2025 CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Speaker

Melody Lepine

Business and Environment Lead
Firelight Group
Mikisew Cree First Nation

Speaker

Shaleigh Raine

Lands, Consultation, and Economic Development Manager
Louis Bull Tribe (Kispatinaw)

Featured Speakers
Speaker

Greg Desjarlais

Grand Chief
Confederacy of Treaty 6
Chief
Frog Lake First Nation

Speaker

Trevor Mercredi

Grand Chief
Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta
Chief
Beaver First Nation

Speaker

Linda J. Innes

Chief
Gixtaała Nation

Speaker

Kimmy Houle

Director of Environment, Lands, and Economic Development
Siksikaitsitapi Blackfoot Confederacy
Kainaiwa (Blood Tribe)

Speaker

Bennie Graydon

Employment and Relations Specialist
Squamish Nation Training & Trades Centre
Snuneymuxw First Nation

2025 Key Topics

Equity Partnerships and Indigenous Ownership: On the Path Towards Economic Empowerment

A Genuine Path or Unfulfilled Promise? Impact of the Gitxaała case, DRIPA and UNDRIP on Advancing Indigenous Rights

Protecting the Land to Secure the Future: Ensuring Environmental Protection in Natural Resource Projects

Closing the Labour Gap: Amidst Natural Resource Projects and Indigenous Workforce Potential

Incorporating Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITK): Moving Beyond a Checklist to Meaningful Integration in Consultation and Engagement

Industry Panel: Redefining “Success” by Building Genuine Relationships


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