XIVth IRU General Meeting & International Raiffeisen Conference
From September 27-28, 2018, the international cooperative world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the IRU – International Raiffeisen Union e. V. with a ceremony in the “Raiffeisenland” Rhineland-Palatinate.
More than 150 participants from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America as well as from the German cooperative organizations came together at Fortress Ehrenbreitstein in Koblenz. In addition to the 50th anniversary of the IRU, we celebrated as well the 200th anniversary of the cooperative pioneer Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen.
We invite you to have a look at the picture galleries and enjoy the impressions of the event.For more information, the rpess release in English and German is ready for download below.
In the name of IRU we thank all participants that were part of our 50 years’ celebration. It was a great success because you!
Event in Pictures
Picture gallery 1/2: IRU Welcome Dinner at Castle Liebieg
27 September 2018, Kobern-Gondorf/Germany
Picture gallery 2/2: International Raiffeisen Conference at Fortress Ehrenbreitstein
28 September 2018, Koblenz/Germany
Our speakers
Franky Depickere
President, IRU – International Raiffeisen Union
CEO, Cera – KBC Ancora / Belgium
Dr. Ariel Guarco
President, International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)
President, Co-operative Confederation of Argentina
Dr. Nandini Azad
Board Member, IRU – International Raiffeisen Union
President, ICNW – Indian Cooperative Network for Women
Werner Böhnke
Formerly Chairman, German Friedrich-Wilhelm-Raiffeisen-Society / Germany
CEO, WGZ Bank
Daniela Schmitt
State Minister, Ministry for Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viniculture of Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany
Picture: ©mwvlw
Greetings of IRU President Franky Depickere
Please feel free to contact us for any question:
Mr Korbinian März
Mail: info@iru.de
Phone: +49 (0)228 8861-364
