Panelists/Speakers

Trisha Pitura is an Ojibwe entrepreneur and the Creative Director and Co-owner of MINI TIPI, a Canadian lifestyle brand she co-founded in 2016. Originally from Sudbury, Ontario, Trisha has used [...]

As a First Nations Ojibwe and French-Canadian entrepreneur, Jennifer Ménard-Shand always dreamed of leading a purpose-driven organization. Today, she lives that dream as the Founder & CEO of [...]

Marc Pepin is the Co-Founder of Technocrat AI, a proudly Canadian, Indigenous-owned, and CCIB-certified company that delivers responsible AI solutions tailored to sector-specific challenges. With [...]

Nahanni Fontaine is the NDP MLA for St. Johns and currently serves as the Minister of Families, Minister Responsible for Accessibility, and Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equity for [...]

With a career spanning nearly 25 years in the Defense industry, Melissa is a seasoned professional with experience in Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Program Management and Business [...]

As a purpose-driven entrepreneur and a citizen of the Métis Nation, Annie Korver is dedicated to enriching relationships between Indigenous and corporate communities. Annie founded Rise [...]

Michael is from Weenusk First Nation and is the President/CEO of Indigenous Community Engagement (ICE) Inc. – one of Canada’s leading national Indigenous firms specializing in community [...]

Jason Makinaw has been a Councillor for the Ermineskin Cree Nation for the past 7 years. He currently holds the Portfolio for the nations corporate entity Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies Inc

With over 25 years of experience in Indigenous community consultations and relations, Trevor Gladue is a driving force behind economic reconciliation as the Senior Director at Civeo North [...]

As a highly experienced leader with over 30 years of experience working with First Nations and Metis groups, I was appointed to the Board of Directors for the WCDC in 2017. In 2020, I was elected [...]