1. Social Business Initiative
Brussels
5 June 2012
Groupe d'Experts
de la Commission
sur l'Entrepreneuriat Social (GECES)

2. Massimo Baldinato Member of the Cabinet of Antonio Tajani,
Vice-President of the European Commission,
Industry & Entrepreneurship

3. Relations with the Council)
Session I
Chair Henrik Mørch,
Head of Unit MARKT 01
(Single Market Policy,
Relations with the Council)
The GECES

4. Call for applications: results Functioning of the GECES
SESSION I
Call for applications: results
Functioning of the GECES
Rules of procedure
Jean-Claude Mizzi
DG MARKT, Unit 01

5. SBI team MARKT 01 2 Policy coordinators + Secretariat GECES
Jean-Claude Mizzi
Emmanuel Vallens
Secretariat GECES
Reimbursement: Inès Rodado-Perez + Rachel Taylor

6. SBI team EMPL C2/C3 3 Policy coordinators + Secretariat
Gerhard Braünling
Jérôme Roche
Andrea Maier
Secretariat
Reimbursement: Kaupo Paltseri

7. SBI team ENTR F2 2 Policy coordinators + Secretariat
Apostolos Ioakimidis
Kiril Krilov Nikolov
Secretariat
Reimbursement: Iulia Dinu

8. The SBI: state of play at the European Commission level
Session II
Chair Max Uebe,
Head of Unit EMPL C3
(Youth Employment, Entrepreneurship,
Micro-Finances)
The SBI: state of play at the European Commission level

9. Session II: SBI - state of play
Context
Objective
Status of implementation
Next steps

10. European social entrepreneurship funds (EuSEF)
SESSION II
Action #1
Key action 1
European social entrepreneurship funds (EuSEF)
Esther Wandel
DG MARKT, Unit G4

11. Microcredit / Microfinance
SESSION II
Action #2
Key action 2
Microcredit / Microfinance
Philippe Pelle & Max Uebe
DG MARKT, Unit H3 & DG EMPL, Unit C3

12. European financial instrument
SESSION II
Action #3
Key action 3
European financial instrument
Gerhard Braünling
DG EMPL, Unit C3

13. Structural funds (ESF, ERDF)
SESSION II
Action #4
Key action 4
Structural funds (ESF, ERDF)
Gerhard Braünling
DG EMPL, Unit C3

14. SESSION II
Action #6
Dormant funds
Edmund Hunt
DG MARKT, Unit H1

15. Access to venture capital
SESSION II
Action #7
Access to venture capital
Tim Shakesby
DG MARKT, Unit G4

16. Use of capital accumulated
SESSION II
Action #8
Use of capital accumulated
in social enterprises
"asset locks"
Apostolos Ioakimidis
DG ENTR, Unit F2

17. Mapping of social enterprises
SESSION II
Action #10
Key action 5
Mapping of social enterprises
Claudio Collova
DG MARKT, Unit B2

18. National and regional administrations: promotion of mutual learning
SESSION II
Action #12
Key action 7
National and regional administrations: promotion of mutual learning
and capacity building
Gerhard Braünling
DG EMPL, Unit C3

19. Electronic data exchange platform
SESSION II
Action #13
Key action 8 a)
Electronic data exchange platform
Emmanuel Vallens
DG MARKT, Unit 01

20. in particular on collection of statistics
SESSION II
Action #16
Promoting research,
in particular on collection of statistics
(satellite accounts)
Kiril Nikolov
DG ENTR, Unit F2

21. between social enterprises and financial institutions
SESSION II
Action #17
Promoting dialogue
between social enterprises
and financial institutions
Max Uebe
DG EMPL, Unit C3

22. Simplification of the Regulation on the European Cooperative Society
SESSION II
Action #18
Key action 9 a)
Simplification of the Regulation
on the European Cooperative Society
Kiril Nikolov
DG ENTR, Unit F2

23. Dorota Lyszkowska-Becher
SESSION II
Action #19
Key action 9 b)
European foundation
Dorota Lyszkowska-Becher
DG MARKT, Unit F2

24. Study on mutual societies
SESSION II
Action #20
Key action 9 c)
Study on mutual societies
Apostolos Ioakimidis
DG ENTR, Unit F2

25. Reform of public procurement
SESSION II
Action #21
Key action 10
Reform of public procurement
Loredana Puiu
DG MARKT, Unit C3

26. The SBI at the European Parliament
Session III
Chair Apostolos Ioakimidis,
Principal administrator at Unit ENTR F2
(Co-operatives, Mutuals,
Corporate Social Responsibility
and Support of Tourism Industry)
The SBI
at the European Parliament

27. European Parliament member (AT, EPP)
SESSION III
Presentation
Report on the SBI
Heinz Becker,
European Parliament member (AT, EPP)

28. European Commissioner, Internal Market & Services
Michel Barnier
European Commissioner,
Internal Market & Services

29. the way forward for a new Social Entrepreneurship lever
Session IV
Chair Henrik Mørch,
Head of Unit MARKT 01
(Single Market Policy,
Relations with the Council)
Single Market Act II:
the way forward for a new Social Entrepreneurship lever

30. The SBI in other European Institutions
Session V
Chair Apostolos Ioakimidis,
Principal administrator at Unit ENTR F2
(Co-operatives, Mutuals,
Corporate Social Responsibility
and Support of Tourism Industry)
The SBI
in other European Institutions

31. Social Business Initiative
SESSION V
Presentation
Reports on the
Social Business Initiative
Ariane Rodert,
European Economic and Social Committee,
Swedish Member of the Various Interests' Group,
Observer of EESC at the GECES

32. Tour de table Session VI Chair Gerhard Braünling,
Administrator Unit EMPL C3
(Youth Employment, Entrepreneurship,
Micro-Finances)
Tour de table

33. Session VI: Tour de table
New developments
Policy agenda
Legal frameworks and support
SociaI enterprise stakeholders
Use of ESF and ERDF
In the pipeline…
Priority issues
Proposals and conclusions

34. European Commissioner, Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
László Andor
European Commissioner,
Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

35. Next meeting Thursday 29 November 2012 Brussels
Groupe d'Experts de la Commission
sur l'Entrepreneuriat Social (GECES)
Next meeting Thursday 29 November 2012 Brussels