12 december 2025, Amsterdam
eCommons kick-off day
This one-day conference marks the launch of Vereniging eCommons and the presentation of MetaState: the first working prototype for our future digital infrastructure for the community economy.
We invite members of cooperatives, activists of the commons movement, civil servants, civil society leaders, and academics to exchange ideas, share visions, and explore the next steps for commons-based digital infrastructures in Amsterdam and beyond.
Alongside inspiring talks and discussions, we will present our roadmap with several wooncoöperaties and open the conversation on how eCommons can support a thriving community economy. Food and space for informal connection are included.
We invite members of cooperatives, activists of the commons movement, civil servants, civil society leaders, and academics to exchange ideas, share visions, and explore the next steps for commons-based digital infrastructures in Amsterdam and beyond.
Alongside inspiring talks and discussions, we will present our roadmap with several wooncoöperaties and open the conversation on how eCommons can support a thriving community economy. Food and space for informal connection are included.
Programme
Morning program
09:30 - 10:00 - Doors open and coffee
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome & opening remarks
10:05 – 10:20 Presentation of eCommons association
10:20 – 10:50 eCommons vision of a digital infrastructure for community economy
10:50 – 11:20 Web 3.0 DataSpace for the Commons Movement: Reclaiming Data, Infrastructure and Trust.
(Alex Tourski, Co-founder of Post Platforms & MetaState Foundations)
11:20 – 12:00 Panel with Martijn de Waal (HvA), Sander van der Waal (Waag FutureLab), Béla Teiwes (CrowdBuilding), and Sergei Zhilin (eCommons). Moderator: Sophie Bloemen (Commons Network)
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome & opening remarks
10:05 – 10:20 Presentation of eCommons association
10:20 – 10:50 eCommons vision of a digital infrastructure for community economy
10:50 – 11:20 Web 3.0 DataSpace for the Commons Movement: Reclaiming Data, Infrastructure and Trust.
(Alex Tourski, Co-founder of Post Platforms & MetaState Foundations)
11:20 – 12:00 Panel with Martijn de Waal (HvA), Sander van der Waal (Waag FutureLab), Béla Teiwes (CrowdBuilding), and Sergei Zhilin (eCommons). Moderator: Sophie Bloemen (Commons Network)
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00 Vegan lunch provided by a co-op "club de Club"
Afternoon program
13:00 – 13:30 Collaboration with partners: short presentations of CrowdBuilding, het Algemeen Belang, Commons Network, and Quodari
13:30 – 14:45 Presenting the Web 3.0 Data Space Prototype
(MetaState project)
14:45 - 15:00 - Coffee break
15:00 – 16:20 Discussion tables:
• Our Digital Infrastructure
• What Gets In The Way
• Bridges Between Commons
• Luddite Logic
16:20 – 16:30 Presentation of group results
16:30 - 16:40 Closing remarks
13:30 – 14:45 Presenting the Web 3.0 Data Space Prototype
(MetaState project)
14:45 - 15:00 - Coffee break
15:00 – 16:20 Discussion tables:
• Our Digital Infrastructure
• What Gets In The Way
• Bridges Between Commons
• Luddite Logic
16:20 – 16:30 Presentation of group results
16:30 - 16:40 Closing remarks
Borrel
16:40 - 18:00 Drinks and chats
Our Partners
The Venue
Ventilator Cinema and Bar at OT301
Overtoom 301, 1054 JL Amsterdam, Netherlands
Overtoom 301, 1054 JL Amsterdam, Netherlands