Live music and cocktail reception, hosted by Horizon Seven and Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation
Live Music by Doe Bender Jazz Trio
JP Gladu, President of Mokwateh and Member of Indigenous Advisory Council (IAC), PMO Major Projects Office (MPO)
Carol-Anne Hilton, CEO and Founder, Indigenomics Institute, Global Centre of Indigenomics
Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation, Ontario
Canada’s First Indigenous-Owned Major Metal Mine Seeking a Well-Capitalized Restart Plan
By Selkirk First Nation, Fiore Consultants, and Nations Royalty
Proudly sponsored by NexGold Mining Corp.
A Gold Exploration and Development Company with Two Near-Term Projects in Ontario and Nova Scotia
Kevin Bullock, President, CEO & Director, NexGold Mining Corp.
Indigenous-led Partnership & Investment Opportunities in Canada's Major Infrastructure Projects
Stephen Lidington, Vice-President, Colliers Project Leaders Inc.
The First Fully Permitted and Investment-Ready Utility-Scale CAES Facility in Canada
By PwC, Cold Lake First Nation, Cache Power Corporation and EllisDon
From Treaty to Transformation: Unlocking Economic Power in First Nations Communities
Kim Baird, Former Chief of Tsawwassen First Nation, Investment Committee Member of Indigenous Growth Fund (IGF), Board Director of Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB)
Global Capital Pathways for First Nations Projects
Robert Brant, Partner, Co-head, Indigenous Projects & Transactions Group at McCarthy Tetrault
New Opportunities for First Nations Investment in the Canadian Gaming Landscape
By Andrew Hungerford - Founder & Partner Seven Generations Capital and Hungerford Properties
A critical deep-water port on Lake Superior’s northern shores seeking First Nations investment
By The Peninsula Harbour Port Authority Corporation, Town of Marathon and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation.
Five municipal partners seeking First Nations partners to deliver natural gas (CNG) to northern communities.
Proudly hosted by First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC)
Gala Keynote Sponsor JAZZ Solar Solutions
Decor Sponsor Ki’Lala Events
Three-course Gala dinner
Emceed by Geena Jackson
Live Music by Shawn Bullshields, Singer & Guitarist
Cultural Performance by Sweetgrass
Entertainment by Indigenous Comedian, Sasha Mark
Master of Ceremonies, Michael Fox, President & CEO of Indigenous Community Engagement (ICE)
Welcome and Drumming by Squamish Nation (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh)
Teara Fraser, Aviator and Founder, Iskwew Air and elibird aero Canada’s first Indigenous woman to launch and scale-up an airline
New Financing and Partnership Opportunities to Support First Nations' Investment and Ownership in Nuclear Energy.
By Carl Marcotte, Senior Vice-President, CANDU Marketing & Business Development.
This panel will bring together Indigenous leaders from three parts of the country who are evolving new types of funding structures and planning structures to invest in the next generation of clean-energy projects.
Mobilizing Capital and Equity Participation for First Nations
A discussion about the challenges and best practices in successfully negotiating and implementing equity partnership agreements
Proudly sponsored by FirstLight
Ian Lane, Executive Director, Northern Ontario Angels
Technology as a Partner in Nation Building: Digital Infrastructure & AI Investment Opportunities
By Kirk Petroski - Founder and Executive Chairman , SYMX.AI (formerly Symboticware)
Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty: Indigenous-Owned AI & Clean Energy Data Center
Investing in digital health: The arrival of unprecedented standardized data and its impact on Indigenous Health.
(RE)Building Our Economies - Economic Development & Wealth Creation
Monika Bear Robe, Partner, Indigenous Equity Opportunities, MNP