Media advisory - 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives: Program of Activities for October 9, 2014

QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 8, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - The 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives continues on October 9, 2014, at the Quebec City Convention Centre. Over 3,000 registered participants from 93 countries are expected for the second international economic summit of its kind.

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 9: 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 9, 2014:

Time	Activity	Speakers	Location
7:00 am	Conference Breakfast : Transforming the Retail Financial Services Operating Model 8:30 am : Press conference Room (204AB)	Paul BATTISTA,  Ernst & Young, Canada	Room 302AB
8 :30 am	Presentation Filene/International Co-operative Alliance Study on Cooperatives Capitalisation 9:30 am : Press conference Room (204AB)	Michael ANDREWS, Filene Research Institute, United States	Room 200ABC
8 :50 am	Presentation Equality, Sustainability and Economic Democracy (NO INTERVIEWS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THE PRESENTATION)	Richard WILKINSON, Author, Co-Founder and Board Member, Equality Trust, United Kingdom	Room 200ABC
9:30 am	Forum 8 Market Instability Study Report Policies to Address the Growing Instability of Agricultural Markets 10:50 am : Press conference Room (204AB)	Pierre PAGESSE, momagri, France	Room 2000A
9:30 am	Forum 9 Securing the Food Supply Chain Study Report Securing the Food Supply Chain and Selecting the Appropriate Mode of Financing 1:00 pm : Press conference Room (204AB)	Yves PELLE, PwC, France	Room 309AB
9:30 am	Forum 12 Emerging Health Care Models and Business Opportunities Study Report Co-operative and Mutuals in Health and Social Care Services Sector 11:00 am : Press conference Room (204AB)	Jean-Pierre GIRARD, LPS Production, Canada Dr José Carlos Guisado, International Health Cooperative Organisation (IHCO), Spain Vanessa Hammond, Health Care Co-operatives Federation of Canada (HCCFC), Canada Silvia Frezza, Italian Health Coop Federation, Italy J. Benoît Caron, Consortium coopératif québécois de services fédératifs, Canada	Room 303AB
9:30 am	Forum 14 Contributing Directly to Employee Wellness Study Report Cooperative and Mutual Insurers: Good to our People, Good to our World 11:10 am : Press conference Room (204AB)	Faye LAGEU, International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), United Kingdom	Room 2000C
11:15 am	Forum 16 Enhancing the Global Cooperative Image through Marketing Study Report Global Reputation Report Study Report At the Vanguard of Canadian Innovation: Compilation of Co-op Case Studies 12:35 pm : Press conference Room (204AB)	Shaun TARBUCK, International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), United Kingdom Julie CAFLEY, Canada's Public Policy Forum, Canada	Room 2000D
11:15 am	Forum 21 Governance in Associative Life Study Report Organizational and Governance Models of Cooperative Banks 12:45 pm : Press conference Room (204AB)	Éric LAMARQUE, IAE de Paris - Sorbonne Graduate Business School, France	Room  2000A
11:15 am	Forum 22 The Digital Cooperative 1:15 pm : Press conference Room (204AB)	Olivier FREY, Canada                                                             Anthony MURRAY, Co-operative News, United Kingdom	Room 304AB
2:00 pm	Ministerial Round Table Cooperative Creation and Development Around the World	John MANLEY, Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Canada Sithembiso G. G. NYONI, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development, Government of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Chaka FATTAH, Congressman, 2nd District of Pennsylvania, United States Boubker Mazoz, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Handicrafts, Solidarity and Social Economy, Kingdom of Morocco	Room 200ABC
4:00 pm	Round Table 7 The Future in 5 Key Actions     Summit Conclusion 5:30 pm : Onsite interviews	Dave GRACE, Dave Grace & Associates, United Sates (ON report)     Monique F. LEROUX, Desjardins Group, Canada Dame Pauline GREEN, International Co-operative Alliance, Belgium	Room  200ABC

SOURCE: 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives

Mathieu Lavallée, Media Relations, International Summit of Cooperatives, [phone] | + 1-418-649-5232, [email protected]