Roundtable Discussion with APCDP Members

Theme: Changing Context in the Donor Community: What it means for International Cooperation Development

Date: 24 November 2025

Time: 9:00 hrs to 12:30 hrs

Agenda

ICA-EU Partnership play a crucial role in democratizing development and eradicating poverty by ensuring the realization of people’s fundamental rights and needs. They leverage values and principles such as democratic ownership, transparency, and control.

This meeting will bring together Cooperative Development Organizations (CDOs) from across Asia-Pacific region. Our aim is to discuss changing context, explore future collaborations, while strengthening connections between development actors.

The international development landscape is shifting — with donors emphasizing climate, gender equality, youth, digitalization, blended finance, and results-based frameworks. Traditional aid models are being redefined, and cooperatives must adapt to remain visible and relevant. Building on the discussions at the ICADP meeting in Manchester this July 2025, this roundtable will explore donor priorities, funding trends, and partnership approaches, while positioning APCDP members to better align and engage.

Tentative Program Schedule

Time

Topic

Facilitator

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9:00 – 9:10

Welcome & Introduction to the Agenda

APCDP Progress Update Overview

Monalisa Kashyap
Program Coordinator, ICA-AP

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9:10 – 9: 20

ICADP & its Strategy 2025-30

Ingrid Colanero
Head of International Cooperation, ICA

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09:20 – 10:50

Roundtable Discussion: “Changing Context in the Donor Community: What it means for International Cooperation Development”

DGRV moderation (~3 mins)

  • Context Setting – Mr. Balasubramanian Iyer, Regional Director, ICA-AP (~5mins)

  • Speakers:

    Mr R.H.W.A. Kumarasiri, Project Director Integrated Rurban Development and Climate Resilience Project (IRDCRP), World Bank (~15 mins)

    Marian Fernando, National Project Coordinator Care Economy Project ILO (~15 mins)

  • Voices of APCDP members – (~40 mins)

  • Positioning Agri Coops from Global South in International Development – Mr Felipe F Dizon, Senior Economist, Agri & Food, South Asia, World Bank (~5 mins)

DGRV

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10:50 – 11:10

Cooperation Commitment Canvas

  • Share

  • Collaboration

  • Amplify

Francesca Ottolenghi
Chair of ICA International Cooperative Development Platform (ICDP)

And, ANGKASA

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11:10 – 12:00

Special Remarks on Global Gateway

Jose Capitan

Représentative from EU

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12:00 to 12:10

Closing Remarks

Dr. Chandrapal Yadav, President, ICA-AP

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12:10 – 12:30

Charta Signing Ceremony & Vote of Thanks

  • Signing of the “APCDP Charta” by all members present

Group photo with signed Charta.

Monalisa Kashyap
Program Coordinator, ICA-AP

Speaker Profile

Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav

Mr R.H.W.A. Kumarasiri

Project Director Integrated Rurban Development and Climate Resilience Project (IRDCRP), World Bank

Ms. Om Devi Malla

Ms. Marian Fernando

National Project Coordinator Care Economy Project ILO

USec. Joseph “Joy” Ballota Encabo

Mr Felipe F Dizon

Senior Economist, Agri & Food, South Asia, World Bank

Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav

Ms. Francesca Ottolenghi

Chair of ICA International Cooperative Development Platform (ICDP)

Ms. Om Devi Malla

Ms. Klaudia Marcus

Team Lead, DGRV

USec. Joseph “Joy” Ballota Encabo

Mr Korbinian Marz

Project Coordinator, DGRV

Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav

Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav

President
International Cooperative Alliance
Asia And Pacific

Datuk Ewon Benedick

Mr. Balu Iyer

Regional Director
International Cooperative Alliance
Asia and Pacific 

Ms. Om Devi Malla

Ms. Monalisa Kashyap

Program Coordinator & Advocacy Officer ICA-AP

USec. Joseph “Joy” Ballota Encabo

Ms. Ingrid Colanero

Head of International Cooperation ICA

This APCDP side event agenda has been co-funded by the European Union, and the contents of this are the sole responsibility of the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.