This conference brought together key leaders from across Inuit Nunangat to develop a united call to action on steps to achieve Inuit economic reconciliation, and was hosted with the assistance of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK). This day-long conversation featured leading voices in the creation of Inuit economic opportunity and development, including leaders from communities, businesses, and government.
Held in partnership with the National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB), the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), this was the last of three conferences focused on reconciliation and inclusive economic growth.
Topics included:
- Inuit right to economic development and prosperity;
- Inuit business and government procurement; and
- Inuit economic development and government policy and programming.
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Agenda
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6:50 AM - 7:15 AM
Registration and Breakfast
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7:15 AM - 7:30 AM
Welcome and Opening Prayer
Karen Restoule, Public Policy Forum Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow
Madeleine Redfern, Mayor, City of Iqaluit
Sally Webster, Inuit Elder, Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
What Economic Reconciliation and Inclusive Growth Can Mean for Inuit Nunangat
Aluki Kotierk, President, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
Johannes Lampe, President, Nunatsiavut Government
Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Moderator: Clint Davis, Partner and Managing Director, Acasta Capital Indigenous
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Break
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9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Setting the Scene: The $27 Billion Opportunity
Hilda Broomfield Letemplier, Board Member, National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB)
Andrew Leach, Board Chair, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)
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9:20 AM - 10:20 AM
Panel Discussion: Key Mechanisms to Achieving Economic Reconciliation
Andy Moorhouse, Vice President of Economic Development, Makivik Corporation
Sarah Leo, Vice President of Corporate Development, Nunatsiavut Group of Companies
Moderator: Madeleine Redfern, Mayor of Iqaluit
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10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Break
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10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Panel Discussion: Business Development in Inuit Nunangat
Leonie Qaumariaq, Chief Executive Officer, Kakivak Association
Lema Ijtemaye, Acting Manager, Socio-Economic Development, Pauktuuktit Inuit Women of Canada
Sue McNeil, Manager, Inuvialuit Community Economic Development
Melva Williams, Business Development Manager, Nunatsiavut Government
Moderated by: Madeleine Redfern, Mayor of Iqaluit
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11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
Lunch
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12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunchtime Keynote Address
Introduction by Andrew Leach, Chair, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs and Internal Trade
Introduction by Edward Greenspon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Public Policy Forum
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Government of Canada
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1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Concurrent Workshops
- Inuit Right to Economic Development and Prosperity
- Inuit Business and Government Procurement
- Inuit Economic Development and Government Policy and Programming
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2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Break
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3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Plenary Discussion: Taking Action for Reconciliation and Inclusive Economic Growth
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3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks and Closing Prayer
Madeleine Redfern, Mayor, City of Iqaluit
Sally Webster, Inuit Elder, Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition
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4:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Conference End
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