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The FEBEA Annual conference brings together practitioners and experts in the filed of ethical finance and social economy at European and international level. The FEBEA annual event is an unique opportunity to exchange on the challenges and opportunities faced by ethical finance actors with respect to the changing social and political context.

Programme

FEBEA Annual Conference 23 May 2022

Barcelona Activa

Simultaneous interpretation EN – FR – ES

09:00 AM - 09:30 AMRegistration

09:30 AM - 10:00 AMIntroduction – Welcome speeches

Pedro Manuel Sasia Santos – President of FEBEA
Anna Fasano – President of Banca Etica
Ruth Paserman, Director for Funds, Programming and Implementation. DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at European Commission
Ada Colau – Mayor of Barcelona

10:00 AM - 11:15 AMPublic policies to empower Social Economy through Ethical Finance

Maravillas Espin, General Director of Self-Employment, Social Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility of the Spanish Ministry of Labour and Social Economy
Alvaro Porro, Commissioner of Social Economy, Local Development and Food Policy of Barcelona City Council and Director of the Barcelona World Capital Sustainable Food Project 2021
Cristina Dumitrescu, Senior Investment Manager, Inclusive Finance EIF

Reactions from:

Isabelle Philippe, CEO of Credal
Victor Meseguer, Director of Social Economy Europe

Q&A

Moderator: Dominique Lesaffre, Director of SIDI and FEBEA Board member

11:15 AM - 11:45 AMCoffee break – Networking session

11:45 AM - 01:00 PMPractitioners panel – Beyond credit: innovative financing tools

Sonia Molina – Fiare Banca Etica
Bernard Horenbeek – La Nef
Peter Surek – Erste Social Banking
Thierry Perrin – Les Scop / Socoden

01:00 PM - 03:00 PMNetworking Lunch

03:00 AM - 03:45 AMKey note speech: why we need more than banking

Jordi Via. Expert in Social and Solidarity Economy and president of FETS (Finançament Ètic i Solidari)

03:45 PM - 04:45 PMPractitioners panel – Beyond credit: financial & non financial tools

Jordi Ibáñez, Director of Fundación Finanzas Éticas
Alfonso Bolado, Cooperativa Arç and president of REAS (Redes de
Economía Alternativa y Solidaria)
Raimon Gassiot Ballbè, Institutional and corporate relations of COOP57
Miguel Linde, Director of Fundació Seir

Q&A

Moderator: Clara Soler, Head of Communication, Fiare Banca Etica