The Voices of
Forward Summit
Meet the wide selection of speakers carefully selected with the guidance of our Leadership Council. Our speakers range from industry professionals to thought-leaders in the global and national discussions around economic reconciliation.
Forward Summit | EAST 2024 Speakers
We don’t pay to play. Our speakers are carefully chosen with the guidance of our Leadership Council.
Featured Speakers:
Chief Ted Williams
Kahsennénhawe Sky-Deer
Sky-Deer Consulting
Tracy Primeau
Denise Pothier
Canadian Council for Indigenous Business
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Our 2024 Forward Summit | EAST Speakers:
Kahsennénhawe Sky-Deer
Advisor, Consultant, First Nations Advocate
Sky-Deer Consulting
John Beaucage
Principal
Counsel Public Affairs Inc.
Denise Pothier
Chief Operating Officer
Canadian Council for Indigenous Business
Penny Favel
VP, Indigenous Relations & Sustainability
Hydro One
Tim Laronde
National Director, Indigenous Strategies
Chandos Construction
Teresa Edwards
Executive Director, In-House Legal Counsel
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Eladia Smoke
Principal Architect
Smoke Architecture Inc.
Former Chief George Kakeway
Elder and Protocol Advisor, Former Chief of Wauzhushk Onigum
Jeff Provost
Leader, Indigenous Relations
MCW Consultants Ltd.
Former Chief Dean Sayers
Former Chief
Batchewana First Nation
Heather Wolf Ear
Indigenous Recruiting Lead
Soogadin
Margaret Kenequanash
CEO
Wataynikaneyap Power
Sarah Morris Lang
Manager of Social Equality Initiatives, Responsible Investment
BMO Global Asset Management
Tracy Primeau
Founder & Principal
Agile Bear
Dana Martin
Vice President of Indigenous Financial Services
Scotiabank
Matt Jamieson
Chief Executive Officer
Six Nations Of The Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC)
Alexandra Cropp
Indigenous Health & Governance Specialist
Thunderbird Solutions
Jason Murray
President and Managing Partner
BIPOC Executive Search
Mary Kelly
Manager, Community Relations
Agnico Eagle Mines
Dennis Kirkness
Council Member
Tataskweyak Cree Nation
Lyndsay Brisard
Associate, Investments
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Hillory Tenute
President & CEO
Lodge Consulting
Trina Maher
President
Bridging Concepts
Mallory Rose
Creative Director
Tribal Trade Co.
Wade Griffin
National Director for Indigenous Engagement
BGIS
Dwayne Nashkawa
Strategic Advisor
Nipissing First Nation
Melanie Debassige
Executive Director
Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation
Michelle Francis-Denny
Manager of Indigenous Relations and Community Engagement (East)
Bird Construction
Jade Psutka
Senior Manager, Indigenous Enablement & Recruitment
KPMG National Inclusion & Diversity Team
Shannon Watt
CEO
Canadian Propane Association
Buffy Handel
First Nations Economic Development Specialist
Nour Private Wealth
Christine Channer
Founder & Principal
Channer Consulting & Training
Denis Carignan
President
PLATO Testing
Jacob Dockstator
Executive Director
Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord Economic Development Corporation
Lynne Couves
Program Director, Renewables in Remote Communities
Pembina Institute
Ben Borne
Communicator & Leader
Symmetry Public Relations
Chelsey Johnson
Communications Manager
Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation
Jorge Avilés
Senior Advisor, Cross-cultural & Indigenous Relations
AiM Land Services
Jeremy Thompson
President
Eagle Spirit Business Development
Tammy Moyse
Owner | Principal Consultant
Moyse & Associates
Somia Sadiq
Founder
Narratives Inc.
Lucas King
Director, Territorial Planning Unit
Grand Council Treaty #3
Deanna Burgart
Associate Professor
Schulich School of Engineering
Victoria McKenzie Grant
Owner
Moving Red Canoe
Alexandra Armstrong
Analyst, Indigenous and Regulatory Affairs
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
Fiona Kirkpatrick Parsons
Owīhtamakīw (Advisor)
Fiona Kirkpatrick Parsons Consulting
Angelique Carle
VP Delivery Practice Governance Platform and Technology
TD
Jacob Handel
Director, Forest Carbon Origination
Finite Carbon
Amanda Reed
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Nature United
Reggie George
Executive Director, Special Projects & Partnerships
Three Fires
Edmond Collins
Manager, Indigenous Relations
Englobe
Perry McLeod-Shabogesic
Elder/Helper/Knowledge Keeper/ and Manager of Cultural Services for the Niijaansinaanik Child & Family Services
Dokis First Nation
Laurie McLeod-Shabogesic
Elder
Nipissing First Nation
Francis Archibald
General Manager
Apitipi Resources LP (ARLP)
Mihskakwan James Harper
Business Development Manager
NRStor Inc.
Tanya Rexin
Indigenous Relations Manager
ATCO Frontec
Brandon Ringham
Senior Consultant
Creative Fire
Michael Jacobs
Chief Executive Officer
Cambium Indigenous Professional Services (CIPS) Inc
Nathan Martin
Director, Indigenous Relations Rogers Communications
Steven Nitah
Managing Director of Indigenous Affairs Nature For Justice
Sean Tutak
Senior Manager of Indigenous Relations, Partnerships and Business Development
Hydro One
Jody Anderson
Strategy & Partnerships Advisor
First Nations Finance Authority
Courtney Kehoe
Director of Partner Engagement
Nature Investment Hub
Desiree Norwegian
Manager, Indigenous Relations
AECON
Tony McGregor
Partner
Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP
Alison Fernandes
Senior Manager – Supply Chain, Indigenous Programs Procurement
Ontario Power Generation
Krista Maydew
Vice President, External Affairs
IAMGOLD Corporation
David Carrière-Acco
President and Owner
Acosys Consulting Service Inc.
Erin Flood
Chief Operating Officer
Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation
Andrew Gaudry
Business Development Manager
Broderick Capital
Dazawray Landrie-Parker
Director, Strategy & Governance
Mokwateh
Armand MacKenzie
Vice President, Government Relations
First Phosphate
Marie St-Gelais
President & Strategies Manager | Indigenous Engineer
Ashini Consultants
Dr. Wendy Cukier
Founder & Academic Director, Diversity Institute
Toronto Metropolitan University
Matthew Gallina
Business Development Officer
Stardust
Jessica Kaknevicius
Chief Executive Officer
Forests Ontario
Erica Louttit
Indigenous Consultant
Emergent BioSolutions
Mélanie Corriveau
Corporate Director, Community Relations
Agnico Eagle Mines
Lisa Isaac
Owner & Senior HR Consultant
Lisa Isaac HR
Clint Davis
CEO
Cedar Leaf Capital
Jonathan McEachnie
Senior Advisor, Diversity Equity Inclusion & Accessibility
BDC
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