European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Programme
2.30 p.m. - 2.40 p.m. | Welcome address
- Georges Dassis, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
2.40 p.m. - 3 p.m. | The EESC and the new economy models
Moderator: Brenda King, Member of the Employers' Group, EESC
- Carlos Trias Pintó, Rapporteur of the Collaborative Economy EESC Opinion
- Thierry Libaert, Rapporteur of the Functional Economy EESC Opinion
- Bernardo Hernández Bataller, Rapporteur of the Collaborative or participatory consumption EESC Opinion - Collaborative consumption
3 p.m. - 3.10 p.m. | Presentation of the Global Forum "New Economy and Social Innovation" (NESI)
- Diego Isabel La Moneda, Director of the Global Hub for the Common Good
3.10 p.m. - 4 p.m. | Panel 1: Showcasing the new economies and exchanging best practices
Moderator: Brenda King, Member of the Employers' Group, EESC
- Albert Cañigueral, Connector Spain & Latin America, OuiShare
- Tessa Wernink, Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer, Fairphone
- Nicolas Usuwiel, Founder, UNIC-3D
= Debate
4 p.m. - 4.15 p.m. | Coffee break
4.15 p.m. - 5.10 p.m. | Panel 2: Fostering cooperation for the way ahead
Moderator: Franca Salis-Madinier, Member of the Workers' Group, EESC
- Marcos Eguiguren, Executive Director, Global alliance for Banking on Values
- Social Innovation and the Social Economy, Oliver Röpke, Member of the Employees' Group, EESC
- Christian du Tertre, President of the European Institute of the Economics of functionality and Cooperation (IE-EFC)
= Debate
5.10 p.m. - 5.45 p.m. | Panel 3: Integrating the new economy models - the response from Brussels
Moderator: Jorge Pegado Liz, Rapporteur of the Sharing economy and self-regulation EESC Opinion
- Bror Salmelin, Advisor, Innovation systems, DG CONNECT, European Commission
- Vesa Vanhanen, Deputy Head of Unit, DG GROWTH, European Commission
- Juan Pérez Lorenzo, Senior Expert socio-economic assesment, DG ENV, European Commission
- Didier Bourguignon, Policy Analyst, European Parliament Research Services (EPRS)
5.45 p.m. - 6 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Diego Isabel de la Moneda, Director of the Global Hub for the Common Good - Conclusions
6 p.m. | Networking and refreshments
Interpretation will be provided from Spanish, English and French into Spanish, English and French.