Social Action and Citizenship Department of the Government of Catalonia and Creafutur Foundation present the next event “The Future of Social Services in the area of personal autonomy”, which will take place on July 12 from 10:00 to 13:00 in the auditorium of MACBA (Plaça Angels, 1, Barcelona).

This event, organized by the Social Action and Citizenship Department of the Government of Catalonia and Creafutur Foundation, is addressed to the professionals and Catalan businesses in this sector, and wants to create a space for reflection on the future needs of individuals and on new opportunities arising in the social services sector.

The seminar will present a map of the future social services based on the analysis done by Creafutur “The Future of Social Services” with the support of the Foundation “La Caixa”. Sebsequently, Mr. Charles Leadbeater, a leading authority in the field of innovation and creativity, will give a conference on social innovation and public services.

Finally, a round-table will be carried out: "New social services for the future", which will be attended by leading figures from the business world and the third sector to discuss about the new future services identified in the project.

SCHEDULE

09.30 - 10.00 Accreditations

10.00 - 10.15 Welcome, Miss. Carme Capdevila, Councillor of the Social Action and Citizenship Department; Mr. Jordi Rustullet, Secretary of the Social Action and Citizenship Department, Government of Catalonia and Mr. Fernando Rodés, President of Creafutur foundation.

10.15 - 11.00 Presentation of the study: "The future of long term care services", Mr. Guillermo Ricarte, Managing Director of Creafutur and Mr. Joan Vinyets, Partner A Piece of Pie.

11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 - 12.15 Conference "User-driven social innovation", Mr. Charles Leadbeater, independent advisor on innovation to companies (BBC, Microsoft, Vodafone etc.) and governments (UK, European Commission, Shanghai etc.)

12.15 - 13.00 Round Table “New future social services”

Please confirm your attendance by calling 93 206 17 50 or sending an e-mail to creafutur@creafutur.com. Limited places, places in strict order of registration.