Past events

The 2023 Global Innovation Coop Summit took place in Montréal, from September 27 to September 29, within the magnificent HEC Montréal Hélène-Desmarais Building, a LEED-certified building. Over 300 attendees and volunteers participated to this second in person editions.

In 2022, we created a space in Paris for cooperative leaders and friends of the cooperative movement to examine the daunting challenges the world faced – challenges that existed before the pandemic but were underscored by this global crisis.

The last virtual addressed the impact of globalization on our cooperative identity and how global solutions inspire leaders to solve regional problems.

The Summit discussed leading concerns about the future of digital life. “Are we missing something?... Humans?”

The virtual Summit was back to demonstrate that innovation is not just limited to technology and showcased the unique ability of cooperatives to consistently adapt and innovate to meet their members changing needs.

During the first virtual edition, the Summit discussed new trends in the areas of innovation, leadership, and technology preparing the cooperative sector for the new challenges that we are facing and will continue to face in the coming years.