Tom Ivey
Tom is the DotCooperation Community Development Manager and is dedicated to the education, promotion, and support of the global network of cooperatives. Since joining in 2016, Tom has said that being part of the co-op community has felt like “coming home”. Tom is an enthusiastic advocate for co-ops, working to develop a large network of […]
Maria Muriglio
Dr Manuel Guerreiro
Manuel José da Silva Martins Leite Guerreiro is the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caixa de Crédito Agrícola Mútuo de Torres Vedras (CCAMTV), a position he has held since 2021. Prior to that, he served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the same institution since 2012.With a solid […]
Boveda Kolen
Boveda Kolen is currently pursuing a Master of Science in International Business at HEC Montréal, where he is completing his thesis titled “From Policy to Practice: Canadian Corporation, Modern Slavery, and the Supply Chain Act”. His thesis examines how Canadian companies operating in Southeast Asia respond to the Supply Chain Act, exploring the gap between policy […]
David Beauchemin
David, originally trained as an actuary, pursued a master’s degree in computer science to deepen his expertise in machine learning. His research in natural language processing focused on integrating external sources into insurance business processes. Currently a doctoral student, David is exploring the personalization of automatically generated content from insurance contracts. Active in the AI […]
Daniel Brunette
Daniel joined Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada in 2019. He is Senior Director, External Affairs In his role, he engages with various federal government stakeholders to advance the co-operative economy and works with a broad spectrum of organizations to raise awareness, remove obstacles, and leverage opportunities. In addition, his role includes oversight on research that CMC […]
Asia Guerreschi
Data Analyst for the Italian Regional Clust-ER Innovate and Post Doctorate at the University of Ferrara studying eco-innovation and circular economy strategies in alternative socioeconomic standards. With a background in communication, she completed a Master of Science in Physical Geography at King’s College London, with final research on observing cloud cover effect on in-canopy and […]
Andrea Renaud
Aaron Stewart
Aaron Stewart is General Counsel at VME Coop, a retail technology worker co-op with offices in the UK and Malta, and Coop Exchange, a start-up platform co-op. Aaron is also a founding member of the UK Coop Law Association and advisor to Kandoroo CIC, a not-for-profit co-op which uses digital technology to enable foodbank users […]
Howard Brodsky
Howard Brodsky is a world leader of co-operatives and recipient of the 2019 Rochdale Pioneer Award is a prolific American entrepreneur. In 1984 he cofounded CCA Global Partners, and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive for the past 34 years. During that time, he built the organization into one of the largest retail companies […]