The Mazovia Federation, together with the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education in Warsaw, invites you to participate in the conference 'Social Economy – Practices, Opportunities, and Challenges,' which will take place at APS in Warsaw on November 15, 2024, from 9 AM to 4 PM.

The event will be dedicated to key issues related to social economy, its role in providing social services, and social economy entities as places of work and professional practices.

We invite the following to participate in the conference:
➡️ individuals working in administration dealing with social policy, local development, and support for social entrepreneurship ➡️ representatives of entrepreneurship support centers, social incubators, ➡️ founders and managers from social cooperatives, foundations, associations conducting business activities of a social nature, ➡️ specialists in the field of social economy, management of non-governmental organizations, labor law individuals engaged in activities for local communities ➡️ students interested in undertaking internships.

The conference will summarize the Socially Useful Practices program implemented by the Mazovia Federation with funds from the Mazovian Center for Social Policy.

Participation in the conference is free of charge. We provide drinks, snacks, and lunch during the joint work.

The event will take place in an architecturally accessible location (including elevators, no thresholds, restrooms accessible for people with disabilities).

The detailed conference program is available below or can be downloaded from here: https://shorturl.at/pTAIB.

We invite you to register at the link:
https://forms.gle/xmjLgwJda1JKh5JC7

If you have any questions, please contact us at: konferencja@spolecznieuzyteczne.pl.
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Conference program.
9:00–9:30
Registration, welcome coffee.
9:30–10:00
Official opening of the conference.
10:00–11:00
Plenary session ➡️ Prof. Ewa Leś (University of Warsaw): The role of foundations, associations, and cooperatives in social services supporting family functioning. ➡️ Dr. hab. Anna Ciepielewska-Kowalik (Polish Academy of Sciences): Socio-economic efficiency of the social economy: comparative analysis (Poland/EU). ➡️ Dr. Anna Kruk (Academy of Special Education): Can we talk about the social competitiveness of social cooperatives?
11:00–11:30
Coffee break.
11:30–12:45
Discussion panel: Social economy entities as providers of social services moderated by: Arkadiusz Korycki (Academy of Special Education) Dr. Anna Kruk (Academy of Special Education) Malwina Lefek (Social Welfare Center Praga Północ, Rural Housewives' Circle 'Mega Babeczki') Mirosława Widurek (Association 'For Equality') Jakub Szewczyk (Department of Social Economy of the Ministry of Family, Labor, and Social Policy)
12:45–13:30
Discussion panel: Student practices in the field of social economy moderated by: Ewa Pietraszek (Mazovia Federation) Dr. Magdalena Kruk-Rogucka (Academy of Special Education) Tomasz Rejent (Foundation for Psychological Assistance and Social Education RAZEM) Zuzanna Sierakowska (student of the Academy of Special Education)
13:30–14:00
Lunch break.
13:30–14:45
Poster session in the coworking space with the participation of the RAZEM Foundation, Social Weaving Foundation, People and Medicine Foundation, Margines Social Cooperative, Demagog Association.
14:00–14:45
Table session ➡️ How to prepare an organization for including people from outside (moderated by: Martyna Studzińska, Mazovia Federation) ➡️ What competencies are lacking in social economy entities (moderated by: Dr. Katarzyna Ziomek-Michalak, Academy of Special Education) ➡️ Future competencies – trends among young people and in the labor market (moderated by: tbc)
14:45–16:00
Summary panel and closing of the conference Dr. Mateusz Bieńkowski (Academy of Special Education) Anna Czyżewska (Mazovia Federation) Dr. Magdalena Kocejko (Warsaw School of Economics) Dr. hab. Tomasz Kownacki, prof. AEH (Economic and Humanistic Academy in Warsaw) -- Patronage: ngo.pl
Public task financed from the budget of the Mazovian Voivodeship.