On 24 and 25 October 2022, Social Value Matters Europe, a conference dedicated to best practices and innovations in the world of impact assessment and management, will be held in Turin, Italy, with the aim of highlighting the fundamental role that social value measurement can play in creating a sustainable world.

Over the course of two days, social value practitioners, academics, policy makers, impact investors, sustainability experts and many others will come together to discuss the most pressing issues in the field.

Hosted in the Italian capital of impact, SVM 2022 – Europe will offer participants from across Europe and beyond a unique opportunity to connect, learn, share and create real solutions that can help us all achieve sustainability, equality and well-being.

Programme

Please note that the time below shown are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Day 1 – October 24th

10:00am – Registration Open & Refreshment

11:00am – Welcome & Opening

Guests:

• Michela Favaro, Deputy Mayor of Turin
• Marco Demarie, Spokesperson, Compagnia di Sanpaolo

Speakers:

• Ben Carpenter, CEO, Social Value International
• Mario Calderini, Spokesperson, Torino Social Impact

Moderated by Davide Dal Maso, President, Social Value Italia

11:30am – Opening Plenary: Impact evaluation: A tool to support the Plan for a new social economy

Speakers:

• Giuseppe Zammarchi, Head of ESG Metrics, Policies and Disclosure-Group Strategy & ESG, UniCredit
• Luca Gori, Researcher in Constitutional Law, S.Anna University of Pisa
• Patrizia Bussi, Director, European Network of Social Integration Enterprises
• Priscilla Boiadi, Policy Analyst, OECD

Moderated by Roberto Randazzo, responsible for the “ESG and Impact” industry & Alberto Anselmo, Project Leader in Sustainability Area, SCS Consulting

1:00pm – Lunch & Networking

Our Lunch is provided by Fonderie Ozanam, a nonprofit social cooperative that has been in the restaurant business for 33 years.

2:00pm – Panel Discussion: What wellbeing means in different cultural settings

Speakers:

• Awerangi Tamiheri, Chief Operating Officer, Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency and Te Whānau o Waipareria
• I. Renay Onur, General Manager & Board Member, Spor İstanbul
• Riccardo Atzei, Developmental neuro and psychomotor therapist, Dynamo Academy

Moderated by Stephanie Robertson, Founder and CEO of SIMPACT, Board Chair of Social Value Canada

2:00pm – Breakout Session: Accreditation and Certification

Speakers:

• Sophie Robin, Co-Founder, EsImpact and Stone Soup
• Jeremy Nicholls, Assurance Framework Lead of UNDP SDG Impact and Ambassador of Capitals Coalition

Moderated by Catherine Manning, Operations Director, Social Value UK

3:30pm – Networking Break

4:00pm – Breakout Session: Can the Principle 8 Be Responsive enhance learning from Social Impact Measurement?

Speakers:

• Awerangi Tamiheri, Chief Operating Officer, Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency and Te Whānau o Waipareria
• Erica Negro, Impact Measurement Manager, E4Impact Foundation

Moderated by Valentina Langella, Impact manager, ALTIS & Alberto Anselmo, Project Leader in Sustainability Area, SCS Consulting

4:00pm – Breakout Session: Discussion Around Wellbeing

Speakers:

• Charlotte Österman, Private Sector Lead, Social Value UK
• Maria Giulia Marini, Health Area Director, ISTUD
• Paola Chesi, Researcher and educator: Healthcare and Wellbeing Area, ISTUD

Moderated by Giuseppe Dellerba, General Manager, Fondazione Cottino

5:30pm – Side Visit

To learn more about Turin and examples of social innovation, two visits will be held at Cascina Fossata and San Salvario Neighborhood House.

7:30pm – Conference Dinner

We will have a Conference Dinner at the Cascina Fossata restaurant after the side visit. This is also included in the SVM2022 ticket entitlement.

Day 2 – October 25th

8:00am – Registration Open & Refreshment

9:00am – Workshop 1: Accounting for value – learning from developments, especially in relation to nature

Speakers:

• David Thomas, Communications Manager, Capitals Coalition
• Jeremy Nicholls, Assurance Framework Lead of UNDP SDG Impact and Ambassador of Capitals Coalition

9:00am – Workshop 2: SDGs Game and SDGs Impact Standards

Speakers:

• Salam Alkhatib, Founder, Social Value Arabia

9:00am – Workshop 3: An Organisational Approach to Embedding Social Impact – from the frontline staff to the backbone team

Speakers:

• Jo Nicholson, Director, Social Value Aotearoa
• Jacqui Harema, Director Whānau Ora, Te Whānau o Waipareira

10:30am – Networking Break

11:00am – Breakout session: Public procurement

Speakers:

• Raffaella De Felice, Head of Knowledge Management and Community, The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG)
• Cristina Almeida, Head of Platform, Maze Portugal
• Philippe Bernard-Treille, Senior Officer, Eif . European Investment Fund
• Giuseppe Zammarchi, Head of ESG Metrics, Policies and Disclosure-Group Strategy & ESG, Unicredit

Moderated by Federico Mento, General Secretary, Social Value Italia

11:00am – Breakout session: How much precision in social impact assessment do we need?

Speakers:

• Ben Carpenter, CEO, Social Value International
• Erica Melloni, Senior Manager, Change, Avanzi

11:00am – Breakout session: How Social Investors Create Value

Speakers:

• Alessia Gianoncelli, Head of Knowledge Community and Market Development , EVPA
• Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director, The Social Investment Consultancy
• Carola Carazzone, Secretary General, ASSIFERO

Moderated by Davide Dal Maso, President, Social Value Italia

12:30pm – Lunch & Networking

Our Lunch is provided by Fonderie Ozanam, a nonprofit social cooperative that has been in the restaurant business for 33 years.

1:30pm – Plenary: The Social and Solidarity Economy – Learnings from a Peer Learning Partnership

Speakers:

• Irene Basile, Head of the Social Economy and Innovation Unit, OECD
• Kruno Karlovcec, Undersecretary, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Slovenia
• Luca Meini, Global Head of Sustainability initiatives and Circular Economy, Enel

Moderated by Federico Mento, General Secretary, Social Value Italia

2:30pm – Plenary: How are we contributing positively to sustainable development?

Speakers:

• Jeremy Nicholls, Assurance Framework Lead of UNDP SDG Impact and Ambassador of Capitals Coaltion
• Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director, The Social Investment Consultancy

Moderated by Becca Harvey, Head of Community and Engagement, Social Value International

3:30pm – Closing Remarks

Read more about the speakers here