Ribering is one of the 13 ambitious social innovation ecosystems out of 140 applicants from all over Europe that have been selected to join the Consolid8 Social Innovation Ecosystem Accelerator, a program receiving financial support from the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe project ‘Consolidating deep & inclusive social innovation ecosystems’.
The program is run by a consortium of expert partners comprising DEEP Ecosystems, KOΛEKTIVA for social innovation and culture, fonduri-structurale.ro, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini, YourY Network | Social Entrepreneurs, and Center Noordung.
The chosen initiatives will actively engage ecosystem stakeholders and foster collaborations among strategic allies with a shared social innovation vision. Here’s a glimpse into the future they are shaping:
- Health Tech Lab led by Ivana Kostić, Ph.D. promotes health, med, and biotech innovations in Serbia and beyond.
- NEWDOOR Social Innovation Platform led by Diana Pershtein-Lapkis empowers social entrepreneurs and change-makers in Latvia.
- VIRIDIS – Green-Tech Investment AG by Josef Z. Koehl and his team build a collaborative ecosystem to support Green-tech innovators in Munich, Germany.
- eEco.ro by Teodora Ghenciu promotes the adoption of more sustainable business models and lifestyles in Romania.
- Sprint Innovation Hub by Poduzetnički centar Krapinsko-zagorske županije represented by Miroslav Macan and his team accelerates healthcare innovation in Central Croatia.
- The 351 Portuguese Startup Association represented by Elisa Tarzia builds a dynamic tech hub in Northern Portugal.
- The Global Shapers Community Luxembourg City Hub represented by Hanna Welter and Silvia Chilet bolsters the social entrepreneurship ecosystem of Luxembourg.
- Impact Hub Milano‘s team around Marco Nannini and Stefania Quaini take their Women Acceleration Program to the next level in Italy and beyond.
- Entrepreneurs Without Borders led by Donnie SC Lygonis supports the international build-up of local Impact Chapters, based on its successful model pioneered in Stockholm, Sweden.
- The Second Derivative by Dana Pavlychko builds an ecosystem for impact investors, philanthropists, and impact-oriented businesses in Ukraine.
- Visions2Ventures Venture Studio by Changemakers Lab, led by Vasili Sofiadellis and based on Lesvos, Greece, empowers social tech entrepreneurs, with a focus on internationalization of African tech startups working on education, healthcare, and financial inclusion.
- Puglia Women Lead by Gaia Costantino, Sonia Elicio, Gloria Elicio, Lara d’Argento, and Sabrina Fiorentino empowers young female minds with STEAM and entrepreneurship education in the Apulia Region of Italy.
- Ribering – Eventos con impacto en la Ribera del Duero by Jesus Iglesias Saugar, Ana Bartolomé, Cristina Ferrer, María Pascual, Raúl Antón and more, fosters social innovation & entrepreneurship, and promotes Nature-Based Solutions in the Ribera del Duero Region of Spain.