Awards Ceremony - European Social Innovation Competition 2017 - Equality Rebooted

Awards Ceremony - European Social Innovation Competition 2017 - Equality Rebooted

Join us for the Awards Ceremony of the 2017 European Social Innovation Competition at 14.00 on 26 October 2017 at the Albert Hall in Brussels.

The ceremony marks the culmination of this year's Competition, 'Equality Rebooted', to find social innovations that allow everyone to equally seize the opportunities offered by digital transformation and technological change.

Following an opening keynote address from Charlotte de Vilmorin, a winner of the 2015 Competition, our ten finalists will pitch their solutions. You will hear their ideas on how to equip all members of society with the appropriate skills and opportunities to compete in a changing economy. We will follow this with a debate on the relationship between technology and inequality. Our Master of Ceremonies will be Matt Boardman.

At the end of the event, European Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska will award this year's three winners with prizes of €50,000 each. Maja Grcic, a member of the 2016 Competition jury, will announce the winner of the Impact Prize, awarded to the semi-finalist from the 2016 Competition, 'Integrated Futures' who has gone on to achieve the greatest results.

For more information about the Competition, take a look at our webpage or follow us on Twitter @EUSocialInnov.

If you have any questions regarding the event or Competition contact us on info@socialinnovationprize.eu.

Draft agenda:

14.00-15.00 Registration & welcome refreshments
Meet the finalists on their stands

15.00-15.15 Keynote: social innovation to reboot equality
Charlotte de Vilmorin, Wheeliz, winner of the European Social Innovation Competition 2015

15.15-15.30 The Competition in a nutshell
Taking you through the journey
Nora van der Linden, Kennisland

15.30-16.00 Getting to know the finalists
Pitches by the 10 teams

16.00-17.00 Debate: is technology widening or reducing inequality?
Chair: Robin Wauters, tech.eu
Mara Balestrini, Ideas for Change
Märtha Rehnberg, DareDisrupt
Daan Weddepohl, Peerby

17.00-17.30 Networking break

17.30-18.00 Award time
Impact Prize for the 2016 semi-finalist having achieved best results
Maja Grcic, Venture Nomads and member of the 2016 Competition jury
Three awards to the best 2017 entries to reboot equality
Elżbieta Bieńkowska, European Commissioner

18.00-20.00 Celebration cocktail and canapés

Directions: The venue can be reached by car/taxi, bus (buses 34 and 36; bus stop: La Chasse) and tram (tram 81; tram stop: La Chasse).

Venue entrance: The venue main entrance is located on Avenue Eudore Pirmez 9. Please do not use the entrance on Chaussée de Wavre 651.

Please follow this link for detailed directions from Brussels airports and main train stations.

Travel time:
From Brussels Airport: Approximately 40 minutes by taxi or 50 minutes by public transport.
From Brussels-Midi station: Approximately 20 minutes by taxi or 30 minutes by public transport.