Darrell Beaulieu is a well-known national Indigenous business leader. He was appointed President and CEO of Denendeh Investments Incorporated (DII) and Denendeh group of companies in October 2005. DII is the General Partner of Denendeh Investments Limited Partnership (DILP) which holds investments on behalf of all the NWT Dene First Nations in Mineral Exploration, Communications Infrastructure Logistics, Power Generation and Supply, Food Supply and Real Estate.  He also serves as President and CEO of Denendeh Development Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation whose members are the 27 Chiefs of the Dene Nation.  DDC owns 50% of the NWT Metis Dene Development Fund, which provides developmental lending to NWT businesses.

Dave Tuccaro is a member of the Mikisew Cree First Nation in Fort Chipewyan, and president and CEO of seven successful companies. He is a leader in creating opportunities for indigenous people at every level of education, employment, and community social and business development. His wide contributions and experience have been recognized in numerous national and provincial awards. He is very active in communities and has sat on the Board of the Regional Health Authority, the Alberta Chamber of Resources, the National Task Force on Aboriginal Development Financing, and contributed as a member of the National Task Force on Oilsands Strategies. As well, he spearheaded the formation of the Northeastern Alberta Aboriginal Business Association, is the past President of the National Aboriginal Business Association, and sits as a director of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation.

Dave’s expertise includes community and economic development, business negotiation, and large scale natural resource development. Dave can help communities and corporations achieve social and economic success.

Chief Billy Morin Nahtokitopi (Sacred Rider) was elected as the youngest Chief in Enoch Cree Nation’s modern history in 2015, and served three consecutive terms leading one of Alberta’s most progressive indigenous nations. Chief Morin has been a strong advocate for working together with all governments, sectors and Canadians; as was the original spirit and intent of Treaty Six. This culminated with his appointed as Grand Chief of the 17 First Nations of the Confederacy of Treaty Six in 2020; a position responsible to be the voice for a population of nearly 80,000 First Nations people in the region. 

Language and identity have formed the foundation for all things in Billy’s time as Chief, including most fittingly, winning the RFP to build the first orthopedic surgical center on, and owned by a First Nation in Canada – a project rooted in the Land of Medicines name. Furthermore, Chief Morin has championed new business partnerships in commercial development, infrastructure, gaming, carbon capture, Hydrogen, gas and utilities for Enoch, and local First Nations. 

Most recently he was named as special advisor on Indigenous Relations for Premier Danielle Smith. Finally, he also is a Managing Director at Axxcelus Capital Advisory, where his mission is to build bridges between capital debt markets and Indigenous communities for the purpose of equity ownership at levels never achieved before. 

Pierre Poilievre is the leader of Canada’s Conservatives and is current Leader of the Opposition. He is a life-long conservative, champion of a free market, and fighter for people taking ownership of and responsibility for their own futures.

Pierre has been elected to seven terms by the people of Carleton, and is proud to serve as their Member of Parliament. In government, Pierre served as a trusted senior minister in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s cabinet.

Pierre became Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition in September 2022, and is running to be the Prime Minister of Canada. He believes in a country where the state is servant, not master. Where smaller government makes room for bigger citizens. Where people have the freedom to build a business without red tape and heavy tax.

To make room for personal freedom and responsibility, he believes in limiting government. He has been one of the loudest voices in the past several years fighting out-of-control deficit spending and tax increases, as Liberal addiction to debt became a crisis.

Pierre was one of the first voices to predict the inflation crisis that this country faces, pointing out that the sharp increases represent an “inflation tax”, a sneaky way for governments to raise money by raising prices for the people. Today, more than half of families in Canada say they struggle just to feed themselves.

Theresa Tait Day is a We’tsuwet’en hereditary chief. She sits at the Wetsuwet’en Chiefs table as Wihaliyt’e (Big Medicine) and there helps guide negotiations with government and industry, and has worked to re-establish Wetsuwet’en traditional decision-making and governance. She is also the Regional Outreach Coordinator for British Columbia on the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, and has been positive force for sensible economic development in northern British Columba.

Doris Hiam-Galvez is a Senior Advisor at Hatch, she is also Board Director for PDAC & Chair for CIMBC22.

Doctor in Metallurgy. She has broad senior level experience in technical organizations &  in developing new business globally focused on value creation.

With Hatch for 16 yrs creating new and innovative business to expand the company in new regions (Australia, South America, Europe & North America). She managed Hatch Europe & Hatch Peru.

Before joining Hatch she was Chief Technology Officer for Novelis, a major global metal manufacturer. She was a Board Director of the Canada UK Chamber of Commerce in London

Working with clients around the world who were struggling with sustainability inspired her to develop “Designing Sustainable Prosperity (DSP)”a new way of doing business which leaves behind a positive sustainable economy with an improved environment.

Shannin Metatawabin, CEO of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA), is Cree/Inninow from Fort Albany First Nation of the Mushkegowuk Nation. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation and the Manager of Aboriginal Affairs and Sustainability with De Beers Canada.

Shannin defines himself as an economic development empowermentor that thrives on project management, organizational efficiency, business development, and community consultation. He has assisted over 300 businesses start-ups and expansions, both urban and rural. His driving passion is to increase community capacity and sustainability for there to be ongoing prosperity for the next 7 generations. 

Shannin holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Carleton University and an Aboriginal Economic Development certificate from the University of Waterloo. 

Within the 5 year strategic mandate with NACCA Shannin has facilitated the achievement of attracting 500M in new programming for the network. This includes a new 150M Indigenous Growth Fund, new women’s programming, renewed Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Programming support, the introduction of a national Indigenous Prosperity Forum, new procurement services, purchase of a new building to facilitate future sustainability of the organization and the launch of a new charitable foundation

Eva Clayton holds the Office of President for the Nisga’a Nation. Eva became the 7th elected President of the Nisg̱a’a Nation, and the first female Nisga’a to hold this prestigious position in a regular election on November 2, 2016. She was re-elected in 2020 for a further four year term.

Eva’s public service to the Nisg̱a’a Nation spans decades in various administrative and political capacities.

Her employment history began with the Nisg̱a’a Tribal Council (NTC) in 1982 as Secretary (now known as Executive Assistants). While working with the NTC. Eva had the privilege of working closely with the many leaders of the day including the lates Dr. Frank Calder, James Gosnell, Rod Robinson to name a few, while they were actively negotiating what would become the Nisg̱a’a Final Agreement.

Eva became the first female Nisga’a Chief Councilor for the New Aiyansh (now Gitlax̱t’aamiks ) Village Government from 2004-2008, prior to this, she held various terms as Councilor for the then Gitlax̱t’aamiks Band Council and now Gitlax̱t’aamiks Village Government. While Chief Councilor for New Aiyansh, Eva also served as Chair to the NLG Programs & Services Committee and has also represented her village government on the Finance Committee.

In the days leading up to the effective date of the Nisg̱a’a Final Agreement, Eva chaired the Nisga’a Ratification Committee. A committee that was responsible for overseeing the ratification of the Nisga’a Final Agreement.