What does a more democratic economic future look like? What can help make it happen? Join us and find out at this PDW:
"Alternative Economic Futures: Creating An Ecosystem for Alternative Organizations"
Sponsor: OMT, CMS, ENT, SIM, PNP
Time: Saturday, Aug 8 2015 1:00PM - 3:30PM
Place: Vancouver Convention Centre in Room 011
Chairs:
* Paul S. Adler (U. of Southern California)
* Gerald F Davis (U. of Michigan)
Panelists:
* Marc Schneiberg (Reed College) on community banking (http://www.reed.edu/sociology/faculty/schneiberg/)
* Christopher Marquis (Cornell U.) on the prospects for the Chinese model of development (https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Faculty-And-Research/Profile/id/cm794)
* George Cheney (U. of Colorado Colorado Springs) on Mondragon and other cooperative systems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Edward_Cheney)
* Mario Aquino Alves (Fundacao Getulio Vargas) on cooperative incubators in Brazil (http://eaesp.fgvsp.br/en/docentes/mario.aquino)
* Raymond Saner (Center For Socio-Economic Development) on cooperatives as a mechanism for inclusive growth in low-income developing countries (http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~enn/saner.html)
* Iglika Ivanova (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) on British Columbia's experience with efforts to promote job creation through alternative organizations (https://www.policyalternatives.ca/authors/iglika-ivanova)
This PDW builds on the success of our session last year on "Alternatives to the Corporation." The 2014 session, which brought together speakers from management and law, was attended by over 100 people and generated a great deal of enthusiasm from participants and a desire for ongoing collaboration. This year's follow-up broadens the focus topically-from the enterprise to the institutional enablers for alternative organizations-and geographically-with a more international scope.
The session will be divided into 2 panels of 3 speakers each (each speaker will get 15 minutes maximum), with each panel followed by a round of breakout discussions. Panelists (and session co-chairs) will be distributed among the breakout groups as facilitators. This structure would ensure a high degree of interactivity.
Pre-registration is required for this workshop. To register online, please visit https://secure.aom.org/PDWReg. The deadline to register online is August 7, 2015.