- April 28–29, 2025
- Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto
Delegates
Companies
Keynote & Speakers
Indigenous Representatives
Valuing Reconciliation in Global Markets
Valuing Reconciliation in Global Markets: Unlocking Business Growth Through Indigenous Partnerships
The integration of Indigenous principles in business is a strategic advantage that benefits Indigenous and commercial interests in highly competitive global markets.
Join industry, government, and Indigenous-owned corporation experts at the Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto, on April 28-29, 2025, to discover how leading global businesses are achieving commercial success and sustainability by integrating Indigenous nations — and their rights, principles and perspectives — into their business practices.
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Introducing the Co-hosts of the FNMPC 2025 Conference
Introducing the Co-hosts of the FNMPC 2025 Conference
2024 Highlights
Mark Carney, United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, and Co-chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)“The trajectory the world is on, which is about two and a half degrees of warming, it is estimated that we will lose a decade of growth. So, we need to grow sustainably and sustainability is bred in the bones of First Nations who have been responsible stewards of the land since time immemorial.”
The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Government of Canada“Indigenous economic participation in the major projects that are going to build our country and our economy going forward is essential step in building step in building Indigenous economic prosperity and economic reconciliation.”
Brian Moynihan, Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America; Chair, Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI)“The SMI and the FNMPC share many of the same goals, we both want to accelerate the sustainable transition, we both want to achieve sustainable development goals, we both want to foster innovation and we both want to accelerate progress towards an ambitious and sustainable future, and we understand that Indigenous economic inclusion and values are key to accomplishing this.”
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, Assembly of First Nations (AFN)“The advancement of economic growth, prosperity, inclusion and sustainability for First Nations is critical to supporting First Nations well-being. We cannot emphasize the point enough, respecting the rights of First Nations is fundamental to creating meaningful space for First Nations participation.”
Kate Finn, Executive Director, First Peoples Worldwide“I often get this question well how does one thing apply to all of the 6,000 different Indigenous entities all over the world and my answer is always that FPIC is a process that leads to a substantive right and it’s part of a company’s due diligence to really understand and implement that.”
JP Gladu, Founder and Principal, Mokwateh“We’ve got to flip our thinking on the way that we approach resource development because if we do it the way that we’ve always done it in the past we’re going to continue to struggle with time delays and cost overruns. So find out where the opportunities are, find out where all the instruments and tools that are going to be both opportunities and challenges and put communities out front, put the communities as the co-developers or the developers.
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Angel Ransom, Senior Vice President of Environmental Services, First Nations Major Projects Coalition“The toolkit is meant to be used by First Nations in their conversations with proponents and or government to ensure that there’s an understanding of the impact on culture, because right now, in Canada, there is no existing guidance.”
FNMPC 2024 INSIGHTS
Explore insights and ideas from industry, government and Indigenous leaders at the FNMPC 2024 conference on how Indigenous consent and rights are advancing North America’s global market share.
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2024 Speakers
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Discover the OCA Primer
The world is undergoing a massive economic and environmental shift, and the consent of Indigenous nations is pivotal to making sure Indigenous nations benefit and to advancing North America’s global economic market share.
Explore the FNMPC 2024 OCA Conference Primer as it offered a window into what the contributions from experts at the conference focused on. It spotlighted groundbreaking projects and initiatives throughout Canada, the United States, and New Zealand, covering vital topics such as project governance, critical minerals, the energy transition, and empowering Indigenous ownership in major projects. With summaries of the conference’s keynote speeches, panel discussions, and featured models, providing readers with an in-depth understanding of the key themes of the event.