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Welcome to Next Economies Summit 2025

Click and mark your calendars for September 12-14, 2025 in Istanbul

The root cause of the climate, biodiversity, and social crises lies within our current economic system. Last year’s International Prosumer Economy Conference (IPEC2024) showed strong interest for coming together again and working towards “United Next Economies.”

Next Economies is distinct from other conferences due to its focus on actionable systemic solutions and their practical implementation. This unique approach attracts a diverse and influential global audience. Our conference draws in policy makers, impact and philanthrophic investors, companies and social entrepreneurs interested in sustainable and innovative practices. It also engages NGOs, international organizations, academia and professionals from various sectors, including finance, media, tech, and creative industries.

Stay updated with the latest news by following our social media accounts!

We look forward to welcoming you to Istanbul in September 12-14, 2025!

NEXT ECONOMIES PROGRAM

  • 10:00-14:10

Registration Till 18:15

  • 14:25–15:05

Change Game: Transformative Economies Board Game - Part 1

  • 15:20–16:00

Change Game: Transformative Economies Board Game - Part 2

  • 16:15–17:00

Next Economies 101 - Part 1

  • 17:15- 18:00

Next Economies 101 - Part 2

  • 18.30-20.00

Opening Speeches and Panel

  • 20.00-23.00

Welcome Cocktail & Music-Exposition

  • 10:00-14:10

Registration Till 18:15

  • 15:20-16:00

Private Sector Roundtable - Part 1

  • 16:15-17:00

Private Sector Roundtable - Part 2

  • 17:15-18:00

Private Sector Roundtable - Part 3

  • 18:30-20.00

Opening Speeches and Panel

  • 20:15-22:30

Welcome Cocktail & Music-Exposition

  • 09:30-10:00

Welcome Refreshments

  • 10:00-10:40

Keynote: Katherine Trebeck (Co-Founder, Wellbeing Economy Alliance)

  • 10:55-11:35

Prefigurative Economies

  • 11:50-12:30

The Role of Organizational Certification in the Next Economies

  • 12:30-13:30

Lunch

  • 13:30-14:10

Keynote: Amitabh Behar (Executive Director, OXFAM International)

  • 14:25-15:05

Fair Trade Today

  • 15:20-16:00

The Role of Social Enterprise Communities in the Next Economies

  • 16:15-17:00

Stewardship: Who should hold power over companies, and who should benefit from their profits?

  • 17:15-18:00

Keynote: Mads Christensen (Executive Director, Greenpeace International)

  • 09:30-10:00

Welcome Refreshments

  • 10:55-11:35

Energy & the Next Economies

  • 11:50-12:30

Media in the Next Economies

  • 12:30-13:30

Lunch

  • 14:25-15:05

Post-growth-inspired businesses for the Next Economies

  • 15:20-16:00

New Finance for New Economies

  • 16:15-17:00

Longevity Economies: Innovations, Trends, and Employability

  • 09:30-10:00

Welcome Refreshments

  • 10:55-11:35

Rethinking Education to Develop Skills for Next Economies

  • 11:50-12:30

Vector Money for the Next Economies

  • 12:30-13:30

Lunch

  • 14:25-15:05

Local Action in Food Sovereignty

  • 15:20-16:00

The Future of Economics: Plant-Based!

  • 16:15-17:00

Flipping the Script: Degrowth and the Rise of Inclusive and Women-Led Economies

  • 09:30-10:00

Welcome Refreshments

  • 10:55-11:35

Cooperative Resilience in the Age of Crises

  • 11:50-12:30

Post-Growth Entrepreneurship

  • 12:30-13:30

Lunch

  • 14:25-15:05

Practicing People and Planet First Organizations

  • 15:20-16:00

Collaborative Action on Food Sovereignty

  • 16:15-17:00

Co-opting Big Business in the transition to the Next Economies

  • 09:30-10:00

Welcome Refreshments

  • 10:00-10:40

“Churning the Earth” Screening & Keynote: Ashish Kothari

  • 10:55-11:35

Movements and Systems

  • 11:50-12:30

Movements and Trade

  • 12:30-13:30

Lunch

  • 13:30-14:10

Keynote: Simel Eşim (Head of Cooperatives, International Labor Organisation)

