“Young people are not the future of the movement. They must be the present, because the urgent
problems of today mean the future of our movement and our civilisation is at stake.”

-President Ariel Guarco, International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)

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About APCYS 3.0

ICA-AP in collaboration with the ICA-EU Partnership, the ICA-AP Committee on Youth Cooperation (ICYC), and the ICA Domus Trust is organising a virtual Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit 3.0 (APCYS 3.0) to “Celebrate Youth as Torchbearers of the Cooperative Identity.

APCYS 3.0 will provide-a platform to to discuss the merits of the values-based cooperative model, know each other’s experiences in cooperative entrepreneurship, hear innovative Coop Pitch, and inculcate a culture of youth cooperativism. 

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Coop Pitch Competition

Cooperative (or Coop) Pitch Competition is integral part of the Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit (APCYS). It is designed to find new and sustainable enterprise ideas on cooperatives. Participants get the opportunity to pitch cooperative business solutions to cater to the needs and aspirations of the youth and community in their country. 

Coop Pitch competition will begin on 23 July. The shortlisted teams will participate in the orientation and mentorship sessions to develop their cooperative pitches. All teams will submit their final pitches on 27 July to qualify for the finals. The selected finalists will make a live pitch to a panel of judges on 29 July. 

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What do Coop Pitch winners get?

The top 3 winning teams will receive prize money of USD 3,000 (1st – USD 1,500; 2nd – USD 1,000; 3rd – USD 500), organizational support and direct access to key partners to further develop, validate and implement coop models developed.

For detailed instructions and guidelines, click here.

1st prize

USD 1,500

2nd prize
USD 1,000
3rd prize
USD 500

Program Schedule

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Opening Ceremony
60 minutes
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Orientation & Housekeeping
30 minutes
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Networking Session
60 minutes
12:30 pm - 01:30 pm
Break
60 minutes
01:30 am - 03:00 am
Youth Engagement in Asia and Pacific - ICA-AP Committees and Initiatives
90 minutes
03:15 pm - 04:45 pm
Spotlight on Coop Youth Entrepreneurs
90 minutes
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Get Inspired! A Talk by Youth Leader
45 minutes
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm
Student Cooperative Clubs in Asia and Pacific - Precursor to Community Leadership
90 minutes
01:30 am - 02:30 pm
Break
60 minutes
02:30 pm - 03:30 pm
ATW movie screening
60 minutes
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Networking Session
30 minutes
04:00 pm - 06:00 pm
The Cultural Show
120 minutes
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Panel discussion on enabling environment for youth in coops?
120 minutes
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Coop Pitch Finalists Announcement
15 minutes
01:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Coop Pitch - Live Pitch by finalists
90 minutes
02:30 pm - 03:00 pm
Summarising Session
30 minutes
03:00 pm - 04:30 pm
Closing Ceremony
90 minutes

Speakers

Anis Saadah
Co-founder & CEO of Innocircle Initiative
John Hayes
Creator and Co-Founder of MyCoolClass
Chan Hong
Facility Manager, Minsnail Housingcoop
Yohana Tamara Yunisa
Project Manager, Credit Union Keling Kumang
Rohan Clarke
Chair, BCCM Platform Coop Taskforce Co-Founder, Incubator.coop
Emi Do
Researcher, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Moosa Mehar
Co-Founder & CEO of TinkerHub Foundation

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