AFOA Canada Is Hosting 1,000 Indigenous Leaders To Discuss Community Administration – Managing Through Disruptions During Its 20th Anniversary National Conference In Saskatoon, SK October 8-10, 2019

AFOA Canada Is Hosting 1,000 Indigenous Leaders To Discuss Community Administration – Managing Through Disruptions During Its 20^th Anniversary National Conference In Saskatoon, SK October 8-10, 2019

On October 8-10, 2019, AFOA Canada will host its 20^th Anniversary National Conference to discuss “Community Administration – Managing Through Disruptions“. The TCU Place will be home to over 1,000 prominent Indigenous business and elected leaders from Canada.

AFOA Canada will be hosting two main conference plenaries:

Wednesday Plenary: MANAGING THROUGH DISRUPTIONS

At a community level, there are many disruptions that happen. This can be external pressures to a community organization such as floods and earthquakes. Other pressures can be how a community is addressing significant family and health issues. It can also be internal pressures to the organization such as cyber security breaches or changing workforce demographics such as the millennials in the workplace. As these disruptions occur, it raises many questions for managers and staff to ponder on how to effectively deal with them. These questions can point toward much needed changes in an organization’s strategy, risk management, financial or operations. It may also provide new insights that require leaders to ensure the community’s vision can still be achieved while managing through the disruptions. If you have to oversee or administer any type of disruption, this is a must attend conference for you.

Part 1 – Keynote Address
Keynote: Bill Namagoose, Executive Director, Grand Council of the Crees, QC

Part 2 – Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Richard Aisaican, Councillor, Cowessess First Nation, SK
Bill Namagoose, Executive Director, Grand Council of the Crees, QC
Hector Winnipeg Jr., Councillor, Siksika Nation, AB

Moderator: Harold Tarbell, Facilitator, Tarbell Facilitation Network

Corporate Lead Sponsor and Plenary sponsored by: First Nations Bank of Canada

Event details are as follows:

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Time: 8:30am to 10:30am

Location: TCU Place, Saskatoon, SK

Thursday Plenary: BALANCED APPROACH BETWEEN GROWING WEALTH AND PER CAPITA PAYMENTS

As Indigenous communities settle land claims or receive payments for past injustices, there are decisions regarding how to manage the capital. What should be the balance between a sustainable source of capital versus immediate community pressures. There has been a lot of experiences nationally and internationally that communities can draw upon. The panelists can speak to some key issues that should be considered and some lessons learned while communities develop their policy perspectives on this important area.

Part 1 – Keynote Address
Keynote Speaker: Miriam Jorgensen, M.P.P, Ph.D., Research Scientist/Research Director, Native Nations Institute, The University of Arizona

Part 2 – Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Chief Janice Henderson, B.A., CAFM, CAPA, Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON
Miriam Jorgensen, M.P.P, Ph.D., Research Scientist/Research Director, Native Nations Institute, The University of Arizona
Tim Laronde, Associate Vice President – Trust Services Ontario, Peace Hills Trust
Chief William Morin, Enoch Cree Nation, AB

Moderator: Harold Tarbell, Facilitator, Tarbell Facilitation Network

Plenary sponsored by: Peace Hills Trust

Event details are as follows:
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2019
Time: 8:30am to 10:00am
Location: TCU Place, Saskatoon, SK

A media release with further details on the AFOA Canada 20^th Anniversary National Conference will be available at the event.

For further information and interview requests, please contact:

AFOA Canada
Douglas Beaver
(613)806-7695
dbeaver@afoa.ca
www.afoa.ca