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2017 Cooperative Issues Forum
May 3, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join co-hosts NCBA CLUSA, the Cooperative Development Foundation and Cooperatives for a Better World (CBW) on May 3, 2017, from 2-4:45 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for this important conversation generously sponsored by the Ralph K. Morris Foundation.
With a spotlight on co-op identity, the afternoon will focus on the cooperative business model as a disruptor, differentiator and change agent. Howard Brodsky, chair of CBW and CEO of CCA Global Partners, will deliver the keynote presentation, “Lead With Our Co-op Identity, Together.”
Afterward, Brodsky will moderate a panel called “The Cooperative Edge: Marketing Your Co-op Identity.” Panelists include Jessica Ross, Managing Partner of Finn Partners; Rebecca Smith, General Manager of REI Co-op’s flagship store in Washington, D.C.; and Wendy Scherer, Social Media Manager for Cabot Creamery Cooperative.
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