4th Anniversary

Program

8:15 a.m. Welcome and breakfast

9:00 a.m. Opening ceremony with Elder Sedalia Fazio

9:30 a.m. Participant panel on leadership and the impact of FNEE

• Mona Belleau – Iqaluit, Inuit – Management program participant

• Benoit Loyer – Listuguj, Mi’gmaq – Economic Reconciliation program participant

• Jennifer Trentin – Kanesatake, Kanien’kehá:ka – Governance program participant

• Patrick Awashish Wapachee – Obedjiwan, Atikamekw – Next Generation Program participant

10:45 a.m. Conference: Weaving Generations: Transmission, Knowledge and Leadership

• Ghislain Picard, Associate Professor at HEC Montréal (moderator)

• Jinny Thibodeau-Rankin, Executive Director, First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Economic Development Commission (CDEPNQL)

• Jay Launière-Mathias, Academic co-lead, Next Generation Program

11:45 a.m. Strategic advancements at FNEE

12:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch and free time

2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Ceremony

• Musical performance by Atikamekw guitar prodigy Ivan Boivin Flamand

• Addresses from dignitaries

• Certificate presentation by the academic co-leads

Closing reception
Festive cocktail, photo booth area and networking to beautifully conclude the day.