Events

Official Opening of the Global Cooperative Conference
The formal commencement of the Global Cooperative Conference, featuring high-level addresses from host country dignitaries and international cooperative leadership to set the vision for the event.

Opportunity for initial networking and informal exchange among global delegates.

An inspirational session led by a global leader focusing on human rights, leadership, and the intersection of social values and policy.

The Cooperative Path to Peaceful Multilateralism
An exploration of the cooperative path to peaceful multilateralism, focusing on governance, economic integration, and the creation of enabling legal environments.

Mid-day networking session over lunch.

A curated showcase of local culture accompanied by a coffee station to facilitate continued delegate interaction.

Parallel technical sessions using case studies and group work to provide inputs for the final declaration. Themes include:
Promote: Cooperatives and democratic global governance
Protect: Safeguarding cooperative identity and values
Practice: Building a sustainable cooperative economy through people, data, and finance.

Concluding networking session for the first day.

Cooperatives and Leadership
A multi-generational dialogue featuring interviews by young cooperators, focusing on leadership initiatives and the role of local economies, policy, technology and AI in the future of the movement.

Brief networking interval.

Presentation of the official Final Conference Declaration.

Brief updates on global cooperative visibility, including the Coop Marque, the cultural heritage programme, and the legal framework analysis.

An address on UN institutional reforms and the future of COPAC (Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives).

The formal introduction of the newly elected ICA Board and Presidency to the global assembly.

Official concluding remarks from the host nation and the ICA leadership to finalize the conference.

Networking and refueling.

an activity organized by the First Lady of the Republic of Panama