A must-see program this Saturday, October 6

Here finally arrived the long-awaited launch of Imagine 2012: The International Conference on Co-operative Economics, the official pre-summit event! This conference will provide a forum in which the...

Here finally arrived the long-awaited launch of Imagine 2012: The International Conference on Co-operative Economics, the official pre-summit event!

This conference will provide a forum in which the world’s major co-operatives leaders and leading economic thinkers from around the world can explore a new approach to economic analysis and thought that offers people around the world renewed hope for an economy that meets people’s needs.

At 7:00 p.m., welcome from the conference co-hosts:

Co-Masters of ceremonies:

  • Denyse Guy, Executive director, Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA), Canada
  • Bernard Brun, Director, Federal Government Relations, Desjardins Group, Canada

Followed by these conferences:

  • 7:30 p.m. – Why Are We Here? from J. Tom Webb, Conference Manager, Imagine 2012, Canada
  • 7:45 p.m. – Why Did Cooperatives Disappear From Economic Thought? from Stefano Zamagni, Vice Director, Bologna Centre, Italy

Registration from 3:00 p.m.

Come and learn about the new economic thinking emerging around the world and how it fits with co-operatives. Come to Imagine 2012.

Good conference to all participants!

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