ABOUT US
Founded in 1997, Diesis Network is now one of the widest networks specialised in supporting the development of the social economy, social entrepreneurship and social innovation.
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MANIFESTO
The Diesis Manifesto was created collectively with our members in 2020. This bottom-up approach ensured that the network’s future direction is determined by its community and that it delivers support that is specifically tailored to the community’s needs. It resulted in setting strategic goals for our network. The Diesis Manifesto serves as “white paper” for the Diesis Network’s future activities and strategic direction.
GENDER EQUALITY PLAN
Gender Equality Plan of Diesis was adopted in February 2022 by the Executive Committee. The Plan reflects the diversity within our organization, and of the communities we serve in line with the requirements set out by the European Commission.
The plan will help us, over the next 3 years, to navigate and accelerate the gender equality journey that Diesis must take in order to improve its performance. It is intended to be a living document that will be updated regularly to accommodate new actions and developments.
ANNUAL REPORT
2021 is the year that will be remembered for the Social Economy Action Plan, which represents a landmark in terms of policy for our sector and also a new start, raising the bar of both challenges and expectations.
The Diesis Network has continued to grow and expand in terms of both geographical coverage and production of knowledge.
Discover more in our 2021 Annual Report.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gianluca Pastorelli
President of the Board
Executive President of
Diesis Network, Belgium
Sabina Bellione
Vice President of the Board
Manager International Area at Consorzio CGM, Italy
Paloma Arroyo
Member of the board
Director of
COCETA, Spain
Massimo D’Andrea
Member of the board
Board Director at Consorzio Ruini
Impresa Sociale, Italy
Michela Vogrig
Member of the board
Member of Presidency of Legacoopsociali, Italy
Denis Stokkink
Member of the board
President of European Think Tank Pour la Solidarité, Belgium
Sebastjan Pikl
Member of the board
Member of the Board of Social Economy Slovenia Association, Slovenia
OUR TEAM
Gianluca Pastorelli
Executive President
Digitalisation and Internationalisation
of Social Economy
Alessia Sebillo
Executive Director
Education, Training and
Anti-discrimination
Dorotea Daniele
Managing Director
and Senior Expert
Social Economy and Social
Entrepreneurship
Eleonora Lamio
Project Manager and
Policy Officer
Social Entrepreneurship
and Youth empowerment
Vesa Latifi
Project Manager and
Equality Officer
Diversity, Migration and Digital Inclusion
Paul Hammoud
Project Manager
New European Bauhaus
and Social Inclusion
Helena Cano
Communications
Manager
Anastasia Costantini
Senior Expert
Twin Transition and
New European Bauhaus
Marta Bruschi
Senior Expert
Network and Community Engagement
Melinda Kelemen
Senior Expert
Labour Market
Samuel Barco
Senior Expert
International dimension of Social Economy and SE Ecosystems
Francesco De Rosa
Senior Expert
Social Economy
Vittoria Miconi
Intern
Administration
Laia Orozco Joan
Erasmus for
Young Entrepreneurs
Beatriz Gateira
Intern
Sustainable tourism
Fabiana Pompermaier
Intern
Internationalisation and gender equality
EXTERNAL EXPERTS
Apostolos Ioakimidis
Social Economy Expert
Toby Johnson
Social Economy Expert
Monica Tobaldin
Linguistic Expert
Alessio Pisano
Video and Image Expert