Conference Itinerary

Welcome to Hay River – Enjoy your free time, click here to see optional tours.

Monday 8 September
8:00am arena Exhibitor, delegate arrivals booth set up.
11:00am

Town Industry Tour, Proudly sponsored by

NTCL Syncro Lift
NTCL Shipyard
Coast Guard Base
Concept Energies
King Manufacturing
Rowes Construction
Carter Industries
Arcan Construction

2:00pm

Waterfalls Tour, Proudly sponsored by

3:00pm

Sponsor Reception, Proudly sponsored by

Climb aboard NTCL’s Tugboat and enjoy a harbor cruise with Ron James. You must be a sponsor to participate.

6:00pm

Opening Mixer, Proudly sponsored by

A fun filled evening planned with Canadian North. Carmen Loberg will open the show with an official welcome. There will be relay trike races available to all Exhibitors. The winning team will receive four Canadian North airline passes. There will be great food and wine. A great opportunity to meet everyone!
Place – Trade Show Floor, Don Stewart Arena

 

Tuesday 9 September
 

All our speakers will be bringing updates, and Infrastructure needs and possible solutions for the North.

8:00am

Don Stewart Arena – Continental Breakfast

Breakfast and speaker sessions proudly sponsored by

9:00am

Official Welcome – Hay River Mayor Marc Miltenberger, MLA Jane Groenewegen, MLA Paul Delorey
Followed by a question period!

9:30am

Official Welcome from our lead sponsor, Mr. David Foster, CEO
Northern Transportation Company LTD.

10:00am

President Mr. Gordon Van Tighem
NWT Association of Communities

10:30am

Nutrition Break, Proudly Sponsored by

11:00am

Mr. David Swisher VP, Tamerlane Ventures

11:30am

Mr. Dave Hudson, Executive Director, Mackenzie Gas Project Office, Industry Canada

12:00 noon

Lunch, Proudly Sponsored by

 

Chief Alec Sunrise will welcome the delegation.
Aboriginal entertainment through lunch!

1:00pm

Mr. Rob Eskens, Manitoulin Group of Companies

1:30pm

Mr. Rob Carroll, Discovery Air Northern Group

2:00pm

Mr. Ray Anderson, Matco Transportations Ltd.

2:30pm

Mr. Bob Reid, Aboriginal Pipeline Group

3:00pm

Nutrition Break, Proudly Sponsored by

3:30pm

Mr. Jim Guthrie, General Manager - Kulluk Arctic Services ULC and Logistics Manager for Frontier Drilling USA.

4:00pm

Dr. Barry Prentice, Leading Airship Expert

Break
7:00pm

Gala Dinner - Don Stewart Arena, Proudly sponsored by

Cocktails - Cash Bar

7:30pm

Dinner

9:00pm

Keynote Entertainer - The very funny Ron James.

 

Wednesday 10 September
9:00am

Don Stewart Arena – Continental Breakfast, all speaker sessions proudly sponsored by

10:00am

Mr. John Orr, General Manager, Western Canada CN Rail

10:30am

The Road to Development!
A collective planning session, to secure federal funding towards future infrastructure growth!

A planning session that brings together Industry, GNWT, and Northern Alberta together to discuss a collective approach in securing federal infrastructure dollars for the north!

Invited to sit on the panel:
Hon. Michael McLeod
Hon. Bob McLeod
MLA Jane Groenewegen
MLA Paul Delorey
Hon. Chuck Strahl
Mr. Jay Ramotar
Mayor Stephen Mandell
Chief Alec Sunrise
Mayor Marc Miltenberger

1:00pm

Break for Lunch, Proudly Sponsored by

2:00pm

Exhibitor Meet & Greet

3:00pm

Open to the public, with a special invitation to our students.

5:00pm

Show closes.

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