Table of Contents 1 Report introduction................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2 The Erasmus Mundus project (2012-2015) ............................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Handbook conceptual approach ...................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Open source handbook ................................................................................................................................................... 2 3 The Social and Solidarity Economy Conference ........................................................................................................................ 3 3.1 Conference theme ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 3.2 Conference aim and objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 3 3.3 Conference methodology ................................................................................................................................................ 4 3.4 Project and conference acknowledgements (in alphabetical order by surname) ........................................................... 4 3.5 Conference programme .................................................................................................................................................. 5 3.6 Opening and closing words: York St John University ....................................................................................................... 6 3.6.1 Opening remarks on 1st Sept. 2015, Professor Karen Stanton, Vice Chancellor ........................................................ 6 3.6.2 Discurso de Apertura de la Vicerrectora Catedrática Karen Stanton .......................................................................... 9 3.6.3 Closing remarks on 3rd Sept. 2015, David Maughan Brown, Emeritus Professor, York St John University .............. 12 3.6.4 Palabras de Clausura del Profesor Emérito de la Universidad York St. John, David Maughan Brown ...................... 14 3.7 Plenary Sessions ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 3.7.1 1st September, Juliet Edwards, European Policy Officer, DG Education and Culture ................................................ 16 3.7.2 1st September, Tim Curtis, University of Northampton, U.K. / Changemaker plus ................................................... 18 3.7.3 1st September, Chad Lubelsky, J.W. McConnell Foundation, Canada - RECODE project........................................... 20 3.7.4 1st September, Erasmus Social and Solidarity Economy Consortium Partners ......................................................... 22 3.7.5 2nd September, Hiroshi Ishida, Caux Round Table ..................................................................................................... 24 3.7.6 Septiembre 2, Saioa Arando (version española), Universidad de Mondragon y MIK ............................................... 26 3.7.7 2nd September, Best practices in cross-sector collaboration.................................................................................... 28 3.7.8 3rd September, Antonio Cruz (Español), Universidad Federal de Pelotas, Brasil ....................................................... 30 3.7.9 3rd September, Rory Ridley-Duff. Sheffield Hallam University / Sheffield Business School ...................................... 32 3.7.10 Project associates explain their involvement in the social and solidarity economy project ................................ 33 3.8 British Council Students for Social Impact (SSIM).......................................................................................................... 34 3.8.1 Students for Social Impact aims ................................................................................................................................ 34 3.8.2 British Council – Students for Social Impact Coordinators ........................................................................................ 35 3.8.3 Working groups ......................................................................................................................................................... 35 3.8.4 Photos from SSIM presentations and comments from delegates ............................................................................ 36 3.9 Parallel sessions ............................................................................................................................................................. 37 3.9.1 Tuesday, 1st September 2015: Parallel Sessions ....................................................................................................... 37 3.9.2 Wednesday, 2nd September, 2015 Parallel sessions ................................................................................................. 38 3.9.3 Thursday, 3rd September 2015, Parallel sessions ...................................................................................................... 40 3.10 Round table reports ....................................................................................................................................................... 42 3.10.1 Round Table 1 - Universities, social entrepreneurship, principles, values and social capital ............................... 42 3.10.2 Mesa Redonda 2 – Universidades, Economía social y solidaria (ESS), Modus Operandi y Políticas Públicas ....... 42 3.10.3 Round Table 3 - Universities, social entrepreneurship and social responsibility .................................................. 43 3.10.4 Round Table 4 - Universities, social entrepreneurship, ecosystems and competences ....................................... 43 3.11 Learning skills workshops .............................................................................................................................................. 44 3.11.1 ‘How to get your project ready for social investors’ ............................................................................................. 44 3.11.2 “Facilitative Leadership and effective teams” ...................................................................................................... 44 3.11.3 The TIGE Workshop: ‘Five pillar of trust: Encouraging ethical and social values in the multi-sector context’ ..... 45 3.11.4 How to develop an innovative thinking ................................................................................................................ 45 3.12 Social economy fair and posters exhibition .................................................................................................................. 46 3.13 Summary of the day & conference communication and tweets ................................................................................... 47 3.13.1 DAY 1 Selection of tweets #YorkSSEconf .............................................................................................................. 47 3.13.2 DAY 2 Selection of tweets #YorkSSEconf .............................................................................................................. 47 3.13.3 DAY 3 Selection of tweets #YorkSSEconf .............................................................................................................. 47 3.14 Conference video ........................................................................................................................................................... 48 3.15 Conference evaluation................................................................................................................................................... 48 4 Conference outcomes and relevant impact ............................................................................................................................ 53 4.1 Short term: immediate after conference ...................................................................................................................... 53 4.2 Medium term: 2-6 months after the conference .......................................................................................................... 56 4.3 Long term: 12 months after conference ........................................................................................................................ 58 5 Words of thanks ...................................................................................................................................................................... 58 5.1 Master of ceremonies .................................................................................................................................................... 58 5.2 Conference video-makers and photographers .............................................................................................................. 58 5.3 Conference interpretation ............................................................................................................................................. 58 5.4 York St. John conference administration and logistics team ........................................................................................