Registration is open for the 2025 New York Cooperative Summit in Albany!
Joe Marraffino
Date & Time: Saturday, October 4th, 2025, 8 am – 8 pm.
Location: Empire Plaza Convention Center, Albany, NY.
Registration: Tickets are offered on a sliding scale of $0 – $70 to ensure affordability. Register Here!
Hotel Lodging: Hotel blocks are reserved for $139/night at two nearby hotels. The last day to book for the reduced rate is September 3rd. Book a Hotel Room!
Childcare is available: Please enter your childcare needs during the ticket registration process :)
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A keynote conversation between longtime CEO Melissa Marquez from Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union and Cooperation Buffalo board president India Walton from Rose Jade Consulting
Johan Matthews from the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast on local Albany area co-op organizing
Anh-Thu Nguyen and Julian McKinley from the Democracy at Work Institute, on rapid response and the national movement
Chris Fox from Action OSH and Dylan Hatch from Cornell ILR on union / co-op collaboration
Bathabile K.S. Mthombeni from Untangled Resolutions on nonviolent communication & conflict resolution
Michael Heubusch from Cooperation Buffalo on meeting the moment
Ghislain Guiebo from the The Working World, consultant Krys Cail, and Joe Marraffino from Cooperative Fund of the Northeast on co-op financing
Ethan Winn from Obran on platform co-ops
Emily Terrana from Rose Jade Consulting on decision-making
The ICA Group on home care cooperatives
New Economy Project on statewide policy projects
The Northeast Transition Initiative on employee ownership as a small business exit plan