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9:30-10:00 Official Opening of the Global Cooperative Conference
September 16 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Leaders from Panama, the international cooperative movement and the United Nations come together to officially open the Conference and set the stage for Building Bridges: Cooperative Contributions for a Peaceful World
Speakers:
- H.E. José Raúl Mulino Quintero (Panama): President of the Republic of Panama
- Rolando González Patricio (Cuba): President of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino)
- Ana Graça (Portugal): United Nations Resident Coordinator in Panama
- Erika Vargas (Panama): Executive Director of IPACOOP
- Ariel Guarco (Argentina): President of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)
- José Alves de Souza Neto (Brazil): President of Cooperatives of the Americas