
Keynote Speaker

Lieutenant General
Datuk Norihan Jalal
Chairman, Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
September 29, 2025 | 8.30 PM
Building Leaders for the Cooperative Future
About the Event
ABOUT THE EVENT
The Cooperative Institute of Malaysia (IKMa) is organizing the International Cooperative Conference 2025 (ICC 2025), which coincides with the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC 2025), Malaysia's ASEAN National Cooperative Day 2025 and chairmanship.
With the theme "Youth for Cooperative Future," the conference honours the social development contributions made by the cooperative movement over the past century while anticipating new opportunities and challenges. Cooperatives are essential to creating resilient communities and fostering inclusive growth, notwithstanding their little GDP contribution.
By encouraging cooperative ideals, ICC 2025 seeks to address important global concerns like low youth engagement, economic inequality, and climate change.

Speaker Line-Up
SPEAKER LINE-UP
- Lieutenance General (R) Datuk Norihan
Chairman, Malaysia Co-operative
Societies Commission (SKM)
Sept. 29, 08:30 pm • Main Hall
- Mr. Santosh, General Manager
Indian Farmers Fertilizer
Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO), India
FROM VISION TO ACTION
Sept. 29, 09:15 pm • Main Hall
- En. Muhammad Muizzudin Bin Din
Chairman, Koperasi Gabungan Usahawan
Tani Kuala Kangsar Berhad (Kogahad) - Mr. Hirofumi Kobayashi
Executive Director, IDACA (Institute for the
Development of Agricultural Cooperation in Asia) - Representative – Cooperative League of Thailand, Thailand
YOUTH-DRIVEN COOPERATIVE SUSTAINABILITY
Sept. 30, 9.00 am • Main Hall
- Ms. Marcelina Zjawinska
Founder of Fundacja Splot Społeczny - Ms. Muliya Syah Putri
Secretary, Solok Radjo Coop - Mr. Zainuddin Ali
Advisor, Koperasi Komuniti Kepulauan Tuba & Selat - Moderator: Mr. Saifuddin Ishak
Head of Department Strategic Investment,
Koperasi Sahabat
THE COOPERATIVE MODEL
Sept. 30, 2.30 pm • Main Hall
- Mr. Dedi
International Business Manager,
Kartikasari, Indonesia
STRATEGIC BRANDING : FROM IDENTITY TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
Oct. 01, 9.00 am • Main Hall
- Mr. Jeffery Bin Yon
Ministry of Youth and Sport - Ms. Dulce Bustamante
Chairperson, ICAAP Committee on
Youth Cooperation (ICYC) - Mr. Saiful Azhar
Chairman, Koperasi Profesional
Putrajaya Berhad (KOPROJAYA) - Mr. Azizul Alias
Division Secretary, Cooperative Development,
Hawkers and Small Traders, KUSKOP
FORUM ON YOUTH INVOLVEMENT & INNOVATION IN COOPERATIVES
Oct. 01, 10.15 am • Main Hall
- Ms. Sharina binti Abdullah
Senior Director of Policy & Strategy, IKMa
YOUTH COOPERATIVE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM FRAMEWORK
Oct. 01, 2.30 pm • Main Hall
Objectives
OBJECTIVES
- To promote dialogue on contemporary cooperative issues and coordinate initiatives with the SDGs and ESG, emphasizing international cooperation and youth empowerment in determining cooperatives' future.
- To increase the exchange of knowledge about creating sustainable cooperatives, emphasizing youth-led adaptation and innovation in the rapidly evolving, technologically advanced world of today.
- To establish IKMa as a major networking and resource hub that encourages youth leadership and participation in the cooperative movement both domestically and globally.
Activities Series
ACTIVITIES SERIES
The conference offers a variety of sessions that allow youth to engage and learn from one another.
Video Promo
VIDEO PROMO