Media advisory - 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives: Program of Activities for October 8, 2014

October 8, 2014 Quebec City

QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 7, 2014 Close to 200 leading experts from 42 countries will be on hand to share their knowledge and enrich dialogue on the cooperative and mutual model.

Journalists are welcome to attend the various activities, be the first to learn about the findings of over 25 exclusive studies to be unveiled, and interview presenters and panelists at press conferences. Only accredited members of the media will have access to the event site. Journalists who have not yet completed the accreditation process may do so here.

• View the full program for October 8: intlsummit.coop/program
• Follow the Summit on Twitter: twitter.com/IntlSummitCoop
• View webcasts of round tables and presentations: icastpro.ca/SommetCoop2014 (password: CoopQuebec2014)

Program, Main Activities, October 8, 2014:

Time	Activity	Speakers	Location
7:00 am	Summit Rendez-vous Improving our Understanding of the Markets and the Readability of Agricultural Strategies   8:20 am : Press conference Room (204AB)	Denis RICHARD, Coop fédérée, Canada Daniel CHÉRON, momagri, France Jacques CARLES, momagri, France Vincent CLOUTIER, Coop fédérée, Canada Bastien GIBERT, momagri, France Hafez GHANEM, Brookings, United States	Room 301AB
7:15 am	Conference Breakfast: Big Data, Big Opportunities 9:00 am : Press conference Room (204AB)	Drazen NIKOLIC, Ernst & Young, Germany	Room 302AB
11:00 am	Round Table 6 Stand Out in the Transition to a Sustainable Economy Study Report Sustainable finance: How cooperatives can lead the way in creating symbiosis between capital markets and the planet? Study Report The Future of Farming: The Rise of the Rural Entrepreneur - Updated version 12:30 pm : Press conference Room (204AB)	Toby A. A. HEAPS, Corporate Knights, Canada   Berry MARTTIN, Rabobank, Netherlands	Room 200ABC
11:00 am	Press conference: HEC and Desjardins Group joint announcement	Rym AYADI, HEC Montreal, Canada Jacques ROBERT, Montreal, Canada Monique F. LEROUX, Desjardins Group, Canada	Press Conference Room  (204AB)
2:00 pm	Forum 2 Boosting Performance through Education about the Cooperative Business Model Study Report Impact and Relevance of Co-operative Business Education 3:25 pm : Press conference Room (204AB)	Claude-André GUILLOTTE, IRECUS, Canada, on behalf of Co-operative Management Education at the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University, Canada	Room 2000D
2:00 pm	Forum 3 Attracting New Talent through Compensation, Mission and Organizational Culture Study Report Creating People Advantage 2014 – Creating Value through HR Excellence	Jean-Michel CAYE, The Boston Consulting Group, France	Room 309AB
2:00 pm	Workshop Is our Cooperative a Progressive Business? Study Report Toward a Progressive Business: The Concept and the Self-Diagnostic Tool for Cooperatives 3:45 pm : Press conference Room (204AB)	André COUPET, Paris Montréal Conseil, France	Room 306AB
2:00 pm	Forum 1 Growing Membership by Meeting the Changing Needs of Members Study Report The Cooperative Nature: An Overview 4:15 pm : Press conference Room (204AB)	Michel SÉGUIN, Guy-Bernier Cooperative Chair, Canada Monique F. LEROUX,  Desjardins Group, Canada	Room 2000A
3:45 pm	Presentation Demographics, Cooperatives and Innovation 4:45 pm : Onsite interviews, outside room 200ABC	David K. FOOT, University of Toronto, Canada	Room 200ABC
5:15 pm	Presentation World Co-operative Monitor 6:00 pm : Press conference Room (204AB)	Gianluca Salvatori, European Research Institute on Cooperatives and Social Enterprises (Euricse), Italy Dame Pauline Green, International Co-operative Alliance, Belgium	Room 200ABC
6:00 pm	Summit Rendez-vous Networking Cocktail : Educational Carbon Credits Launch Onsite interviews	Coopérative Forêt d'Arden Gilles LEHOUILLIER, Mayor of Lévis Pauline D'AMBOISE, Desjardins Group, Canada	Espace Urbain

SOURCE: 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives

For further information: Mathieu Lavallée, Media Relations, International Summit of Cooperatives, [phone],| + 1-418-649-522, [email protected]