Colombia
- M. Washington Quaquá, Mayor of Marica, Brazil
- M. H. Hadianto Rasyid, S.E, Mayor of Palu, Indonesia
- Mme Emilia Saiz, Secretary General of UCLG (United Cities and Local Governments)
Moderation: Mme Mahel Coppey, Chair of RTES (Network of Local Authorities for a Social and Solidarity Economy), France
Financing the SSE: the challenge of resources – De 16:30 a 18:30
The issue of financing SSE actors is a major concern throughout the world, both in terms of resource mobilization and governance. Re-examined financing mechanisms and economic rules must enable a massive redirection of investment towards the SSE. What virtuous alliances between governments, development finance institutions and communities will enable the principles of the SSE to be anchored in financial governance, taking into account local realities? How can we move from finance that serves a minority to finance that serves people, territories and the planet? To discuss this, the speakers in this two-part plenary session will present their visions of finance based on solidarity, ethics, democracy and social justice.
Panellists for Part 1 – How can we secure funding for the SSE to strengthen its position in the wider economy?:
- Mme Frédérique Destailleur, Chairwoman of the Management Board of Caisse d’Epargne Aquitaine Poitou Charentes and M. Alain Di Crescenzo, Chairman of the Federation of Savings Banks, France
- M. Christophe Genter, Director of the Social and Territorial Cohesion Department (Territorial Bank, Investment Division) or Mme Hélène Sananikone, Member of the Higher Council for the SSE at CRESS (Caisse des dépôts), France
- M. Aly Rahim, Head of the Alliance for Civil Society and Social Innovation (CIVIC) at the World Bank
- M. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank
Moderation: Mme Denise Fatoumata Ndour, General Administrator of Sen’Finances and Chair of the International Association of Investors in the Social Economy (INAISE)
Panelists for Part 2 – What are the challenges involved in consolidating SSE financing stakeholders? :
- Mme Véronique Faujour, General Delegate of the Grameen Foundation – Crédit Agricole, microfinance credit, France
- M. Young Kim, Member of the Board of Directors of SVSFund, Korea
- M. Pascal Michard, Chairman of Aéma Group, France
- M. Daniel Sorrosal, Executive Secretary of FEBEA
Moderation: M. Dominique Lesaffre, Member of the GSEF Advisory Committee
Friday, 31st October
Decent work, a necessity for empowerment – From 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
In many developing countries, the informal economy remains a central reality. In so-called developed countries, it is the very nature of the relationship to work that is changing. For better, but also for worse, when this change goes hand in hand with precariousness and intensified forms of economic and social domination. The rise of gig work is a striking illustration of this. In this context, what levers can the social and solidarity economy activate to organise workers regardless of their status? How can we ensure decent working conditions and real social protection for all? Can the SSE offer a credible alternative to the dominant model and rebalance the balance of power? This session will bring together analyses, testimonials and courses of action.
Panelists:
- Mme Simel Esim, Co-Chair of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) and Director of the SSE Unit Cooperative at the ILO (International Labour Organisation)
- Mme Sonia George, Member of the Executive Committee of the IDWFED (International Domestic Workers Federation)
- M. Laurent Grandguillaume, President of the National Association for Zero Long-Term Unemployment, France
- M. Youssouf Kamara, Bicycle courier in Bordeaux for AMAL (Association for the Mobilisation and Assistance of Couriers), France
- M. Jules Lella-Konan, Director of the Assembly of Regions and Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (ARDCI)
- M. Federico Parra Hinojosa, Social and Solidarity Economy Specialist at WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing)
Moderation: M. Quentin Chapus, Lecturer and researcher, socio-economist specializing in development
What if more economic democracy were the solution? – From 10:15 to 11:15
The prevailing model considers economic growth to be the sole indicator of the health of our societies. In light of rising social inequalities and the accelerating ecological crisis, this dogma is now being called into question. Among the measures that can be implemented, economic citizenship offers a promising avenue. Giving citizens a greater role in economic decisions would allow for better integration of social and environmental issues that are often neglected. This plenary session will explore how to re-embed democracy in the economy in order to imagine a fairer and more sustainable model of development.
