Economic Partnership Summit 2024

Developing Indigenous Partnerships in the Prairies

After a successful event the last eleven years, Lloydminster will host the twelfth Economic Partnership Summit on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The event will include educational sessions that evaluate successful indigenous and non-indigenous business partnerships.

The event is from 8:15am – 4:30pm. A pipe ceremony will be starting at 7:45am, it is optional to come earlier and participate.

Keynote Speakers:

Cadmus Delorme, Cree and Saulteaux, citizen of the Cowessess First Nation, Chief from 2016 to 2023, and currently Partner to OneHoop Consulting Group and Flowing River Capital Group.

Matthew Foss, the Vice President of Research & Public Policy for the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and is an Executive Fellow at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy.

Delegate Registration: Attend as a delegate for $125

Business Connections: In addition to being a delegate you also receive a booth in the business connections to coordinate business meetings and display company material for $225.

The Economic Partnership Summit works to develop Indigenous partnerships with industry opportunities. The Summit brings together businesses, leaders, and Indigenous people primarily in Treaty 6 Territory to look at best practices, models that work and build partnerships.

EDUCATION – Educational sessions will review current partnerships and models that work.

BUILD PARTNERSHIPS – Indigenous Business Connections will provide an opportunity to build constructive partnerships.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES – Coordinating meetings with businesses at the Summit to sit down one-on-one to discuss opportunities.

“I thought the inaugural Indigenous Economic Partnership Summit in Lloydminster was a great success! On behalf of Lloydminster City Council, we would like to thank the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce and all the First Nations organizers for bringing First Nations people, band chiefs, businesses, local municipal, provincial, federal governments, and educational institutions together for a day of networking and information sharing. We certainly look forward to the next I- Summit in Lloydminster.”