First speakers announced for ICA Global Cooperative Conference

14 Aug 2024

We are excited to share the first wave of speakers for the ICA Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi, India.

Francesca Ottolenghi: An expert in international cooperation, she is a Professor at the University of Rome La Sapienza; Chief of the International Relations, Sustainability and Cooperation and Equal Opportunity Offices of Legacoop; and Chair of the International Cooperative Development Platform (ICDP) Committee of the ICA.

Cory Efram Doctorow: Science fiction author, activist and journalist who was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2020.

Revant Himatsingka (popularly known as Food Pharmer): A food crusader who is on a mission to make 140 crore (1.4 billion) Indians become health literate. 

Dr Udai Shankar Awasthi: Managing Director of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), the largest fertiliser producer and marketer in India. 

Visit the event website to read more about these and other speakers, including Vandana Shiva (environmental thinker, activist, philosopher, writer and policy advocate), António Guterres (United Nations Secretary-General), Doug O’Brien (CEO, NCBA-CLUSA), Roeland Monasch (CEO, Aflatoun), Rose Marley (CEO, Co-operatives UK) and more…

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