The 17th of December is dedicated to the topic “Health and social protection – Building an economy of well-being”. To capture the complexities around modern societies, the European Commission aims to measure progress, true wealth and well-being by indicators that complement GDP figures but are more inclusive of environmental and social aspects of progress. Subjective well-being refers to an individual’s own assessment of their quality of life and their situation. Promoting the well-being of its citizens is a key goal for the EU and has gained prominence in the social policy agenda in the last decade. This includes differences or inequalities in health. A very important topic, not just since COVID-19.

Social Economy workers in service of others often work under intense pressure and as they seek to address the needs of others, tend to overlook their own wellbeing. The result: high incidences of burn-out, serious mental health issues and personal relationship breakdowns, which have a severe impact on organisations and the whole social sector. François Bonnici, Head of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship at the World Economic Forum, believes “wellbeing inspires welldoing”. In his keynote he will present the “wellbeing initiative” and how the Schwab Foundation always prioritizes the wellbeing of social entrepreneurs.

Programme:

(10.15 am) Welcome – Live from Mannheim

• Marika Bernhard, Host and Chairman – Social Entrepreneurship BW
• Manuel Kreitmeir, Host and Chairman – Social Entrepreneurship BW

(10.30 am) Keynote

• Francois Bonnici, Director and Head of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

(10.45 am) Parallel Sessions & Insights (60 minutes)

 Panel: “Forming The New Path To Wellbeing In European Healthcare”

(11.45 am) Main Panel: Presenting results from the sessions

(12.00 pm) Lunch break & Parallel Programme

(01.00 pm) Energizer

• Björn Pospiech, Mindfulness Coach – Strong People Institute

(01.15 pm) Keynote

• Greta Rossi, Co-founder of Recipes for Wellbeing

(01.30 pm) Parallel Interactive Workshops (90 minutes)

Workshop: “New Health & New Work – the dramatic changes due to Covid-19 and the opportunities for the European society”

Workshop: “Families_Share: Digital Innovation for Work-Life Balance”

Workshop: “Wellbeing of Social Innovators – Insights and Challenges”

Workshop: “AI in healthcare: Great opportunities for patients and how mutuals can be a driver in this”

(03.00 pm) Panel: Workshop Hosts presenting results / Discussion with EU officials

(03.30 pm) Conclusion & The End

Virtual Event