The Central Baltic Programme 2014-2020 finances result orientated cross-border cooperation projects in Estonia, Finland (incl Åland), Latvia and Sweden

iSEE Social entrepreneurship seminar

Time: 27 September, 2022, 11:00 to 16:00
Place: LAB University of Applied Sciences, Mukkulankatu 19, Lahti, Finland

Are you interested in social enterprises, social impact, and developing international aligned
education? iSEE- Innovating Social Entrepreneurship Education -project invites you to share
experiences whether you are a practitioner, researcher, educator, student, policy developer, or
some other role in the field! Participation is free but registration is required.

Please register before 12th of September here: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/8B376DEB14436157
  • Time: 27th of September 2022 from 11.00 to 16.00
  • Location: LAB University of Applied Sciences, Mukkulankatu 19, Lahti, Finland
  • You will receive more information when you register!
If you have any questions, please contact Project Manager Heidi Myyryläinen,
heidi.myyrylainen@lab.fi +358 40 631 8840

The seminar program
  • 10.30 Registration opens
  • 10.30 Coffee & Sandwich
  • 11.00 Welcome words, LAB
  • 11.05 Introduction of the participants
  • 11.20 Social Entrepreneurship - Lessons learned: A KTH Perspective, Prof. Terrence Brown and Prof. Mana Farshid, KTH
  • 11.35 Perspective to social enterprises, an expert to be confirmed
  • 11.50 Benchmarking Social enterprise ecosystem – Head of Unit Vineta Fortina, Riga Technica University
  • 12.05 Case studies – a social enterprise - money and impact, Researcher Julia Trabskaia, University of Tartu
  • 12.20 Lunch break
  • 13.30 iSEE-project - experiences of developing joint social entrepreneurship education, Senior Lecturer Anna Pajari, and RDI Specialist Heidi Myyryläinen, LAB University of Applied Sciences
  • 13.45 Competence center for social enterprises in Finland, Development Manager Katja Anoschkin, ARVO ry - Finnish association for social enterprises
  • 14.00 Why to get excited about social enterprises? Saila Tykkyläinen (D.Sc.), social entrepreneur, Impact Business Ltd
  • 14.30 Coffee, tea & fruit, and break
  • 14.45 Moving to parallel rooms from the seminar room
Afternoon Roundtable discussions, parallel sessions
  • ROOM 1. Defining Success in social enterprises
  • ROOM 2. Measuring Social Impact
15.30 Wrapping up roundtable discussions & the seminar day