Speakers
Conference Co-Chairs
Monika Bear Robe
Senior Manager, Indigenous Consulting MNP
Bill Whitelaw
Managing Director, Strategy and Sustainability geoLOGIC systemsDistinguished 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