Speakers
2023 Conference Co-Chairs

Renée Pelletier
Managing Partner
Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend

Tuma Young
Lawyer & Indigenous Law Professor
Cape Breton University
Special Message from

Jenica Atwin
Member of Parliament, Fredericton, New Brunswick
House of Commons
Esteemed Speaker Faculty

Nadir André
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Melanie Campbell
Director
Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan

John Desjarlais
Executive Director
Indigenous Resource Network

Sandra Gogal
Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Claire Harris
Senior Advisor – Environment and Engagement – Advanced Reactor Development
NB Power

Catherine James
Analyst
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Sacha LaBillois
President
JEDI (Joint Economic Development Initiative)

Tiffany Lee
Director of Housing Strategy
Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association

Adam Levine
Team Leader, Indigenous Relations, and Participant Funding
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Justine Maloney
Employment/Economic Development Coordinator
Nova Scotia Native Women's Association

Tom Mann
Indigenous-Business Relations
Gitpo Spirit Lodge

Samantha Noganosh
Lands, Resources and Environment Department Manager
Magnetawan First Nation

Rose Paul
CEO & President
Bayside Development Corporation

Marcus Poulette
Housing Director
We'koqma'q First Nation

Sven Scholtysik
Research Manager
Net Zero Atlantic

Derek A. Simon
Managing Partner
Burchells LLP

Keith Smith
UN Declaration Act Implementation Secretariat
Justice Canada

Bruno Steinke
Senior Director, Consultation and Accommodation Unit
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Dean Vicaire
Executive Director
Mi'kmaw Organization Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn
