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Building a better world – consumer co-operatives’ commitments for 2012

2011-11-17
Building a better world – consumer co-operatives’ commitments for 2012

Cancun, 16th November 2011


  Building a better world

Consumer Co-operatives'  commitments for 2012

Cancun - wednesday 16th November, 14.00 - 17.00 ; Room: Star 5-6-7-8

Programme

 

14.00

Welcome and Introductory remarks

  • Anne Santamäki, CCW President

 

Session 1: Economic development

14.05

Building strong and competitive consumer co-operatives

  • Kuisma Niemelä, CEO, SOK Corporation, Finland - presentation langen

14.20

Consumer co-operation in South America: business perspectives

  • Marcio Francisco Blanco do Valle, Vice-President, COOP, Brazil- presentation langen
  • Rodolfo Zoppi, General Manager & Héctor Jacquet, Deputy General Manager, Coop Obrera, Argentina - presentation  langen

15.00

Round-Table debate: challenges and opportunities for business development of consumer co-operatives in the Americas Region

Moderators:

  • Manuel Mariño, Director ICA-Americas
  • Rodrigo Gouveia, Secretary-General, CCW

Participants:

  • Kuisma Niemelä, CEO, SOK Corporation, Finland
  • Marcio Francisco Blanco do Valle, Vice-President, COOP, Brazil
  • Rodolfo Zoppi, General Manager, COOP Obrera, Argentina
  • Robynn Shrader, CEO, NCGA, USA
  • Len Wardle, Chair, The Co-operative Group, UK

 

15.30

  ICA Expo announcement / Refreshments and networking

Session 2: 2012 initiatives

15.50

Case study: Americas Region

16.05

Case study : Asia and Pacific Region

16.20

 

Case Study: European Region

  • Len Wardle, Chairman, The Co-operative Group, UK - presentation  langen
16.35

 

Debate

16.50

 

Conclusions

  • Rodrigo Gouveia, Secretary-General, CCW

Languages:

English, Spanish and Russian