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 […]
J. Benoit Caron
Benoit Caron has accumulated nearly 35 years of experience in business development and management, with almost 30 years specifically focused on cooperative development. He is widely recognized for his involvement and expertise in creating and fostering cooperatives that address economic and social needs while emphasizing their consolidation. Benoit has played a significant role in the […]
Elena Badeanschi
Elena Badeanschi is a professional with extensive experience in designing and promoting international projects focused on cooperative skills development, participatory governance, and stakeholder engagement for sustainable local development. She manages international relations and network activities at the Trentino Federation of Cooperation (Italy) and serves on the board of Euromontana, the European network for mountain regions. […]
Ilana Gotz
Ilana Gotz is a senior expert at Euricse. Since joining Euricse in 2010, she has worked to support social economy organizations through research, training, and communications projects and has engaged with social economy organizations globally through active participation in and management of various networks and EU funded projects. In this capacity she is currently serving as the global secretariat for the International Co-operative Business […]
Agnès Mathis
Mrs. Mathis is currently director of Cooperatives Europe, the European organisation representing cooperatives at European level. Lawyer, graduated from the University of La Sorbonne (DESS Droit public et européen), she has worked within Barlow, Lyde and Gilbert sollicitors (London) and Wiener statische Insurance Group (Vienna). She then has worked in the Cooperative mouvement. After being […]
Alexandra Wilson
Alexandra Wilson discovered a passion for cooperatives when, as a teenager, she led her neighbours in a successful fight to turn 260 units of low-rent housing into a cooperative. Her involvement in saving her own home led to a career spanning 47 years in the cooperative housing sector. Alexandra spent three years working in the […]
Marie-Josée Paquette
Marie-Josée Paquette received a bachelor’s degree from the Université du Québec en Outaouais with a major in communications and a minor in political science. After graduating, she went on to hold various positions in provincial and federal ministerial offices. She joined the cooperative and mutual movement in 2009, landing at the Conseil québécois de la […]
Violetta Nafpaktiti
Violetta Nafpaktiti is the CEO of DotCooperation LLC (www.identity.coop) providing the .coop domain and COOP Marque to thousands of cooperatives around the world, who are using these tools to promote their cooperative identity. Violetta has been working for DotCoop since the launch of the .coop namespace in 2002. She has a wealth of knowledge and […]
Joanne Lechasseur
Joanne holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Relations from Université Laval, Quebec and she’s a content expert for events on the cooperative business model. She served as the ICA Seoul 2021 World Cooperative Congress Event Manager. Prior to that she was the Director of Programming and Scientific Activities for the International Summit of Cooperatives in […]
Stephane Bertrand
Holds a master’s degree in economics from the Université de Montréal. Organized: Pre-congress event – Energy symposium 2009 – Seoul, World Energy Congress- Montreal 2010, International summit of cooperatives 2012, 2014 and 2016, International aluminum summit 2014, World Energy Congres – Daegu 2014 in collaboration with the Local Organizing Committee, International Summit of Aluminum Montréal […]
Jean-Louis Bancel
Jean Louis Bancel is a recognized cooperative banker. He was a Board member and President of Crédit Coopératif from 2000 To 2020, Chair of the International Cooperative Banking Association (ICBA) from 2006 to 2015 and of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) from 2001 to 2005. He worked as Secretary-General of ‘Groupement des […]