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://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 ...
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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://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://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://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://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://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.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...
