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ICA General Assembly
" Innovation in Co-operative Business "
Singapore, 14-19 October 2007

 

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List of participants (pdf) FINAL Programme of Meetings (10 Ooctober 2007)

Thursday, 18 October (09:00-17:30)

Opening Ceremony
Keynote presentations
  • Lim Boon Heng, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Government of Singapore and Chair, Social Enterprise Development Council of the Singapore National Trades Union Congress (SNTUC)
    Biography
    Text of presentation
  • Michael Henriques, Director of the Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
    Biography
    Text of presentation
  • David Cook, Chief Executive Officer, "The Natural Step"
    Biography
    Presentation slides

Session I: Business & Sustainable Development
Moderator: Pete Crear, World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU)
Rapporteur: Anne Santamäki, SOK Association, Finland

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Session II: Through the 300 to Business Innovation
Moderator: Jean-Louis Bancel, Crédit Coopératif, France
Rapporteur: Carol Hunter, Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA), Canada

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Session III: Business & Sustainable Development
Moderator: Gun-Britt Mårtensson, Chairperson, ICA Governance Working Group and former CEO, HSB Sweden
Rapporteur
: Goh Ming Huay NTUC Income, Singapore
Session IV: Through the 300 to Business Innovation

Moderator: Ann Hoyt, University of Wisconsin Centre for Cooperative Studies, USA
Rapporteur: John Gully, International Co-operative & Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF)

 


Friday, 19 October

Panel Session: Conclusions from Sessions I-IV
  • Session I: Anne Santamäki, SOK Association, Finland
  • Session II: Carol Hunter, Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA), Canada
  • Session III: Goh Ming Huay, NTUC Income, Singapore
  • Session IV: John Gully, International Co-operative & Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF)

International Accounting Standards (IAS)

  • Tricia O’Malley, Coordinator, International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and former IASB Board Member
    Slides of presentation
  • IAS Working Group members
    - Paul Hazen, National Co-operative Business Association (NCBA), USA
    Slides of presentation
    - Ramsey Margolis, New Zealand Co-operative Association (NZCA), New Zealand
    Text of presentation
    - Hervé Guider, Secretary General, European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB)
Moderator: Jean-Claude Detilleux, Chair, ICA IAS Working Group

ICA General Assembly: Statutory Business
  1. Opening and Welcome
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approval of ICA GA 2005 (Cartagena) Minutes
    Approved as they appear in General Assembly documentation.
  4. Reports
    - Report of the President
    Text of presentation
    - Report of the Director-General
    - Report of the Audit & Control Committee
  5. Elections for Board and Audit & Control Committee (A&CC) - Recognition of out-going Board and A&CC members
    - Ratification of ICA Vice-Presidents
    - Introduction of candidates for ICA Board and A&CC
    -Voting: Election Results
    ICA Board: Mr S.K.Jakhar, Chair, indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative (IFFCO)
    ICA A&CC: Mr M.G.S. Silva, General Secretary, National Co-operative Council of Sr Lanka
    Mr Toshifumi Yamashita, President, Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU)
  6. Governance Progess Report
    - Report of the Governance Working Group
    Slides of presentation
    - Report of the Restructuring Working Group
    Slides of presentation
    Text of presentation (English version)

  7. Motions and Resolutions
    Motion to suspend the ICA Standing Orders (Text as adopted)
    ICA Rules and Standing Orders as amended.New
    Resolution: "Climate Change: Our Co-operative Commitment"(text as adopted)
    Resolution: "Protecting our children against violence(Text as amended and adopted)
    Resolution: "DotCoop" (Presentation to the GA - Text as adopted)
  8. Presentation of the Rochdale Pioneer Award
  9. Invitation to the General Assembly 2009
  10. Any other business

 

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