The impact of AI on Spain’s social challenges examined at the V International Social Innovation Forum

The V International Social Innovation Forum, taking place on September 23rd in Valencia, will explore how Artificial Intelligence can address crucial social issues such as access to housing and the climate crisis. This event will bring together experts to discuss and develop innovative solutions for more inclusive societies.

Lurdes Vidal: “The persistence of gender-based Islamophobia shows that intersectionality is necessary in the analysis and in the fight against Islamophobia”.

The Organising Committee of the International Forum on Social Innovation has talked with Lurdes Vidal, Director of the Mediterranean Arab World (IEMED). As member of the Academic Committee, with regular appearances in several media and professor at the University of Barcelona, Lurdes highlights that the Muslim community must find its own voice and place in […]

These eight people are rebooting the migration system

The interference of the allegedly developed countries and the inequalities this generates are the main cause of great human movements. The hate speech used by far-right parties contributes to extend the idea that migrants, especially impoverished migrants, are causing a seemingly endless humanitarian crisis. However, it has already been demonstrated that articulating a migration policy […]

Ahmad Sufian Bayram, Techstars regional manager for the Middle East and Africa, will tell us how social entrepreneurship is a tool of growth for Syrian refugees.

Ahmad is a social entrepreneur and activist of the collaborative economy. He works as the Techstars regional manager for the Middle East and Africa, where he provides support to hundreds of community leaders in the region. His main goal: to foster social entrepreneurship and to remind people that refugees can contribute to local societies and […]

Ana María Álvarez, founder of Migration Hub, will show us her experience in fostering entrepreneurship among migrants

The goal of the Migration Hub Network is to support international social projects dealing with migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The mission of this platform, created by Berlin-based Costa Rican journalist Ana María Álvarez in 2016, is to help migrant entrepreneurs in their business opportunities. Ana María will attend our forum to introduce the Migration […]