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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

Reception [members and guests] 25 September 2024
General Assembly [members] & Workshops [open] 26 September 2024
Annual Conference 27 September 2024

Bank of Ireland

06:00 PM - 08:30 PMReception of FEBEA members

Welcome to Dublin! FEBEA and Community Finance Ireland will be happy to receive you at the Banking Hall of the Bank of Ireland at College Green.

From 18:00 to 20:30.

Address: 2 College Green, Temple Bar, Dublin, D02 VR66, Ireland

Croke Park

09:45 AM - 11:15 AMFEBEA General Assembly

02:00 PM - 05:00 PMWorkshop 1 – Access to funding via EU Calls for Proposals

How social finance organisations can benefit from direct Funding programs such as ESF+, COSME, H2020, etc through participation to specific project proposals.

Enroll here.

This workshop is implemented under the Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assistance (SIFTA) managed by the EIB and funded by the European Union under the InvestEU Advisory Hub.

02:00 PM - 05:00 PMWorkshop 2 – How to communicate on Social Finance

A training on communication will allow communication professionals of different ethical financiers to boost their communication in the fields of social finance, ethical finance, and social and solidarity economy.

Enroll here.

Please note that even if the workshop is free and open to the public, a private meeting on communication of FEBEA’s network will follow after the coffee break, only for members of the network.

This workshop is implemented under the Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assistance (SIFTA) managed by the EIB and funded by the European Union under the InvestEU Advisory Hub.

02:00 PM - 05:00 PMFEBEA Workshop – Funding and supporting instruments for financial institutions provided by EIF, EIB, CEB and SIFTA

FEBEA will bring representatives from the European Investment Fund, the European Investment Bank, the Central European Bank, and SIFTA to provide updates through practical examples on the new financial instruments offered by the EU.

Opportunities and practical examples in terms of guarantees, funding mechanisms, technical assistance – and not only – for social finance organisations.

This workshop is close to members of FEBEA’s network only.

Simultaneous interpretation EN – FR

09:00 - 09:20Registration of participants

09:20 - 09:50Welcome by

Pedro M. Sasia Santos, President of FEBEA
Catherine Blackbourne, Chair of Community Finance Ireland
Feargal McCormack, Chairperson of the GAA National Finance Management Committee

09:50 - 10:10Jack Chambers

Irish Minister for Finance

10:10 - 10:30Mairead McGuinness

Commissioner of Financial Markets, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union

10:30 - 11:15Jim Power – Leading Irish Economic Analyst

11:15 - 11:45Coffee break – Networking session

11:45 - 12:45Panel 1: Collective Growth

During this panel, various FEBEA members will showcase their current collaborations with specific sectors or partners in their regions. They will explain how these partnerships make them stronger.