Media advisory - 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives: Program of Activities for October 7, 2014

QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 6, 2014 /CNW/ - The 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives continues on October 7, 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 7: 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 7, 2014:

Time	Activity	Speakers	Location
7:00 am	Conference Breakfast: Winning Through Member Experience 8:30 am : Press conference Room (204AB)	Kaenan HERTZ, Ph. D.,  Ernst & Young, United States	Room 302AB
9:00 am	Presentation Directing Business and Finance Towards Developing a Good Society (NO INTERVIEWS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THE PRESENTATION)	Robert J. SHILLER,      2013 Nobel Co-Laureate- Economics and Distinguished Professor of Economics at Yale University, United States	Room 200ABC
1:40 pm	Study Report The Solution Revolution - Book 15 :35 pm : Onsite interviews, room 200AB	Paul MACMILLAN, Deloitte, Canada	Room 200AB
2:15 pm	Presentation Cooperatives and Employment: Future Opportunities Round Table 3 Job Creation and Heightened Productivity Study Report Global Report on Cooperatives and Employment 16 h : Press conference Room (204AB)	Sandra POLASKI, International Labour Organization (ILO), Switzerland Bruno ROELANTS, International Organisation of Industrial, Artisanal and Service Producers' Cooperatives (CICOPA), Belgium Monique F. LEROUX, Desjardins Group, Canada	Room 200ABC
4:15 pm	Round Table 4 Feeding 9 Billion People by 2050 Study Report New Vision for Agriculture, New Models for Action         (NO INTERVIEWS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THE PRESENTATION)	Lutz GOEDDE, McKinsey & Company, United States	Room  200ABC
6:15 pm	TOP•COOP Competition Awards Ceremony Chair First communications competition for cooperatives and mutual businesses. The objective of this world-class competition is to showcase communications campaigns and operations that focus on the added value generated by cooperatives. 18 h 30 : onsite interviews (Room 400ABC)	Top COOP winners Jan SCHIETTECATTE, International Cooperative Alliance, Belgium Suzanne GENDRON, Desjardins Group, Canada Charles GOULD, International Cooperative Alliance, Belgium	Room 400ABC

SOURCE: 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives

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