Panelists:
- M. Jim Bonham, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ESOP Association, United States (attendance to be confirmed)
- M. Matthew Brown, Mayor of Preston, United States
- M. Stéphane Junique, Chairman of the Vyv Group, France
- Mme Sarah McKinley, Former Programme Director at Community Wealth Building, England
- Mme Maider Morras Azpiazu, Mayor of Mondragon, Spain (attendance to be confirmed)
- M. Joseph Njuguna, Policy Director at the ICA (International Cooperative Alliance)
- M. Jérôme Saddier, Chairman of Crédit Coopératif, France
Moderation: M. Timothée Duverger, Lecturer and researcher, Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Global SSE Forum Bordeaux GSEF 2025, France
The SSE, a vehicle for social peace – From 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Civil wars and conflicts between states dominate world news. These armed conflicts often stem from the exploitation of resources and populations, the perpetuation of certain modes of domination, and tensions linked to migration flows. This plenary session will examine the dynamics enabled by SSE tools to pacify social relations and avoid conflicts, as well as the links with NGO action. It will also highlight the role of the social and solidarity economy in post-war reconstruction.
Panelists:
- Mme Fanélie Carrey-Conte, Secretary General of CIMADE and former Secretary General of Enercoop, France (attendance to be confirmed)
- M. Omar Freilla, Co-founder and coordinator of Black Cooperative, United States
- M. Ahmed Galai, Winner of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, Tunisia
- Mme Rebecca Gowland, International Director of the NGO Patriotic Millionaires, United States (attendance to be confirmed)
- M. Georges-M Magambo Budundwa, Executive Secretary of the Platform of Local Authorities of the Great Lakes Countries (PALPGL), Democratic Republic of Congo
Moderation: Mme Sybille Mertens, Economist
Closing plenary session – From 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
International Youth Declaration for SSE developed by youth delegations based on proposals from each continent.
Passing the torch to the city that will host the SSE Global Forum in 2027.
Bordeaux Declaration, roadmap leading up to the next GSEF Forum.
The round tables
The 169 round tables were constructed on the basis of contributions from across the SSE ecosystem and from all five continents.
There are seven different itineraries available, allowing you to better organize your participation in the round tables according to your areas of interest.
Please note: details of the speakers for each round table discussion will be announced in October.
Click on the name of the itinerary to see its description, then on each day to see the titles of each round table discussion.
Pathway 1 – Financing the transition: what tools can be used to support the SSE?
How can access to financing be facilitated for projects with social and environmental impact? What alliances can be built between public financing, citizen investment, ethical funds and solidarity schemes? What role can incubators, foundations, local authorities and support organisations play in assisting project leaders? How can we structure hybrid ecosystems, rooted in local areas, to encourage social innovation, resilience and the spread of initiatives? Under what conditions can dialogue between public and private actors and citizens strengthen inclusive and democratic finance? And what inspiration can we draw from international experiences that are reinventing solidarity-based financing models?
Wednesday, 29 October
- How can synergies be created to finance the transition in a different way?
- Changing scale to transform society: cooperation, financing and dissemination of high-impact SSE solutions
- What does the future hold for associations?
- Strengthening the SSE through the regions: funding, cooperation and strategies for resilient territories
- Responding differently: towards digital and inclusive financing models for the social and solidarity economy
- Investing in the SSE: challenges and constraints
- How can we finance and support the SSE ecosystem in order to promote sustainable socio-economic inclusion?
Thursday, 30 October
- ESS funding and resilience to the context
- Role of foundations in the development of the SSE in local areas (public interest association)
- Financing the SSE worldwide: closing the gaps together
- Financing the social economy: a lever for local authorities
- Joint financing: a catalyst for cooperation and regional impact
- Aéma Group: Financing the SSE, serving life
- Strengthening social ecosystems: the role of national networks in developing and implementing national strategies
- Developing citizen empowerment and the SSE to finance regional transitions
Friday, 31st October
- Towards regional platforms to support and assist SSE initiatives led by young people
- Changing scale: financial levers to accelerate the development of the SSE
- Public-private dialogues for financing the SSE: inspiring proposals
Pathway 2 – Taking action for ecological transition: energy, food, waste
Can the SSE reconcile ecological transition, social justice and citizen mobilization? How can we promote and amplify the concrete responses provided by the SSE in the face of climate emergencies? What conditions must be in place to ensure a fair transition that is accessible to all? What local models are emerging in the fields of energy, agriculture, short supply chains and the circular economy? How can we combat food insecurity while ensuring fair incomes for producers? How can we support citizens, particularly young people, in building sustainable, accessible and desirable economic models?
