Presentations

 

The presentations that we have received to date are posted below in PDF format. They are identified below with a ü next to the name of the speaker. Click on the name of the speaker to download the PDF file.

Wednesday, February 25

Opening Plenary - Round Table: Succeeding at Economic Development and Corporate Partnerships: What Does it Take?

 

ü Round table discussion paper

 
Workshop A - Leadership Series – Governing Effectively: A Governance Framework and Toolbox

 

ü Dan Yarymowich, Director, Strategic Priorities and Communications, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

 
Workshop B - Financial Management Series – Risk Management Strategies for Today’s Volatile Investment Markets: Balancing Today’s Economic and Social Needs with that of Future Generations

 

Jack Jamieson, Vice President, T.E. Wealth

Ron Maurice, Senior Partner, Maurice Law

Jim Prodger, Finance Manager, Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia

 

ü Combined presentation of all presenters

 

Workshop C - Financial Management Series – Understanding the Contractual Relationship

 

ü Della Anaquod, Dean of Basic Education, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST)

 

Workshop D - Management – Scorecards - Performance Reporting in First Nation Governments

 

ü Keith Fonstad, Business Advisor, Meyers Norris Penny LLP

Chief Dennis Meeches, Long Plain First Nation, Manitoba and Conference Committee Member

Chief Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth, Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation, Saskatchewan

 
Workshop E - Healthy Workplace – Being an Effective Team Player

 

ü Romeo Crow Chief, CAFM, Chair, AFOA Canada and President, AFOA Alberta

 
Workshop F - Economic Development Series – Negotiating Impact Benefit Agreements: Success Stories

 

ü Roy Erasmus, Chief Executive Officer, Deton’Cho Corporation, Northwest Territories

Brian Titus, CAFM, Chief Financial Officer, Osoyoos Indian Band, British Columbia

 
Workshop G - Financial Management Series – The First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act (FSMA) and the Fiscal Institutions - Building Blocks for First Nation Economic Development

 

ü Steve Berna, Senior Administrative Officer, First Nations Finance Authority

ü Derek Sagima, Director, Standards & Certification, First Nations Financial Management Board

ü Ken Scopick, Chief Operations Officer, First Nations Tax Commission

ü Francine Whiteduck, Board Member, First Nations Statistics Institute

 
Workshop H - Management Series – Human Resources Management: A Focus on Employee Policies and Training

 

Trina Daniels, Stoney Tribal Administration, Alberta

Debbie Dixon, Stoney Tribal Administration, Alberta

Eleanor Pollock, Human Resources Director, MicMacs of Gesgapegiag, Québec

 
Workshop I - Beginners Series – Developing an Effective Banking Relationship

 

Michele Baptiste, National Manager - Aboriginal Relations, Scotiabank Group

Stephan Fay, National Director, BMO Bank of Montreal

Brian Hjlesvold, Manager, Aboriginal Financial Services, RBC Royal Bank

Chief Arthur Noskey, Loon River Cree First Nation, Alberta

Grand Chief Timothy Dooly Thompson, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Ontario

 
Workshop J - Leadership Series – In Search of Good Governance for First Nation Pension Plans

 

Claude Marchessault, Pension Lawyer

Ted Patterson, Director, Centre for Employee Benefits, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Ontario

 

ü Combined presentation for both presenters

 
Thursday, February 26
Plenary – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Wolf: The Aboriginal China Trade Mission

 

Calvin Helin, Delegation Chair and President, Native Investment and Trade Association

 
Plenary – Is it Too Good to be True?

 

Harold Calla, CAFM, A/Chief Executive Officer, First Nations Financial Management Board

Keith Martell, CAFM, Chairman, First Nations Bank of Canada

Janice Rose, J.M. Rose & Associates and Board Member, AFOA Canada

 
Workshop K - Beginners Series – Best Practices in Budgeting

 

ü Jake Rawski, President, Rawski & Company

 
Workshop L - Management Series – Community Empowerment via Building Permits

 

Richard (Bud) Jobin, President, First Nations National Building Officers Association

John Kiedrowski, Project Manager, First Nations National Building Officers Association

 

ü Combined presentation for both presenters

 
Workshop M - Leadership Series – Developing Governance Codes: A Success Story

 

Tim Daniels, General Manager, Arrowhead Development Corporation, Manitoba

Chief Dennis Meeches, Long Plain First Nation, Manitoba

 
Workshop N - Economic Development Series – Effective Trust Management in Difficult Times: Strategies for Coping

 

Wyatt Arcand, Chair, Aboriginal Trust Officers Association

Kelly S. Rodgers, Advisory Board Member, Aboriginal Trust Officers Association

Mark Sevestre, Secretary Treasurer and Executive Board Member, Aboriginal Trust Officers Association

 

ü Combined presentation for all presenters

 
Workshop O - Management Series – Strategic Planning: Getting Ready and Getting it Done

 

ü Holly Johnson, Consultant, Samson Cree First Nation, Alberta

ü Warren Weir, Assistant Professor / Coordinator, N. Murray Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan

 
Workshop P - Financial Management Series - Capital Assets Management and Reporting

 

ü Wayne McDonald, Associate Partner, KPMG LLP

 
Workshop Q - Beginners Series – Preparing for the Audit: Best Practices

 

Cynthia Diamond, Assistant Finance Officer, Wahgoshig First Nation, Ontario

Therisa Paulins, Finance Officer, Wahgoshig First Nation, Ontario

 

ü Combined presentation for both presenters

 
Workshop R - Leadership Series – Closing the Gap: Rethinking Capital in First Nations Governance

 

ü James Easton, Partner, ReThink Consulting Group

ü James Hopkins, Chair, Aboriginal Economic Development, University of Victoria

 
Workshop S - Economic Development Series – Integrated Approaches to Creating Wealth: Success Stories

 

ü Chief Walter Janvier, Cold Lake First Nation, Alberta

ü Ron Daub, Executive Director, Vuntut Development Corporation,Yukon

ü Roger Smith, Lawyer, Witten LLP Barristers & Solicitors

 
Workshop T - Healthy Workplace – Dealing with Stress in the Aboriginal Workplace

 

Patrick Buffalo, President, Smart Fuel Limited