Media Advisory - 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives: Program of Activities for October 6, 2014

QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 3, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - The 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives officially begins on October 6, 2014, at the Quebec City Convention Centre. Over 2,500 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 27 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 6: intlsummit.coo /programme
• Follow the Summit on Twitter: twitter.com/IntlSummitCoop
• View webcasts of round tables and presentations: icastpro.ca/SommetCoop2014 (password: CoopQuebec2014)

Program, Main Activities, October 6, 2014:

Time	Activity	Participants	Location
1:30 pm	Pre-Summit forum: Affordable Energy and Economic Development 4:45 pm Press conference Room (204AB)	Russell Tucker, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), U.S.A. Martin Lowery, NRECA, U.S.A.. Jo Ann Emerson, NRECA, U.S.A.	Room 200 ABC
4 pm	Press conference and Summit opening	Dame Pauline Green, President, International Co-operative Alliance, Belgium Monique F. Leroux, Chair of the Board, President and CEO, Desjardins Group, Canada Jacques Daoust, Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Exports (Government of Quebec) Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec (Government of Canada)	Press Conference Room (204AB)
6:30 pm	Opening presentation (NO INTERVIEWS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THE PRESENTATION)	Peter Diamandis, Founder, Chairman and CEO of XPRIZE and co-author of Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, U.S.A.	Room 200 ABC

 

SOURCE: 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives

Mathieu Lavallée
Media Relations
International Summit of Cooperatives
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