The International Summit of Cooperatives, the world's leading event for business development in the cooperative and mutual community, will be held from October 11 to 13 in Quebec City, Canada.
During those three days, participants, some affiliated with cooperatives and others not, will take a look at the new socio-economic and geopolitical realities in the company of some of the world’s leaders in their fields. We will then get to review the engines of growth and the most promising options for tackling sectoral challenges and opportunities. Finally, we will take part inworkshops designed to identify concrete actions for resolving the key issues around the world.
Take a glimpse at our day-by-day program and discover our confirmed speakers:
Acknowledging global socioeconomic and geopolitical trends and challenges
A host of high-profile speakers, including Joseph STIGLITZ - Economist, Nobel Laureate, Professor at Columbia University, Jeremy RIFKIN - Economist, Economic and social Theorist, Author and Political Advisor, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends andRobert REICH - Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, and Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, will provide a composite sketch of the major economic and financial trends, along with an outlook for the future.
Exploring our power to act
We will explore our capacity to act on the real economy with Philippe MANGIN - Chairman, InVivo and Mary McBRIDE - President, CoBank ACB and new schools of thought, such as our shared value and cooperatives’ key success factors, in the company of Mark KRAMER - Founder and Managing Director, FSG, and Senior Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University andMichel-Edouard LECLERC - President and CEO, Mouvement E.Leclerc.
Discover the 20 speakers who confirmed their participation for October 11.
Increasing our capacity to act – adapting to the new business reality
Like all businesses, cooperatives and mutuals must introduce the most efficient tools and the most effective strategies to ensure their development.
Navi RADJOU - Author, Speaker and Advisor in Innovation and Leadership, Yves MORIEUX - Senior Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group, Terry STUART - Chief Innovation Officer, Deloitte, Chris MAZZEI - Global Analytics Center of Excellence Leader and Global Chief Analytics Officer, Ernst & Young, Christine JACGLIN - CEO, Crédit Coopératif, Vic HUARD - Executive Vice-President Strategy, Federated Co-operatives Limited, Datuk MOHAMAD ALI HASAN - Vice-President, Malaysian National Co-operative Movement (ANGKASA), Jean ARONDEL - President, Fédération nationale des Caisses d’Épargne and Celso RAMOS RÉGIS - President, Confebras will be among our guests.
These practitioners are just a snapshot of the speakers who will tap into new business realities, such as developing a culture of innovation, frugal innovation, work in the digital era, start-up or expansion phase, committing to the community, gaining access to capital, the use of Big Data and the future of work.
Discover 33 speakers who will cover new business realities on October 12.
Expanding our economic power – sectoral challenges and business opportunities
Experts will shed new light on ways to adapt to the ever-changing competitive landscape and the need for cooperatives and mutuals to be competitive.
We will approach sectoral challenges and business opportunities with several speakers including:
- Andrew CRANE - CEO, Co-operative Bulk Handling (CBH Group) and Ghislain GERVAIS - President, La Coop fédérée for the sectoral meeting on agriculture and agri-food industries
- Tamotsu SHOZUI - President of the Board of Directors, Zenkyoren and Shaun TARBUCK - Chief Executive, The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation for the sectoral meeting on insurance
- Philippe BRASSAC - CEO, Crédit Agricole and Frank WESTHOFF - Board Member, DZ BANK AG for the sectoral meeting on banking and financial services
- Eudes DE FREITAS AQUINO - President, Unimed do Brasil, Giuseppe GUERINI - President, Federsolidarietà-Confcooperative and Gerard MARTÍ - Board Member, Fundación Espriu for the sectoral meeting on health and social care
- Scott BANDA - President and CEO, Federated Co-operatives Limited and Inja PARK - Chairperson of Consumer Activities, iCoop for the sectoral meeting on wholesale and retail trade
- Ariel GUARCO - President, Cooperative Confederation of the Republic of Argentina (Cooperar) and of the Federation of Electric and Utility and Services Cooperatives of the Province of Buenos Aires (Fedecoba) and Arantza LASKURAIN - Secretary General, Mondragon Corporation for the sectoral meeting on industry, services and energy
- Leonardo DELGADO - General Manager, Federation of Cooperatives of the Verapaces (Fedecovera) and Jocelyn LESSARD- Québec Federation of Forestry Cooperatives (FQCF) for the sectoral meeting on forestry.
Discover 47 speakers who will take part in sectoral meetings on October 12.
Did we mention the pre-Summit activities?
On October 10, Jean-Louis BANCEL - President, Coop FR, will share his experience and vision on a panel entitled “ Cooperative Umbrella Organizations Meeting – What should be done to improve the efficiency and visibility of our organizations?”.
Participants will also be able to take part in an activity entitled “Cooperatives and Mutuals in Action, Rebuilding after Natural Disasters – How Could They Join Forces to Be More Effective?” We will try to answer this question with Keshab Prasad BADAL - Chairman, National Co-operative Federation Ltd and Jocelyn SAINT-JEAN - Director General, Fédération des caisses populaires haïtiennes Le Levier.
Anne GABOURY - Vice-President, Développement international Desjardins (DID), Paul HAZEN - Executive Director, U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council and Florence RAINEIX - CEO, Fédération nationale des Caisses d’Épargne will participate in a panel entitled “Cooperatives, Mutuals and International Development – How Can We Do More and Better Together?”
Discover 11 speakers who will take part in the pre-Summit activities on October 10.
If you want to learn more about the Summit, discover the 100+ confirmed speakers.
The International Summit of Cooperatives will bring together more than 3,000 attendees from 90 countries. Register now!
