2025 Presentations.

Tuesday April 8th, 2025

  • CSIS Perspectives on the Threat Landscape in the Arctic and the North

    Paul Lynd
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Intelligence Collection, CSIS

    Hear from high ranking CSIS officals on the threat landscape in Canada's North and the implications these may have on the sector.

  • Towards Sustainable Mining

    Bill Williams
    Treasurer, Nunavut Mining Symposium Society

    Tara Shea
    Vice President, Regulatory and Indigenous Affairs, Mining Association of Canada

    This session will focus on sustainability and the economic potential of the sector to Nunavut

  • NRCan Exploration & Deposit Appraisal Statistics for Northern Canada

    Hudson Lester
    General Manager - Nunavut, NWT & NU Chamber of Mines

  • Indigenous Participation in the Financial Markets

    Kody Penner
    Vice President, Corporate, Nations Royalty

Wednesday April 9th, 2025

  • Getting Serious about our Assumptions about Arctic Security

    Adam Chamberlain
    Partner, Gowling WLG
    Whitney Lackenbauer
    Dr., North American Arctic Defence and Security Network

  • Updates to Reclaim - V8 Engagement

    Andrew Keim
    Manager, Water Resources, CIRNAC

    An update to industry and stakeholders on what we have heard to date on the Update to Reclaim V8.

  • Baffinland Major Project Update 2025

    Megan Lord-Hoyle
    Vice President, Baffinland

  • B2Gold Major Project Update 2025

    Ben Scott
    Operations Manager - Engineering, B2Gold Corp

    Learn more about the Back River Gold District Goose Mine

  • Agnico Eagle Major Project Update 2025

    Chris Adams
    Vice President, Agncio Eagle Mines

  • Exploring for High-Grade Gold in Canada

    Bryan Atkinson
    SVP Exploration, Fury Gold Mines

  • Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office Update: 2024-2025

    Dr. Danny Wright
    Chief Geologist, Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office

  • BG Gold - Advanced Gold Exploration Project in Canada

    Brian May
    Vice President, Exploration, Whale Cove Gold Corp

  • Storm Copper Project MRE & PEA High-Grade Copper in Nunavut

    Thomas Ullrich
    CEO, Aston Bay Holdings

  • Nunavut Exploration 2024

    Alia Bigio
    District Geologist, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

  • Blue Star Gold 2024 Activities and Plans for 2025

    Darren Lindsay
    Vice President Exploration, Blue Star Gold Corp

  • New surficial geology projects at the CNGO: the Nunavut Surficial Materials Analysis Database (NSMD), critical minerals projects and glacial transport modelling

    Tommy Tremblay
    Geologist, Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office

  • Modernization of NPC's Online Application System

    Join the Nunavut Planning Commission for a discussion on the modernization of the Commission's online application system and public registry and opportunities to support greater regulatory efficiency in Nunavut through increased coordination at the entry point of the system. The Commission will provide an overview of current challenges and opportunities and wants to hear from industry about issues that occur and potential improvements that could be made through this system update.

  • A Conversation About the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies in Impact Assessment and Monitoring Processes

    Teresa Meadows
    Ms., Nunavut Impact Review Board

    This presentation is meant to kick off a conversation about using AI technologies in impact assessment and monitoring.

  • Nunavut Impact Review Board New Guidelines and Toolkit

    Tara Arko
    Director, Operations, Nunavut Impact Review Board

    As the organization mandated by the Nunavut Agreement to facilitate impact assessments for the Nunavut Territory, the Nunavut Impact Review Board is preparing to issue a new set of standards and support tools for companies undertaking projects in Nunavut.

  • Updates to Reclaim - V8 Engagement

    Andrew Keim
    Manager, Water Resources, CIRNAC

    An update to industry and stakeholders on what we have heard to date on the Update to Reclaim V8

  • How to Talk to Government

    Claudine Santos
    Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Senate of Canada

    Given the rising costs of goods and services, it's important for companies to spend their resources in smart, targeted ways. Well developed government relations departments and advocacy plans are more cost efficient and effective when house within the company as opposed to relying on consultants. Companies should learn how to leverage their own political connections to get meetings with Ministers and bureaucrats as well as learn how to refine and target their messaging to best fit with government mandates.

  • Geoscience and Exploration Updates (Kitikmeot Focused)

    Conrad Dix
    Exploration Manager, Nunavut, Agnico Eagle

  • MMG and the Izok Corridor Project

    Rex Berthelsen
    Head of Geology, MMG Ltd.

  • A Responsible International Senior Gold Producer

    Victor King
    Senior Vice-President, Exploration, B2Gold

  • Grays Bay and the Arctic Security and Sovereignty Imperative

    Dennis Patterson
    West Kitikmeot Resources Corp

Thursday April 10th, 2025

  • Framework for Microreactor Deployment

    Travis Pettigrew
    Operations Research Analyst, Advanced Reactors Directorate, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

  • The eVinciTM Microreactor will be the Power Generation Solution for the 21st Century

    Agata Leszkiewicz
    eVinci Business Development Lead Canada, Westinghouse

  • Cultural Inclusion at Mine Sites

    Dany Cloutier
    Agnico Eagle Mines

  • Leading at the local level - Why local leadership in the mineral industry matters

    Richard Aksawnee
    Manager of Nunavut Affairs, Forum Energy Metals Corp

  • Cultural Training

    Agnes Simonfalvy
    Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA) Implementation Manager, Baffinland