Wednesday, 29 October
- Building sustainable and supportive food systems together
- Construction, transport... Renewed resources for an ecological and solidarity-based transition
- Training, repairing, cultivating, consulting: unexpected levers for initiating a fair, ecological and solidarity-based transition
- Food Security: a new model for tomorrow?
- Circular economy and SSE: supporting the sustainable transition of regions
- Power to the people: Keys to success in taking back control of our energy future
- From donation to reuse: towards a circular economy based on solidarity and cooperation?
- For a just transition: deconstructing false promises, building alternatives – critical and inspiring perspectives from the Global South
- Create, cooperate, transform: towards a popular and solidarity-based ecology of waste
Thursday, 30 October
- The (in)finite life of clothing
- The role of the SSE in the ecological transition
- Success factors for a just transition at the local level: similarities and differences around the world
- Economic justice and social innovation: towards fair and resilient agricultural sectors
- From land to territory: alliances to transform our food systems
- Levers for success in local and sustainable food systems
- Youth, entrepreneurship and agricultural resilience: new dynamics for the future
- Food security: a key element in guaranteeing the right to food
- Cooperation and civic engagement: innovative models for social and ecological transition
- Nutrient waste: the circular economy working together for the benefit of local areas and living organisms
- Regaining control over our territories: food sovereignty and the SSE
- Renewable energy communities: data-driven strategies and financial solutions for a sustainable future
- Agri-food economy: fertile societal fields still to be cultivated
Friday, 31st October
- Social and Solidarity Economy: catalyst for an inclusive ecological transition
- Financial inclusion and female leadership: local solutions for global policies
- Cooperatives, short supply chains and diversification: strengthening local food sovereignty
- SSE enterprises working towards a just ecological transition: an international comparison of challenges and practices
Pathway 3 – Developing decent employment: work, democracy and inclusion
Faced with precariousness, informality and the loss of meaning in work, what responses does the SSE offer? Which models – integration, self-management, cooperatives, adapted companies, Zero Unemployment Territories – are bringing about real change in employment? How can we develop forms of work that are dignified, emancipatory and adapted to the rapid changes in the world? What innovations in governance, social dialogue, management and territorial responsibility are emerging in the SSE? How do these approaches fit into very different international contexts, particularly in the Global South? Is the transition to the formal economy always positive?
Wednesday, 29 October
- Contribution of the SSE to the transformation and integration of certain industries
- What paths for democracy in companies?
- Labour and employment crisis: Reconciling people, regions and economic performance is possible!
- Green jobs, citizen expertise and territorial justice
- Right to employment and local development
- Cooperating for the common good: territorial responsibility of businesses
- Strengthening young people's skills
- SSE enterprises and job quality: positioning yourself better to improve more effectively
- Forming alliances for the final days: the levers and actions of the SSE in the service of death
Thursday, 30 October
- Social dialogue in the social and solidarity economy: a model of social innovation in Europe
- From solitary entrepreneurship to solidarity-based entrepreneurship: which cooperative models? Comparison of French and Belgian models
- The potential of the SSE to guarantee decent work for workers in the informal economy: progress, challenges and opportunities
- Cooperatives, a melting pot for democratic practice among citizens
- Disability and support: the contribution of the SSE
- Guaranteeing employment: contrasting perspectives on regional solidarity models
- Common challenges, solidarity dynamics: from France's maritime regions to Jamaica, tackling the challenges of formlessness
- From Informal Work to Decent Work: The SSE as a Springboard
- Disability and inclusion through work: strengthening independence, skills and social recognition
Friday, 31st October
- Toolkit for an RTE strategy
- Young people facing the challenges of entrepreneurship
- Management & Governance in the SSE: towards a humanistic approach to work and ‘working together’
Pathway 4 – Working together: cooperation, territories and public action
How can we build shared and resilient governance systems capable of responding to social, environmental and democratic crises? What forms of cooperation should be developed between local authorities, social and solidarity economy actors and citizens around common goods? How can responsible public procurement and decentralized cooperation strengthen local ecosystems? What role do local authorities play in implementing public policies that promote the social and solidarity economy? How do international dynamics and exchanges of experience contribute to the development of public action that is more participatory, equitable and adapted to the challenges facing local areas?
