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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 | West Coast 2024 Speakers
We don’t pay to play. Our speakers are carefully chosen with the guidance of our Leadership Council.
Featured Speakers:
Chief Roy S Jones Jr
Monika Bear Robe
Chief Councillor Crystal Smith
John Blanchette
Enbridge
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Our 2024 Forward Summit | West Coast Speakers:
Chief Roy S Jones Jr
Chief
Skidegate Haida Gwaii
Chief Wayne Sparrow
Chief
Musqueam Indian Band
Chief Ronnie Chickite
Chief
WeWaiKai Nation
Chief Christine Walkem
Chief
Cook’s Ferry Indian Band
Chief Jen Thomas
Chief
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Chief Ken Price
Chief Councillor
K’ómoks First Nation
Chief Linda Innes
Chief
Gitxaała Nation
Chief Councillor Crystal Smith
Chief Councillor
Haisla Nation
Jeff Provost
Leader, Indigenous Relations
MCW Consultants Ltd.
John Blanchette
Community and Indigenous Engagement Advisor
Enbridge
Shannon Pestun
CEO
Pestun Consulting
Geena Jackson
Executive Producer, Creator, Core Judge
Bear’s Lair
Jeremy Thompson
President
Eagle Spirit Business Development
Mary French
President
All Nations United
Jeff Ward
Founder & CEO
Animikii
Monika Bear Robe
Senior Manager, Indigenous Consulting
MNP
Annie Korver
Founder & Principal
Rise Consulting
Karen Ogen
CEO
First Nations LNG Alliance
Colby Delorme
President
Imagination Group of Companies
Katie Kachur
Vice President Government Relations, West
Canadian Propane Association
Patti Derbyshire
Sr. Consultant – Research, Learning and Equity Systems
Rise Consulting Ltd
Myan Marcen-Gaudaur
Director, Social Impact & Reconciliation
Scotiabank
Wade Griffin
National Director for Indigenous Engagement
BGIS
Richard Thomsen
Project Manager,
Musqueam Capital Corp.
Tim Laronde
National Director, Indigenous Strategies
Chandos Construction
Erin Davis
Award-Winning Diversity & Inclusion Expert, Inspirational Speaker, Organizational Transformation
Erin Davis Co.
Joyce Leppington
Consultant
Len Pierre Consulting
Ryan St Germaine
4x Founder, Executive in Residence, Tech Circle Founder
Gene Ouellette
Tribal/Indigenous Client Account Manager, Americas AECOM
Sarah Jacknife
Co-Founder
(Re)rooting Indigenous Leadership Inc.
Taylor Baker
Executive Councillor Tsawwassen First Nation
Angela Ferguson
Vice President, Indigenous Services Group
AON
Jennifer M. Williams
Commercial Real Estate and Development Lawyer
MLT Aikins LLP, Vancouver
Kristi Searle CPHR, SHRM-SCP, CPC
CEO
Peoplebiz Consulting
Ruby Littlechild
National Director, Indigenous Relations,
AtkinsRéalis
Hope Regimbald
Lead, Indigenous and Stakeholder Relations
LNG Canada
Syex̱wáliya Ann Whonnock
Knowledge Carrier & Elder Squamish Nation
Sharon G. Kaur Singh
Partner, Environment | Indigenous
McMillan
Miles Jolliffe
Director
Kinetic Canada
Nadine Israel
Indigenous Relations: Employment & Training Specialist
BC Hydro – Indigenous Employment & Training team
Eddy Adra
CEO
Coast Funds
Danny Chase
President & Founder
Chase Office Interiors
Amber Big Plume
Manager, Business Development and Projects
First Nation Power Development Inc
Buffy Handel
First Nations Economic Development Specialist
Nour Private Wealth
Hal Eagletail
Owner
Eaglestar Enterprises Ltd.
Karim Abraham
CEO
Kambo Energy Group
Inez Cook
Owner
Salmon n’ Bannock Bistro
Claire Anderson
Regional Commissioner for British Columbia and Yukon
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Paul Lacerte
Managing Partner and Chief Impact Officer
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
Laurie Dokis
RN, Citizen, Independent Nurse Consultant
Dokis First Nation
Maya Stano
Partner, Indigenous, Mining & Environmental Practice Groups
Gowling WLG
Korah DeWalt-Gagnon
Project Manager, Yellowhead Project
Taseko Mines
Robert Doane
Senior Director, National Indigenous Strategy
CBC/Radio-Canada Indigenous
Gillian Hynes
Director, People and Community
Enhance Energy
Maggie Kontonis
Manager, Capital Projects – Indigenous Services
MNP
Tirzah Swampy
Senior Manager, Digital Skills Development & Training
First Nations Technology Council
Alison McKay
Vice President of Destination Management
Destination BC
Derrick Pattenden
Chief Investment Officer
Nations Royalty
Teara Fraser
Founder
elibird aero, Iskwew Air
Paula Amos
Chief Marketing & Development Officer
Indigenous Tourism BC
Jodi Carlow
Manager, Indigenous Relations
RAM Consulting
Deanna Wampler
Manager, Social Media, Digital Content + Strategy
Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC)
Vanessa Lesperance
Co-Founder
Decolonize and Rize
Lauren Remple
Co-Founder
(Re)rooting Indigenous Leadership Inc.
Julian Hockin-Grant
Owner
Allied Certifications Ltd.
Devin Gambler
Principal Owner
Pamihtâw Consulting Inc.
Heather Wolf Ear
Indigenous Engagement Program Manager
Soogadin
Jennifer Campbell
CEO
Two Worlds Consulting
Laurie Bevan
Board Chair
Coastal Nations Fisheries GP
Anthony Wingham
COO
Nuez Acres
Paul Robitaille
Senior Indigenous Relations Advisor
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Alissa Assu
Founder & Owner
West Coast Wildflowers Bear Essential Oils RavenSong
Brent Boisvert
Vice President, Business Relations
JEN-COL
Erinn Mah
Manager, Indigenous Relations
Teck Resources
Kody Penner
Vice President Corporate Development
Nations Royalty
Colette Trudeau, M.A.
Chief Executive Officer
Métis Nation British Columbia
Trevor Joyce, RPF
Director, Indigenous Investment
Mosaic Forest Management
Makenzie McCallum
Student, Masters of Rehabilitation Sciences
UBC
Adam Williams-Fakhari
Student, Faculty of Arts, Psychology and First Nations Indigenous Studies
UBC
Rhaya Clyne
Student, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Brock University
Sophia Morton
Student, Mining, Engineering
UBC
Jorge Avilés
Senior Advisor, Cross-cultural & Indigenous Relations
AiM Land Services
Alexandra Thomas
Forest Stewardship Coordinator
N𝚊̲nwa𝚔̲olas Council
Steven Nitah
Managing Director
Nature For Justice
Mike Wuetherick
Emmy award winning Producer and Tech Director
Brandon Ringham
Senior Consultant
Creative Fire
Alison Grenier
Head of Research & Culture
Great Place to Work Canada
Fiona XETXÁTTEN (Claxton) MacRaild
Executive Director,
Native Fishing Association
Brittanee Laverdure
Director of Truth and Reconciliation
RBC Origins RBC Royal Bank of Canada
Tyler Mitchell
Team Lead, Indigenous Relations
TC Energy
Jay Mearns
Director of Business Development
Musqueam Capital Corporation
Dr. Kristine Lawson
Insight and Discovery Lead, Senior Researcher
Narratives Inc.
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