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Report Code: ABP14958. May 2014. Yellowknife, NT

Article 1. Aboriginal Self Government and Responsible Resource Management

Cathy Towtongie
President
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated

Article 2. Regional and Place-based Planning for Natural Resource Development: Evolving Approaches

Michael van Aanhout
Chairman
Stratos Inc.

Article 3. Northern Engagement

Gaétan Caron
Chair and CEO
National Energy Board

Article 4. The Changing Arctic

John Donihee
Counsel
Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

Article 5. Northern Canada: The Road Ahead

Aaron Miller
Manager, Northern Canada Onshore
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Article 6. GNWT Presentation Aboriginal Relations and Land Claim Negotiations

Martin Goldney
Deputy Minister
Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations
Government of the Northwest Territories

Fred Talen
Director of Negotiations
Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations
Government of the Northwest Territories

Shaleen Woodward
Assistant Deputy Minister
Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations
Government of the Northwest Territories

Article 7. Overview of Nunavut’s Regulatory System

Ryan Barry
Executive Director
Nunavut Impact Review Board

Article 8. Mining Developments and Opportunities North of 60

Grand Chief Edward Erasmus
TliCho Government

 Article 9. Mining Developments and Opportunities North of 60

Garth L. Wallbridge
Principal
Wallbridge Law Office

Article 10. Consultation Requirements for Mining and Resource Development in the North 

Krista Robertson
Associate
Janes Freeman Kyle Law Corporation

Article 11. Oil and Gas Licensing and Related Regulatory Oversight in the Northwest Territories 

James Fulford
Executive Director
Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations
Department of Industry,Tourism and Investment
Government of the Northwest Territories

Article 12. Infrastructure Developments and Opportunities for Northern Economic Growth 

Mark Walker
Vice President, Business Markets
NWTel

Article 13. Funding First Nations Resource Development and P3 Projects 

Cynthia Westaway
Counsel, Regional Leader, Aboriginal Law and Team North
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 

Article 14. Financing Aboriginal Equity Participation in Resource Projects 

William M. Laurin
Vice-President & General Counsel
Native American Resource Partners