Do you have a suggestion of an event that would fit in our calendar? Don’t hesitate to send us an e-mail to karin[at]se-forum.se and we will do our outmost to spread the words.

Sep 30.

• Due date to submit applications, Programmet Socialt Entreprenörskap

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Sep. 1

• SE Bar

Lina and Sebastian Stjern, founders of The Fair Tailor AB, will talk about their experience from the start-up and running of a sustainable company located in Nepal. As usual, the SE Bar is an open event. Feel free to stop by to get inspired and find out more about social entrepreneurship. Venue: Restaurant Publik, PUB-Huset (Hötorget, Stockholm). Time: 17.30-19.00.

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Aug. 29

• One day for the future

Tällberg Foundation, an independent international think-tank, offers a full day of conversations about a concept as important as the future. The event takes place in Stockholm and is open to the public.

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Aug. 25

• Breakfast meeting on social entrepreneuship with Peter Shrimpton

Stockholm Chamber of Commerce hosts a breakfast meeting with Peter Shrimpton, founder of Heart and one of South Africa’s main social entrepreneurs. During the breakfast he will share his story about how he left the financial world to become one of the most successful social entrepreneurs.

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Jul. 6

• Seminar with Telge AB – Tjäna pengar på att göra gott (earn money on doing good)

Can corporate social responsibility be rentable? Telge AB will present and discuss how the Telge model is not only helpful for the residents of the municipality, but as much for the participating companies’ income statements. Meet business world representatives that have made money by doing good.  

Organizer: Telge AB.   
Contact person: Alarik von Hofsten, Vice CEO, Telge AB, 08-553 22 351, alarik.von.hofsten@telge.se

Also live broadcast on Internet. Webb: http://www.telge.se

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Jun. 23

• SE Bar

Venue: Restaurant Publik, PUB-Huset (Hötorget, Stockholm). Time: 17.30-19.00.

Jun. 4

• SE Forum workshop at Rework the world

Join us at the Rework the world conference in Leksand on June 4 at 8.30 – 9.30 a.m. Venue: Arena – Restaurant in the conference area. SE Forum will present a summary of lessons learned from over 30 presentations conducted by Swedish social entrepreneurs since 2007. SE FORUM have arranged monthly meetings the past years where inspiring social entrepreneurs have shared their experiences and insights. At this workshop we will present a summary of these findings and host a discussion on how to become a real social entrepreneur.

Jun. 2

• Breakfast seminar SE Forum, SIDA and Ashoka

Time: 08.00-09.00 (coffee and sandwhiches available from 07.45). Place: Sida, Valhallavägen 199, room nr 24 (Copán)   Registration: NLT the 31st of May to josefin[at]se-forum.se

May. 26

• SE Bar

Guest speaker: The Good Guys, Jonas Pinzke. Venue: Centralbadets Bistro, Drottninggatan 88. Time: 17.30-19.00.

May. 24

• En skön kväll utan GMO (A nice evening without GMO)

Welcome to MatMekka at the Ethnographic Museum to an evening of music, food and discussions on the topic of GMO (genetically modified organism). Free admission.

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May. 7-9

• Hjärna.Hjärta.Cash.

A social entrepreneurship competition in Göteborg for young leaders. Hjärna.Hjärta.Cash. is an intense idea competition for teams of young leaders, whom during 48 amazingly exciting and challenging hours develop the sharpest society changing business ideas.

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Apr. 28

• SE Bar

Venue: Restaurant Publik, PUB-Huset (Hötorget, Stockholm). Time: 17.30-19.00. Speaker: Arne Forstenberg from Global Focus.

Apr. 27

• Seminarium – Är hemlöshet rimlig i dagens Sverige?

2010 har utsetts till det Europeiska året för bekämpning av fattigdom och social utestängning. Många menar att fattigdom i princip är utrotad i Sverige och i de fall en individ drabbas av en krissituation träder det offentliga samhället in. Så ser inte verkligheten ut. Sveriges Stadsmissioner driver därför en årslång opinionsbildning för att lyfta fram den sociala utsattheten. Anmäl dig till seminariet här.

Apr. 13

• Seminarium – Tillväxtdagen

Tillväxtverket anordnar heldagsseminarium. Under tema innovation, entreprenörskap och regional utveckling talar ledande företrädare för näringsliv och samhälle om erfarenheter och deras syn på hållbar tillväxt. Läs mer.

Mar. 31

• SE Bar

Venue: Restaurant Publik, PUB-Huset (Hötorget, Stockholm). Time: 17.30-19.00. Key speaker is Linda Magnusson, CEO O2 Vindel, www.o2.se

Mar. 25

• Seminar – The Global Rise of  Social Enterprise

Jerr Boschee, one of the pioneers in the field of social entrepreneurship and CEO for the Social Enterprise Alliance, visits Malmö University. The seminar will, among other things, highlight good examples of social entrepreneurship and discuss the success factors that practical work proved to be most important when it comes to working with social entrepreneurship in NGOs. More information.

Mar. 18

• SE Breakfast

Welcome to a SE Breakfast where we will discuss how entrepreneurship at the grassroot level and new strategies of development can eradictate hunger in the world. The breakfast will be hosted by Filippa Odevall, SE Forum board member and project manager/fund raiser at The Hunger Project-Sweden.

