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    Dev Aujla

    Social Entrepreneur & Founder of DreamNow

    DreamNow

  • D.-Sawadogo-thumb.png

    Daouda Sawadogo

    Chief Executive Officer

    Réseau des caisses populaires du Burkina (RCPB)

  • N-Kuria-thumb.jpg

    Nelson Kuria

    Managing Director/CEO

    CIC Insurance Group

  • E-Pezzini-thumb.jpg

    Enzo Pezzini

    Director

    Confcooperative

  • J-Lessard-thumb.jpg

    Jocelyn Lessard

    General Director

    Fédération québécoise des coopératives forestières

  • Y-Le-Morvan-thumb.jpg

    Yves Le Morvan

    Deputy Chief Executive Officer

    Coop de France

  • M-Lowery-thumb.jpg

    Martin Lowery

    Executive Vice President, External Affairs

    The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

  • D-Labistour-thumb.jpg

    David Labistour

    Chief Executive Officer

    Mountain Equipment Co-op

  • R.-Shrader-thumb.jpg

    Robynn Shrader

    Chief Executive Officer

    National Cooperative Grocers Association

  • S.Riendeau-thumb.jpg

    Serge Riendeau

    Président

    Agropur

  • LH-Ketilson-thumb.jpg

    Lou Hammond Ketilson

    Director, and Fellow in Co-operative Management

    University of Saskatchewan

  • P.-Gollier-thumb.jpg

    Patrice Gollier

    Chief Executive Officer

    InVivo

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    Antoinette C. Roxas

    Youth Sector Representative

    Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) Multi-Purpose Cooperative

  • Andrew-Bibby-thumb.jpg

    Andrew Bibby

    Writer and Journalist

  • H-sibille-thumb.jpg

    Hugues Sibille

    Vice-president

    Crédit Coopératif

  • L-Waridel-thumb2.jpg

    Laure Waridel

    Ecosociologist

  • C-Borzaga-thumb.jpg

    Carlo Borzaga

    President

    Euricse

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    Debra L. Da Costa

    Vice President, Marketing

    United Nations Federal Credit Union

  • C-Jourdain-thumb.jpg

    Claude Jourdain

    Executive Director

    Le Réseau de la coopération du travail du Québec (RCTQ)

  • C-Geber-Teir-thumb.jpg

    Carina Geber-Teir

    Chief Communications Officer

    OP-Pohjola Group

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    Bruno Roelants

    General secretary

    CICOPA

  • E-Ostrom-thumb.jpg

    Elinor Ostrom

    Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2009)

  • P-Marks-thumb.jpg

    Peter MARKS

    Chief Executive

    The Co-operative Group

  • T.-Vrooman-thumb.jpg

    Tamara Vrooman

    President & Chief Executive Officer

    Vancity

  • TSuee-Chieh-thumb.jpg

    Tan Suee Chieh

    Chief Executive Officer

    NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited

  • V.-Sapovadia-thumb.jpg

    Dr. Vrajlal Sapovadia

    Executive Director

    Shanti Business School

  • S.-Tarbuck-thumb.jpg

    Shaun Tarbuck

    Chief Executive

    ICMIF - International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation

  • S.-Akinlay-Paraguya-thumb.jpg

    Sylvia Okinlay-Paraguya

    Chief Executive Officer

    National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO)

  • K-Bardswick-thumb.jpg

    Kathy Bardswick

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    The Co-operators

  • D-Moroney-thumb.jpg

    David Moroney

    Chief Financial Officer

    CBH Group

  • PA-Kiriwandeniya-thumb.jpg

    P. A. Kiriwandeniya

    Chairman

    SANASA

  • JL-Bancel-thumb.jpg

    Jean-Louis Bancel

    President

    Groupe Crédit Coopératif

  • H-Simard-thumb.jpg

    Hélène Simard

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité

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    Won-Byung Choi

    Chairman

    National Agricultural Co-operative Federation (NACF)

  • N-Desautels-thumb.jpg

    Normand Desautels

    Senior Vice-President, Personal Services

    Desjardins Group

  • E-de-Freitas-Aquino-thumb.jpg

    Dr. Eudes de Freitas Aquino

    President

    Unimed do Brasil

  • S-Banda-thumb.jpg

    Scott Banda

    Chief Executive Officer

    Federated Co operatives Limited (FCL)

