The 2025 edition of the Social Enterprise Open Camp has come to a close today, after four intense days across Turin, Cuneo and Pollenzo, with Torino Social Impact among the system partners.

Over these four days, social enterprises, organisations and foundations engaged in intensive workshops and plenary sessions with visionary speakers such as Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer at MIT & Founding Chair; Patrice Schneider, Chief Strategy Officer; Adama Sanneh, CEO & Co-founder of the Moleskine Foundation; Mario Calderini, Full Professor at the Politecnico di Milano and Spokesperson for Torino Social Impact; and Peter Holbrook, CEO of Social Enterprise UK.

On one hand, the event highlighted the growing importance of advancing the social enterprise model—a model that places people and the planet at its core, promotes genuine systemic change in economic paradigms, and invests in the transformative power of innovation, culture and partnership-building. On the other, discussions explored the shifts taking place in the philanthropic sector, with a transition from a financial reporting–driven approach to one grounded in trust and in assessing the social and environmental impact generated. This shift aims to align all actors around shared goals, while reducing administrative burdens that hinder a long-term and results-oriented culture.

The debate also addressed themes related to place-based approaches, territorial development and community engagement, exploring how impact-driven principles can guide urban regeneration and shape the future of communities. Culture and creativity emerged as essential drivers of social transformation, opportunity creation, empowerment of marginalised groups and community activation. The workshops provided a concrete space to advance projects and approaches related to housing, innovation, inner areas, access to cultural and natural heritage, disability, education and many other fields.

It was a privilege to host the Social Enterprise Open Camp – TOGETHERNESS – Cultivating Systemic Change, which offered an immersive and intensive residential training format, featuring a rich programme of workshops and plenary sessions addressing some of the most pressing themes in social entrepreneurship and impact investing.