Wednesday, 29 October
- Culture and change in local public action
- Social and environmental innovation clusters: Spreading a model that supports resilient regions
- Local cooperation and collective dynamics in the service of the social and solidarity economy
- (GSEF) A North American dialogue on the development of the SSE and local practices as fertile ground for democratic renewal
- Young people's involvement in the SSE – voices of young French speakers
- Cultural cooperation and plural territories: towards solidarity-based, inclusive and transnational models
- Sans relai, pas de représentativité : le rôle vital des corps intermédiaires dans l’ESS
- Creation of the African SSE Observatory: challenges and structure
- Municipalities and the SSE: towards cooperative and committed territories
- When public procurement becomes a driver of social and environmental innovation
- The SSE at the heart of local policies: experiments, governance and territorial transitions
- The International SSE Coalition: Stability in times of uncertainty: how does SSE contribute to peacekeeping?
Thursday, 30 October
- Profit for a purpose: creating value through people-centred businesses in the EU's international partnerships
- International partnerships: helping to meet today's challenges
- (GSEF) Dynamics of the SSE in Asia: what role for local governments?
- Collectives of public actors and the SSE around new economic sectors
- Making what works possible: the government handbook for social innovation
- The SSE at the heart of North-South dynamics and migration issues
- Innovating in public policy: when local authorities and the SSE work together to develop regional solutions
- Territories in Transition: Local and Municipal Policies for a Co-constructed Social and Solidarity Economy
- Responsible public procurement: places and methods for cooperation between public authorities and SSE actors
- Building lasting alliances: strategic cooperation between public actors and SSE ecosystems
- Territories under pressure: challenges and governance
- ESS and International Solidarity: Convergences, Narratives and Alliances for Solidarity Transitions
- Local authority networks for the SSE: challenges, alliances and links
Friday, 31st October
- The social and solidarity economy across Europe: working together for democracy and solidarity
- International cooperation and multi-stakeholder advocacy for a SSE rooted in local communities
- Strengthening the SSE through international cooperation is possible!
- Citizen participation and regional revitalisation: towards a collaborative approach to public policy-making
- Co-constructing the SSE at local and international level: exchanges of experiences between committed local authorities
- AIMF
- Financing and public procurement: two major drivers for the development of the SSE
- Building a European SSE: strategies and recognition
- (GSEF) What are the dynamics of the SSE in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Pathway 5 – Developing the power to act: autonomy for all
How can the SSE empower people who are marginalized, discriminated against or invisible in the conventional economy? What drives young people to engage in social transformation? How can we support initiatives that emerge from the informal economy? How can we promote economic empowerment, access to rights and the active participation of all in democratic life? What roles do cooperatives, third places, popular education and alternative media play in building more inclusive societies? And how can we transform narratives to make other ways of acting visible?
Wednesday, 29 October
- From inspiration to action: fostering youth engagement
- Solidarity grocery stores and restaurants: emergence and scaling up of an innovative model
- Young people's commitment to international causes: volunteers at the heart of the SSE
- Women, power and inclusion: innovative initiatives for a transformative SSE
- ESS, solutions for the future of the press?
- Gender and the Social and Solidarity Economy: Towards real and inclusive equality
- Innovation and social cohesion: the new challenges of living together
- Major international events: how can they be leveraged to promote solidarity and sustainable transition?
- (GSEF) African dynamics of the SSE in the context of Agenda 2030 and the territorialisation of the SDGs: challenges and conditions for strengthening the social and solidarity economy as a lever for a just and endogenous transition
Thursday, 30 October
- Democracy through action: commitments to cooperation
- Rethinking proximity: When local solidarity improves the daily lives of residents in vulnerable areas
- Training for transformation: what courses, for whom, with what effects?
- Third places in action: what dynamics for learning and citizen empowerment?
- Queer art as a driver of change in the social and solidarity economy
- Defending associative and public freedoms: SSE structures on the front line
- Youth, popular education and the SSE: an alliance for transition
- Young People and the Social and Solidarity Economy: Agents of Fair Ecological Transition
- The social and solidarity economy will be publicized or it will not exist!
- A different approach to education: young people at the forefront of the transition
- ESS, a solution for women's economic empowerment
- Gender parity in SSE governance bodies: how can we meet the challenge?
- Entrepreneurship and Women's Inclusion: Capacity Building
Friday, 31st October
- Entrepreneurship together and differently: youth cooperatives
- What measures can be taken to combat food insecurity?
