CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Thursday, 20 November 2014

6.00pm Opening – Meet and Greet Session (with drinks and canapés) RWW501

6.30pm

Keynote Speaker: George Cheney, Adjunct Professor, University of Utah and the University of Texas, Austin Fostering a strong ownership culture: The case of Mondragon and a selection of best practices in the United States

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Friday, 21 November 2014

8.30am Registration / Welcome Morning Tea RWW314

9.00am

Keynote Speaker: Peter Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, Mutuo, United Kingdom In the public interest: how co-operatives and mutuals are changing the face of public services

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9.55am Morning Break and Refreshments RWW314

10.05am

Keynote Speaker: Melina Morrison, Chief Executive Officer, Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM), Australia Expanding the role of co-operatives and mutuals in public service delivery – history, current context and future potential

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Papers: Session One – Cooperatives and Sustainability Chair: Dr. Krishna Reddy

11.00am Presenter: Rudianto Rudianto, Brawijaya University: Coastal community cooperative to restore coastal ecosystems in Gresik regency, Indonesia

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11.20am Presenter: Bernard Teahan, Self-Employed: Eketahuna New Zealand: small town survival

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11.40am Presenter: Pasi Tuominen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Social of Business: Mapping the reporting of sustainable operations: the case of Finnish consumer co-operatives

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12.00pm Lunch Break RWW314

12.30pm

Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Lee, Chief Operating Officer, New Zealand Associations of Credit Unions

Cooperatives: A practitioner’s perspective

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Cooperative Research

Conference

20 – 22 November 2014

Victoria University of Wellington

(Pipitea Campus)

Wellington, New Zealand

1.30pm Panel – Social and environment roles of cooperatives RWW501

Chair: Professor Nicola Shadbolt, Massey University Panel: Professor George Cheney, University of Utah and the University of Texas

Matthew Bartlett, Loomio

Brian Rick, Harbour Co-op, Lyttelton

Louise Aitkin, Fonterra

Papers: Session Two – Cooperatives, Agriculture and Innovation Chair: Dr. Carolyn Cordery

2.30pm Presenter: Dr. Elena Garnevska, Massey University: Agricultural cooperatives in New Zealand and France

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2.50pm Presenter: Elaine Mayo, Christchurch South Fruit and Vegetable Collective (Inc) - CSFVC: Toward collective praxis: the emergence of the Christchurch South Fruit and Vegetable Collective (Inc)

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3.10pm Presenter: Dr. Panos Fousekis, Massey University: Member coordination costs and spatial entry deterrence in a mixed duopsony with a cooperative

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3.30pm Presenter: Professor Nicola Shadbolt, Massey University: Fonterra as a case study of cooperative capital structure innovation

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3.50pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments RWW314

Papers: Session Three – Trusts and Communities Chair: Bruce McLachlan

4.00pm Presenter: Dr. Richard Norman, Victoria University of Wellington: Growing community housing – challenges for government policy and community providers

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4.20pm Presenter: Bernard Teahan, Self Employed: Licensing Trusts in New Zealand: a successful merger of enterprise and solidarity

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4.40pm Panel – Cooperatives as an alternative to state owned enterprises RWW501 Chair: Dr. Girol Karacaoglu, The Treasury

Panel: Peter Hunt, Mutuo, United Kingdom

Melina Morrison, Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM), Australia

Neil Simmonds, Electra

Professor Lew Evans, Victoria University of Wellington

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6.15pm Conference Dinner – Shed 5, Queens Wharf ($65.00, excluding drinks)

Shed 5

Saturday, 22 November 2014

Papers: Session Four – Cooperatives in Theory and Practice Chair: Dr. Elena Garnevska

9.00am Presenter: Professor Morris Altman, Victoria University of Wellington: Power of cooperatives: Monopolists or self-regulating competitive firms

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9.20am Presenter: Chris Olson, Energyshare: New Zealand distributed energy cooperatives RWW315

9.40am Presenter: Mun-Hee Yi, Sungkonghoe University: Supply Chain Management, Cooperative, perception of the principles, performance of the supply chains, intermediate supporting organisations

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10.00am Morning Break and Refreshments RWW314

10.15am Panel – Where to from here (academics & practitioners) RWW315

Chair: Professor Morris Altman, Victoria University of Wellington

Panel: Ramsey Margolis, Huia C.D.S. Ltd

Craig Howard, Marlborough Grape Producers Cooperative

Professor Nicola Shadbolt, Massey University

Dr. Richard Norman, Victoria University of Wellington

Dr. Carolyn Cordery, Victoria University of Wellington

11.45am Closing Remarks RWW315

12.00pm Meeting of NZASCM RWW315

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Directions (Hotel to Railway West Wing)

Walking Directions (From Rydges Hotel to Railway West Wing, Wellington Railway Station)

1. Head northeast on Featherston Street towards Bunny Street

2. Turn right onto Bunny Street

3. Turn left, head towards Main Entrance

4. For delegates who are unfamiliar with the Pipitea Campus, enter through the Main Entrance of the Wellington Railway Station (Bunny Street). Make your way towards the Station

Ticketing Office. The entrance to Railway West Wing is through the glass sliding doors which has a 'Victoria University of Wellington' sign above. Once through the glass

sliding doors, turn left and head towards the lifts. There will be signage at the lifts to direct you to the conference rooms

Railway West Wing (Pipitea Campus)

Walking Directions (From Kingsgate Hotel to Railway West Wing, Wellington Railway Station)

1. Head east on Hawkestone Street

2. Continue onto Little Pipitea Street

3. Turn right onto Murphy Street

4. Continue on Mulgrave Street

5. Turn right and head towards the Bus Depot

6. Head down the stairs into Wellington Railway Station subway

7. For delegates who are unfamiliar with the Pipitea Campus, make your way towards the Station Ticketing Office. The entrance to Railway West Wing is through the glass sliding

doors which has a 'Victoria University of Wellington' sign above. Once through the glass sliding doors, turn left and head towards the lifts. There will be signage at the lifts to

direct you to the conference rooms

Railway West Wing (Pipitea Campus)