The momentum behind BordeauxGSEF2025, the 7th GSEF Global Social and Solidarity Economy Forum, which will be hosted in Bordeaux, France, from October 29 to 31, 2025, is officially underway!

The GSEF Forums are key moments for the SSE internationally: to share our experiences and expertise with the whole world, and to demonstrate the strength of the movement that the SSE is driving for just transitions towards sustainable and inclusive development on all territories.

To find out more about the BordeauxGSEF2025 Forum, visit the dedicated website: https://bordeauxgsef2025.org/

A public launch event was held on December 3, 2024 at Bordeaux City Hall. The co-organizers of BordeauxGSEF2025 took the floor in turn to reiterate their commitment to making the Forum a success: 

• Pierre Hurmic, Mayor of Bordeaux, GSEF Co-President
• Stéphane Montuzet, President of CRESS Nouvelle-Aquitaine, GSEF Co-President
• Benoît Hamon, President of ESS France
• Alain Garnier, Vice-President of Bordeaux Métropole, Deputy Co-Chairman of the GSEF
• Jean-Luc Gleyze, President of the Gironde Department, GSEF continental alternate Co-chair for Europe
• Alain Rousset, President of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, GSEF Continental Co-Chair for Europe

And key messages of support and mobilization were broadcast: 

• Marie-Agnès Poussier-Winsback, Minister Delegate for SSE in France
• Juan Mari Aburto, Mayor of Bilbao, host city of the GSEF2018
• Mamie Awou Dieng Lo, Deputy Mayor of Dakar, host city of the previous edition, GSEF2023