9,30 – 10,30

@ La Scala Theatre
Optional Cultural Activity available to the participants (registration here)

Registration

11,00 – 12,15

@ La Scala Theatre
Optional Cultural Activity available to the participants (registration here)

Dressed Rehearsals of Othello by Gioachino Rossini

13,15 – 14,30

@ Expo Auditorium

Registration

14,30 – 15,00

@ Expo Auditorium

Opening Ceremony

– Greetings from the Italian Government representatives and Strategic Partners
Giuseppe Guzzetti, President Fondazione Cariplo; Giovanni Puglisi, Dean IULM University; Maria Elena Boschi (tbc), Minister for Constitutional Reforms and Parliamentary Relations, Italy; Cristina Tajani, Assessore alle politiche per il lavoro, Sviluppo economico, Università e Ricerca al Comune di Milano

– Presentation of the 8th SEWF by Fondazione ACRA-CCS and SEWF Steering Committee
Elena Casolari, Fondazione ACRA-CCS; Peter Holbrook, SEWF Steering Committee

15,00 – 15,15

@ Expo Auditorium

Key Note speaker: Michael Green, Social Progress Imperative, UK

15,15 – 16,25

@ Expo Auditorium
P1. Plenary

Social Enterprise: is this government’s opportunity to blend economic growth and social justice?

Humza Yousaf, Minister for Europe and International Development, Scottish Government; Dr. Joyce Yen Feng, Minister without Portfolio, Taiwan Government; Elżbieta Bieńkowska, European Union Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs; Florence Hui, Undersecretary for Home Affairs, Hong Kong Government; Maria Elena Boschi (tbc), Minister for Constitutional Reforms and Parliamentary Relations, Italy
Moderator: Martin Burt, founder of Fundacion Paraguaya, Paraguay

16,25 – 16,40

@ Expo Auditorium

Keynote Speakers: Ruth and Amy Anslow, HiSBe, UK

16,40 – 17,10

Coffee Break

17,10 – 18,40

@ Expo Auditorium
P2. Plenary

Keynote Speaker: Stefano Zamagni, Bologna University, Italy

The Evolving Landscape of Social Enterprise in Italy

Stefano Granata, Gruppo Cooperativo CGM, Italy; Vincenzo Linarello, Gruppo Cooperativo GOEL, Italy; Antonio Tinelli, San Patrignano, Italy; Pino Bruno, Consorzio “La città essenziale”, Italy.
Moderator: Riccardo Bonacina, Chief editor, VITA Magazine, Italy

18,40 – 19,50

@ Expo Auditorium
P3. Plenary

Social Enterprises from the world: a deep and enduring social impact

Sophia Grinvalds, Afripads, Uganda; Harish Hande, SELCO Energy, India; Kevin Lynch, USA; Durreen Shahnaz, IIX (Impact Investment Exchange) and Shujog, Singapore.
Moderator: Elena Casolari, Fondazione ACRA-CCS, Italy

19,50 – 20,00

Performance: Frankie hi-nrg mc

21,15

@ Palazzo Reale (Sala Otto Colonne)

Working Dinner: Speakers and Partner Gathering (By invitation only)

Nurturing ecosystem

Feeding the planet

Impact Investment

Social Enterprises against poverty

Social Enterprise – communication challenges

Youth in social enterprise