Aboriginal Peoples and Economic Development Removing the Barriers to Success

Wednesday, April 29th 2015 | Château Laurier (Drawing Room)

12:00 PM Registration opens 1:00 PM Creating Conditions for Greater Economic Success – A Regional

Perspective: Chief Roger J. Augustine, Regional Chief, AFN 1:20 PM Panel: Removing the Barriers to Economic Development

• Chief Clarence Louie, Osoyoos Indian Band; Chair, National Aboriginal Economic Development Board

• Donald Deranger, Director, Cameco Corporation; Athabasca Basin Development Corporation

• Donald McInnes, Alterra Power • Clint Davis, TD Bank • Moderator: Candice Metallic, Partner, Maurice Law

2:20 PM Dan Gagnier, Chairman, International Institute for Sustainable Development 2:35 PM Special Presentation: Mary Simon, Co-Chair, Canadians for a New

Partnership 2:50 PM Networking Break 3:15 PM Keynote speaker: National Chief Perry Bellegarde, Assembly of First

Nations 3:35 PM Moderated Q&A:

• The R. H. Paul Martin, Martin Education Initiative • National Chief Perry Bellegarde, AFN • Moderator: John Ivison, National Post

4:25 PM Panel: Education Panel:

• Betty Ann Lavalee, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples • Wendy Grant-John, Deloitte • Robert Kucheran, General Vice-President, IUPAT • Moderator: Nigel Newlove, News Anchor, APTN

5:30 PM Closing Remarks

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