Events & Webinars
The Esade Institute for Social Innovation contributes to social and academic debate, as well as to the design and development of different initiatives focused on reflection and the proposal of innovative solutions which have the potential to make an impact and achieve social transformation.
Talk Series on Leadership and Management at NGOs and Not-for-Profits
By creating and transferring knowledge, this series is a national and multi-sector meeting point of reference to debate on and jointly explore issues such as executive skills and social leadership in the third sector. The related events are held in both Barcelona and Madrid within the framework of the executive NGO and not-for-profit executive educational programs taught by the Institute for Social Innovation with the collaboration of “la Caixa” Foundation.
Esade - Fundación SERES conference series
Every year, Esade and Fundación SERES organize a series of talks dedicated to value creation from a corporate commitment and social action perspective. The talks feature a wide variety of experts who share their own experiences and help to create shared value between business and society.
Conference series “Connecting through the Workplace”
The conference cycle "Connecting through the workplace" organized together with ISS Facility Services, features discussions between area experts about the main challenges, trends and future strategies that companies of the 21st century must overcome in order to be competitive, sustainable and innovative in an environment of high uncertainty.
Ethnographic Workshops
Each year, the Institute organizes this workshop in order to offer, through the active participation of the participants, another vision and way of approaching reality, seeking to observe, listen and understand what the world is like for those who have lived in certain contexts.
Social Research Seminars
Research seminars in which researchers, faculty and doctoral students meet with leading researchers from international academic institutions to discuss in depth the various social and scientific issues they are working on.
El Atizador
El Atizador, Esade's reading club, is an open space for disclosure and serene debate around thinkers and works that are called to endure over time.
“Centres Mash-up” Meetings
Every year, the Esade Institute for Social Innovation, the University of Bath School of Management (Centre for Business, Organisations and Society) and the Copenhagen Business School (CBS Sustainability) organize a series of get-togethers to talk about each of the center’s different research projects and skill development and teaching initiatives.