Thank you to our confirmed speakers for Minerals North 2025 in Prince George.
Jerry is one of Canada’s most prominent Indigenous leaders. He is committed to enhancing the quality of life for Indigenous people through the creation of new business opportunities and development of skills and capacity. Jerry was President and founding member of the Tahltan Nation Development...
https://www.smithers.ca/First elected to Town Council in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, Gladys moved to the role of Acting Mayor in 2019, and was elected as Mayor in 2020 and re-elected in 2022. Since 2019 she has represented Smithers on the Boards of the Bulkley Nechako Regional District and Northwest Regional Hospital...
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/homeJagrup Brar was first elected as the MLA for Surrey-Panorama Ridge in 2004, and served until 2013 and then served as the MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood from 2017 to the present.
Jagrup was appointed the Minister for Mining and Critical Minerals in November 2024. He previously served as...
https://www.terrace.ca/Sean Bujtas is on his third term on Terrace City Council. He serves as a Director on the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (2016 to present) and is the Co-Chair of the Northwest Resource Benefits Alliance (2018 to present). A Rotarian for eight years, Sean is currently the President of the Rot...
https://fns.bc.ca/Hugh Braker is a citizen of the Tseshaht First Nation, which is located in Port Alberni on the west coast of Vancouver Island and is one of fourteen tribes of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Nation.
After graduating from UBC Law School in 1983, Hugh practiced law in BC for more than 25 years,...
https://www.mlib.ca/Chief Chingee has served various roles at MLIB over the past forty years. He brings the equivalent experience in the Forest Industry which influences his main driver to ensure that MLIB has long term economic viability in the Industry.
In 2018, his main goal was to ensure that Du...
https://northwestcopper.ca/Ms. Filipchuk is a recognized leader in social, environmental, and governance (ESG) management and performance and sustainability. She has over thirty years of experience in community engagement, public consultation, Indigenous relations and negotiations, environmental assessment and management, ...
https://www.leg.bc.ca/Kiel Giddens is the MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie and the Critic for Labour. He was first elected in 2024.
Kiel has spent over a decade working in the LNG industry in British Columbia and across Canada. He also served as the President of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce an...
https://sedgwickstrategies.ca/Byng is the President of Sedgwick Strategies. He specializes in obtaining approvals for major projects in the industrial, natural resources and infrastructure sectors. Byng has been using his experience to help client’s de-risk large scale projects at early stages to allow for construction. Byn...
https://tsaykeh.com/Luke Gleeson owns and operates a number of businesses ranging from consultation, to film and media services. As a businessman, and a member of the Tsay Keh Dene Nation, he has experience as a former member of Council for the Tsay Keh Dene Nation as well as Chairman of the Board for the TKD Econom...
https://mining.bc.ca/Michael Goehring joined the Mining Association of British Columbia as President and CEO in 2019.
Mr. Goehring brings more than 20 years’ experience providing public affairs and strategic communications counsel to many of Canada’s leading natural resource companies. He joined ...
https://www.centerragold.com/Claudette Gouger brings over 20 years experience building relationships in with local communities. She’s a seasoned mining professional who has a passion for people and capacity building who believes in building honest, transparent, and meaningful connections. Outside of her profess...
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/homeHassan is a geologist with more than 10 years of research and work experience in exploration geology and mining. He spent two years (2010-2011) researching iron oxide ore deposits in Central Iran. From 2012 to 2017, Hassan taught courses such as economic geology, surveying, field geology at Payam...
https://www.c3alliance.ca/Logan is a skilled researcher, writer, and project coordinator. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, Logan worked part-time as Community Relations Coordinator with C3 Alliance Corp throughout 2022. He has now taken on the role full-time with the company, having recently completed full time st...
https://amebc.ca/Trish Jacques, a 10 year member of AME, has had a lifetime involvement in the minerals industry from a variety of different personal and professional experiences. She has grown up on a number of mining properties throughout the province and is personally vested and involved in the Davidson Deposi...
https://yekooche.com/Councillor Austin is a dedicated and passionate leader, continuing a proud legacy of public service as a fourth-generation politician. His great-grandfather was the pioneering first chief of Yekooche, and his grandfather, Allan Joseph, also held the esteemed position of Chief.
