To kick off Our Collective Advantage: Indigenous Consent conference, Rio Tinto will host the opening reception on Sunday
night April 21st bringing together industry, Indigenous, and government delegates from Canada and around the world.
Welcome from Master of Ceremonies: Dan George (Wet’suwet’en), President & CEO, Four Directions Management Services
Welcome from Chair: Chief Sharleen Gale (Fort Nelson First Nation), Chair, First Nations Major Projects Coalition
Traditional welcome: Ogiima Kwe, Chief Claire Sault (Mississaugas of the Credit)
Cultural performance: Red Sky Performance
Introduction by: Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Senior Vice President, Kiewit
OPENING REMARKS:
Dominic Barton, Chair, Rio Tinto
Welcoming Remarks from the Government of Ontario: The Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs Ontario