Monday, March 30, 2026 at 3 PM E / 2 PM C / 1 PM M / 12 PM P
Resilient Digital Infrastructures for Start-Up Co-ops
Ahzjah Simons, Digico, Johnny Chirse and Rickey Bailey, Novaworks Corps
Cooperatives are increasingly recognizing the value and need for digital tools for governance, member engagement, operations, payments, communications, community building and more. Yet many start-up co-ops adopt technology reactively—without a clear digital strategy, shared ownership lens, or basic cybersecurity and resilience framework. This session reframes digital security and resilience not as fear-based compliance, but as a cooperative capacity-building opportunity—one that strengthens trust, protects member data, enables collaboration, and supports long-term sustainability across all cooperative types. Using a Zoom Out → Zoom In structure, presenters will move from ecosystem-level context to actionable steps that co-ops can apply immediately through shared services and platform approaches.