ABOUT THE
CONFERENCE
The goal of the conference was to significantly advance both the discussion and the practice of corporate volunteering in Europe, engaging key thought leaders as well as executives and managers of companies committed to developing strong, high impact volunteer efforts. The conference focused on corporate partnerships — with NGOs, with community and public sector organizations, and with UN agencies as well as company-to company collaborations. The health and strength of these partnerships is key to impactful corporate volunteering.
The 2017 conference was built on the conversations and learning that took place at the European Conference on Corporate Volunteering held in Zurich in September 2015, as well as the Forum: Corporate Volunteering Response to the Refugee Challenge held in Berlin in May 2016.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
The conference format was a mix of plenary sessions and forums. Plenaries are designed to present big ideas and provide inspiration. Forums are breakout sessions where participants share projects, partnership insights and best practices. The purpose of the forums is to stimulate a lively discussion to help shape our thinking and improve our own practices.
Read the Plenary and Forum Summaries
ATTENDEES
Over 113 NGOs, companies and government agencies were represented at the conference.
We welcomed professionals in the field of corporate citizenship, corporate social responsibility, community relations and volunteering; NGO representatives that facilitate or partner with corporate volunteer programs; representatives of United Nations agencies that work with corporate volunteers; and government officials responsible for formulating and implementing government policy and programs related to volunteering.
“la Caixa” Banking Foundation
Abbott
Abreparéntesis
ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd
Airbus
Ajuntament De Calvià
Aldeas Infantiles SOS
APADIS
Apadrinaunolivo.org
Ashoka
ASML
Asociación Madrileña contra la Fibrosis Quística
Asociación Grupo de Mayores de Telefónica
ATRESMEDIA
AXA
Bank Hapoalim
Bayerische Landesbank
BBVA
Bertelsmann SE & Co.KGaA
Better Shelter
Booking.com
Buergerinstitut e.V.
Cabildo Insular de Tenerife
Canal de Isabel II
CEAR
Cisco
COMINFHA Japan-Cameroon
Cooperación Internacional
Credit Suisse
Dell
Deloitte S.L.
Discovery Ltd.
DKV
DOT S.Coop
EDP
Emerging World
Ericsson
EVEN/CEV
Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos
Freiwilligen-Zentrum Augsburg
Fundación Telefónica
Fundació Bancària “la Caixa”
Fundació Catalunya Voluntària
Fundación “Pro Futuro”
Fundación Carmen Pardo
Fundación Cepsa
Fundación CODESPA
Fundación Exit
Fundación Fernando Pombo
Fundación Pinardi
Fundación SERES
Fundación Sindrome 5p-
Fundación Theodora
Gentera Sab de CV
GRACE
Hashiba Co. Ltd.
Hazloposible
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
IAVE
Iberdrola
IBM
Ibrahim Shemsedin Education Foundation
IFRC
Jeff Hoffman & Associates
Linklaters
Medtronic Foundation
Melià Hotels International
Mondelez International
Mutua Madrileña
NCVO
National Volunteer Center Charity Foundation
Russian National Volunteer Center
Novartis International AG
Novo Nordisk
Nutricio Sense Fronteres
Sar Navarra
Plataforma del Voluntariado de España
Points of Light
Pro Bono Lab
Prospera Foundation
Proyecto Popa – Fundación Isla Maciel
Randstad Holding
Reforesta
Ruach Tova
Russian Managers Association
Santalucía
SAP
Schneider Electric
Serve the City Spain
Sinpromi S.L.
Sistema Foundation
Sligo Volunteer Centre
Sociedad de San Vicente de Paúl en España
Som Fundació Catalana Tutelar
Synergic Partners, a Telefonica Company
Telefónica S.A.
The Federal Institute for the Development of Education
The Ritz-Carlton
The Walt Disney Company Ltd.
Tulip Foundation
Udruga Za Razvoj Civilnog Društva Bonsai
United Nations Volunteers
United Way Worldwide
UPS
V2V.net
Vodafone
Voluntare
Voluntariado y Estrategia
Voluntechies
Volunteer Vision
VSO
Yunus Social Business
MEDIA
Conference Host
Conference Supporters
Cooperating Organizations