  • A-Ouedraogo-thumb.jpg

    Alpha Ouédraogo

    General Manager

    Confédération des institutions financières (CIF) - West Africa

  • R-Petrella-thumb.jpg

    Riccardo Petrella

    Economist, political scientist and alter-globalist

  • E-Lamarque-thumb.jpg

    Éric Lamarque

    Professor and research director

    Université de Montesquieu Bordeaux IV

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    Dominique Lefebvre

    President

    Fédération nationale du Crédit Agricole

  • A-Kuijpers-thumb.jpg

    Arnold Kuijpers

    Director Corporate Affairs

    Rabobank Nederland

  • HH-Munker-thumb.jpg

    Hans-H. Münkner

    Professor

    Philipps-Universität Marburg

  • P-Hazen-thumb.jpg

    Paul W. Hazen

    Executive Director

    U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council

  • L-Delgado-thumb.jpg

    Leonardo Delgado

    General Manager

    Federacion de Cooperativas de las Verapaces - FEDECOVERA

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    Denis Richard

    President

    La Coop fédérée

  • JC-Dodds-thumb.jpg

    J. Colin Dodds

    President and Vice Chancellor

    Saint Mary's University

  • J-Retsakis-thumb.jpg

    John Restakis

    Executive Director

    British Columbia Co-operative Association

  • R-Griffiths-thumb.jpg

    Rachel Griffiths

    Co-Founder

    Reputation Consultancy

  • T-McAlpine-thumb.jpg

    Tim McAlpine

    President & Creative Director

    Currency Marketing

  • D-Barton-thumb.jpg

    Dominic Barton

    Global Managing Director

    McKinsey & Company

  • F-Dirgincius-thumb.jpg

    Fortunatas Dirgincius

    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

    Lithuanian Central Credit Union

  • S.E.-Sorensen-thumb.jpg

    Svend Erik Sørensen

    Vice President

    Danish Crown

  • JAC-Villanueva-thumb.jpg

    José Antonio Chávez Villanueva

    Youth co-operator representative

    Federación Alianza

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    André Coupet

    Consulting Partner

    SECOR

  • D-Guy-thumb.jpg

    Denyse Guy

    Executive Director

    Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA)

  • R-Beavers-thumb.jpg

    Ray Beavers

    Chief Executive Officer

    United Cooperative Services

  • A-Leclerc-thumb.jpg

    Alain Leclerc

    Chief Executive Officer

    Fédération des coopératives funéraires du Québec

  • J-Baistow-thumb.jpg

    John Baistow

    Chairman

    bankmecu

  • N.-Roubini-thumb.jpg

    Nouriel Roubini

    Professor of Economics, NYU's Stern School of Business and Chairman, Roubini Global Economics.

  • F.-Scalvini-thumb.jpg

    Felice Scalvini

    Vice-president (Europe)

    International Co-operative Alliance

  • J.-Lipp-thumb.jpg

    Judith Lipp

    Executive Director

    TREC Renewable Energy Co-operative & TREC Education

  • D-Wheeler-thumb.jpg

    David Wheeler

    Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability) and Dean of Business

    University of Plymouth

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    Omer Chouinard

    Professor and doctor in sociology

    Université de Moncton

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    A. Michael Spence

    Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2001)

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    Monique F. Leroux

    Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

    Desjardins Group

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    Jean Emmanuel Bouchard

    President

    Fédération québécoise des coopératives en milieu scolaire (Coopsco)

  • R-Kemble-thumb.jpg

    Rebecca Kemble

    President

    US Federation of Worker Cooperatives

  • M-Lucas-thumb.jpg

    Michel Lucas

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

    Crédit Mutuel

  • T-Redies-thumb.jpg

    Tracy Redies

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Coast Capital Savings

  • C-Heavyside-thumb.jpg

    Colin Heavyside

    Director - Chairman

    Capricorn Society Limited

  • C-lafleur-thumb.jpg

    Claude Lafleur

    Chief Executive Officer

    La Coop fédérée

  • S.-Novkovic-thumb.jpg

    Sonja Novkovic

    Professor

    Saint Mary's University

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    Dame Pauline Green

    President

    International Co-operative Alliance

  • Emilio-Miguel-Almada-thumb.jpg

    Emilio Miguel Almada

    President

    Cooperativa 7 de Septiembre Ltda.

  • R-Gouveia-thumb.jpg

    Rodrigo Gouveia

    Secretary-General

    Euro Coop

  • H-Guider-thumb.jpg

    Hervé Guider

    General Manager

    Groupement européen des banques coopératives

  • Geneva-Guerin-thumb.jpg

    Geneva Guerin

    Director

    Sustainability Solutions Group

  • B-Motulsky-thumb.jpg

    Bernard Motulsky

    Chair of Public Relations and Marketing Communications

    UQAM

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    José Hugo Lares Sierra

    General Manager

    Finca Triunfo Verde

  • Jacques-Attali-thumb.jpg

    Jacques Attali

    Economist and writer, President of PlaNet Finance

Booklets

Program

The call for scientific paper proposals has ended

The Summit's committee of experts has received a number of proposals for scientific papers from researchers interested in the cooperative model.

The committee now has the difficult task of deciding which proposals to accept. The announcement will be made on April 27.

Selected papers will be compiled in a special volume published for the Summit. Authors of the best papers will also be invited to present their results to the 2,000 Summit participants.

Read the technical information.

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