Denis Carignan is Co-Founder of PLATO Testing, one of Canada’s largest employers of Indigenous IT professionals. He is also CEO and Founder of Kiya Maka Consulting, a related technology company operating in Alberta and Saskatchewan. A member of the Pasqua First Nation in Saskatchewan, Denis has over 20 years’ experience in executive management and has worked extensively with First Nations and other Indigenous communities and organizations in his home province of Saskatchewan as well as in Atlantic Canada. Denis is a devoted father to four children and he volunteers his time as a youth hockey coach. He also serves as a board member for two national charities, Imagine Canada and the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference, as well as the SaskTech Association.
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.
May 17-18, 2023
Grey Eagle Resort & Casino, Tsuut’ina Nation
Calgary, AB, T3E 3X8
September 27-28, 2023
Casino Rama Resort, Rama Nation
Orillia, ON, L3V 6H6