At...
https://tudor-gold.com/Mr. Kenneth J. Konkin, P.Geo., graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in geology in 1984. He is a Professional Geologist in mineral exploration registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.
https://www.lheidli.ca/Chief Dolleen Logan was elected Chief of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation on April 8, 2021. Prior to that, she served as Councillor for six years. Chief Logan has worked for the nation for the past 13 years in various capacities and most recently as Lead Executive Assistant. C...
https://www.tasekomines.com/Mr. Magee joined Taseko in September 2021 as Vice President Corporate Affairs and is responsible for leading Taseko’s public affairs and community relations programs, as well as for government relations, corporate communications, media, and policy initiatives.
Mr. Magee has mor...
https://sunsummitminerals.com/Niel Marotta is a seasoned executive with an exceptional track record of leadership, investment expertise, and entrepreneurial success. Prior to joining Sun Summit Minerals, he was a top-performing fund manager at Fidelity Management and Research Company (FMR Co.) in Boston, where he managed over...
https://sedgwickstrategies.ca/Allie is the Executive Vice President and Partner at Sedgwick Strategies. She works with clients to find creative solutions to soft issue risks facing their organizations, leads strategic communications projects, and guides collaborative partnerships between government, industry and Indigenous na...
https://amebc.ca/As Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, Jack is responsible for advancing policy initiatives. Jack previously worked for Sedgwick Strategies as the Director of Policy, leading mineral exploration, mining, and clean energy files. This included significant work for the AME on the Mineral Tenure A...
https://imperialmetals.com/Jim has worked in exploration, development and mining of various deposits within North America for over 30 years. He joined Imperial in 2009 as Exploration Manager, and was appointed Vice President Exploration in 2018. Prior, Jim was Vice President Exploration with Selkirk Metals and Cross Lake M...
https://skeenagoldsilver.com/Ms. Morin has extensive technical experience in both mining and environmental assessment processes, and is well known for her work to build positive relationships that recognize the role of Indigenous Nations in decision making on Indigenous Lands. Prior to joining Skeena, she was the Lands Direc...
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https://nycholatconsulting.com/Steve Nycholat is an experienced business leader with extensive board and CEO experience, distinguished by his strategic approach to pragmatic business growth, partnership development, and operational improvement. With a focus on Indigenous and resource sectors, he has demonstrated a unique abili...
https://fns.bc.ca/Robert Phillips is a member of Tsq’escen’ (Canim Lake Band) of the Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw (Secwepemc Nation). Born on the lands of the Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribes (Chilliwack Tribes) in the Sto:lo Nation with family ties and relations at Skowkale First Nation.
Robert holds ...
https://tahltan.org/Connor Pritty joined the Tahltan Central Government as the Lands and Regulatory Affairs Director in 2022. Prior to joining TCG, Connor served as the Lands, Resources, and Stewardship Director for both Lax Kw’alaams First Nation and Long Lake #58 First Nation. He also worked as a land developmen...
https://amarcresources.com/Mark Rebagliati is an experienced exploration geologist who managed worldwide exploration projects and quality control programs for Hunter Dickinson Inc. and its associated companies, including Amarc for more than 30 years. He was directly involved in significant mineral deposit...
https://www.bcafn.ca/Terry Teegee, is the elected Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations and proudly serving his third term in this position. Terry’s ancestry is Dakelh, Gitxsan and Sekani descent and is a member of Takla Nation. As a former Registered Professional Forester, Terry was resp...
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https://www.c3alliance.ca/Sarah Weber is a Professional Geoscientist with over 20 years of diversified experience in the natural resource sector. She has recently completed an Executive MBA Candidate at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University. Sarah has extensive experience working with Indigenous Communiti...
https://www.princegeorge.ca/Mayor Simon Yu has been a dedicated member of the Prince George community for nearly 50 years, contributing significantly to its growth and development. Elected as the city's first Chinese Mayor in 2022, he is cu...
https://www.redcanyonresources.com/Mr. Zerb has over 30 years combined experience in capital markets, mining, and mineral exploration and development. Mr. Zerb is currently serving as Chair and director of Inflection Resources Ltd. since December 2019 and a director of Headwater Gold Inc. since July 2020. He previously served as D...
