Annual Meeting and Co-operative Showcase
Date / 5th September 2017 - 6th September 2017
Location / Oldham
Annual Meeting and Co-operative Showcase in Oldham – 5 & 6 September 2017
EPIC talks – Co-operative Services (5 September)
Julia Unwin – Chair of Inquiry into Civil Society Futures
Andy Powell – Technologist and Digital Trainer – Hackspace founder and maker of things
Henry Kippin – Chief Executive of Collaborate CIC
Annual Meeting (5 September)
Sharon Taylor – Review of the Year 2016-17
Plenary 1 – The role of Co-operative Councils in supporting the devolution agenda of regional government (5 September)
Ellie Runcie – Director of Growth & Innovation, The Design Council
Plenary 2 – The role of the co-operative councillor in shaping the future of civil society (6 September)
Tony Armstrong – Chief Executive Locality re Localism Commission
Asif Afridi– Member of the Inquiry into Civil Society Futures
Elke Loeffler – Chief Executive, Governance International
The Future of Civil Society – Framework pitches (6 September)
Robert Woolf – Made Open
Benjamin Taylor – RedQuadrant
Catherine Cross – 4oc
Lara Moloney – Perform Green
International Guest speaker (6 September)
Dr Ariel Guarco – President of the Cooperative Confederation of the Argentine Republic – COOPERAR
The Big Question – The Future of Civil Society (6 September)
Dr Karin Bottom – Public Service Academy, University of Birmingham
Nigel Todd – Newcastle City Council and Chair of Governors at the Co-operative College
