9.30 – 9.35 a.m. Opening remarks and introduction by Miguel Angel Cabra de Luna, rapporteur of the own-initiative opinion REX/472
Chair: Christophe Lefèvre, member of the REX/472 Study Group
9.35 – 10.30 a.m. The National perspective
- Emili Villaescusa, CEPES
- Alain Coheur, EESC, Mutualité Socialiste, Belgique
- Emmanuel Verny, Secretary-General, French Chamber of Social and Solidarity Economy (tbc)
- Ionuţ Sibian, EESC, Civil Society Development Foundation (FDSC)
10.30 – 11.30 a.m. The European perspective
- Jens Nilsson, European Parliament, (S&D, SE) (video-message)
- Diego Dutto, Legacoop Sociali, CECOP Board
- Ulla Engelmann, European Commission, DG GROW
- Denis Stokkink, Pour La Solidarité
11.30 – 11.45 a.m. Coffee break
11.45 a.m. – 12.45 p.m. The international perspective
- Roberto Di Meglio, ILO
- Thierry Jeantet, Les Rencontres du Mont-Blanc (video-message)
- A representative from the ACP Secretariat, Brussels office (name tbc)
- Carlos Lozano, Euro-Mediterranean Network of Social Economy (ESMED)
- Victor Meseguer, Social Economy Europe