ISIRC 2025 Program
Detailed Program
Day 1: September 3, 2025
Day 2: September 4, 2025
Day 3: September 5, 2025
Program Overview
| Day 1: Wed, Sept 3 | |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. | UCalgary Welcome. Piikani Traditional Knowledge Holder, Dustin Walter - Opening Prayer |
| 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Jurgen Howaldt: Shaping Society with Social Innovation |
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Energy Break and Networking |
| 11:15 - 12:30 p.m. | Stream Sessions |
| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Networking |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Katharine McGowan: Building a Complexity Informed Pedagogy |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Energy Break and Networking |
| 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. | Stream Sessions |
| Day 2: Thurs, Sept 4 | |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast and Networking |
| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. | Opening Message |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Rafael Ziegler: Circular Cooperatives - Prism for Social Innovation |
| 10:15 - 11:00 a.m. | Stream Sessions |
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Energy Break and Networking |
| 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. | Stream Sessions |
| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Networking |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Panel Presentation: Similarities and Differences in Perceptions of SI across the Globe: Rafael Ziegler, Serenity Wright, Augusto Romero-Lovo, Judith Terstriep, and Peter Milley |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Energy Break and Networking |
| 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. | Stream Sessions |
| 4:45 - 6:00 p.m. | Break |
| 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. | Reception Opening |
| 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Dinner Buffet, Poster Presentations and Networking |
| Day 3: Fri, Sept. 3 | |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast and Networking |
| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Stream Sessions |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Filipe Almeida: How to Develop a Social Innovation Ecosystem Based on a Multistakeholder Public Policy Approach |
| 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. | Awards Presentation and Networking and Closing Message |
| 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch-to-go and Farewell |
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Conference Code of Conduct
The International Social Innovation Research Conference is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all participants. We ask that all attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers adhere to the following guidelines to ensure a respectful, productive, and enjoyable experience for everyone.
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Treat all participants, speakers, and organizers with respect and kindness. Listen actively and engage with an open mind. Disagreements and differing opinions should be expressed respectfully.
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