With less than four months until the Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi, India, ICA Director General Jeroen Douglas provides an overview of the conference theme: Cooperatives Build Prosperity for All.
Hosted by the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO) and the 18 ICA member organisations in India, the conference will feature four plenary sessions, each accompanied by four parallel sessions.
During these sessions, delegates will get to explore four key themes. The first will focus on building Enabling Policy and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. This means creating spaces for cooperatives to thrive at the local, national and international levels, making sure that the legislation and business environments promote and advance cooperatives.
The second theme will centre on Reaffirming our Cooperative Identity, using insights from a global consultation on deepening the cooperative identity initiated at the 33rd World Cooperative Congress in 2021, in the Republic of Korea. In New Delhi, delegates will explore the shared heritage and practice of cooperation from the perspectives of different countries, sectors and environments, and under a unified umbrella of values and principles.
A third theme delegates will delve into at the conference is how to Nurture Purposeful Leadership by equipping people with the right skills to change the world for the better. While cooperatives already do this, the conference will explore how they can further harness people’s potential, and steer society towards a just, equitable and resilient future.
The fourth theme at the conference is - Shape a Just, Equal and Resilient Future. By discussing this topic, the conference will address ideas, methods and techniques that will strengthen cooperatives, in their mission to tackle inequalities and strengthen communities left behind in the global economy.
Watch Jeroen Douglas’s video to learn more about each of these priorities.
To find out more about the theme and how to register for the event, visit the conference website.
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