Panelists/Speakers

The Honourable Rechie Valdez was elected as the Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville in 2021. She has been a member of various parliamentary committees and associations, including [...]

My name is Kimberly Gorgichuk, and I am the Senior Program Officer for the Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs (IWE) Program at NACCA.  My pronouns are she/her/kwe. I was born and raised in Ontario [...]

Benjamin Scott is a member of the Tłı̨chǫ Nation and a true Northerner at heart. He has a passion for supporting organizations to redefine business practice through an Indigenous worldview and [...]

Hope’s career has reflected her commitment to reconciliation, Indigenous community development and collaboration. Her experience has spanned the country as manager of national campaigns dedicated [...]

Karen Joseph is Chief Executive Officer of Reconciliation Canada. Karen is a Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw social change maker who brings more than 25 years’ experience inspiring diverse partners to [...]

Hekwa’gila’ogwa, Shelley, has been immersed in the lessons and traditional ways of being of the Kwakwaka’wakw people since birth, and it has shaped who she is. With that foundation, she has [...]

Darrel Burnouf is the Manager, Northern Business Development and Community Relations within the Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations department at Cameco Corporation. A Metis growing up in [...]

Jonathan leads Vancity’s External Relations and Impact Strategy division, which oversees key strategies to help Vancity grow its impact and its business. This includes Vancity’s commitments to [...]

Angel Aubichon is a visionary Cree-Métis artist and storyteller from Treaty 4 whose work as an entrepreneur has sparked a new wave of indigenous entrepreneurship in the fashion and e-commerce [...]

Originating from the Métis homeland and Treaty 1 territory, Kristin is a proud member of the Red River Métis Nation. With over 8 years of specialized experience in the financial services [...]