Panelists/Speakers

Justin Herman is an accomplished Indigenous professional with a diverse set of skills and experiences. He has a demonstrated history of working as an entrepreneur with specialization in strategic [...]

Bill Lomax, the President and CEO of the First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) is a member of the Gitxsan Nation and grew up in Terrace, B.C. He spent 22 years working on Wall Street and in Private [...]

Marcel Pelletier serves as Vice President Indigenous Relations AECOM.  Marcel has over 30 years of experience working with Indigenous people across Canada and the United States on a local, [...]

Charlene is an Indigenous Storyteller, Impact Producer, and Media Visionary. Born in the Splatsin Band of the Shuswap Nation, Charlene believes in creating from a place of collective genius, [...]

Shani is the founder of pipikwan pêhtâkwan. She’s a 6th generation Métis person, connected to the Cunningham’s, Ferguson’s and a descendant of Michel First Nation. With over 13 [...]

Denise Gairdner is an experienced Human Resource professional with 13 years’ developing and executing strategies to optimize the employee experience.  She is a leader who is passionate about her [...]

As Director of Community and Indigenous Affairs, Trent is responsible for leading Cenovus’s efforts in working with Indigenous communities, municipal governments, and non-profit organizations. [...]

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 [...]