CONFERENCE MATERIALS & Insights

Your essential preview of what’s ahead at #FNMPC2025, this exclusive guide dives deep into the partnerships, perspectives, and principles behind this year’s powerful lineup of keynotes and panels.

Gain early insight into the expert contributions shaping this year’s agenda, offering delegates a deeper understanding of the keynote addresses, panel discussions, and innovative models that will define the conversations at the conference.

At the Values Drive Economy Conference, held on April 24-25, 2023, in Vancouver, the First Nations Major Project Coalition (FNMPC) hosted over 1,500 Indigenous, industry and government leaders to learn how the inclusion of Indigenous values throughout a company’s value chain is essential to getting major projects approved, funded, built, and operating profitably on Indigenous lands. The four main themes of the conference were:

• Diversifying Energy Sources
• Excellence in Indigenous-Industry Partnerships on Major Projects
• Innovative Public Policy Supporting Indigenous Investment
• Securing Competitive Capital

This report focuses on the expert insights from the Values Driven Economy Conference. Conference speakers repeatedly highlighted that Indigenous consent – incorporated at all levels of a major project — is a competitive advantage for companies and countries seeking to raise capital, expedite regulatory and permitting processes, and increase market share.

All net zero projects, such as clean energy projects, electrical transmission lines, and battery mineral supply projects, will be built on Indigenous lands. Centering Indigenous nations’ values and partnerships in proposed developments strengthens projects by improving outcomes that are not only important to First Nations, but increasingly to ESG-focused investors. The Values Driven Economy (TVDE) Conference Primer provides a comprehensive overview of four key themes on how we can build a more sustainable and values-driven economy.