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Mar. 15

• SE Forum Annual meeting

More information will be sent out by e-mail.

Mar. 11

• Creative Cities full-day conference

British Council and Subtopia arrange conference for all who dream of increasing opportunities to collaborate for a sustainable world. Lectures will be held by among others; Charlie Leadbeater, Carl Mossfeldt and Think Public.

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Feb. 28

• Playing for change

Playing for change are looking for social entrepreneurs in Sweden with innovative ideas. Take the chance to apply for an entrepreneurship incubator with your business idea.

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Feb. 25

• Seminarium: Innovationer för global utveckling

Svenskt Näringsliv och Utrikespolitiska Institutet presenterar tre konkreta förslag på hur innovation och företagande kan bidra till tillväxt både i Sverige och på världens tillväxtmarknader. Mer information.

• Chamber of Commerce lunch with Niclas Kjellström-Matseke, CEO PostkodLotteriet

As a social entrepreneur the Postcode Lottery (PostkodLotteriet) uses commercial resources for non-profit activities through a business model called market-driven charity. The vision of the Lottery is to contribute to improved living conditions for humans, animals and the environment. If you want to know more come and enjoy a lunch together with Kjellström-Matseke and other entrepreneurs. More information.

• Independent Pub

Meet people with a common interest in sustainability, social responsibility, green entrepreneurship and a better world. More information.

Feb. 24

• SE Bar

Venue: Restaurant Publik, PUB-Huset (Hötorget, Stockholm). Time: 17.30-19.00. Key speaker is Sara Wallén, founder of Mjuka flytten, www.mjukaflytten.se

Feb. 18

• SE Breakfast “Rework the world”

SE Forum’s premier breakfast seminar this year will be held on February 18 at 07.45-9.00 in Stockholm. More information will follow.

Jan. 31

• The Schwab Foundation is searching for outstanding social entrepreneursin African countries       

The Schwab Foundation is looking for social entrepreneurs who are innovators implementing practical and sustainable solutions on the ground to address problems in a wide variety of areas, including (but not limited to) health, education, poverty alleviation, the environment, financial inclusion and enterprise development.

Candidates are encouraged to apply directly. Competition closes on 31 January 2010. To apply or to view the criteria, selection process and benefits, please visit: http://www.schwabfoundseoy.org/africa

Jan. 27

• SE Bar

Basta is a company that offers people a road away from drugs and criminality through qualified work, housing and a meaningful spare time. On this month’s SE Bar Alec and Christina will talk about the activities of Basta under the theme ‘how the hell can an addict run a business?’.

Dec. 16

• Lunch seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility

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Dec. 10

• Socialt decembermingel

Meditra Consulting invites you to a social December ”after-work” event with principal aim to gather people interested in social entrepreneurship and social change. This will be a perfect opportunity to discuss inspiring topics and make new contacts!

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Nov. 26

• Young Art for a Good Cause

Young Investors invites to an exhibition of contemporary art created by young artists. The exhibition will conclude with an auction in collaboration with Bukowskis from which all the revenue will be given in full to the Hunger Project Sweden.

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• Truly Yours conference

A conference arranged by Fabel Kommunikation and a meeting between people in power,  inspired thinkers and passionate creators where we jointly respond to the question: How do our new methods to involve citizens in community development and local democracy look like? Come and join the discussion!

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Nov. 25

• SE Bar

Come and listen to Kjell Hasslert, winner of Veckans Affärer’s “Social Capitalist Award” 2009 and CEO for Telge-koncernen – a business group that began its journey as a small municipal energy company and that today is one of Sweden’s most innovative and challenging business groups.

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Nov. 20

•  Lecture at Noha Academy and the University of Uppsala

At 9 am Harry McNeil, one of the founders of SE Forum, will hold a lecture on social entrepreneurship and “Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility” at the international seminar The changing landscape of funding: Private and Public Funding in the 21st Century for Humanitarian Action.

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Nov. 16-17

• MR-dagarna

In the mid of November a group of well-known non-governmental organizations holds, for the tenth consecutive year, the biggest event on human rights among the Nordic countries.

The purpose of the event is to raise awareness about human rights and to highlight them on the political agenda. SE Forum will assist and will, among other things, present our conclusions from part two of the OUTREACH study.

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Nov. 4-9

• Vision Summit ‘09

GENISIS Institute for Social Business and Impact Strategies and the Foundation Entrepreneurship organize this year’s Vision Summit in Berlin where plenty of independent events on social business will be accessible.  Both workshops and conferences will be held on, among other things, citizen entrepreneurship, university meets microfinance and social business coach/consultant.

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Nov. 6-8

• AskNaomi leadership weekend

PeaceQuest (PQI) in cooperation with AskNaomi offer a challenging weekend in personal and group leadership. Starting point:  in order to become an inspiring and forceful leader you must work with your personal strengths!

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Oct. 28

• SE Bar

Learn more about the work of MEST (Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology). Key speaker Ylva Strander will talk about how a small company can make a big difference.

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Oct. 27

• Course start Social Entrepreneurship at SSES

Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES) offers a course in Social Entrepreneurship.

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Oct. 22-24

• European Development Days

This year Sweden is hosting the European Development Days – an open forum pre-dialog on global development issues between development actors and the general public. This year’s theme is Citizenship and Development, climate change and the global financial situation.

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