SE Talks Season 1: six episodes and a final event

The first season of SE Talks, organised by the Social Entrepreneurship Observatory and Young Ambassadors from Niš, ran six episodes between mid-March and mid-April 2021 and closed with a final event, ‘Let’s Talk Social Entrepreneurship’.

More than 20 speakers from seven countries took part: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, North Macedonia, Serbia, Sweden and Turkey. The discussions were followed by 197 participants on Zoom and 2,296 viewers through Facebook and YouTube.

The six episodes

1. Why Social Entrepreneurship? Dina Rakin (Coalition for Solidarity Economy Development), Ivana Stancic (Smart Kolektiv), Irina Janevska (ARNO), Anita Šimundža (CDP Globus).
2. How to Become a Social Entrepreneur? Sonja Dakic (LIVE WORK LOVE), Sashko Jovanov (Humanost), Eleonora Lamio and Vesa Latifi (Diesis Network).
3. Why are Social Entrepreneurs Called Agents for Change? Sara Čortan (Social Impact Award), Dejan Stojanovikj (IN VIVO), Selahattin Ciritci (Turkish National Agency).
4. Development of the Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Marie Löwegren (Lund University), Neven Marinovic (Smart Kolektiv), Aleksandra Iloska (Association Public).
5. Needs and Challenges of Social Entrepreneurs Marta Bruschi (Diesis Network), Mihail Stevchev (Treebanks), Nikola Matic (Pirate Art).
6. Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship Ester Barinaga (Lund University), Aleksandra Boeva (City Red Cross of Skopje), Keith Ippel (Spring Activator), Aleksandar Stamenkovic (Just Start).

The final event

Snezana Andric (Young Ambassadors) and Stefan Chichevaliev (Social Entrepreneurship Observatory) opened the final event. The Embassies of Sweden in Serbia and in North Macedonia and Lund University Commissioned Education, on behalf of the Swedish Institute, addressed the participants. The organisers then presented how the project was conducted and what it produced.

Watch the final event. The series continued with a second season in November and December 2021.