Panelists/Speakers

In 1993 Mike McIntyre received his Chartered Accountant Designation from the Nova Scotia Institute of Chartered Accountants and in 2013 received his Certified Aboriginal Financial Manager (CAFM) [...]

Marci Surkes is a 15-year political veteran who has served in the most senior roles as an advisor and public policy leader. She brings deep experience and a national lens to complicated fi les [...]

Katherine Koostachin is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of comprehensive experience in Indigenous policy, legal matters, and advocacy, focusing on advancing Crown-Indigenous [...]

Michael currently serves as the CEO at Glooscap Ventures, Glooscap First Nation’s economic development corporation. He has been with the organization since 2015. Michael started out as an [...]

Lisa is the Owner and Senior HR Consultant at Lisa Isaac HR.  In 2018 out of a desire to do things differently in the HR world, Lisa took her corporate knowledge and blended it with an Indigenous [...]

Dylan is a proud Mi’kmaq, member of Lennox Island First Nation, professional engineer and founder of L’nu Energy. Dylan graduated with a Bachelor’s of Sustainable Design Engineering from the [...]

Cam has a wide variety of professional and lived experience that has helped to not only inform his work but mould his experience and unique perspective. For the past 15 years, Cam has used that [...]

Jake Augustine is a member of the Mi’kmaq First Nation from Elsipogtog, New Brunswick’s largest First Nation community. With a decade of dedicated service, Jake has played a pivotal role in the [...]

Nadine Bernard is a visionary Mi’kmaq entrepreneur from the We’koqma’q First Nation where she currently resides with her husband. She is a progressive leader, recognized for her [...]

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 [...]