Sri Lanka Standard Time (SLST | GMT +05:30)

Day & Time

Name of Event/ Activity

23 and 24 Nov (Sun & Mon)

23 and 24 Nov (Sun & Mon)

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08:30 – 18:00

19th ICA-AP Research Conference + Workshop for Young and Emerging Researchers

Venue: Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI)

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17:00 – 18:00 (24 Nov, Mon)

Annual Meeting of the ICA-AP Committee on Cooperative Research (by invite only)

Venue: Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI)

Venue: Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka

24 Nov (Mon)

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09:00 – 12:30

Roundtable Discussion by Asia Pacific Cooperative Development Platform (APCDP) (by invite only)

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10:00 – 17:00

Arrival and Registration of Delegates

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14:00 – 17:00

ICA-AP Regional Board Meeting (by invite only)

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19:00 onwards

Dinner for Regional Board Members (by invite only)

25 Nov (Tues)

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08:00 – 17:00

Arrival and Registration of Delegates

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09:00 – 11:00

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11:00 – 12:30

Meeting & Elections of the ICA-AP Agriculture and Environment Committee (ICAE) (by invite only)

Seminar on “Furthering Climate-resilient, Smart and Sustainable Agriculture through Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific” by ICAE and the Network for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific (NEDAC)

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09:00 – 12:30

Meeting & Elections of the ICA-AP Credit & Banking Committee (by invite only)

 

Roundtable Discussion

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09:00 – 12:30

Meeting of the ICA-AP Trade and Business Committee (by invite only)

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09:00 – 12:30

Meeting of the ICA-AP Committee on Women) (by invite only) 

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14:00 – 17:30

Joint Seminar with ICA-AP Trade & Business Committee on “Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs in Cooperative Businesses in Asia and Pacific”

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14:00 – 17:30

Meeting of the ICA-AP Committee on Consumer Cooperation (by invite only)

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14:00 – 17:30

Meeting of the ICA-AP Committee on Cooperatives in Educational Institutions (ICEI) (by invite only)

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14:00 – 17:30

Meeting of the CICOPA Asia-Pacific Network (TBC)  (by invite only)

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14:00 – 15:00

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15:00 – 17:30

Youth Talk Show by ICA-AP Committee on Youth Cooperatives (ICYC)

Meeting & Elections of ICYC (by invite only)

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17:00 – 18:00

Domus Trust Meeting (TBC)

26 Nov (Wed)

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08:00 – 17:00

Arrival and Registration of Delegates

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09:00 – 10:30

Joint Opening Ceremony of the 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly & 12th Cooperative Forum

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11:00 – 17:30

Opening Plenary: Cooperatives as Catalysts for a Better Future

Breakout 1: Tackling the Cooperative Capital Conundrum with Resilient Financing

Breakout 2: Framing Cooperative Prosperity Through Progressive Policy

Breakout 3: “We Are COOPs” – Telling Our Story through Cooperative Branding and Communication

Closing Plenary

More Details

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19:00 onwards

Asia Pacific Cooperative Excellence Awards 2025 + Welcome Dinner

27 Nov (Thurs)

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09:00 – 16:00

17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly

Elections of the ICA-AP Regional Board

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19:00 onwards

FAREWELL DINNER

28 Nov (Fri)

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TBC

Visit to Coops & Departure of Delegates

10:30 – 11:00 and 15:30 – 16:00: Tea/Coffee break

12:30 – 14:00: Lunch Break

Note:

Interpretation: The events will be in English.

This is a tentative program and is subject to modification, addition, or deletion according to topics or time.