Canada's North Beyond 2011
Tuesday October 11 - Thursday October 13 2011 • Marriott at River Cree Resort • Edmonton, Alberta
Presentations
Plenary Session 1
Collaborating for Sustainable Prosperity: Governance in the North Moderator:
Mary Simon
President
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Panellists: Clément Chartier
President
Métis National Council Phil Fontaine
President, Ishkonigan Inc.
Special Advisor to RBC, and
Former National Chief
Assembly of First Nations The Hon. Floyd K. Roland
Premier
Northwest Territories Louise Grondin
Senior Vice-President, Environment and Sustainable Development
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
Plenary Session 2
Impacts of Major Projects in the North Moderator:
Harvey Brooks
Deputy Minister, Economic Development
Government of Yukon Panellists: Janet King
Assistant Deputy Minister
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Ruth Massie
Grand Chief
Council of Yukon First Nations Eberhard Scherkus
President and Chief Operating Officer
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited Melanie Sturk
Director
Attraction, Retention, and Transition, Mining Industry
Human Resources Council
Luncheon and Keynote Presentation
Holmes on Homes in Northern Communities Seth M. Atkins
Director
Holmes Homes
The Holmes Group
Concurrent Session A
Community Security—Resilient and Thriving Communities Moderator:
Gabriela Sparling
Deputy Minister
Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations
Government of the Northwest Territories Panellists: Edward S. Kennedy
President and Chief Executive Officer
The North West Company Inc. Tom Kerwin
Manager
Northern Housing Centre
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Her Worship Madeleine Redfern
Mayor
City of Iqaluit
Concurrent Session B
Infrastructure Challenges in the North Moderator:
Mitch Bloom
Vice-President
Policy Planning
Canadaian Northern Economic Development Agency Panellists: Jean-François Arteau
Legal Counsel and Executive Assistant to the President
Makivik Corporation Michael J. Ogborn
Executive Vice-President
OmniTRAX Canada, Inc. Chester Reimer
Senior Policy Advisor
Inuit Circumpolar Council, Canada
Keynote Presentation
Shaping Growth in Canada’s Remote Community Economies Elyse Allan
President and Chief Executive Officer
GE Canada
Dinner and Keynote Presentation
The Future History of the Arctic and Canada’s Greater North Charles A. Emmerson
Author and Geopolitical Specialist, and
Senior Research Fellow
Chatham House, United Kingdom
Plenary Session 4
International Comparative Perspectives on Canada’s Role in the North Moderator:
Charles A. Emmerson
Author and Geopolitical Specialist, and
Senior Research Fellow
Chatham House, United Kingdom Panellists: Thomas S. Axworthy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation Michael Byers
Professor and Canada Research Chair
The University of British Columbia His Excellency, Erik Vilstrup Lorenzen
Ambassador of Denmark
Embassy of Denmark Chester Reimer
Senior Policy Advisor
Inuit Circumpolar Council, Canada
Plenary Session 5
Human Capital and Economic Development: Part 1—Working with Youth for a Prosperous North The Rt Hon. Paul Martin
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Founder and Chairman
Martin Aboriginal Initiative Mary Simon
President
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Plenary Session 6
Human Capital and Economic Development: Part 2—Nurturing Local Talent and Entrepreneurship Moderator: Thomas S. Axworthy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation Panellists: Clint M. Davis
President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business Joseph Deklic
Vice-President
Strategic Investments
Cisco Systems Canada Co. Kelly Lendsay
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aboriginal Human Resource Council Kyla Kakfwi Scott
Program Manager
Dechinta Bush University
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