  • 14:25–17:00

General Assembly of the United Next Economies

  • 17:15-18:00

Closing & What's Next

  • 09:30-10:00

Welcome Refreshments

  • 10:55–11:35

Young Changemakers in the Next Economies

  • 11:50-12:30

The role of Philanthropy in the Next Economies

  • 12:30-13:30

Lunch

  • 17:15-18:00

Closing & What's Next

  • 09:30-10:00

Welcome Refreshments

  • 10:55–11:35

Information Activism for Next Economies

  • 11:50-12:30

Green Political Movements and the Next Economies

  • 12:30-13:30

Lunch

  • 17:15-18:00

Closing & What's Next

  • 09:30-10:00

Welcome Refreshments

  • 10:55–11:35

The Hybrid Economy: Where Social Impact, AI, and Entrepreneurship Intersect

  • 11:50-12:30

Uncoupling Money, Work, and The Good Life

  • 12:30-13:30

Lunch

  • 17:15-18:00

Closing & What's Next

GLOBAL PARTNERS

NEXT ECONOMIES KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Amitabh Behar

Amitabh Behar

Executive Director of Oxfam International
    Ashish Kothari

    Ashish Kothari

    Vikalp Sangam and Global Tapestry of Alternatives
      Katherine Trebeck

      Katherine Trebeck

      Co-Founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) and Member of the Club of Rome
        Mads Christensen

        Mads Christensen

        Executive Director of Greenpeace International
          Simel Eşim

          Simel Eşim

          Head, Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy (COOP/SSE) at International Labour Organization (ILO) Chair, UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)

            PANEL SPEAKERS

            Abbas Sibaii

            Abbas Sibaii

            Social Entrepreneur and Policy Strategist
              Alberto Masetti-Zannini

              Alberto Masetti-Zannini

              Global Development Director of Impact Hub Network
                Ali Ercan Özgür

                Ali Ercan Özgür

                Co-Founder of Inogar, Idema
                  Amanda Kiessel

                  Amanda Kiessel

                  Catalyst & Connector at Good Market
                    Amin Nehme

                    Amin Nehme

                    Founder and President of the Lebanese Development Network
                      Anna Chrysopoulou

                      Anna Chrysopoulou

                      Learning and Operations Lead at Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll)
                        Anna Luiza Behrens

                        Anna Luiza Behrens

                        Programme Officer at Partners for a New Economy
                          Annika Rosalie Schneider

                          Annika Rosalie Schneider

                          International Partnerships Lead at PURPOSE Foundation
                            Aylin Yardımcı

                            Aylin Yardımcı

                            Communications Director, Bridge to Türkiye Fund
                              Aynur Yılmaz

                              Aynur Yılmaz

                              Offers and Needs Market (OANM) Research Manager at Post Growth Institute (PGI)
                                Ayşe Göç Yalçınkaya

                                Ayşe Göç Yalçınkaya

                                Expert at Sustainability and Climate Change Centre of Marmara Municipalities Union
                                  Ayşe Sabuncu

                                  Ayşe Sabuncu

                                  Co-founder, Impact Hub İstanbul
                                    Baran Örnek

                                    Baran Örnek

                                    Climate Pioneers Co-Founder
                                      Begüm Özkaynak

                                      Begüm Özkaynak

                                      Professor of Economics, Boğaziçi University
                                        Berivan Eliş

                                        Berivan Eliş

                                        Co-founder of ImpactHub Ankara
                                          Berkay Yıldırır

                                          Berkay Yıldırır

                                          Animal Rights Activist, Sustainability Manager in Stand with Life Association
                                            Çagdaş Dedeoğlu

                                            Çagdaş Dedeoğlu

                                            Professor of Liberal Arts at Yorkville University, Founding Director of the Posthuman Lab
                                              Donnie Maclurcan

                                              Donnie Maclurcan

                                              Co-founder and Director of Strategy with the Post Growth Institute, and Affiliate Professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University
                                                Dovev Lavie

                                                Dovev Lavie

                                                Professor at Bocconi University and author of the Cooperative Economy
                                                  Ekin Al

                                                  Ekin Al

                                                  Onarım Atölyesi | Regenerative Impact Space & Doughnut Türkiye Community Founder
                                                    Erinch Sahan

                                                    Erinch Sahan

                                                    Business & Enterprise Lead, Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)
                                                      Ezgi Özkök Sefer

                                                      Ezgi Özkök Sefer

                                                      Ashoka Türkiye Country Director
                                                        Fikret Adaman

                                                        Fikret Adaman

                                                        Professor of Economics, Boğaziçi University
                                                          Fouad Zmokhol

                                                          Fouad Zmokhol

                                                          Dean of the School of Business and Management at Saint Joseph University
                                                            Gerry Higgins

                                                            Gerry Higgins

                                                            Managing Director of Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF)
                                                              Gözde Şekercioğlu

