Conference Co-Chairs

Monika Bear Robe

Senior Manager, Indigenous Consulting MNP

Bill Whitelaw

Managing Director, Strategy and Sustainability geoLOGIC systems

Distinguished Faculty

Salah Abouelnaga

Capital Program Manager NTPC – Northwest Territories Power Corporation

Danalee Baker

Senior Manager, Procurement & Risk Métis Nation British Columbia

Angie Bates

Vice President, Sector Leader - Infrastructure, Environmental Services Canada Stantec

Emily Bates

Deputy Director, Infrastructure and Regional Strategies Division Natural Resources Canada

Darrell Beaulieu

Chief Executive Officer Denendeh Group of Companies

Dr. Heather Brooks

Senior Civil/Geotechnical Engineer BGC Engineering Inc.

George Casimir

General Manager Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Interior First Nations

Gerald D. Chipeur

Partner Miller Thomson

Hon. Caitlin Cleveland

Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, and Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Government of Northwest Territories

Susan R. Eaton

President SR ECO Consultants Inc. 

Kay-Lee Eckhard

Indigenous Relations Liaison Canada West Land

Heather Exner-Pirot

Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment The Macdonald-Laurier Institute

G. Kent Fellows

Graduate Programs Director, School of Public Policy University of Calgary

Jocelyn L. Hayley

Professor, Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) University of Calgary

Mark Heyck

Executive Director Arctic Energy Alliance

Greg Hopf

Owner/Operator Moccasin Trails Inc

Rob Huebert

Interim Director, Faculty of Arts, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies University of Calgary

Katie Kachur

Vice-President, Government Relations, West Canadian Propane Association

Geoff Karcher

Director, Faro Mine Remediation Project Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Jeff Krehmer

Chief Engineer Big Time Engineering Corp.

Agata Leszkiewicz

eVinci Business Development Lead Canada Westinghouse Electric Company, Canada

Jeff Mackey

Director General - Contaminated Sites Branch – Northern Affairs Organization Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Alvin Manitopyes

Founder EARTHCODE

Mellisa Mercredi

Senior Advisor, Regional Economic Development Rio Tinto

Damian Panayi

Regulatory Specialist WSP

Kim Redies

CEO Dena Nezziddi Development Corporation

Amber Ruddy

Vice President Counsel Public Affairs Inc

Shafak Sajid

Interim Director, Engagement Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation

Benjamin Scott

Working Chairperson Tlicho Investment Corporation & Group of Companies 

Hon. Doug Schweitzer

Co-Founder Ultamarii Ltd.

Dale Swampy

President National Coalition of Chiefs

Ben Vogel

Senior Advisor, Closure Readiness Rio Tinto

Colin Xander

President and Founder Promise for the North

Stephanie Wood

Director Green Cat Renewables Canada Corporation