Photo courtesy: Centrosoyuz of Russia
Official website of the Forum
On 8-10 July, Kazan hosted the International Forum of Consumer Cooperation “Youth in Cooperation: Uniting Resources for Industry Development”. The event was timed to coincide with two important dates at once: the 195th anniversary of the Russian consumer cooperation system and the 110th anniversary of the establishment of consumer cooperation in the Republic of Tatarstan.
About the Forum
The large-scale industry‑specific event became a key platform to conduct a dialogue on the role of youth in the development of the cooperative movement, to exchange the best practices, and to undertake the joint initiatives for the industry. The forum site traditionally gathered together the executives and young experts of consumer cooperation, representatives of government authorities, education and the business community, including international guests. A constructive dialogue between the generations of professionals took the centre stage.
Within the framework of the Forum, cooperators exhibited the unique products of consumer cooperation organisations from more than 30 regions of the country. A specific place on site was allocated to the exposition of the Central Union, the Russian University of Cooperation, Tatpotrebsoyuz (Union of the Tatarstan Consumer Cooperation Organisations) along with the museum of consumer cooperation with a full‑scale mock‑up of a rural store.
The Forum’s business programme comprised round tables on topical issues of the industry development. The Plenary Session “Cooperative Ecosystem of the 21st century: Integration of education, business, and technology” and All‑Russian Student Startup Contest “Cooperative Startup for 1,000,000” crowned the event.
The Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre hosted the Forum as well as the International Agro‑Industrial Exhibition “Agrovolga” on the same days.
