Media invitation - Desjardins invites media representatives to the Cooperathon kick-off with Guy Cormier and Chris Hadfield

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Desjardins Group

Oct 01, 2019, 12:15 ET

MONTREAL, Oct. 1, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Desjardins is inviting media representatives to attend the Cooperathon kick-off in the company of special guests. Event details:

  • Date: October 2, 2019
  • Location: Montreal's Olympic Stadium
  • Program:
    • 9:15 a.m.: Address by Nicholas Thompson, editor-in-chief of Wired
    • 11:15 a.m.: North American premier of Demain est à nous, a documentary by Gilles de Maistre
    • 6:30 p.m.: Address by Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to walk in space
    • 7:30 p.m.: Discussion between José Adolfo Quisocala, the world's youngest banker, and Guy Cormier, President and CEO of Desjardins
    • 8:00 p.m.: Address by Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva, a leading P2P micro-credit website, and Chief Impact Officer at Aspiration Bank
  • Media representatives can register here: https://bit.ly/2nNB6cu
  • Full program available here: https://bit.ly/2ndIWMu
  • Press release available here: https://bit.ly/2nayJR6

SOURCE Desjardins Group

Media contact: Jean-Philippe Lepage, Office: 514-281-7000 or 1-866-866-7000, ext. 5557732, Cell: 514-260-1819, [email protected]

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About Desjardins Group Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the sixth largest in the world, with assets of $464.7 billion as at September 30, 2024. It has been named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by...