This hybrid conference took place in The Granville Hotel, Meagher Quay, Waterford and online Tuesday 29 November 2022
Opened by Dr Tom O’Toole, Dean of The School of Business at SETU, the conference brought together corporate social entrepreneurship experts in the fields of industry and education to network and discuss future challenges and how best to identify collaborative opportunities.
The social economy addresses many significant challenges faced by society locally and globally and its contribution to economic activity is growing every year. This conference, hosted by SETU School of Business, examined innovation in this vibrant area; pioneering leaders in this sector discussed their challenges and their vision with the conference delegates. The important role that education plays in addressing future challenges and collaborating with stakeholders was also explored.
Two ERASMUS+ projects; EMBRACE focusing on corporate social entrepreneurship and education and DIFUCH which examines challenge-based learning in a virtual environment were presented at the conference.
Speakers at the event on the day included:
- Michael Kelly, CEO & founder GIY
- Ronan O'Dalaigh, CEO and co-founder Thriftify
- Lina Klemkaite, CEO and co-founder DRAMBLYS
- Iris Rickhoff-Fischer, CEO Domhan Vision
- John McGrath, Delivery Executive for IBM Organic Growth Ventures and the leader of the IBM TechForGood team
- Carmel Somers, Organisational Psychologist, Technology Ireland, ICT Skillsnet
- Prof Bill O'Gorman, EMBRACE and CEDRE, SETU Waterford
- Joe Daly, Director of Placement, SETU Waterford
- Dr Joao Paulo, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Instituto Politecnico de Braganca, Portugal
- Dr Sharon O'Brien, School of Business, SETU Waterford
The full recording of the conference is available on Youtube.