Indigenous Communities

8:00 a.m. –

9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

9:00 a.m. –

9:45 a.m.

Opening Ceremony 

Welcome and land acknowledgement

Welcome song

Hoop dancer performance

Presenters:

Larry Sault, Councillor, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

Luana Shirt, Culture Keeper, Red Sky Performance

Red Sky Performance

Smoketrail Singers

Stan Wesley, Kahnekahnekahtahk (Master of Ceremonies)

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Presenter:

The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines

10:00 a.m. –

10:15 a.m.

Welcome Remarks and Keynote Introduction

Presenters:

Lesley Gallinger, President and CEO, IESO

Tom Heintzman, Vice-Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, CIBC Capital Markets

10:15 a.m. –

10:45 a.m.

Keynote

Presenter:

Roberta Jamieson O.C., I.P.C, LLB, LLd (Hon), Director, RBC, Deloitte Canada and Chile, President and CEO, Indspire

10:45 a.m. –

11:15 p.m.

Break

11:15 p.m. –

12:15 p.m.

Panel: Looking Ahead to Canada’s Future Energy Mix

Introduction:

Marsha Roote, Indigenous Community Engagement Lead, Bruce Power

Moderator:

Karen McCarthy, Vice-President, Communications and Government Relations, Fortis Inc.

Panelists:

Emily He, Manager, Renewables in Remote Communities, Pembina Institute

Margaret Kenequanash, CEO, Wataynikaneyap Power

Mikayla Woodward, Project Advisor, First Nations Power Authority

Skye Anderson, Director, Indigenous Partnerships, OPG

12:15 p.m. –

1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m. –

2:30 p.m.

Panel: Consent is not a Checkbox

Moderator:

Damien Côté, Chief Commissioner, Ontario Energy Board

Panelists:

Chief Bruce Achneepineskum, Marten Falls First Nation

Erika Voaklander, Associate Lawyer, JFK Law

2:30 p.m. –

3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m. –

4:00 p.m.

Panel: Deals that Deliver

Moderator:

Jaimie Lickers, Senior Vice-President, Indigenous Markets, CIBC

Panelists:

Alena Thouin, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, Building Ontario Fund

Justin Lok, Director, Investments, Canada Infrastructure Bank

Matthew Jackson, Vice-President Indigenous Partnerships and Business Development, Hydro One

Valerie Helbron, Partner, Torys LLP

4:00 p.m. –

4:15 p.m.

Closing Remarks and Dance Performance

Presenters:

Kevin Berube, Director, Indigenous Relations, IESO

Red Sky Performance

4:15 p.m. –

6:30 p.m.

Evening Social

8:00 a.m. –

8:45 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

8:45 a.m. –

9:00 a.m.

Morning Blessing

Welcome Remarks and Introduction

Presenters:

Carla Y. Nell, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Relations, Engagement and Strategy, IESO

Miskwaa Animkii Bnesii, Traditional Knowledge Carrier, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

9:00 a.m. –

9:45 a.m.

Keynote

Introduction:

Jaimie Lickers, Senior Vice-President, Indigenous Markets, CIBC

Presenter:

Perry Bellegarde, Former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations

9:45 a.m. –

10:30 a.m.

Panel: The National Indigenous Electrification Strategy in Action – Aligning Local Priorities with a National Indigenous Energy Vision

Moderator:

Matt Jamieson, President and CEO, Six Nations Development Corporation

Presenters:

Saga Williams, Senior Advisor, First Nations Major Project Coalition

Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Nishnawbe Aski Nation

Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, former Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke

Pat Chilton, Former Chief Executive Officer, Five Nations Energy Inc. 

10:30 a.m. –

11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. –

12:00 p.m.

Panel: Community-Led Pathways to Small Scale Renewables

Moderator:

Beverly Nollert, Senior Director, Power System Planning, IESO

Panelists:

Cadmus Delorme, Former Chief of Cowessess First Nation, Founder and Partner – OneHoop Advisory Services & Flowing River Capital Group

Jim Tait, Senior Director, Energy, Batchewana First Nation

Sean Brennan, Energy Coordinator, Haida Gwaii and Wah-ila-toos Indigenous Council Member

12:00 p.m. –

1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 p.m. –

2:15 p.m.

Panel: The Future of Energy Leadership from Tribal Councils

Moderator:

Vicki Blanchard, Blanchard and Associates

Panelists:

Tara Ingram, Director of Economic Development, Matawa First Nations Management

Chief Russell Wesley, Vice-Chair, Windigo First Nations Council and Chief of Cat Lake First Nation

Kevin Woods, Director of Energy Services, North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council 

2:15 p.m. –

2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m. –

3:45 p.m.

Panel: Connecting with Community Energy Champions

Moderator:

Dawn Lambe, Economic Policy Analyst, Anishhinabek Nation

Panelists:

Brooke McLeod, Community Energy Champion, Moose Cree First Nation

Joseph Nahwegahbow, Community Energy Champion, Whitefish River First Nation

Vincent Galea, Community Energy Champion, Zhichgewnan Maandoonaanan – Economic Development Department, Nipissing First Nation 

4:00 p.m. –

4:15 p.m.

Closing Remarks and Ceremony

Presenters:

Stan Wesley, Kahnekahnekahtahk (Master of Ceremonies)

Miskwaa Animkii Bnesii, Traditional Knowledge Carrier, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

Red Sky Performance

Smoketrail Singers