Speakers

October 8 - 10 | Vancouver Island
Conference Center - Nanaimo, BC

Meet our speakers

Sara Aghvami Follow me on LinkedIn

Director of IDEB (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Belonging)
Best Buy Canada Ltd.

Anthony Ariganello Follow me on LinkedIn

President and Chief Executive Officer
Chartered Professionals of Human Resources (CPHR) of BC, and the Yukon, and CPHR Canada.

Stephanie Bolton Follow me on LinkedIn

Senior Policy Advisor, Strategic Policy and Communications Branch
Canadian Human Rights Commission

Bob Chartier Follow me on LinkedIn

Speaker | Writer | Artisan | Musician

Rob Chiarello Follow me on LinkedIn

Senior Vice President, People & Culture
Pacific Blue Cross

Kris Clemens Follow me on LinkedIn

Senior Specialist - Project Coordinator, Indigenous Strategy
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Dr. Rick Colbourne Follow me on LinkedIn

Associate Professor, Indigenous Leadership and Management
Sprott School of Business, Carleton University 

Jennifer Cooper-Stephenson Follow me on LinkedIn

Senior Manager, Employee Relations
BC Hydro

John DeGiacomo Follow me on LinkedIn

Executive Director
Anishinabek Employment and Training Services (AETS)

Florence Glanfield Follow me on LinkedIn

PhD, MEd, BEd, BSc, Vice-Provost (Indigenous Programming & Research), Provost & Vice-President Academic
University of Alberta

Craig Hall Follow me on LinkedIn

MBA, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation
 Indigenous Works

Nigel Istvanffy Follow me on LinkedIn

MBA, Founder & CEO, Kettera Inc. and Managing Partner
Leeg Group Inc.

Kelly J Lendsay Follow me on LinkedIn

BSPE, MBA, CAFM, ICD.D, President & CEO
Indigenous Works

Victoria LaBillois Follow me on LinkedIn

Speaker | Entrepreneur
Wejipeg Excavation Inc.

Stephen Lindley Follow me on LinkedIn

President and Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Lindley Consulting Inc.

Michelle Loveless Follow me on LinkedIn

Director of Talent Acquisition
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

Dana Martin Follow me on LinkedIn

Director, Indigenous Financial Services
Scotiabank

Morgan McDonald Follow me on LinkedIn

Director of Corporate Sustainability
Ledcor Industries Inc.

Candice S. Metallic Follow me on LinkedIn

Founder and Principal
Metallic Law, Barristers & Solicitors

Michael Mihalicz Follow me on LinkedIn

Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship & Strategy, and Indigenous Advisor
Office of the Dean, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University

Kendal Netmaker Follow me on LinkedIn

Entrepreneur and Author
Sweetgrass First Nation, SK

Dr. Jacqueline Ottmann Follow me on LinkedIn

President
First Nations University of Canada

Candice Pete-Cardoso Follow me on LinkedIn

Director, kihci-okâwîmâw askiy Knowledge Centre
University of Saskatchewan

Anne-Marie Pham Follow me on LinkedIn

MPA, Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion

Shaun Soonias Follow me on LinkedIn

Director of Indigenous Relations
Farm Credit Canada and Board Member, Indigenous Works

Connie Strayer Follow me on LinkedIn

Southwest Indigenous Regional Employment and Training Specialist
BC Hydro

Michael Stushnoff Follow me on LinkedIn

Independent Sales Consultant, Sales Specialist
Indigenous Works

Sandra Sutter Follow me on LinkedIn

Aboriginal Partnerships Manager
PTW Energy Services

Kory Wilson, Kwakwaka’wakw Follow me on LinkedIn

Executive Director
Indigenous Initiatives and Partnerships