EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING THE COOPERATIVE AND MUTUAL SECTOR AND ITS MANY BENEFITS
PAST Events
The BCCM hosts events across the country to highlight the co-operative and mutual sector and its many benefits. The BCCM hosts a range of events throughout the year including: Member-only Roundtables and Forums; Leaders’ Summit and Dinner; Larger member and non-member events.
2019
Co-operatives National Law Seminar (3CPD Points)
6 August, 9.30am-1.30pm, Sydney
An exciting, Sydney based, half-day seminar for legal practitioners, established co-operatives, and groups looking to form co-operative businesses.
BCCM Mutual Capital Leadership Symposium
26 June 2019, 10 am – 4.30 pm, Sheraton Grand Sydney
BCCM has been at the forefront of designing these changes and now invites you to participate in the first symposium that brings together the key players in developing this new law.
The Co-Operatives and Mutuals Strategic Development Program (CMSDP)
12–14 June 2019, 8:30am–5pm, Australian Institute of Management Western Australia (AIM WA) Floreat
The program will focus on the sustainability, performance, and resilience of co-operative and mutual organisations.
Roundtable: Compliance in the Post-Hayne era: Get your head around compliance – it’s the law!
7 May 2019, 11:30am–2pm, RACV City Club, Melbourne
Does your organisation have a risk and control framework that maintains information security in a manner commensurate with the size and extent of threats to its information assets?
CRG seminar: Australian Mutuals History – our mutual history saved and shared
29 March, 1-2 pm, The University of Sydney Business School
This presentation outlines the work that is undertaken by Australian Mutuals History (AMH) to preserve, promote and make accessible the history of the Australian credit union movement and the customer owned banking sector.
Co-Operatives National Law Seminar (3CPD Points)
20 March, 9:30am-1:30pm, RACV Club Melbourne
An exciting half-day seminar for legal practitioners, established co-operatives, and groups looking to form co-operative businesses.
Webinar: Co-operative and Mutual Financial Reporting FAQs
26 February 2019, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, Webinar
The AASB staff will present a webinar addressing significant aspects of the Commentary and FAQs relating to financial reporting.
Webinar: Effective Governance of a Co-operative or Mutual Enterprise (CME)
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 12 PM – 1 PM (AEDT)
Host: Australian Institute for Company Directors
Michael Shuman tour
Brisbane (4 Feb), Melbourne (5 Feb), Sydney (6 Feb) and Perth (7 Feb)
Michael Shuman and colleague Gilbert Rochecouste will deliver Masterclasses on community economics.
2018
Sunday 2 December – Tuesday 4 December 2018 | Sydney & Nundah
The South Australian Department of Industry and Skills created an opportunity for a select group of service providers and change-makers from South Australia to learn more about how co-operatives and can help transform the NDIS and aged care through innovation and new business models. The tour was curated and led by the BCCM.
Thinkers in Residence Masterclass
Co-operatives and the Creative Industries with Thinker in Residence, Dr Guy Turnbull (UK)
How can the co-operatives model benefit the creative industries?
27 November 2018, St. Pauls Creative Centre, Adelaide
Creative Revolutionaries Panel and Networking Event
Co-operatives and the Creative Industries with Thinker in Residence, Dr Guy Turnbull (UK)
How can the co-operatives model benefit the creative industries, with a focus on Festivals and the Music Industries?
27 November 2018, St. Pauls Creative Centre, Adelaide
Addressing the Workforce Issue in the Care Sector
Join UTS CBSI and BCCM for a presentation by Dr Guy Turnbull who will share his experience on the role of co-operative business models in the UK in the care industry.
30 November 2018, UTS, Sydney
Roundtable | The Circular Economy and Co-operatives
with Thinker in residence Dr Guy Turnbull and representatives from Green Industries SA
How can the co-operative business model support the circular economy?
21 November 2018, Flinders University
2018 BCCM Leaders’ Summit and Industry Dinner
14-17 November 2018, Adelaide
The BCCM Summit is the annual flagship event for the sector. We are delighted to host our 2018 Summit from 14-15 November in Adelaide and invite you to register with other leaders for a day of insightful discussion on the conference theme, Our Stories, Our Strength – Brand dominance, co-ops and mutuals.
13 November 2018, Flinders University
Key speaker: Dr Guy Turnbull, thinker in residence, Don Dunstan Foundation
Measuring Co-operative Value with Monash University
With Thinker in Residence Dr Guy Turnbull (UK) and the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals
13 November 2018, Adelaide
Study Tour of the UK Mutuals
17-28 September 2018, United Kingdom
This is a unique opportunity to learn about mutuals and co-operatives and how successive UK Governments have incorporated member ownership in the delivery of health and human services to increase diversity and choice in the market, improve the quality and productivity of services and create better jobs.
Parliamentary Friends of Mutuals and Co-operatives lunch
27 June 2018, Parliament House Canberra
Bipartisanship in politics is rare, but the support for Australia’s 2000 cooperatives and mutuals was on display today at the Parliamentary Friends of Mutuals and Co-operatives lunch.
The Global History of Co-operative Business
21 June 2018, NSW Parliament House
NSW Deputy Premier The Hon. John Barilaro MP launched The Global History of Co-operative Business, by Professor Greg Patmore and Dr Nikola Balnave, at NSW Parliament House, on Thursday, June 22. The launch was sponsored by the BCCM.
2017
Co-operative Capital Raising Symposium
30 May 2017, Melbourne
Presented by Bank Australia. This symposium brought together leading practitioners and co-operatives to share insights into co-operative capital and unpack the opportunities for raising capital using co-operative structures.
2017 Leaders’ Summit & Industry Dinner
9-10 November 2017, Brisbane
The 2017 Leaders’ Summit continued the unique format of plenary discussion and board room conversations where we challenged sector leaders to share strategies for tackling adversity and turning it to advantage.
The Future is Co-operative: Making Mutual Enterprise Happen
28-29 April 2017, Melbourne
To celebrate the release of Race Mathew’s magnum opus, Of Labour and Liberty: Distributism in Victoria (1891-1966), the BCCM supported two days of events in Melbourne combining engagement with leaders of co-operative thought and practice.
Platform Cooperativism: Trebor Scholz Australian Tour 2017
May 2017, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne
Six Platform Cooperativism events with Trebor Scholz were held throughout May 2017 in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.
2016, 2015, 2014
2016 Leaders’ Summit & Industry Dinner
8-9 November 2016, Canberra
Co-operative and mutual leaders from across the country gathered at Old Parliament House for the third annual BCCM Leaders’ Summit to to discuss and debate the business strategies, disruptions and innovations to give CMEs the competitive edge.
2015 Leaders’ Summit & Industry Dinner
9-10 November 2015, Melbourne
The Summit focused on how to turn disruption into business advantage and leveraging customer growth for social business values. The Summit also addressed capital, governance and regulatory issues.
2014 Leaders’ Summit & Industry Dinner
17-18 November 2014, Sydney
The Summit was attended by 100 delegates from Australia and abroad. Attendance including some of Australia’s leading co-operative chief executives and senior managers, chairs and directors.
Global Leader Dialogues Webinars
Various, throughout 2014
The BCCM’s Global Leader Dialogues Webinars (online seminar), in association with LBMX, are a unique opportunity to hear the perspectives of some of the most influential leaders in the international co-operative sector.