Welcome address by host representative – Ms Wang Yuyan, President, ACFSMC
Address by representative of Zhejiang Institute of Economics and Trade – Mr Guo Fuchun, President, ZJIET
Address by ICA-AP – Mr Balasubramanian G Iyer, Regional Director, ICA-AP
Special address by representative of EU Youth Sounding Board for Int. Partnerships/EUD China (TBC)
Address by China Government representative (TBC)
Voices of the Future - YO(You)TH video screening
APCYS Logo Launch
19:30 - 19:45
Group Photo Session
19:45 - onwards
Welcome Dinner & Cultural Exchange
09:00 - 09:35
Opening Session
Address by ICA Asia Pacific Committee on Youth Cooperation (ICYC) – Ms Dulce Bustamante, Chairperson, ICYC
Address by ICA Youth Committee – Mr Harsh Sanghani, President, ICA Youth Committee
Address by EU Program Coordinator – Ms Monalisa Kashyap, Program Coordinator & Advocacy Officer, ICA-AP
Keynote address by representative of Alibaba/Deep Seek (TBC)
09:35 - 11:00
Plenary Jam: Future-Ready Cooperatives in the Digital Economy
Moderator – Ms Yuyu Chen, Programme Analyst, UNRISD
Speakers:
• Mr Paulus Ohio, CEO, INKUR
• Ms Stacey Bellido (Philippines)/ Mr Ho Wei Liang (Malaysia), Global Youth AI Advisory Board (TBC)
• Representative from past Coop Pitch winner
• Representative from ULTS
11:00 - 11:30
Tea Break
11:30 - 13:00
Capacity Building Session 1: Digital & AI Toolkit for Cooperatives
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 - 15:30
Capacity Building Session 2: Start, Scale, Cooperate: The Start-up Journey
Policy Hack Dialogue: Designing Ethical AI Policy Together
Policy Challenge Theme:
AI ethics
Platform regulation
Youth inclusion
Facilitator: Mr Akkanut Wantanasombut, Head, Innovation for Social Solidarity and Inclusive Economy in Asia, Institute of Asian Studies
10:30 - 11:00
Tea Break
11:00 - 12:30
Youth Open Mic and Story Circle: Real Stories, Real Impact
12:30 - 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 - 16:30
Coop Live Pitch
08:00 - 16:00
Go Green Campaign at ZJIET Campus
Field Visit to Cooperatives and Companies
19:00 - Onwards
Closing Ceremony
Remarks by host ACFSMC
Remarks by ICA-AP Regional Director
Announcement of Coop Pitch Winners by the Jury
Commitment Launch of APCYS 5.0
Vote of Thanks by ICYC Vice Chair
Farewell dinner along with live music