Agenda

group of coop photosCooperatives: Meeting Development Challenges of
the 21st Century
Thursday, May 20, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Reception to follow
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C.

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Time Activity
8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m.

Welcome
Paul Hazen, Conference Planning Committee Chair and NCBA President
Tom Carter, Honorary Co-chair and USAID, Office of Development Partners
Rob Nooter, Executive Director, OCDC

9:15—10:15 a.m.

Plenary Addresses
The Global Importance and Impact of Cooperatives
Dame Pauline Green, President, International Co-operative Alliance
The Essential Role of Cooperatives in the New Global and Foreign Aid Context
Dr. John W. Mellor, Former Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute
Break  
10:25—11:25 a.m.

Panel 1
Using the Cooperative Business Model to Accelerate Economic Growth
Speaker: Will Chandler, World Bank (retired)
Speaker: Dr. Jose C. Guisado, President of International Health Cooperative Organisation
Speaker: Suresh Wijesinghe, Sri Lankan Women’s Bank, World Council of Credit Unions
Respondent: Michael Peck, founder MAPA Group and Mondragon
Q&A

Break  
11:35—11:25 a.m.

Panel 2
Legal Constraints and Opportunities for Cooperatives
Speaker: Chris Baker, former President, World Council of Credit Unions
Speaker: Vesna Kolar, Bosnia BIH Union of Cooperatives
Speaker: Mario Jorge de Almeida Matos, Association for the Promotion of Modern Cooperativism, Mozambique
Respondent: Mebratu Tsegaye, Communications Cooperative International
Q&A
12:40—1:00 p.m. Replicating U.S. Cooperatives’ Successes in the Developing World
Pete Kappelman, Chair, Land O’Lakes Board of Directors
Networking
Break		  
Luncheon
1:15—2:20 p.m.

Luncheon Program
USAID's New Agenda for Foreign Assistance
Sean Carroll, Chief of Staff, USAID
Break  
2:30—3:45 p.m.

Interactive Discussion Sessions
 

Discussion Group 1:
Reforming Legal and Regulatory Policies
Group Leader: Alberto Mora, International Cooperative Alliance for the Americas
Rapporteur: Ed Potter, AAC/MIS

  Discussion Group 2:
Alleviating Poverty and Hunger
Group Leader: Elly Kaganzi, CHF Rwanda
Rapporteur: Chris Brown, CHF International
  Discussion Group 3:
Creating Wealth and Making Products and Services Available to the Underserved
Group Leader: Alex Serrano, NCBA
Rapporteur: Steve McCarthy, ACDI/VOCA
  Discussion Group 4:
Measuring Success and Demonstrating Impact
Group Leader: David Harvey, Land O’Lakes, Inc., Zambia
Rapporteur: Rebecca Savoie, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Break  
4:00—5:00 p.m. Panel 3
Donor Strategies in Cooperative Development
Moderator: Tom Carter, Honorary Co-chair and USAID, Office of Development Partners
Speaker: Tim Rieser, Senate Appropriations Committee
Speaker: Jacques Higgins, Deputy D.C. Representative, World Food Program
Speaker: Dr. Tim Finan, Professor of Anthropology, Burea of Applied Research in Anthropology, University of Arizona
Q&A
5:00—5:45 p.m.

Reports From Discussion Groups
Group 1 Rapporteur: Ed Potter
Group 2 Rapporteur: Chris Brown
Group 3 Rapporteur: Rebecca Savoie
Group 4 Rapporteur: Steve McCarthy
5:45—6:00 p.m.

Closing Comments
Paul Hazen, Tom Carter, Rob Nooter
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Reception (beverages and hors d’oeuvres)
Thornton Roof Top Room, Hyatt Regency