We're thrilled so many people have registered, but if you haven't, now is the time. The security process can mean visas and other security measures can take longer than expected, and we don’t want you to miss out on taking part in this extraordinary opportunity! Registering now will ensure there will be time for visas to be processed and flights and accommodation confirmed. If you need any advice or assistance, don’t forget that the ICA’s Nadine Nguz is here to help. You can contact her directly at nguz@icanewdelhi2024.coop.

So register today to be part of #ICANewDelhi2024 and help show the planet how cooperatives build a better world!

Even more reasons to register! 

Our speaker list is nearly complete, but we still have a few surprises for you, including…

Ashish Kumar Bhutani – Secretary Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India, who was instrumental in drafting the PMFBY Scheme (the 3rd largest crop insurance scheme in the world in terms of insurance premium and largest in terms of number of farmers insure) and the PM-KISAN Scheme (one of the largest income support schemes for farmers in the world).

Liz McIvor – General Manager of the Cooperative Heritage Trust (which includes the Cooperative Archive and Rochdale Pioneers Museum). CHT preserves and make available the heritage assets of the UK cooperative movement – and is particularly important this year as 2024 marks 180 years since the Rochdale Pioneers set up their cooperative shop that would launch the worldwide cooperaive movement!

Jelmer van de Mortel – Head of Acorn, Rabobank Cooperative, a programme developed by Rabobank to support smallholder farmers in the developing world to combat climate change, land degradation and food insecurity with an inclusive agroforestry solution that balances competing land use demands in a way that benefits both human well-being and the environment.

As well as… Minister of State for Cooperation Mulridhar Mohol … Udai Shankar Awasthi  ... Sabelo Mbokazi … Sandra Uwera Murasa... Ashish Shah … Lee Jongwook … Xiomara Nunez Ximenez … Axel Marx … Fredrick Wanyama … Puvan Selvanathan ... Tshering Tobgay ... Revant Himatsingka ... Sandra Uwera Murasa ... Francesca Ottolenghi ... Cory Efram Doctorow ... and more

Take part in ICA Regional and Sectoral events

As a delegate to the Global Cooperative Conference, you may also be able to participate in institutional meetings and events hosted by ICA regional and sectoral organsiations your organisation is a member of. Many of these will be held on 28 November, including the Regional Assembly of ICA Africa and General Assemblies of CICOPA, ICBA, CCW and IHCO, among others.

#ICANewDelhi2024: the greenest conference so far?

A global conference will attract global visitors, most of whom will be travelling by plane, with all the carbon emissions that entails. And that’s before you take into account the energy use at the venue, and any internal travel.

So how can such an event try to mitigate this? Conference host, IFFCO, is planting 10,000 peepal trees (Ficus Religiosa) to help make the 2024 ICA Global Cooperative Conference carbon neutral!

ICA Director General tours Asia ahead of ICA Global Cooperative Conference 

One person who has recently experienced the incredible Asia-Pacific cooperative community is Jeroen Douglas. He took up the role of Director General at the International Cooperative Alliance in January and has spent 2024 listening, learning and planning with the cooperative movement worldwide. Ahead of the Global Cooperative Conference, he embarked on a tour of Asia – “a region that is demographically rich, culturally diverse, economically dynamic, and deeply rooted in history”.

Special conference film screening: Manthan

During his trip, Jeroen Douglas met with Shyam Benegal, who directed Manthan (The Churning) – a 1976 film that tells a fictionalised version of the beginnings of India’s dairy cooperative movement. This transformed the country from a milk-deficient nation to the world’s largest milk producer and was, in part, inspired by Dr Verghese Kurien, the ‘milkman of India’ (who was also the first recipient of the ICA’s Rochdale Pioneers Award). Manthan was India’s first crowd-funded film, produced by 500,000 farmers.

This year, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (Amul) worked with the Film Heritage Foundation to restore the film ahead of a screening at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May. We are delighted that the film will also be screened during the ICA Global Cooperative Conference, on 25 November, immediately after the official launch of the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives! 

Conference Brochure

Have you seen our Conference Brochure? It is available now and gives you conference information at a glance in a format that is easy to print and share! 

You can view the Brochure now in English, French and Spanish.