October 2019 – SEO representative participated as one of the key speakers at the Social Entrepreneurship Webinar​ organized by the Erasmus Mundus Association (EMA).

Social entrepreneurship has gradually gained special attention in recent years as it offers innovative and transformative solutions to address particular cases of existing social and/or environmental issues. Social enterprises contribute to development by providing direct benefits to society alongside generating economic value through job creation. Knowledge of social entrepreneurship is an important tool to enhance societal engagement of youth since it creates a space for reflection on the pressing issues in their community. This knowledge is also the key to triggering new innovative solutions and participation in social enterprises. In this regard, EMA will organize a webinar to raise awareness of social entrepreneurship among the Erasmus generation through an interactive discussion on the importance of social entrepreneurship in promoting social change and creating social impact as well as its relation to achieving sustainable development.

The listeners were able to gain valuable insight into the issue with the help of the 3 qualified speakers:

• Stefan Chichevaliev, a Researcher and Program Manager at the Sustainable Development Center in the area of sustainable development with the specific focus on economic and social domains, and markets that work for society.

• David Bishop, a Principal Lecturer at the School of Business of the University of Hong Kong and a co-founder of various enterprises such as Soap Cycling, Foundation for Shared Impact, Ethos Advisors, Migrasia Global Solutions Ltd and EmpowerU;

• Lucia Loposova from the University of Hong Kong, where she co-teaches experiential learning courses on Social Venture Management, Transformative Business Immersion and Business Ethics;

The webinar was moderated by Erwin Lizarondo, a social innovation consultant and mentor for SMEs in Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, and the Philippines.