Panelists/Speakers

Dana Martin is the Director, Indigenous Financial Services and joined Scotiabank over 18 years ago. She gained experience throughout Western Canada while taking on progressively senior leadership [...]

Anita Pawluk (President) is an experienced entrepreneur and owner of successful startup companies in diverse fields such as technology, clean energy, construction and storage. Since co-founding [...]

Michelle Laviolette is Vancity’s Director of Indigenous Banking.  She oversees the development and implementation of a strategy that delivers on Vancity’s commitment to Reconciliation and [...]

Teresa Waddington is Vice President, Corporate Relations at LNG Canada, a Shell-PETRONAS-PetroChina-Mitsubishi Corporation-KOGAS Joint Venture that is building Canada’s first large-scale [...]

Laura Bain is the Vice President, People & Culture with Compass Group Canada, supporting their Healthcare, Long Term Care, Corrections and Remote Services sectors. ESS Support Services [...]

Rodman Joseph is the son of Bob and Cindy Joseph. He studied Communications at Simon Fraser University and has gained experience in Public Indigenous Relations through Simon Fraser [...]

Mindy Henyu is a proud Tahltan and Cree woman with an extensive background collaborating with First Nation governments, the energy industry and the BC provincial government for the past 25 [...]

If James Brown and Janis Joplin had a child, it would be Beatrice love. Love is a singer/ songwriter/ performer from Treaty 8 territory, belonging to the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and Horse Lake [...]

Kory Wilson (Kwakwaka’wakw), BSc. JD, is the Executive Director of Indigenous Initiatives and Partnerships for British Columbia Institute of Technology. She is Chair of the World Federation of [...]

Paul Lacerte is a member of the Nadleh First Nation in northern BC and is a practitioner of traditional Indigenous activities and ceremonies.  His traditional name is Gilam Giloh.  He has worked [...]