Central Business Forum & IWIL Award Dinner - Canadian Council for Indigenous Business

ELDER

Amy Desjarlais Ojibwe/ Pottowotomi Anishinaabe, Beaver Clan, From Wasauksing First Nation

TERRITORY WELCOME

Chief Claire Sault Chief

CCIB CEO

Tabatha Bull, ICD.D, BSc. President and CEO, CCIB

FORUM HOST

Cheri Maracle Actress, Singer, Playwright and Host

FORUM OPENING ENTERTAINMENT

Deanne Hupfield Powwow Dancer (Fancy)

IWIL HOST

Jennifer Podemski CEO – Redcloud Studios Inc. and founder and CEO - Shine Network Institute

IWIL OPENING ENTERTAINMENT

Manitou Mkwa Singers (Spirit Bear Singers) Family Hand Drum Group

IWIL DINNER ENTERTAINMENT

Lacey Hill Singer/Songwriter

IWIL KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Waneek Horn-Miller Vice President of Innovation and Client Relations, Indigenous Financial Solutions

Forum Panelists & Speakers

Heather J Barker, B.Sc, M.Sc. ORSCC President, WBE Canada Women Business Enterprise Council Canada

Travis Boissoneau, CPA, CMA Vice President, Blackbird Strategies

Tabatha Bull, ICD.D, BSc. President and CEO, CCIB

Sam Damm Founder and President of CLAW Environmental Services Inc., FoxWise Technologies Inc.

Philip Ducharme Vice President, Entrepreneurship & Procurement, CCIB

Mathew Foss Vice President, Research & Public Policy, CCIB

Wayne Garnons-Williams, B.A., LL.B., M.P.A., LL.M. President, International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization

Trevor Gladue Senior Director, Indigenous Strategic Initiatives, Civeo Canada

Wade Griffin, B Com, C. Dir. National Director Indigenous Engagement - BGIS

Cam Holmstrom, BA, B.Ed, OCT Founder and Principal, Niipaawi Strategies

Michael Jacobs, B.Comm CEO, Cambium Indigenous Professional Services

Matt Jamieson, MBA, ICD.D CEO, Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC)

Christine John, MBA Founder & Principal Consultant, Owl Vision Strategies

Katherine Koostachin VP Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation, Sussex Strategies

Ruby Littlechild, ICD.D, MBA, M.Ed, BA National Director, Indigenous Relations, AtkinsRéalis

Dawn T Maracle, M. Ed. President & CEO Dawn T Maracle Consulting

Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow Founder & CEO, Birch Bark Coffee Company Inc.

Jennifer Ménard-Shand Founder & CEO, Staff Shop Inc & FireFlames Inc

Sarah Midanik, MBA President & CEO, The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund

Desiree Norwegian, CPA Manager, Indigenous Relations, AECON

Marc Pepin B.Comm (Hons), MMAI, QDJM Co-Founder, Technocrat AI

Chelsee Pettit CEO and Founder, Aaniin

Trisha Pitura Creative Director & Co-Owner, MINI TIPI

Karen Restoule, JD Director of Indigenous Affairs and Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Missty Slater Community Impact Director, Grey Snow Management Solutions

Marci Surkes Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director, Compass Rose

Elder

Elder Carleen Thomas Special Project Manager, Treaty Lands & Resources Department

Elder Larry Grant Adjunct Professor , University of British Columbia

Elder Rose Nahanee Elder

Hal Eagletail

Marilyn Francis

Amy Desjarlais Ojibwe/ Pottowotomi Anishinaabe, Beaver Clan, From Wasauksing First Nation

Chief Claire Sault Chief

Forum Entertainment

Tony Tootoosis Founder & CEO, 4 Winds Indigenous Showcase
Keegan Starlight Artist

Deanne Hupfield Powwow Dancer (Fancy)

Dinner Entertainment

Lacey Hill Singer/Songwriter

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