On May 2, 2025, the conference “Cooperatives: A driving force for sustainability and democracy in practice” will take place at the Landhaus Dresden, to which you are kindly invited. The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives. This honorary year is intended to highlight the special achievements of cooperatives in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In this context, we will present the sustainable impact of cooperatives in various economic sectors at our conference. The event is being jointly organized by the Raiffeisen-Gesellschaft and the Schulze-Delitzsch-Gesellschaft. We look forward to seeing you there! Register here.
Preliminary program Admission from 9 am
10.00 am: Welcome by Dr. Manfred Wilde (Schulze-Delitzsch-Gesellschaft) and Stefan Zowislo (Raiffeisen-Gesellschaft)
10.20 am: Introductory speech by Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Timo Leukefeld, lecturer at the Bergakademie Freiberg, entrepreneur and management consultant for sustainable energy
11.00 a.m.: “Cooperatives: Providing ideas for sustainability and democracy in practice“ Andreas Mair am Tinkhof, Head of ”Banks & Cooperative Promotion“ at Raiffeisenverband Südtirol
11.40 a.m.: The future of Danish energy cooperatives, or how to promote citizen involvement in (alternative) energies Erik Christiansen, Chairman of the Board of Middelgrundens Vindmøllelaug
12.20 to 1.20 p.m.: Lunch break
1.20 p.m.: ”Sustainability and renewable energies – significance and impact from the perspective of Austrian agricultural cooperatives.” Christoph Hammerl, Department for Economic, Agricultural and European Affairs of the Austrian Raiffeisen Association
2 p.m.: “Renewable energies and regional development in the hands of citizens: What is not possible for the individual, can be achieved by …. (cooperative) public spirit”. Projects and ideas from Agrokraft GmbH Michael Diestel, Managing Director of Agrokraft GmbH and the Bavarian Farmers’ Association
2.40 pm: Discussion and closing remarks
3.10 pm: End of the conference
The general meeting of the German Hermann Schulze Delitzsch Society will then take place.
The conference is sponsored by the NOWEDA-Stiftung Essen, the DZ BANK-Stiftung Frankfurt am Main and the Volksbank Delitzsch.
No conference fee will be charged.
Venue: Festsaal im Landhaus Dresden / Stadtmuseum Dresden, Wilfsdruffer Straße 2 (Attention! The entrance is on Landhausstraße), 01067 Dresden