Sixth edition of the CREIS-UAB Workshop

On 16 September, the Center for Studies and Research in Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CREIS-UAB) will be holding the VI CREIS-UAB Workshop 2025, which will take place from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Sala de Graus of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies. The workshop will feature the opening ceremony by Rosa Maria Sebastián, vice-rector for Innovation, Strategic Projects and Entrepreneurship at the UAB, alongside David Bonvehí, General Director of Social and Solidarity Economy and Cooperativism of the Government of Catalonia; and David Urbano, Director of CREIS. This will be followed by the keynote lecture, delivered by Herman Aguinis, professor at The George Washington University, entitled "Leadership and talent in the context of entrepreneurship and social innovation".

The event will continue with two presentations. One by Mireia Roca and Valentina González from the Training and Research Unit-School of Social Work at the University of Barcelona, who will talk about a chapter in the Yearbook of Entrepreneurship, Economics and Social Innovation, entitled "From individualised work to social recognition: an approach to long-term care in times of crisis". And another presentation by Marcela Santiago, graduate of the UAB's master's degree in Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation, who will talk about the project "Social Entrepreneurship - SOPACK BCN: Your daily dinner," a pilot project for Ciutat Vella, Barcelona. 

The workshop will end with a debate entitled "Tetaining and Attracting Talent in the Public Administration Sector in Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation". Finally, Àlex Rialp, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, will close the event.