For the thirty-third time, the National SKOK Conference was held. This year the participants met in Lublin, which is an highly crucial city for the SKOK sector. The gathering was hosted by the Chmielewski SKOK, which this year celebrates the 30th anniversary of its existence. Both Polish and abroad guests attended the event.
In addition to the authoritative part of the event, many panel talks were accompanied.
One of them was attended by guests from the United States. The panelists discussed: whether there is inactive area for credit unions in a rapidly changing world.
Mr Rafał Matusiak, president of the Board of the National Casino, took part in the debate with Mr Mike Mercer president of COOPR8, Marshall Boutwell president of Peach State national Credit Union and with Anthony Hernandez Presidents of defence Credit Union Council, which merged with participants remotely.
Participants besides listened to Dr. Iwo's power velocity made up by the ICAN Institute on generational diversity.
Guests could besides perceive to the speech of the Consul General of Ukraine in Lublin – Oleh Kuts. The Consul thanked the full SKOK sector for its extraordinary commitment to aid Ukraine, at specified a hard time for our neighbours.
– The DNA of our movement is based on helping our neighbor, so we do not imagine that we can leave our friends from the east border without aid – Mr Rafał Matusiak explained during the conference.
The president of the National Bank noted that this common assistance is the essence of the cooperative movement and its salt, and over 30 years of contemporary past of the SKOK sector and its pre-war tradition are the best proof of this.
The Lublin conference showed that despite the hard period of media harassment by liberal groups, cooperative banks are inactive an crucial part of the Polish marketplace and an crucial warrant of its stableness and economical safety of thousands of Poles.
