2025 Conference Presentations

Tuesday, Nov 18th 
Keynote by Juliet “Kego Ume-Onyido (Whole Women Network)
Member Benefits Program & Co-op Guard by Joanna Crossiant (Co-operators)
Intensive: Turning Conflict into Collective Power by Camille Dumond (Waterline Co-op)
Co-regulation & Co-operation – How we grow our capacity to practice democracy by Sunflower Facilitation and Consulting Co-op
Wednesday, Nov 19th 
Insights into Regional Worker Co-ops by Matthew Grogono (Old Town Glassworks)
Insights into Regional Worker Co-ops by Lexa Michaelides and Cole Anthony Capilongo (Hypha Co-op)
Canada’s Worker Co-op Ecosystem by Hazel Corcoran (CWCF)
Canada’s Co-op Ecosystem by Daniel Brunette (CMC)
Navigating Software as a Service in a Digital Hellscape by Malcolm McClintock (SEIZE)
Intercultural Insights on Participatory Governance: The Multicultural Health Brokers (MCHB) Coop Experience, by Joseph Luri, Norma Mora, and Tigist Dafla (MCHB)
Thursday, Nov 20th 
Wearing Two Hats: Accountability and Governance Solutions in Worker Co-ops by Tara Williams (GIA Co-op)
Working Across Borders: Lessons from Multi-National Worker Co-ops by Kelly Storie (La Siembra)
Working Across Borders: Lessons from Multi-National Worker Co-ops by Emily McQuarrie (Sustainability Solutions Group)
Marketing the Cooperative Advantage: Impact stories from Data to Democracy by Susanna Collins (GIA Co-op)
Community Advisory Circle Presentation: Supporting JEDDI the Canadian Worker Co-op Sector by Dr. Julia Fursova Emma Shaikh (Artisan Apparel), and Kisa Hamilton (Transform Practice)
Transformative Community Engagement: from ‘power-over’ to ‘power-with’ by Dr. Julia Fursova and Kisa Hamilton (Transform Practice)
Business Succession to Worker Cooperative by Marty Frost, Chris Galloway (CoActive) and Mario Cimet (Slate Bookkeeping)