2025 Convention Schedule


*Schedule subject to change

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Exhibitor set-up

7:30 am

Registration and Networking

8:30 am – 8:55 am

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Keynote Address: Kendal Netmaker – Indigenous entrepreneur, bestselling author and one of Canada’s most dynamic motivational speakers

9:45 am – 10:00 am

Health Break

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Presenters: Chris Avery, Arctic Gateway Group President and CEO & Michael Spence, Mayor of Churchill

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Presenter: Stacy Stockham, Human Resources Hudbay Minerals

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Trade Show Networking

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Presenters: Sandy Doverspike, Director of Human Resources and External Relations & Richard Trudeau, Hudbay Minerals and Glenn Laycock, Executive Director Northern Sector Council

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Presenters; David Quiroga, Dias Geophysical and Tristian Leclerc, EarthEx Geophysical

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Lunch – Wellington Room

1:15 pm – 1:30 pm

Special Event – Centennial Room

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Presenters: Kyle Stanfield, Director and CEO ON Gold Resources and Brian Humphries, Exploration Manager Dryden Gold Corp.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Presenters: Perry Blomquist , Impact Assessment Archaeologist and Suyoko Tsukamoto, Senior Impact Assessment Archaeologist MB Government Historic Resources Branch

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Health Break

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Presenters: Brent Bullen, Diretor and COO Sio Silica Corp. and Claude Deveau, Chief Metallurgist Tanco

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Bar

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Trade Show Networking

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Reception

7:30 am – 8:45 am

Registration and Networking

8:45 am – 9:00 am

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Keynote Speaker – Nalaine Morin – nationally recognized leader with deep technical expertise in mining and environmental assessment processes

9:45 am – 10:00 am

Health Break

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Presenters: Chris Wharton, Project Director Alamos Gold and Cole Stocki, District Exploration Geologist First Mining Gold

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Presenters: Ben Lee, Brandon Chase, Seogi Kang and Jason Marks

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Trade Show Networking

11:15 am – 12:30 pm

Presenters: Jamie Grant, Lori Simon and Tanya Manch, University College of the North & Yev Buriakova and Kelly Mahoney, Asper School of Business

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Sponsor & Exhibitor Lunch  – Wellington Room

1:00 PM – 1:15 pm

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Presenter: Christian Bohm, Principal Geoscientist Goldilocks Geocience Services

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Presenter: Neil Richardson, Exploration Director Hudbay Minerals and Kelsey Privett, Kinross Gold Director of Greenfields Exploration, Canada

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Trade Show & Health Break

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Presenters: Chuck Davidson, President & CEO Manitoba Chambers of Commerce and Edward Suzuki Program Manager Manitoba Mineral Development Fund (MMDF)

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Bar 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Trade Show Networking

4:20 PM – 4:30 pm

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Booth Tear Down