Conference Videos

Cooperatives: 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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Below please find links to the conference's sessions on video.

Welcome Session
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

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
Questions & Answers

Panel 1: Using the Cooperative Business Model to Accelerate Economic Growth
Introduction: Speakers and Respondent for Panel 1
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

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

Replicating U.S. Cooperatives’ Successes in the Developing World
Pete Kappelman, Chair, Land O’Lakes Board of Directors

Luncheon Program: USAID's New Agenda for Foreign Assistance
Sean Carroll, Chief of Staff, USAID

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

Reports From Discussion Groups
Group 1 Rapporteur: Ed Potter
Group 2 Rapporteur: Chris Brown
Group 3 Rapporteur: Rebecca Savoie
Group 4 Rapporteur: Steve McCarthy

Closing Comments
Paul Hazen, Tom Carter, Rob Nooter