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| AFN - NEXUS 2000 Show Guide - Agenda |
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| Provisional Agenda DAY 1 8:15 Opening Prayer & Formal Welcome Speaker: TBA The Algonquins of Pikwanagan First Nation, Golden Lake, ON 8:30 Opening Address & Welcome Robert D. Hathaway, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer Global Indigenous Development Inc., West Vancouver, BC 8:45 Indigenous Business in the New Millennium Chief Roy Whitney, Aboriginal Business Development, Small Business Enterprise, Aboriginal Business Canada, Ottawa, ON Calvin Helin, President Native Investment & Trade Association, West Vancouver, BC A global Indigenous Business Development Model. Working Example in New Zealand and its? Future Potential Te Taru White, Tauranga, Aotearoa, (New Zealand) International Director, Global Indigenous Development, West Vancouver, BC 9:30 Canada's Economic Opportunities and Challenges in the New Millennium Mary Webb, Senior Economist Scotiabank, Toronto, ON 9:45 Nutrition & Networking Break 10:00 Exporting: Steps to Success Mary Jamieson, Member Aboriginal International Business Development Committee, Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Ottawa, ON Brad Kelly, Policy Officer, Economic Developmetn Secretariat Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa, ON 11:30 The Role of Design & Planning in Indian Comunities Douglas J. Cardinal, Architect Douglas J. Cardinal Architect Ltd, Ottawa, ON 12:00 Keynote Speaker Senator Gerry St. Germain Day 1 of Conference Adjourns Official Opening of Trade Show DAY 2 8:30 Opening Prayer Opening Remarks from Conference Chair Brief Overview of Day 1 Te Taru White, Tauranga, Aotearoa, (New Zealand) International Director, Global Indigenous Development, West Vancouver, BC 8:45 Message from Metis National Council Gerald Morin, President Metis National Council, Ottawa, ON 9:00 Building Indigenous Enterprise Though Small Business PANEL DISCUSSION ·What markets to target ·How to plan & start-up your own business ·What problems plague most small businesses ·How to avoid these issues Bob Dickson, Executive Director Aboriginal Business Canada, Ottawa, ON Lewis Staats, CEO & Managing Partner Sixdion, Ohsweken, ON Gary Beveridge, Tax Partner KPMG, Hamilton, ON 9:45 Marketing and Exporting your Products The Importance of Securing Export Markets Kevin Wassegijig, Director of First Nation Affairs Casino Rama, Rama, ON Bill Rogoza, General Manager Northern Ontario Native Tourism Association, Thunder Bay, ON Norm Hotchkiss, Director of Small Business Services Export Development Corp., Ottawa, ON 10:30 Nutrition & Networking Break 10:45 Media Information Technology Tool & Necessary Strategies for the 21st Century John Bernard, President Donna Cona, Nepean, ON Brenda Chambers, President Brenco Media, Whitehorse, YK Speaker: TBA APTN, Ottawa, ON 11:30 Indigenous Culture in Tourism Matt Vickers, President & CEO Vickers & Associates, Vancouver, BC 12:00 Special Speaker Jeff Moore, Director General, Aboriginal Relations Officer (Invited) Human Resource Development Canada, Ottawa, ON Day 2 of Conference Adjourns Trade Show Open Until 6:00 PM DAY 3 8:30 Opening Prayer Opening Remarks from Conference Chair Brief Overview of Day 1 8:45 Message from Inuit Tapirisat of Canada Speaker, TBA (Invited) Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, Ottawa, ON 9:00 Future of Aboriginal Forestry in Canada Issues to be Addressed in Advancing Aboriginal Forestry Harry Bombay, Executive Director National Aboriginal Forestry Association, Ottawa, ON An Industry Perspective on Aborigianl Partnerships in the Forestry Sector Jim Lopez, Vice-President Tembec New Federal Initiatives in Support of First Nation?s Forest-Based Development Chantal Bernier, Assistant Deputy Minister Economic Development, Indian and Northern Affair Canada, Ottawa, ON 9:45 Indigenous Procurement Strategies Robert K. Loader, Aboriginal & Regional Affairs Syncrude Canada Ltd., Fort McMurray, AB Pat Oakes, Senior Advisor, Aboriginal Relations Hydro One Inc. 10:15 Nutrition & Networking Break 10:30 The Successes of Aboriginal Businesswoman ·The Importance of the female leadership ·Key steps to becoming a successful leader ·Overcoming perceptions and leadership recognition ·Maintaining a delicate balance between a career and family Tracy Davis, Lawyer, Ottawa, ON Myra Mercredi, President Career Place, Ottawa, ON 11:00 The Importance & the Emerging Role of Today?s Youth as our Future Leaders Education is a Necessity in the New Millennium Grand Chief Vern Roote, Union of Ontario Indians, North Bay, ON 11:15 Technology Issues & Projects Greg Dreaver, Youth Advocate Ottawa, ON 11:30 Special Presentation The Hon. Thelma Chalifoux, Senator Senator of Canada, Ottawa, ON 12:00 Conference Adjourns Trade Show Open Until 5:00 PM |
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