DETAILED PROGRAM SCHEDULE

DAY ONE
TIME 8.30am 10am Opening session KEY NOTE ADDRESS Rediscovering Oeconomy: Economy as a Component of Governance 10 am 10.30am 10.30am 12.00pm Tea Break

MONDAY

OCT 31, 2011

PROGRAM SPEAKERS/SESSION CHAIR Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia Pierre Calame, Chairman of the Board, Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation (FPH)

Plenary Session 1 PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL/ SOLIDARITY ECONOMY Triple Bottom Line Goals (People, Profit & Planate) Plenary Session 1 will provide the conceptual framework for understanding social/solidarity economy from the perspectives of different continents Urgent need to distinguish solidarity/social economy from dominant, neoliberal economy. This session will identify the diversity of thought and developments globally. Round Table Reflections

Chair: Mr. David Thompson (Jobs Australia) Mr. Nancy Neamtan (RIPESS) Global Trends & Movements, RIPPESS Story Dr Emily Kawano (USA) Conceptual overview & developments in the Americas (North & South) Mr. Benjamin Quinones Jr (CSRSME Asia) Asian theories & innovations Mr. Eric Lavilluniere (Luxemburg)- European & African understanding & Models

12pm 1pm 1pm 2pm 2pm to 4pm

Lunch Break Workshop Sessions 1 SOCIAL ECONOMY/ENTERPRISE IN ACTION Workshop Session 1 provides opportunity for the presentation of Social economy/enterprise in action. It is the sharing of stories and experiences on how local organizations & businesses are undertaking innovative business practices. Stories must reflect the triple bottom line & write their stories using the institutional features. Tea break WS1a Micro/Social Finance WS1b Fair Trade WS1c Value Chain Development WS 1d Green Dimensions WS1e Islamic Initiatives WS1f CSR & Community based

4pm 4.30pm 4.30pm 5.30pm

Plenary Reflections & Feedback

Chair: Mr. David Thompson (Jobs Australia)

DAY TWO
TIME 8.30am 10am

TUESDAY

NOV 1, 2011
PROGRAM SPEAKERS/SESSION CHAIR Chair: Dr Ed Canela (International Consultant) Prof Michael Northcott (Edinburgh University, UK) Mrs. Virginia Juan (Philippines) Mr. Bambang Ismawan (Indonesia) Mr Paul Sinappan (Malaysia) Ms Inoue Reiko/ Ms Shoko Uchiha (Japan)

Plenary Session 2 STRENGTHENING SOCIAL/ SOLIDARITY ECONOMY Tapping the Potential (Growth & development) Plenary 2 focuses on drawing out the strengths of social/solidarity economy which has enabled its growth and development globally. What are the distinctive dimensions enabling the rapid growth of these enterprises as an alternative to mainstream dominant models. This is reflective and analytical in dimension drawing from the practice, success and failure of social economy and enterprise models. What lessons can we learn from our success? Coffee Break

10am10.30am 10.30am 12.00pm

Plenary Session 3 STRENGTHENING SOCIAL/ SOLIDARITY ECONOMY Overcoming Challenges (Growth & development) Plenary 3 focuses on the challenges and hurdles faced by social business related to access to finance, markets, technical expertise, business development or un-conducive policy environment. This too is a reflective session in defining the hurdles but also providing pointers to overcoming them and emerging successful Round Table Reflections

Chair: Ms Cindy Chen (Singapore) Mr Sunil Chitrakar (Nepal) Mr. Yvon Poirer (Canada) Mr. Ramona Ramos (WFTO, Asia) Mrs Martine Theveniaut (France) Dr Philip Hui (China)

12pm 1pm 1pm 2pm 2pm - 4pm

Lunch break Workshop Sessions 2 TAPPING POTENTIAL & OVERCOMING CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL ECONOMY/ENTERPRISE IN ACTION Workshop session 2 focuses on the theme of lessons from success and also on challenges and how we can overcome them. Sessions are specific on five major challenges identified which is impacting the growth & development of solidarity economy worldwide. Tea Break WS2a Access to Finance WS2b Access to Markets WS2c Access to Technical expertise, technology & training WS2d Access to Business Development Services WS 2e Developing conducive policy environment

4pm 4.30pm 4.30pm 5.30pm

Plenary Reflections & Feedback

Chair: Dr Ed Canela (International Consultant)

DAY THREE
TIME 8.30am 10am

WEDNESDAY NOV 2, 2011

PROGRAM Plenary Session 4 SOCIAL/ SOLIDARITY ECONOMY THE STEPS FORWARD This session will chart directions for the future development of social economy in Asia with the establishment of the Asian Social Entrepreneurs Coalition and implementation of the Value Chain Development Program (VCDP) Tea Break SPEAKERS/SESSION CHAIR Chair: Mr. Ben Quinones Jr (CSRSME Asia) Mr. David Thompson (Jobs Australia) Ms Dureen Shahnaz (Impact Investment Exchange Asia) Dato Michael Yeoh (Asli, Malaysia)

10am 10.30 am 10.30am 12.00pm

Workshop Sessions 3 STRENGTHENING THE STEPS FORWARD FOR SOCIAL / SOLIDARITY ECONOMY This final workshop session will focus on drawing up strategies for the future plan of action for Asia. Based on all the presentations, the attempt here is formulation of an action plan for Asia and the direction the Asian Social Entrepreneurs Coalition should take in the next 2 to 3 years as a collection vision for Asia which is the fast growing economy with the largest number of poor people. Plenary Reflections

WS3a ASEF Social Finance WS3b ASEF Trade/Marketing WS3c ASEF Training & Social Media Networking WS3d ASEF Business Development Services WS3e ASEF Policy Advocacy

12pm 1.00pm 1pm 2pm 2pm - 4pm

Chair : Mr. Ben Quinones Jr (CSRSME Asia)

Lunch Break Plenary Session 5 CREATING THE LEGACY OF SOLIDARITY- VOICES OF THE NEXT GENERATION The final plenary session will focus on the views of the future leadership in the social economy in Asia. 5 key younger generational leaders who have been involved in the solidarity economy are invited to make their presentations on how they see the future of social economy in Asia. They will draw their conclusions based on their experiences and also through active participation at ASEF KL 2011 sessions. Tea Break Chair : Mr. John Anugraha (India) Speakers (Younger leaders from different Asian countries/regions) South Asia ASEAN (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines) Far East

4pm 4.30pm 4.30pm 5.30pm

Closing Session

Dato Tan Lian Hoe, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Domestic Trade & Cooperative Development