Industry Engagement Event

3RD ANNUAL INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT EVENT PRESENTING SPONSOR MARCH 2nd -3rd, 2020 LHEIDLI T’ENNEH TERRITORY (Prince George, BC) EVENT AGENDA Thank you to our 2020 Sponsors About the First Nations Major Projects Coalition PRESENTING SPONSOR The First Nations Major Projects Coalition (“FNMPC” or “Coalition”) was established in October 2015 by First Nations that have chosen to work together because of major resource projects that are proposed for their territories. The Coalition is an organization dedicated to the building of economic GOLD SPONSORS and environmental stewardship capacity of First Nations that are impacted by major project opportunities. The organization provides tools to support a growing membership of First Nations across 5 provinces and 1 territory. The Coalition also places a major emphasis around Indigenous equity ownership and management of projects aimed at building the kind of healthy, modern economies our communities need. The Coalition is a non-political, First Nation led business capacity organization with a growing membership of over 65 First Nations nationally. The Coalition’s technical services are provided free of SILVER SPONSORS cost to First Nations. The Coalition is not industry or project specifi c in focus and supports the ability of its members, who retain the individual authority to make informed decisions concerning project opportunities. FNMPC Board of Directors: » Chief Sharleen Gale, Chair (Fort Nelson First Nation) » Chief Corrina Leween, Vice Chair (Cheslatt a Carrier Nation) » Chief Willie Blackwater, Treasurer and Chair of the Audit Committ ee (Gitsegukla Band Council) » Chief Priscilla Mueller, Director (Saik’uz First Nation) » Councillor Savana Walkingbear, Director (Thunderchild First Nation) LUNCHEON SPONSOR DAY 1 BREAKFAST SPONSOR EVENT PARTNERS » Maxwell Stevens, Director (Upper Skeena Watershed Chiefs) Executive Director: Niilo Edwards Director of Operations: Angel Ransom LUNCHEON SPONSOR DAY 2 LANYARD SPONSOR DAY ONE Monday, March 2nd, 2020 7:45am Breakfast and registration opens 12:00pm Lunch Break 8:45am Prayer and welcome to the territory 12:30pm Luncheon sponsor presentation: Morrison Hershﬁ eld PRESENTERS: Lheidli T’enneh Elder and Dayi Clay Pountney PRESENTER: Al Strang Opening Drum Song 12:45pm Luncheon presentation: “Public Policy Steps Required to PRESENTER: Councillor Savana Walkingbear, FNMPC Board of Directors Support Indigenous Economic Development” Introduction by Stewart Muir of Resource Works 9:00am Opening remarks by Chair of the Coalition Board of Directors PRESENTER: Professor Ken Coates, University of Saskatchewan PRESENTER: Chief Sharleen Gale 1:15pm Special Presentation: Canada Infrastructure Bank 9:15am Meeting facilitator’s remarks and overview of program Presentation will focus on the CIB’s purpose and mandate with a specifi c focus on supporting projects that include Indigenous participation and benefi ts PRESENTER: Dan George, Four Directions Management PRESENTER: Sashen Guneratna, Managing Director, Investments 9:30am BC AFN Regional Chief Terry Teegee 1:45pm Indigenous Project Finance: Breaking Down the Barriers to 9:45am Presenting Sponsor’s presentation: Equity Participation This panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities in the Canadian project “Innovation and Technology” Rio Tinto development market with a specifi c focus on project fi nance for Indigenous equity PRESENTER: Emmanuel Bergeron, Director of Regional Economic Development participation. The panel will touch on what still needs to be done to ensure Indigenous communities can become full partners in the development occurring on traditional lands and why its in Canada’s national interest. Questions from the 10:15am Morning Keynote Address: National Bank Financial audience moderated through phone polling app. Introduction by the Hon. Gerry St. Germain, P.C MODERATOR: Carol Anne Hilton, CEO Indigenomics Institute PRESENTER: Steven Fleckenstein, Managing Director PANELISTS: MODERATOR: Q and A moderated by Mark Podlasly • Sashen Guneratna, Managing Director, CIB • Beata Swist, National Bank Financial 10:45am Health Break • Denis Bourassa, Stonebridge Financial Corporation • Mark Romoff , President and CEO, 11:00am Indigenous Ownership of Electricity Transmission Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships Infrastructure: Success stories. This panel will highlight examples of indigenous business success in the 2:45am Health Break electricity transmission sector with a spotlight on the Wataynikaneyap Power Project. The discussion will focus on how the models and lessons learned from 3:00pm Roundtable Session #1 project development can be applied to other opportunities. Questions from the Decision making and governance in business opportunities audience moderated through phone polling app. FACILITATOR: Dan George MODERATOR: