The Future of European Social Innovation

Nesta Italiatests and grows new ideas to address Italy’s most pressing societal challenges. Based in Turin, Nesta Italia is a partnership between the global innovation foundation Nesta, and Compagnia di San Paolo, one of Italy’s largest and oldest philanthropic foundations. Nesta Italia supports innovation in education; inclusion and urban policies; health and ageing; and the arts and cultural heritage – using Nesta’s proven innovation methods to encourage social innovation in Italy. We use our knowledge, networks, funding and skills – working in partnership with others across Italy, including governments, businesses and charities.www.nestaitalia.orgNestais an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society. Nesta is based in the UK and supported by a financial endowment. We work with partners around the globe to bring bold ideas to life to change the world for good.www.nesta.org.ukLaunched in memory of social innovation pioneer Diogo Vasconcelos, theEuropean Social Innovation Competitionis a challenge prize run by the European Commission across all EU Member States and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries.The Competition acts as a beacon for social innovators in Europe, employing a proven methodology for supporting early-stage ideas and facilitating a network of radical innovators shaping society for the better. This year, the focus is:Challenging Plastic Waste.https://eusic.challenges.orgLe Musichalltheater, managed by the social enterprise Articolo Nove, is located within the Collegio Artigianelli, mother house of the Giuseppini del Murialdo. Articolo is one of the companies belonging to the social enterprise GenerA-Actions, which aims to identify and operate a network of partners that develop actions in synergy with education, business, social and cultural innovation. These actions, inspired by the carisma of St. Leonard Murialdo, aim at the need to realize a new humanism with a privileged attention to young people. Le Musichall is a theater of varieties which reflects this great tradition under the artistic direction of Arturo Brachetti, the international master of rapid change and one of the most famous Italian theater actors in the world. Le Musichall does not stand as a closed structure but - on the contrary - it is open to collaborations with local organisations which deal with culture and entertainment, from a network point of view and in order to build new synergies.www.lemusichall.com

Nesta Italia, Nesta, the European Social Innovation Competition and Le Musichall

Join us for a debate on the future of social innovation in Turin, Italy and Europe and take the opportunity to meet the Semi-Finalists of the <A HREF="https://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/innovation/policy/social/competition_en" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">European Social Innovation Competition</A> 2019.
The event is hosted in the margins of the European Social Innovation Competition Academy and is co-hosted with Nesta Italia, Turin City Lab and UniCredit an the social enterprise <A HREF="http://www.lemusichall.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Musichall</A> theater.
It will first present social innovation in Torino and address important questions:
·      how can grassroots innovators build tangible solutions to European and global challenges?
·      how can partnerships expand local ecosystems to support these solutions?
Experts from across Europe will also discuss the wider status of social innovation focusing on:
·      success stories of innovations that create social impact;
·      how to amplify the scale and sustainability of successful social innovations;
·      how to align top down policies, regulations, laws and taxes with bottom up
During the event, you will also have a chance to meet the Semi-Finalists of the <A HREF="https://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/innovation/policy/social/competition_en" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">European Social Innovation Competition</A> 2019, who will be available to present and discuss their solutions to this year’s competition topic: “Challenging plastic waste”.
The evening will start with drinks and registration from 5.30pm, speeches from 6.00pm and a post event networking from 8.00pm. See below full agenda. 
Agenda
17:30  - 18:10 Registration  and refreshments
18:10  - 18:20 Welcome and introduction 
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<LI>Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, Nesta</LI>
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18:20 - 19:20 Social Innovation: Torino Showcase
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<LI>Marco Zappalorto, Executive Director, Nesta Italia (Moderator) </LI>
<LI>Paola Pisano, Deputy Mayor of Innovation, Smart Cities and ICT Systems, City of Torino</LI>
<LI>Alberto Anfossi, General Secretary, Compagnia di San Paolo </LI>
<LI>Andrea Silvestri, Managing Director, Fondazione CRC</LI>
<LI>Matteo Pessione, Chief Operating Officer, OGR and Venture Philanthropy Manager, Fondazione CRT</LI>
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19:20 - 20:00 The future of European Social Innovation: Scale, growth, and responsiveness
<UL>
<LI>Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, Nesta (Moderator) </LI>
<LI>Laura Penna, Deputy Head of Social Impact Bank, Unicredit</LI>
<LI>Mark Nicklas, Head of Unit Innovation and Investment for Growth, European Commission</LI>
<LI>Nora van der Linden, Director and Social Innovation Adviser, Kennislan</LI>
<LI>Mario Calderini, Professor of Social Innovation - School of Management, Politecnico di Milano</LI>
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20:00 - 20:10 Closing Remarks
<UL>
<LI>Amalia Zepou, Vice Mayor for Civil Society and Innovation, Municipality of Athens </LI>
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20:10 - 21:00 Aperitivo and showcase
<UL>
<LI>Meet 30 Semi-Finalists of the 2019 European Social Innovation Competition</LI>
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