PRE-OPENING RECEPTION – January 16

5:30 - 7:00

Pre-opening reception

DAY 1 – January 17

Focus:

Nation Building and Governance

7:45 - 5:00

Exhibit of BC First Nation Best Practices and Sponsors

Sponsor area and projects – related to economic development

7:45

REGISTRATION OPENS

8:30

Opening Prayer – Musqueam Elder

Moderator - Miles Richardson

Welcome to Territory - Musqueam First Nation – Chief Ernie Campbell

Opening Remarks

RPMAC – Chief Judith Sayers

First Nations Leadership Council – Chief Stewart Phillip

INAC representative (tbc)

9:15

"Beyond Band Office Jobs: From Spending Money to Making Money" - Chief Clarence Louie, Osoyoos First Nation

9:45

10:15

Plenary – Nation Building Model Presentation – Stephen Cornell, University of Arizona

11:15

Overview of breakout discussions – Stephen Cornell

12:00

Lunch – PPT slide presentation playing (no speakers / networking time)

1:15

Facilitated breakout sessions (six groups)

1 & 2 - Constitution/Governance “Making First Nations’ Governments Work” – the role of governance in economic development – organizing Indigenous governance institutions to deliver “the goods” with community ownership

3 & 4 - Making First Nation Economies Work – economic enterprises

5 & 6 - Setting Directions: Strategic Vision and Decision Making – roles and responsibilities; Intergovernmental relations, giving or transferring control, productive, mutually beneficial constructive tools/resources

Facilitators:  Mike Bonshor, Chris Corrigan, Robert Duncan, Chief Leanne Joe, Matt Vickers, Racelle Kooy

2:30

REFRESHMENT BREAK

2:45

Breakout sessions (repeated)

4:00

Breakout sessions end

DAY 1 – January 17 – Gala Dinner

5:00

RECEPTION  (no-host)

6:00

DINNER

Master of Ceremony - Duncan McCue (Anishinaube, Ojibwa), CBC National News, news reporter

Key Note Speaker - Jimmy Pattison and Glen Clark (former Premier B.C.), The Jim Pattison Group

Comedian - Skeena Reece

Entertainment – Bitterly Divine – music and dance

DAY 2 – January 18

Focus:

Best Practices:  Attracting investments, Corporate structuring, Showcasing success

7:45 - 3:30

Exhibit of BC First Nation Best Practices and Sponsors

8:30

Opening Remarks

Wrap-up / Summary of previous day’s sessions – Stephen Cornell and facilitators

9:50

Moderator introduces breakout topics

10:00

REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:30

Breakout Sessions (concurrent) – perspectives from different partners (*more presenters will be added to each breakout session)

1.    Attracting Investment – Hupacasath Story – with perspectives from different partners – Chief Judith Sayer, Port Alberni Mayor Ken McRae, and Synex Energy’s Greg Sunnel

2.    Organizing for Community Economic Development – structuring your community… a link leading people to where have you come from – Chief Sophie Pierre

3.    Managing Wealth – when do you, designing where the money goes

• Chief Joe Hall

• Bruce Russell - President Gulf Pacific Group, a company with over 50 years experience as a professional property manager, developer and real estate syndicate.  Gulf has worked with First Nations since the 1960s.

4.    Northern BC Best Practices – examples of economic development from Northern BC and how they did it - Chief Steve Wilson, Haisla and Chief Liz Logan, Fort Nelson First Nation

• Chief Steve Wilson, Haisla - has many major partnerships underway.  One will generate $520 million over the first 20 year and 75 new jobs in the energy field.  These partnerships take Aboriginal Rights and Titles into consideration and recognize the need for capacity development.

• Chief Liz Logan, Fort Nelson First Nation - learn what economic development can do for your First Nation, how to set up structures, and what changes to expect to business development structures and governance are needed to make it work

12:00

LUNCH – PPT slide presentation playing – no speakers / networking time

1:15

Breakout discussions (repeated from morning - see above)

2:30

REFRESHMENTS available

3:00

Future Direction

FNLC – direction, future initiatives

RPMAC – next steps, summary of sessions, regional workshops

3:15

Wrap-up Speaker – Chief Clarence Louie

3:25

Closing Prayer

3:30

Forum Close – POWERPOINT of BC Success Stories