Social Innovation Project Exchange Part II - Financing

Join our webinar series on social innovation projects. This time we will talk about financing social innovations and their ecosystems. The series aims to revive and strengthen the exchange between projects within and beyond the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme, and to enable regular dialogues on social innovation methods, tools and strategies.

Our second session will focus on one of the most crucial and often challenging dimensions of social innovation: how to finance social enterprises and the ecosystems that enable them to grow.

Goals

• 🤝 Networking & Synergy Building: Connect with other (EU-funded) projects and identify shared challenges and opportunities.
• 💡 Exchange of Experience: Discover methods and tools that have proven effective in other contexts.
• 🧭 Policy & Strategy Development: Formulate recommendations on how programmes can better support social innovation.
• 🌍 Visibility & Collaboration: Promote projects, outputs and solutions – paving the way for joint initiatives and long-term cooperation.

The insights collected may contribute to a joint position paper aiming to inspire future EU funding calls and improve the framework for social innovation.

Speakers

The speakers will share insights into tools and approaches for financing social enterprises and social innovation ecosystems. They will highlight current developments at EU level, outline relevant funding instruments, and provide practical perspectives on how such instruments are designed and implemented at regional level.

• Euclid Network
  Speaker: Pedro Eikelenboom – Head of Projects & Operations
  Input on current developments at EU level regarding the financing of social enterprises and their ecosystems, including an outlook on the new Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034) and an overview of key EU funding instruments relevant for social innovation ecosystems.
• Hamburg Investment and Development Bank (IFB Hamburg)
  Speaker: Florence Müller – Programme Manager, InnoImpact
  Speaker: Marie Keller – Expert in Project Management for Innovation Funding
  The session will provide a regional deep dive into funding instruments for social innovation and social enterprises, with a focus on the programs #UpdateHamburg and InnoImpact.

Why Join?

This exchange offers a unique opportunity to:

• Learn from practical project experiences across Europe
• Identify synergies and collaboration potential
• Strengthen networks in the Baltic Sea Region and beyond
• Contribute to shaping future EU social innovation policies