{"id":1811,"date":"2025-06-10T22:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T02:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/first-nations-housing-infrastructure-west\/?page_id=1811"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:20:35","slug":"past-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/first-nations-housing-infrastructure-west\/past-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n#past-component a { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: underline; outline: none; color: #242424; }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"past-component\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12\">\r\n      <h4>Explore key agenda highlights, top speakers, and industry insights from the 2026 Conference.<\/h4>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<!--START CONTENT-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1095019574?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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Brown<\/p>\r\n                  <p class=\"details\"><em>Executive Director<\/em><br><span style=\"font-weight:500;\">The First Nations Advisory Committee on Safe Drinking Water<\/span><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <hr>\r\n\r\n         <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-6\">\r\n              <h2>Think Tank Co-Chairs<\/h2>\r\n              <div class=\"speaker-wrap\">\r\n                  <div class=\"speaker\">\r\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/first-nations-housing-infrastructure-west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2092\/2026\/03\/keith-blake.png\" alt=\"Speaker Headshot\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" \/>\r\n                  <p class=\"name\">Keith Blake<\/p>\r\n                  <p class=\"details\"><em>Chief of Police<\/em><br><span style=\"font-weight:500;\">Tsuut&#8217;ina 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src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2092\/2026\/01\/ryan-beaton.png\" alt=\"Speaker Headshot\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" \/>\r\n                  <p class=\"name\">Ryan Beaton<\/p>\r\n                  <p class=\"details\"><em>Partner<\/em><br><span style=\"font-weight:500;\">Juristes Power Law<\/span><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"speaker\">\r\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2092\/2026\/01\/dwayne-mcdonald.png\" alt=\"Speaker Headshot\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" \/>\r\n                  <p class=\"name\">Dwayne McDonald<\/p>\r\n                  <p class=\"details\"><em>Deputy Commissioner and Commanding Officer, E Division<\/em><br><span style=\"font-weight:500;\">Royal Canadian Mounted Police<\/span><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n          <h2>Featured Speakers<\/h2>\r\n          <div class=\"speaker-wrap\">\r\n 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