Conference Resources
17th Annual National Youth Panel
- Josh Montana, George Gordon First Nation, SK
- Mackenzie Brown, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, AB
- Nathan Crow, Kainai First Nation (Blood Tribe), AB
- Nolan McAllister, Métis Nation - British Columbia, BC
- Shayla Raine, Kisipatnahk Tribe, BC
- Shayna Uhryn, Métis Nation - Saskatchewan, SK
8th Annual Women in Business Panel
- Heather Black, Creative Spirit Solutions / Buffalo Stone Woman
- Krystle Pelletier, New Leaf Esthetics
- Melissa Hardy-Giles, ORIGIN
- Rachel Smith, Bannock Express
Access to Capital: Finding the Right Financial Partner, David Boisvert, Peace Hills Trust; Chief Darcy Bear, Whitecap Dakota First Nation & Dawn Madahbee Leach, National Indigenous Economic Development Board
Building a Proposal for Your Food Sovereignty Project, Branavan Tharmarajah, The Growcer
Business Model Circle: An Innovative Entrepreneurial Model, Dr. Brent Ramsay and Jack Smith, University Canada West
Celebrating 30 Years of BMO’s Indigenous Banking Unit, Clio Straram, BMO Financial Group
Cooperatives, a Model for Doing Business Your Way, Together, Trista Pewapisconias, Co-Operatives First
Economic Developer of the Year Award Presentations
Individual EDO Category
- Albert Derocher, Flying Dust First Nation, SK
- Katrina Shade, Piikani Resource Development Corporation, AB
Indigenous Private Sector Business Category
Community Category
Economic Reconciliation Through Industry-Indigenous Partnerships, Steven Vanloffeld, eSupply Canada & Wade Griffin, BGIS
Game on! Building a Sustainable and Resilient Indigenous Economy, Jesse James, First Nations Tax Commission and Norm Lavallee, Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics
Getting Ready to Take Your Business Global, Todd Evans, Export Development Canada; Monica James, BDC & Tara Scheurwater, Manitoba & Saskatchewan Regional Office of the Trade Commissioner Service
Homeownership in Action - Building on Ideas, Harold Tarbell, Tarbell Facilitation Network & Deborah Taylor, First Nations Market Housing Fund
Indigenous Entrepreneur Ecosystem, Rocky Sinclair & Terry Coyes, First Nations Social Enterprise Foundation
Indigenous Procurement Panel
- Mike Ricci, Indigenous Services Canada
- Kear Porttris, QM Environmental
- John Johnstone, Public Services & Procurement Canada
- Cassandra Dorrington, CAMSC
- Ross Holden, Babcock Canada
Innovative Indigenous Agriculture Projects Lead by Indigenous Companies, Non-profits and Individual Entrepreneurs
- Nishin Meawasige, Mantoulin Brewing Co.
- Randy Johns, Boreal Heartland
- Nap Gardiner, NWC Wild Rice Co.
Miyoskamin: Grounded in Indigenous Innovation, Samantha Ouellette, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
Moving from Lessons to Leaders in Agriculture, Shaun Soonias, Farm Credit Canada
Natural Resources Canada Panel
Positioning Your Nation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Charmaine McCraw, ORIGIN
Tara Scheurwater, Manitoba & Saskatchewan Regional Office of the Trade Commissioner Service
The Future of Federal Public Procurement - How Will it Create Opportunities for Your Community?, Daniel Sandoz, John Johnstone & Tim Low, Public Services & Procurement Canada
Untapped Revenue Sources, Robert Campbell, MNP