Stephen Lidington, PwC 4:15pm Wrap up of Day 1 PANELISTS: • Margaret Kenequanash, CEO, Wataynikaneyap Power PRESENTER: Dan George, Four Directions Management • Valerie Helbronner, Torys LLP • Jamie King, Fortis BC 1 FIRST NATIONS MAJOR PROJECTS COALITION | INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT EVENT 2 MODERATOR: Mark Podlasly, Senior Advisor and Economic Lead, FNMPC Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 DAY TWO PANELISTS: • Scott Smith, Partner, Gowling WLG • Sharon Singh, Partner, Bennett Jones • Bryn Gray, Partner, McCarthy Tetrault 8:00am Breakfast and registration opens • Aaron Bruce, Partner, Ratcliﬀ and Co. 8:45am Opening remarks Day 2 12:00pm Lunch PRESENTER: Dan George, Four Directions Management 1:00pm Roundtable Session #2 9:00am Breakfast sponsor: Industry Training Authority Theme: The Pre-Conditions for Socio-Cultural Success “Opportunities for apprenticeships and trades training” FACILITATOR: Dan George PRESENTER: Mike Cameron, Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Industry Training Authority 2:00pm Developing Stronger Governance Regimes for Business Opportunities: Presentation by CAPP and FNMPC 9:20am Gett ing the deal done: the northern Alberta Transmission PRESENTERS: Brian McGuigan, CAPP and Niilo Edwards, FNMPC Line Project This presentation will highlight how Indigenous communities in northern Alberta took a 40% equity stake in a 500km transmission project with 2:30pm Health Break Canadian Utilities Ltd. 2:45pm PRESENTER: Will Edwards, Partner, Bennett Jones Special Presentation: Applying the Major Projects Assessment Standards to project opportunities 9:40am The Right Ingredients: Domestic and international examples PRESENTER: Angel Ransom of project success Major project development is complicated and there are many socio-economic 3:15pm The new Impact Assessment Process and Indigenous Interests benefi ts earned from partnering on projects. This panel will discuss the steps This panel will highlight the collaborative work between the FNMPC, the BC that are necessary to ensure projects are developed with indigenous participation Environmental Assessment Offi ce, and the Impact Assessment Agency. The from the ground up. Questions from the audience moderated through phone panel will focus their discussion on the new era Indigenous participation in the polling app. new BC Provincial EA process and the new federal Impact Assessment Process MODERATOR: Jason Calla, Temixw Planning and what it can mean to major project development. Questions from the audience moderated through phone polling app. PANELISTS: • Vinny Minett , Vice President, EY MODERATOR: Trefor Smith, The Firelight Group • Valerie Helbronner, Torys LLP PANELISTS: • Terry Burgis, Kiewit Corporation • Angel Ransom, Director of Operations, FNMPC • Beth Burton, Gowling WLG • Scott Bailey, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Environmental Assessment Offi ce • Sheldon Whutt unee, CEO Saskatchewan First Nations Resource Centre of Excellence 4:00pm Event Summary PRESENTER: Dan George, Four Directions Management 10:45am Health Break 4:15pm Closing remarks 11:00am UNDRIP and Major Project Development within Traditional Territories PRESENTER: Chief Sharleen Gale, FNMPC Chair This panel will discuss major project development within the UNDRIP context. What implications will this have on project proponents, governments, and Indigenous communities? Questions from the audience moderated through phone polling app. 3 FIRST NATIONS MAJOR PROJECTS COALITION | INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT EVENT 4 Denis Bourassa Co-Executive Chairman & Co-CEO OUR PRESENTERS Stonebridge Financial Corporation Denis is co-founder of Stonebridge Financial Corporation. Emmanuel Bergeron Under Denis’ leadership, Stonebridge has closed over 208 Director, Regional Economic Development Québec, Rio Tinto transactions totaling more than $6.6 billion of debt fi nancing, primarily funded by Canadian life insurance companies, Emmanuel Bergeron is Director of Regional Economic banks and pension funds. Over the years, in addition to his Development (RED) for Rio Tinto, a global leader in producing long-standing relationships with Canadian life insurance the highest quality and lowest-carbon footprint aluminium companies, Denis has developed strong relationships with other fi nancial institutions such in the world. In 2018, Rio Tinto became the fi rst company as Canadian pension funds, US life insurance companies, and domestic and international to receive certifi cation from the Aluminium Stewardship banks, from all of which Stonebridge has successfully arranged committ ed funding from for Initiative (ASI) for producing to the highest internationally a variety of project fi nancings. In 2012, Denis helped to launch the $201 million Stonebridge recognized standard for responsible

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