Program

Validation Committee

The unique and diverse program developed for the 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives is the result of the invaluable collaboration of a validation committee made up of major players in the cooperative community, along with leading researchers and experts from various countries and cooperative sectors.

The 2012 Summit is pleased to introduce to you the members of the validation committee, who generously collaborated in developing the program.

John Anderson
Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy
Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA)

Sylvie St-Pierre Babin
Member of the board of directors
Desjardins Group
President of the council of representatives Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord du Québec
Caisse Desjardins de Hull

Kathy Bardswick
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Co-operators Group Limited

Jean Beaudoin
Manager, Democratic Life and Member Services Department
Desjardins Group

Marie Boissonneault
Manager, Cooperation and Organizational Ethics Departement
Desjardins Group

Bill Cheney
President and Chief Executive Officer
Credit Union National Association (CUNA)

Louis Favreau
Chairholder, Canada Research Chair in Community Development
Université du Québec en Outaouais

Anne Gaboury
Vice-president, Development international Desjardins
Desjardins Group

Charles Gould
General Manager
International Co-operative Alliance (ICA)

John Gully
Senior Vice-President, Communications
International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF)

Jean-François Harel
Secretary of the Board and Special Advisor, Institutional Affairs
La Coop fédérée (Head Office)

Michel Lafleur
Director, Department of Management and Human Resources Management
Université de Sherbrooke
Director
Institut de recherche et d'éducation pour les coopératives et les mutuelles de l'Université de Sherbrooke (IRECUS)

Réjean Lantagne
General Manager
Société de coopération pour le développement international (SOCODEVI)

André Leclerc
Director of the Caisses populaires acadiennes' Chair in Co-operative Management
Moncton University

Tom Lemieux
Vice-president, Kamouraska et Chaudière-Appalaches Regional Division
Desjardins Group

Jocelyn Lessard
General Manager
Fédération québécoise des coopératives forestières

Felice Llamas
Social Affairs Officer
United Nations (UN)

Tarek Mansour
Associate
McKinsey

Yves Mathieu
Vice-president, Agricultural and Agri-food Sectors Division
Desjardins Group

René Moreau
Vice-president
Agropur

Sonja Novkovic
Professor - Economics
Saint Mary's University

Michel Rouleau
Member of the board of directors
Desjardins Financial Security
President of the Investment Committee
Desjardins Group

Felice Scalvini
President
European Confederation of Workers and Social Cooperatives (CECOP)
Vice-president
International Organisation of Industrial, Artisanal and Service Producers’ Co-operatives (CICOPA)

Hélène Simard
President and Chief Executive Officer
Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité (CQCM)
Member of the Board of Directors
Conseil canadien de la coopération et de la mutualité (CCCM)

Shaun Tarbuck
Chief Executive
International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF)

Tom Webb
Program Manager, Master of Management - Co-operatives and Credit Unions
Saint Mary's University