2014 World Acadian Congress - Colloque sur la coopération - programmation

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Symposium on Cooperation: Cooperative as an economic model

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Programing

Please note that the hours mentioned are those of the province of Quebec and Maine (AHC).

August 18th 2014: Centre culturel Georges-Deschênes 365 Principale Ave, Dégelis
4:30 pm	Registration / welcome
5 pm	Cocktail-Conference Centre culturel Georges-Deschênes’ Bistro Cooperation in the Acadia of the Lands and Forests region / a status report by André Leclerc, Chaire des caisses populaires acadiennes en gestion des coopératives. A dinner cocktail will be served.
8 pm	Special presentation by the Parminou Theatre, on demand theatre at the Centre culturel Georges-Deschênes Presentation of the play *Quête de sens* Quête de sens, a stage play with an interactive part, created for the International Year of cooperatives. Discover the true meaning of cooperation.
August 19th 2014: Place Desjardins 515, Briquette St, Dégelis
8 am	Registration / welcome
8:30 am	Breakfast Presentation of Mr André Martin, Institute of Research and Education for cooperatives and mutuals at the University of Sherbrooke “Relevance of the cooperative model for the development of regions”
9:30 am	Discussion panel with major stakeholders of cooperation in the Acadia of the Lands and Forests region Mr Rosaire Beaulieu, President of Dynaco; Mr Guy Dechênes, President and founder of Boisaco; Mr David Desjardins, President and CEO, Acadia Federal Union
10:30 am	Break Networking opportunity (B2B/2GO) Find out how to transform a simple networking meeting in a great business opportunity.
11 am	Discussion panel with small and medium-sized cooperative businesses /presentation of emerging projects Mr Benoit Moreau, CEO of Cooppérative Funéraire des Eaux Vives; Mr Éric Bélanger, CEO of the Coopérative forestière Haut Plan Vert ; Mr Guy Paillard*, President of the Coopérative forestière du Nord-Ouest.
Noon	Conference-lunch Mrs Monique Leroux, Chair of the board, President and CEO, Desjardins Group; Mr Camille Thériault, President and CEO, Mouvement des caisses populaires acadiennes; Mr John Murphy, President of the Maine Credit Union League.
2 pm	Networking opportunity (B2B/2GO) Find out how to transform a simple networking meeting in a great business opportunity.
3 pm	Discussion panel with important stakeholders in the support and development of cooperatives Mr Martin Gagnon, CEO of the CDR BSL/Côte-Nord; Mr Melvin Doiron, CEO of the CDR Acadie; Mr Michel Clément, expert advisor to the management of coopératives du Ministère Finances et économie; Mrs Dominique Chaussé, Senior director – Cooperatives and social economy enterprises, Investissement Québec
4:30 pm	Closing cocktail Presentation by Mr Denis Richard*, president of la Coop Fédérée
* presence to be confirmed.