- Teaching methods of the future: educating creative, supportive and resilient young people
- When craftsmanship and culture reinvent themselves: building community in the region
- Research as a lever for training and action in the SSE
- ESS serving economic activity, supporting entrepreneurs and professional sectors
Pathway 6 – Caring: the SSE, a key player in the provision of social services
How can we rethink living spaces, reception centres and care facilities at the regional level? What role can the social and solidarity economy play in guaranteeing universal access to essential services such as housing, healthcare, food and elderly care? Can care become a fully recognized economic sector based on cooperation, dignity and solidarity? How do care practices redefine our relationship with vulnerability, social ties and human dignity? And how can we resist the growing commodification of social services while reaffirming their place in fundamental rights?
Wednesday, 29 October
- Rethinking housing in the face of new challenges
- Tourism, hospitality and inclusion: towards a solidarity-based economic model rooted in local communities
- Mutual societies and the SSE: strengthening access to healthcare, from local to global levels
- What does caring mean to you? Intergenerational dialogue on care networks based on solidarity economies
Thursday, 30 October
- Sustainable tourism and the SSE: drivers for a local and responsible economy
- Towards a democratic and solidarity-based housing model in response to the crisis
- Housing & the SSE: a crisis and solutions
- "SSE for older people: feedback on inspiring projects"
- Collective spaces, shared governance and local roots: drivers of social and ecological innovation
- De la vacance à la valeur communautaire : transformer le foncier au service de la solidarité et la durabilité
- Working together to develop initiatives that promote the overall health of our communities
Friday, 31st October
- Guaranteeing and strengthening the right to social protection through the social and solidarity economy
- Support towards decent housing
- Who provides care? Care and mutualism as social infrastructures of the SSE
- Taking back control over funeral arrangements: funeral cooperatives in Quebec and France
- Health inequalities and access to healthcare: responses from the SSE
- Health and the SSE: new models, new challenges
Pathway 7 – Inventing a desirable future: innovation, impact and new narratives
What assessment methods, indicators and narratives can be used to highlight the real impact of the SSE? How can statistical data be used to guide public policy? How can international cooperation, action research and participatory approaches strengthen recognition of its systemic effects? What links between research, action and public policy can advance social innovation at the international level? What narratives, indicators and cooperation are needed to promote the experiments and systemic effects of social and solidarity initiatives around the world?
Wednesday, 29 October
- No alternative? A tour of the ESS world
- ESS and digital technology: building the future together
- The role of the SSE in the multilateralism agenda in a post-2030 vision
- Social innovation process
- Legitimizing through figures: how can we best manage the advantages and risks of SSE statistics?
- ESSisation: towards strategic social and solidarity-based sectors
- CRAFT: a European experiment aimed at improving support and policies for social innovation
- The SSE faces the challenge of impact: tools, stories and realities
- Building a different kind of society – the SSE civic engagement and the struggle for recognition
Thursday, 30 October
- Participatory research and knowledge sharing: fruitful cooperation between stakeholders and researchers
- Deep-rooted dreams, embodied utopias: the DNA of the SSE and overseas laboratories for a post-Trump future
- Envisioning a different future – Stories, utopias and systematic transitions
- Assessing social impact: why and how?
- Mapping and territorial intelligence for the SSE
- When research fuels social innovation
Friday, 31st October
- Assessing the social impact of the SSE towards accessible and meaningful approaches
- Responsible and cooperative digital technology: what are the challenges for the SSE?
- Social innovation and public action, levers and tensions for the SSE: international comparisons
- Erasmus+: more than just a student exchange programme, a catalyst for good practices and social innovation
Specific times
- CIRIEC Workshops – Wednesday, October 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and closing of the CIRIEC International Conference on Research in the SSE – Wednesday, October 29, from 12:05 p.m. to 12:35 p.m.
- GSEF Network General Assembly (members only) – Thursday, October 30, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Stand area
A space for institutions, networks and stakeholders in the social and solidarity economy, Forum partners is organized at the heart of the Forum around a bookshop, refreshment bar and networking area.
A live radio broadcast from the Forum will be managed by FRANA (Federation of Community Radio Stations of Nouvelle-Aquitaine) with programming in partnership with several media outlets and the Bordeaux Aquitaine Institute of Journalism.
Details of exhibitors and events will be available soon on this page.