Groupize Meetings

'Reimagining Rural Economic Development: Cooperative Innovation & the Future of Our Communities' Conference

Agenda

Wednesday, October 25

8:30 AM

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome & Introductions

Speakers: Clark Banack

9:15 AM

Co-ops & the Economic Development and Sustainability of Rural Communities

Speakers: Dionne Pohler, Kyle White

10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Accessing Capital for Rural Entrepreneurs Via Opportunity Development Co-ops

Speakers: Toland Cochrane, Judy McMillan-Evans, Dan Ohler

12:30 PM

Local Lunch | Sponsor: Peavey Mart LLP

Sponsored by Peavey Industries LLP

1:30 PM

Opportunities for Rural Communities with Green Energy Co-operatives

Speakers: Jodi Conuel, Seth Leon, Colin Smith

3:00 PM

Break

3:30 PM

Innovative uses of the Co-op Model in Alberta Agriculture

Speakers: Tim Carson, Matthew Enright, Marc-Andre Pigeon

4:45 PM - 6:45 PM

Evening Social & Keynote Presentation with Mary Doyle

Speakers: Mary Doyle

Thursday, October 26

8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM

Wisconsin's Successful Rural Cooperative Ecosystem: Lessons for Rural Western Canada

Speakers: Clark Banack, Courtney Berner

10:15 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Investing in Local Services and Affordable Infrastructure Via the Co-op Model: Housing, Daycares and Grocery Stores

Speakers: Gillian LaBoucane, Kyle White

12:15 PM

Local Lunch | Sponsor: Wildrose Co-op

Sponsored by Wild Rose Co-op

1:15 PM

Rural Electrification Associations in Alberta: Past, Present, and Future

Speakers: Andy Metzger

2:00 PM

Thinking About Rural Economic Development in the Context of an Emerging Rural-Urban Divide

Speakers: Clark Banack, Marc-Andre Pigeon, Dionne Pohler

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Closing Remarks