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Mawio’mi 2013Aboriginal Entrepreneur’s Business ForumAgenda8:15 Registration9:00 Brendan Mitchell – Corner Brook Ward CouncilorQalipu Mi’kmaq First NationIntroductionKevin Barnes – Western Vice ChiefQalipu Mi’kmaq First NationOpening PrayerChief Brendan SheppardQalipu Mi’kmaq First NationWelcoming Remarks9:30 Mike Buckle – Program OfficerAboriginal Affairs and Northern Development CanadaFederal Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Businesses10:00 Ken Meade – Director, Environment and Aboriginal AffairsEmera Newfoundland and LabradorMaritime Link Project10:30 Nutritional Break11:00 Arthur Rice –Supply Officer - AcquisitionsPublic Works and Government Services CanadaHelping Businesses Sell to the Government of Canada11:30 Dion Willier – National Director, Aboriginal and Community EngagementWorleyParsonsAboriginal Procurement/Exxon Mobil Hebron Project

12:00 LunchLunch sponsored by Work Force Qalipu1:00 Dale Williams – Supplier Development SpecialistInnovation, Business & Rural DevelopmentNL Supplier Development Program1:30 Cassandra Dorrington – PresidentCanadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier CouncilSupplier Diversity, Business Development and Capacity Building2:00 Nalcor EnergyLower Churchill Project2:30 Nutritional Break2:45 Chief Brendan SheppardQalipu Mi’kmaq First NationMedia LaunchKeith GouldingDirectorQalipu Mi’kmaq First NationWork Force QalipuAdvanced Education and SkillsGinu Launch3:30 Alex Hickey – Managing DirectorMagnetar Group Inc.Ginu Database/Virtual Business Network4:00 Ralph EldridgeManager, Community Economic DevelopmentWork Force QalipuClosing Remarks