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Blog | Co-operatives 2010: Workshop Financial sector alternative

At Co-operatives 2010 in Plymouth this year I was delighted to co-ordinate a workshop on Saturday 26 June "Workshop 5: The co operative alternative for the financial sector" held at 4pm Holiday Inn, Astor Suite

The session was chaired by Gareth Nash, Co-operative and Mutual Solutions Limited and we had excellent presentations from three speakers followed by Q&A

Naomi Kingsley, Chief Executive, London Rebuilding Society
“A mutual solution: Access to Fair and Affordable finance”

Jeremy Palmer, Head of Financial Policy, Building Societies Association
“The Cooperative Alternative for the financial sector”

Jim Brown, principal consultant Baker Brown Associates and lead consultant, Community Shares Programme
“Community Shares: Investment & Engagement”
 
Their presentations are attached (pdf)

 

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