Ørexund webinar: Join the conversation: Why do cooperatives and co-ownership matter?

Description: Meet Mikkeline Thomsen from the successful Danish democratic company Analyse & Tal, and the author of “Medejer”, Andreas Pindstrup Jørgensen. In a dialog, they will present perspectives about why democratic ownership is a good business strategy and why co-ownership can be the way to success for a start-up. Get a chance to ask your own questions and influence the dialog. 

At the webinar we start by setting the scene showing data suggesting why cooperatives are a good company form – including data on productivity and survival chances for democratic companies. 

Language: English 

Who can participate: Everyone. 

ØreXund is the result of a collaboration between the Tænketanken Demokratisk Erhverv, Kooperation and Coompanion Skåne and has the overall purpose of strengthening sustainable and jointly owned entrepreneurship in Danish and Swedish businesses respectively. ØreXund Excubator is supported by funds from the EU’s InterReg pool, which provides funds for collaborations across the Sound, Skagerrak and Kattegat.

Host: Ditte Brøgger, Consultant in the Think Tank Democratic Business, PhD in Geography 

Guest: 

• Mikkeline Thomsen from the digital analysis bureau Analyse & Tal 
• Andreas Pindstrup Jørgens, Director of Tænketanken Demokratisk Erhverv and author of Medejer – Kunsten at overhale konkurrenter gennem demokratisk erjerskab 

Program:

16.00 – 16.05: participants signing up 

16.05 –  16:20: Cooperatives – Why cooperatives? What can we learn from data and stories? 

16.20 – 17.00: Conversation about why cooperatives and co-ownerships matters Mikkeline Thomsen from Analyse & Tal and Andreas Pindstrup Jørgensen, Director of Tænketanken Demokratisk Erhverv

17.00 – 17.20 Join the conversation – think of questions you would like the two guests to discuss. 

17.20 – 17.30 summing up