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
