Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee
Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the Committee of the Regions
14:15 - 14:55 An assessment of the 2014-2019 EU mandate and proposals for the future: Social Economy going forward in Europe
Presented and moderated by Georgi Pirinski, Vice-President of the SEIG (S&D, BG)
Ulla Engelmann, Head of unit for Advanced Technologies, Clusters and Social Economy, European Commission
Marie-Christine Vergiat, Co-President of the Social Economy Intergroup
Ariane Rodert, EESC member, President of the section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption
Juan Antonio Pedreño, President of Social Economy Europe (SEE)
14:55 - 15:35 Social Economy roundtable: Social Economy, shaping the Future of Europe
Presented and moderated by Sofia Ribeiro, Vice-President of the SEIG (EPP, PT)
Albert Lautman, CEO of the Fédération Nationale de la Mutualité Française (on behalf of AIM and AMICE)
Giuseppe Guerini, President of CECOP-CICOPA Europe (European Confederation of Industrial and Services Cooperatives)
Marilena Vrana, Policy and Incubation Manager, European Foundation Centre (EFC)
Xavier Roberti, Member of the Board of Directors, European Network of Social Integration Enterprises (ENSIE)
Wlodzimierz Grudzinski, Vice-President of FEBEA (European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers)
Jan Olsson, Co-President of REVES (European Network of Cities and Regions for Social Economy)
15:35 - 16:45 Leaders roundtable The future of Europe: the role of the social economy
Presented and moderated by Victor Meseguer, Director of Social Economy Europe
Ramón Luis Valcárcel, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Co-President of the SEIG (EPP, ES)
Iratxe García Pérez, First Vice-President of the Party of European Socialists (PES)
Ernest Urtasum, MEP (GREENS/EFA), member of the SEIG
Gabi Zimmer, President of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), European Parliamentary Group
16:45 - 17:20 A message to the future European Parliament from the Social Economy Intergroup
Presented and moderated by Marie-Christine Vergiat, co-President of the SEIG (GUE/NGL, FR)
Sofia Ribeiro, Vice-President of the SEIG (EPP, PT)
Elena Gentile, Co-President of the SEIG (S&D, IT)
17:20 - 17:30 Concluding remarks
Alain Coheur, Vice-President of SEE, Co-spokesperson of the EESC Social Economy Category and President of the EESC Study Group on social economy
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