                                                              Gözde Şekercioğlu

                                                              Co-founder of iyiki.co, Social Designer
                                                                Hoshimi Sakai

                                                                Hoshimi Sakai

                                                                Animal Rights Advocate
                                                                  Irmak Ertör

                                                                  Irmak Ertör

                                                                  Associate Professor at The Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History, Bogaziçi University
                                                                    Itır Erhart

                                                                    Itır Erhart

                                                                    Ashoka Fellow, Inogar Board Member, TEGV Trustee and Advisory Board Member of the Theater Cooperative
                                                                      İlkim Derin Ören

                                                                      İlkim Derin Ören

                                                                      Young Changemaker & Ashoka Türkiye Co-Lead Team Member & Toucan Fellow
                                                                        Jack Jendo

                                                                        Jack Jendo

                                                                        Founder of Brain Digit
                                                                          Jackie Maalouf

                                                                          Jackie Maalouf

                                                                          MENA/Lebanon Co-chair at Catalyst Now
                                                                            Ken-ichi Kurita

                                                                            Ken-ichi Kurita

                                                                            Economist. Associate Professor at Tokyo Keizai University and, Director and Head Administrator of Good Money Lab
                                                                              Laurent Standaert

                                                                              Laurent Standaert

                                                                              Director of the Green European Foundation
                                                                                Leida Rijnhout

                                                                                Leida Rijnhout

                                                                                Chief Executive at World Fair Trade Organization
                                                                                  Luigi Cavallito

                                                                                  Luigi Cavallito

                                                                                  Multilateral and Institutional Partnerships at Catalyst Now
                                                                                    Maen Alaraj

                                                                                    Maen Alaraj

                                                                                    Lead Researcher and Software Developer, Global Communication Planning Co. Ltd and Researcher of Good Money Lab
                                                                                      Makoto Nishibe

                                                                                      Makoto Nishibe

                                                                                      Representative Director of Good Money Lab, Professor at Senshu University
                                                                                        Masayuki Yoshida

                                                                                        Masayuki Yoshida

                                                                                        Economist. Professor at Joetsu Univerity of Education and Director of Good Money Lab
                                                                                          Melanie Rieback

                                                                                          Melanie Rieback

                                                                                          Co-founder & CEO at Nonprofit Ventures
                                                                                            Merve Kavas

                                                                                            Merve Kavas

                                                                                            Director of Yekpare
                                                                                              Meryem Betül Erişen

                                                                                              Meryem Betül Erişen

                                                                                              Ecological Designer, Animal Rights Activist, Member of Stand with Life Association
                                                                                                Miho Soon

                                                                                                Miho Soon

                                                                                                Researcher, Money Trauma
                                                                                                  Nilgün Engin

                                                                                                  Nilgün Engin

                                                                                                  Co-Founder and Chairwoman | Stand with Life Association Regional Liaison for MENA & Africa | Animal Save Movement Menu Change Coordinator | Plant Based Treaty
                                                                                                    Orkun Doğan

                                                                                                    Orkun Doğan

                                                                                                    Social and Solidarity Economy Expert at Ozyegin University Sustainability Platform
                                                                                                      Özge Doruk

                                                                                                      Özge Doruk

                                                                                                      Project Coordinator, Green Thought Association
                                                                                                        Rowan Convey

                                                                                                        Rowan Convey

                                                                                                        Deputy Director of Just Transition Finance Lab, Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics
                                                                                                          Sam Baker

                                                                                                          Sam Baker

                                                                                                          Director of Business Declares
                                                                                                            Selin Usluer

                                                                                                            Selin Usluer

                                                                                                            Climate Activist, İklim Öncüleri
                                                                                                              Serra Titiz

                                                                                                              Serra Titiz

                                                                                                              Founder of Mikado Consulting
                                                                                                                Stephan Schenk

                                                                                                                Stephan Schenk

                                                                                                                Founder and CEO of Stapelstein
                                                                                                                  Steve Waddell

                                                                                                                  Steve Waddell

                                                                                                                  Co-Lead Bounce Beyond
                                                                                                                    Ursula El Hage

                                                                                                                    Ursula El Hage

                                                                                                                    Director of the Career Services and Entrepreneurship Center at Saint Joseph University
                                                                                                                      Uygar Özesmi

                                                                                                                      Uygar Özesmi

                                                                                                                      Founder & Instigator at Good4Trust.org, Board Chair at Prosumer Economy Society
                                                                                                                        Volkan Ş. Ediger

