About The Conference

A cross-sector conference exploring the potential of youth work in fostering social entrepreneurship and advancing cooperation between different sectors to better support social innovation and entrepreneurship among young people in Europe.
With high levels of youth unemployment in Europe entrepreneurship is increasingly proposed to young people as an alternative way to realize their potential.
This conference gathers 100 people from 20 different European countries.

Why is it important?
This event is expected to be a forum for meeting and exchange, where you will be able to explore the role of different actors in supporting social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial learning in different European contexts, share your experiences, examples of good practice, and initiate or strengthen co-operation. You will grasp the connection between youth work, social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning and social innovation by meeting a variety of experts and social entrepreneurs in dynamic settings. Through field visits of a wide range of social businesses and meetings with entrepreneurs you will gain inspiration for new projects. 

Objectives 
of the Conference
  • Clarify and promote the role of youth work in providing entrepreneurial learning and supporting aspiring young social entrepreneurs;

  • Create a common understanding of social entrepreneurship among youth workers;

  • Map social entrepreneurship support structures/ actors/ policies/ programmes/ financial schemes at national and European level;

  • Initiate and reinforce future cooperation between youth workers and other relevant stakeholders;

  • Facilitate the sharing of practices and methods useful for social entrepreneurship creation and support; 
  • Promote “Erasmus+” contribution to supporting entrepreneurial learning and social entrepreneurship