MacRoberts sponsors Social Enterprise World Forum

The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) takes place in Edinburgh this week, with legal firm MacRoberts as one of its key sponsors.

Ten years since the first ever SEWF event took place in Scotland, Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS) – the founders of SEWF and organisers of the 2018 event – is set to welcome over 1,000 social enterprise delegates from around the world to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

The proghramme aims to offer inspiration, ideas and energy from local and global connections, to develop the vision for a global social enterprise movement.

This year’s event is themed around inspiring a new decade of impact, and MacRoberts partners Duncan Osler and Robin Fallas will be presenting throughout the three-day conference. Mr Fallas, a specialist in public and third sector matters, will present at a workshop on social procurement, while Mr Osler, an expert on public procurement law, will present on social enterprise structures. He will also co-chair a panel on social enterprise ecosystems and accelerating social enterprise development. MacRoberts is also hosting a workshop on the legal issues for social enterprises to consider as part of the programme.

MacRoberts has a longstanding relationship with SEWF, having previously participated in events in Rio, Calgary, Milan and Christchurch, while Scotland has taken a global lead in harnessing the potential of social enterprise.