Programme

Conference Language: The language of the conference will be English.

Real-time captioning will be available.

Conference Venue: Radisson Blu Seaside, Ruoholahdenranta 3, 00180 Helsinki, Finland

Wednesday 11th October 2023

16:00-19:00

Pre-registrations for the conference

Location: Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel

Thursday 12th October 2023

08:00 - 08:45	Registrations
08:45 - 09:30	Welcoming Remarks Jim Crowe, EASPD Kirsi Konola, KVPS Otso Laxenius, Self-Advocate
09:30 - 10:00	Disability Rights and UN CRPD: what does it mean for support service providers? Moderator: Thomas Bignal, EASPD Martyna Balciunaite, Human Rights and Disability Unit of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
10:00 - 11:15	1^st Panel: Social Innovation in Support Services: One Study & Two Practices Moderator: Reetta Mietola, Senior Research Fellow at University of Helsinki Gabriela Munares, Kveloce Pep Solé, Support Girona Ludmila Malcoci, Keystone Moldova
11:15 - 11:45	Coffee Break & Networking corners
11:45 - 12:45	Workshops on Creating an Enabling Environment for Support Services to Innovate 1. Co-Production of Social Innovation with Persons with Disabilities 2. User-centred Funding Models: What impact on social innovation? Moderator: Fabiana Scarano, EASPD Simon Duffy, Citizens Network Karin Astegger, Lebenshilfe Salzburg Petra Rantamäki, KVPS 3. Facilitating environment : Regulatory sandboxes (DE) & Piloting Innovation (IS) Moderator: James Churchill, EASPD Franz Wolfmayr, Zentrum für Sozialwirtschaft Sigal Vax, JDC Israel-Unlimited 4. Research to foster innovation in disability services Moderator: Renaud Scheuer, EASPD Klaus Niederlander, former Director AAL Funding Programme Maarit Aalto, M.A. Education Survey Johannes Schaedler, Siegen University Eléonore Segard, Univeristé La Sorbonne/Paris Nord 5. EU Funds: How can they facilitate Social Innovation? Moderator: Lilith Alink, EASPD Freddy Jussien, EASPD Caroline Meyers, Flemish Managing Authority of ESF+ Maisa Kosola, KVPS Daniele Bregoli, Social Services Europe
12:45 - 14:15	Lunch Break
14:15 - 15:15	2^nd Panel: Future design, Foresight & Innovation Moderator: Soile Kuitunen, Miina Sillanpää Foundation Minna Koskelo, 11Helsinki Oy Rajkumar Sabanadesan, SABANA Ltd Wilfrid Kainz, Zero Project
15:15-16:00	Innovation Awards Ceremony Moderator: James Crowe, EASPD
16:00	End of Day 1
19:30	Conference Dinner Location: Restaurant Bank, Unioninkatu 20, 00130 Helsinki

Friday 13th October 2023

09:00 - 09:45	Keynote Speech Moderator: Timothy Ghilain, EASPD Gregory Wellems, Keystone
09:45 - 11:00	3^rd Panel: Developing Organisational Models that Facilitate Innovation Moderator: Miguel Buitrago, EASPD Aisling Duffy, Certitude - Leadership Ophir Peleg, Shekulo Tov - Intrapreneurship Eleonore Ségard, FIRAH - Transferability of Innovation Martin Konrad, Nueva Network - Co-Production
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00	Workshops: 6. Leadership and Organisational Structures for Innovation (Speed Dating) Moderator: Rachel Vaughan, EASPD 7. Redefining care and support (Speed Dating) Moderator: Petra Rantamäki,KVPS (TBC) 8. Impact Measurement (Speed Dating) Katja Anoschkin, ARVO – the Finnish Association of Social Enterprises 9. Uptake of digital technologies Moderator: Omor Ahmed, EASPD Sarah Boland, Saint John of God Community Services, Liffey Services Patrick Fitzgerald, RightToConnect Now Project Gregory Wellems, Keystone Klaus Hockner, AccessibleEU (TBC) 10. EASPD Award Winners Workshops Moderator: Nina Kozlowitz and Ivana Davidovska, EASPD
13:00 - 14:30	Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:30	Open Discussion: Commitments, Inspiration and, Next Steps Moderator: Thomas Bignal, EASPD James Crowe, EASPD Kirsi Konola, KVPS Tuija Åstedt, Deaconess Foundation Timo Heiskala, Autism Foundation Finland CEO
15:30 - 15:45	Concluding Remarks Jim Crowe, EASPD President Kirsi Konola, KVPS CEO
15:45	End of Day 2