Welcome to the 2026 Alberta Co-operative Conference.
We’re glad you’ll be joining us for the 2026 Alberta Co-operative Conference on Wednesday, November 18, at The Westin Edmonton.
Many of us in the room already know what co-operative ownership makes possible. We see it in the services our co-ops provide, the decisions our members get to make and the investments we keep close to home. This year, under the theme Connected by Purpose, we’ll ask where else
co-operative ownership could make a difference in Alberta, and what we could do together to make it possible.
Minister Dale Nally will open the day, and keynote speaker Juliet ’Kego will bring her experience using co-operatives to widen access to financial education and funding. In the Co-op Futures Challenge finals, three teams from a field of 24 across Canada will present their ideas for making co-operative ownership a more common choice.
We’ll hear how local ownership could shape Alberta’s energy future, including a practical example from EQUS. Then, in The Missing Option?, leaders from government, economic development and the co-operative sector will ask what it would take for co-ops to be considered more often when a local business needs a new owner or a town wants to keep a service it relies on.
Between sessions, catch up with the people you came to see and say hello to someone whose co-op does something different from yours. Ask where they see an opportunity for co-operative ownership that’s being overlooked. Share what you see from where you sit. You may leave with an idea worth pursuing and someone to call when you’re ready to take it further.
Click on the image and download the conference program and save it to your phone so you have the day’s schedule handy.
See you at The Westin! We are excited to host you!