                                                                                                                        Volkan Ş. Ediger

                                                                                                                        Board Chair of ENIVA and Professor of Energy Systems at Kadir Has University
                                                                                                                          Yoshihisa Miyazaki

                                                                                                                          Yoshihisa Miyazaki

                                                                                                                          Economist. Associate Professor at Miyagi University and, Director and Deputy Head Administrator of Good Money Lab
                                                                                                                            Yunus Erduran

                                                                                                                            Yunus Erduran

                                                                                                                            Founder of Eğlenceli Bilim, Social Entrepreneur, InCommon Fellow and Researcher
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                                                                                                                                    This conference is sponsored by ST Climate to be carbon neutral by offsetting all travel, accommodation and conference related emissions.

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                                                                                                                                    INFORMATION

                                                                                                                                    Virtual Acces

                                                                                                                                    For those unable to attend in person, fear not. All conference sessions will be recorded and shared on the Prosumer Economy Society YouTube Channel. We will also have live broadcast and chat rooms for off-site participation.

                                                                                                                                    Networking

                                                                                                                                    Connect with like-minded individuals, fostering new relationships and potential collaborations within the Next Economies sphere.

                                                                                                                                    Parallel Sessions

                                                                                                                                    You can send us your proposals for panels, workshops, and forums.

                                                                                                                                    Booths

                                                                                                                                    You can visit the booths on the conference area and learn about our partners work and get to know Good4Trust producers.

                                                                                                                                    Workshops

                                                                                                                                    Explore a variety of workshops designed to deepen your knowledge of Next Economies and alternative economic models and entrepreneurship.

                                                                                                                                    International

                                                                                                                                    Speakers and participiants from around the world!

                                                                                                                                    Prosumer Economy Society

                                                                                                                                    Prosumer Economy Society was established in December 2015 by social entrepreneurs, civil society experts, researchers, scientists, ecology and human rights activists, financial technology and sustainability investors. Its purpose is to conduct research on ecologically and socially fair business models, strengthen and promote best practices, and inform the public about the positive effects of the prosumer economy on nature conservation and the construction of a sustainable society.

                                                                                                                                    Since its establishment, the society has been conducting various activities to establish a direct relationship between ecologically and socially fair producers and prosumers in different regions of Turkey, and to establish a sustainable, circular, and fair economy. Today, within the scope of the society’s impact, there are over 820 producers and more than 27,000 prosumers. Through https://turetimekonomisi.org/ you can reach the website.

                                                                                                                                    Prosumer Economy Society was established in December 2015 by social entrepreneurs, civil society experts, researchers, scientists, ecology and human rights activists, financial technology and sustainability investors. Its purpose is to conduct research on ecologically and socially fair business models, strengthen and promote best practices, and inform the public about the positive effects of the prosumer economy on nature conservation and the construction of a sustainable society.

                                                                                                                                    Since its establishment, the society has been conducting various activities to establish a direct relationship between ecologically and socially fair producers and prosumers in different regions of Turkey, and to establish a sustainable, circular, and fair economy. Today, within the scope of the society’s impact, there are over 820 producers and more than 27,000 prosumers. Through https://turetimekonomisi.org/ you can reach the website.

                                                                                                                                    Center for Energy and Sustainable Development (CESD)

                                                                                                                                    Established in 2015, the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development (CESD) at Kadir Has University serves as a leading hub for interdisciplinary research and development in the energy sector. CESD addresses the challenges of the global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources by integrating expertise from science, engineering, social sciences, and humanities. The center is committed to raising awareness of the critical connection between energy and sustainable development, shaping public opinion, and influencing policymakers and legislators at both national and international levels. This mission is supported by the active dissemination of research findings and engagement with diverse audiences.

                                                                                                                                    Established in 2015, the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development (CESD) at Kadir Has University serves as a leading hub for interdisciplinary research and development in the energy sector. CESD addresses the challenges of the global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources by integrating expertise from science, engineering, social sciences, and humanities. The center is committed to raising awareness of the critical connection between energy and sustainable development, shaping public opinion, and influencing policymakers and legislators at both national and international levels. This mission is supported by the active dissemination of research findings and engagement with diverse audiences.

                                                                                                                                    • Location

                                                                                                                                      Kadir Has Üniversitesi, Cibali, Kadir Has Cd., 34083 Fatih/İstanbul

                                                                                                                                    • Line Phone

                                                                                                                                      +90 216 599 04 92

                                                                                                                                    • Email

                                                                                                                                      une@turetimekonomisi.org