Ownership Economy Day at ECOSYSTEM Summit, September 17, 2026
Barcelona agenda.
See the complete Barcelona programme across every room, with concurrent sessions aligned side by side.
Complete programme
Every room, on one schedule.
Shared sessions occupy a full row. When the programme splits, each room stays in its own column so you can compare sessions without losing the time of day.
Setting the Day
Why ownership design matters, where Europe is leading, and the questions guiding the day.
Market Power, AI, Development and Freedom: Paths Forward
Dr. Hamid RashidTitleChief, Global Economic MonitoringCompanyUnited Nations DESAJan EeckhoutTitleProfessor of EconomicsCompanyLondon School of EconomicsNuria Oliver, PhDTitleScientific Director and Co-FounderCompanyELLIS Alicante Foundation
A conversation on artificial intelligence, wages, bargaining power, productivity, job quality, market concentration, and European policy responses.
Ideology vs. Practice in Building the World's Largest Federation of Cooperatives
Ander Etxeberria OtaduiTitleHead of Cooperative DisseminationCompanyMONDRAGON Corporation
How MONDRAGON turned democratic ownership, solidarity, and shared prosperity into a global federation, and the tensions that arise when those commitments meet competitive markets.
Autopsy of a Good Idea: Why Platform Coops Didn't Scale and What Mutualistic AI Must Do Differently
Damiano AvellinoTitleCEOCompanyMemorAIz
A candid look at network effects, capital constraints, marketplace liquidity, regulation, and other barriers that limited platform cooperatives, with lessons for mutualistic AI ecosystems.
Morning networking break
Hosted networking for the full group, with additional space in the Norrsken common areas.
The Capital Stack for Shared Upside: Ownership Innovation in and Beyond Europe
Daniel SorrosalTitleSecretary GeneralCompanyFEBEASarah de HeuschTitleDirectorCompanySocial Economy EuropeKosta JuriTitleDirectorCompanyInstitute for Economic Democracy
Whether ownership innovation can be financed without becoming extractive, with a focus on patient capital, mission-aligned finance, and governance that preserves shared upside.
Built to Last: How to Build Institutions with Purpose in a Consolidating World
Christian KrollTitleFounder and CEOCompanyEcosiaJuho MakkonenTitleCofounderCompanySharetribeJames de le VingneTitleCEOCompanyEmployee Ownership AssociationLilly PokrakaTitleProject ManagerCompanyPurpose Foundation
How institutions can preserve mission, redesign control, and separate economic upside from decision rights through growth, consolidation, and succession.
Scaling Humanitarian Innovation through Shared Infrastructure and Cross-Sector Partnerships
Hosted by WFP Innovation Accelerator, Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
A collaborative workshop on the shared infrastructure, services, and cross-sector partnerships needed to address common humanitarian challenges and accelerate responsible innovation.
Lunch at Skapa Restaurant
A shared lunch with time for hosted introductions, table conversations, and follow-up meetings.
Ownership as a Primitive for Development: Transparency, Privacy and the Future of Trusted Value Chains
Romain LiotTitleCofounder and Former COOCompanyAdore MeThom TownsendTitleExecutive DirectorCompanyOpen OwnershipWendy ThomasTitleData ManagerCompanyExtractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Beneficial ownership transparency as a tool for responsible trade, investment, procurement, governance, due diligence, and trust across value chains.
From Data Access to Data Agency
Mohammad Al-UbaydliTitleCEOCompanyPatients Know Best
Patient-held records, public-interest data infrastructure, and ways to share health data without platform capture.
In Conversation: Ownership Across Real Infrastructure
Nuri PalmadaTitleCooperative Board MemberCompanySom EnergiaCarles Baiges CamprubíTitleArchitect and Co-FounderCompanyLacolSonja BetschartTitleCo-Founder and Co-PilotCompanyWeRoboticsDr. Jens LowitzschTitleDirectorCompanyKelso Institute Europe
How ownership principles apply to physical, digital, civic, and market infrastructure, with attention to control rights, stakeholder voice, financing, and long-term stewardship.
Data Sovereignty in Action: Building Trusted Digital Ecosystems for Local Leadership
Hosted by Humanitarian Innovation Lab, KoboToolbox, CRISTA, CLEAR Global, AAvance
Practical approaches to data sovereignty, interoperability, and sustainable digital infrastructure that strengthen local leadership and allow data to serve the communities that generate it.
Afternoon networking break
A break for the full group before the closing programme.
Kelso's Vision: Ownership at the Center of Inclusive Economies
Dr. Jens LowitzschTitleDirectorCompanyKelso Institute Europe
How widespread capital ownership can distribute economic power and give consumers, communities, residents, producers, and other groups a direct stake.
From Labels to Shared Rails: Ownership as the Missing Layer in Trusted Commerce
Dr. Elizabeth BennettTitleProfessor of International AffairsCompanyLewis and Clark College
How certification, traceability, and market infrastructure can recognize whether workers, suppliers, and producer communities share in the upside they help create.
Federation, Ownership and Interoperability: Parley Association and Building an Environmental Data Commons
Martin SmithTitleCEO and CofounderCompanyCommonShare
A working session on governance, access, contribution rules, and incentives for an environmental data commons that can be trusted without becoming extractive.
Reception on the rooftop
Continue the day's conversations, reconnect across sessions, and identify next steps.
Optional Group Dinners
Optional small group dinners around Barcelona for attendees who want to continue ownership economy conversations after the formal programme.
Programme details follow the official Barcelona agenda Registered attendees receive schedule updates from the event team.