Aboriginal Economic Summit Agenda

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MONDAY - MARCH 26, 2012 - Day 1

Time

Event

6:30-7:45 am

Coffee, Muffins

7:00 am-6:00 pm

Registration

8:00 am-5:30 pm

Event Press Room

8:00 am-5:30 pm

Trade Show

8:00-10:30 am

Opening General Assembly

• Opening Ceremony: Chief Ron Morin, Enoch Cree Nation and Enoch Singers
• Welcome: Rick Gamble, Conference Chairman
• George Stanley, AFN Vice Chief
• Welcome Address: Doyle Anderson Ph.D., President First Nations University
• of Canada

Panel Discussions

First Nation Bonds - Ken Thomas, Chair

• John Radke, Incapital
• Harold Calla, Chair First Nations Financial Management Board

10:30-10:45 am

Coffee Break

10:45 am

-12:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Shell Orion SAGD Project, Cold Lake, AB

Walter Janvier, Chair

• Chief Cecil Janvier, Cold Lake Dene Nation
• Alex Lemmens, Birchwood Resources
• Roger Smith, Witten LLP
• Dennis Smith, Native One Financial
• Rick Meyer, Native One Financial

12:00-1:00 pm

Lunch

• Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mattthew Coon Come, Grand Chief Grand Council of the Cree
  Ken Thomas, Chair

1:00-3:00 pm

Featured Speaker: Chief Shane Gottfriedson, Tk'emlups First Nation

3:00-3:15

Refreshment Break

3:15-5:00

Panel Discussion: Real Estate Development - Ken Thomas, Chair

• Wayne Postoak, Tribal Design and Construction
• Todd Kane, Tribal Design and Construction
• Don Morin, Enoch Cree Nation
• Bob Merasty, Sask Research Council

5:00-6:00

Attitude Adjustment Hour

6:00-8:30

Networking Reception - Marriott/Enoch Cree Nation Reception

• Keynote Speaker: Joe Dion, Frog Lake Energy
• George Stanley, Chair

TUESDAY - MARCH 27, 2012 - Day 2

6:30- 8:30 am

Coffee & Muffins

7:00-8:00 am

Registration

8:00-5:30 am

Event Press Room

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Trade Show

8:00-9:00 am

Review of Agenda and Events

• Rick Gamble, Conference Chairman

9:00-10:30 am

The Enbridge Northern Gateway Project: Andrew Popko

• Doyle Anderson, Chair

10:30-10:45 am

Coffee Break

10:45-12:00 am

Panel Discussion: First Nations Potash Strategy

Rick Gamble, Chair

• Jon Krane, Janus Natural Resources
• Fred Smith, Janus Natural Resources

12:00-1:00 pm

Lunch

• Keynote Speaker: Dennis Smith, NativeOne Financial
• Rick Gamble, Chair

1:00-3:00 pm

Panel Discussion: First Nation Projects

Doyle Anderson, Chair

• Chief Jerry Primrose, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation ( Nelson House, MB)
• Chief Cornelius Wabasse, Webequie (Ring of Fire)

3:00-3:15 pm

Refreshment Break

3:15-5:00 pm

CEO's Roundtable

George Arcand Jr, Chair

• Asim Ghosh, Husky
• Keith Martel, First Nations Bank

5:00 pm

Closing Prayer