Papers

1. Thursday, 26th June 2008
2. Friday, 27th June 2008

1. Thursday, 26th June 2008

9:30-9:45 Conference opening, Events Theatre

9:45-10:30 The Research Territory: Two Perspectives, Events Theatre

• Ken Peattie & Adrian Morley, Cardiff University, George Leahy, Director of Research & Policy at the Social Enterprise Coalition.
  Social Enterprise: The Research Challenge
  Presentation Discussion Paper George Leahy Presentation

11:00-12:30 The Research Territory continued, Events Theatre

• Mike Bull, Manchester Metropolitan University, Rory Ridley-Duff, Sheffield Hallam University, Doug Foster, University of Surrey and Pam Seanor, University of Huddersfield
  Ethical Capital: The neglected aspect in the conceptualisation of social enterprise
  Presentation Paper
• Fergus Lyon and Leandro Sepulveda, Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research, Middlesex University Business School
  Mapping Social Enterprises: Past approaches, challenges and future directions

13:30-15:00 Experiments and Initiatives, Lecture Theatre A

• Matthew Macdonald & Carole Howorth, University of Lancaster
  Social Enterprise Experiments in England: 1660-1908
• Dan Van Der Horst, University of Birmingham
  Social Enterprise Initiatives in renewable energy: Communities of practice and learning by doing in the Scottish Highlands
• David Dawes, Entreprenurses CIC
  Proving the impact of a social enterprise pilot
• June O’Sullivan, Westminster Children’s Society
  The return to Social Enterprise: preparing staff for a new understanding

15:15-16:00 Experiments and Initiatives continued, Lecture Theatre A

• Nigel Fenner and Arthur Bate, Hertfordshire Personal Assistant Support Services
  The relationship between people with disabilities and the commercial sector – moving on from ‘fight and flight’ to access the purple £

16:00-17:00 Fair Trade and Social Enterprise, Events Theatre

• Benjamin Huybrechts & Jacques Defourny, Univ. of Liege, Belgium
  Fair Trade Organisations in Europe: A Significant Field of Social Enterprise?
• Alex Nicholls, Skoll Centre, Univ. of Oxford
  What gives Fair Trade its right to operate? Organisational legitimacy and strategic management

17:00-17:15 Social Enterprises: Diversity and Dynamics, Contexts and Contributions, Events Theatre

• Professor Ken Peattie & Dr. Adrian Morley, Cardiff University, and George Leahy, Director of Research & Policy at the Social Enterprise Coalition
  Launch of an ESRC-SEC research monograph
  Presentation Paper

2. Friday, 27th June 2008

9:30-11:00 Partnership and Collaboration, Events Theatre

• Jose Vargas, Instituto Tecnológico de Cd. Guzmán, Mexico
  Partnerships between Governments, firms, communities and new social movements
• Bryn Sadownik, Project Lead, Demonstrating Value Initiative, Canada
  What do investors and social enterprises need to know and show: The collaborative development of an assessment framework in Canada
• Alex Murdock, London South Bank University and Brian Lamb, RNID
  The impact of the RNID on auditory services in England: borrowing lawnmowers and the price of salt
• Jim McLoughlin, Jaime Kaminski, and Babak Sodagar, University of Brighton; Sabina Khan, Robin Harris and Gustavo Arnaudo, Social Enterprise London; Sinéad Mc Brearty, Consultant
  Measuring the Impact of Social Enterprise: a Holistic Modelling Approach

11:30-12:00 Presentation and Consultation on new Social Enterprise text, Events Theatre

• Rory Ridley-Duff, Mike Bull and Pam Seanor
  Understanding Social Enterprise: Theory and Practice (Book Presentation)
  Presentation Paper

1:30-15:00 Space and Procurement, Lecture Theatre A

• Laura Fry, Mordechai Haklay & Lea Esterhuizen, UnLtd. London
  Space and Social Entrepreneurship
• Sarah-Anne Munoz and Heather George, Sustainable Development Research Centre (SDRC), Horizon Scotland
  Social Enterprise and Public Sector Procurement: voices from social entrepreneurs and public sector professionals in the UK
• Eric Summers, University of Huddersfield
  Housing Associations - Models of Social Enterprise or Agents of the State?
• Eva Neitzert and Aniol Esteban, New Economics Foundation
  Using social return on investment to purchase public benefit: the case of waste management
• Jason Mollring, Social Enterprise South East and Liverpool Business School
  Networks, Value and Social Enterprise

15:30-16:00 Final Plenary, Events Theatre

• Panel of Alex Murdock, Lea Esterhuizen, Alex Nicholls, Roger Spear, Jon Griffiths and Bob Doherty
  Open discussion on directions in Social Enterprise Research – Where next?