2024 Speakers

Alana Kennedy

Founder and CEO of Ochre Sun

Andrew Carrier

Vice President, Manitoba Metis Federation

Dawn Houle

President and founder of SunSinger Consulting, LLC

Dawn Madahbee Leach

President & CEO – Indigenous Business International

Donald Betts

Acting CEO, Kinaway Chamber of Commerce

Dr. James Collard

Director, Planning & Economic Development, Citizen Potawatomi Nation

Dr. Sanjeev Arora

Founder of Project ECHO & Director of the ECHO Institute

Erin Ladd

Marketing Director for the New Mexico Tourism Department

Ernie C’deBaca

President and CEO. Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce

Frances Wellink

Director of Business Development, Tourism

Frincy Clement

Head of North America & Ambassador for Canada

Jaime Gloshay

Managing Director of Impact Investments at Common Future

Jaynaya Winmar

Indigenous Entrepreneur

Luis Velasquez

Entrepreneur, International Speaker, Consultant

Magie Cook

CEO, Maggie’s All-Natural Fresh Salsa’s and Dip’s, Author

Marco Ñancuelo Raguileo

Specialist, Indigenous Economic Development

Maria Tuyuc

President, World Indigenous Business Network

Maxine Velasquez

President/CEO & Esq

Nicole Isifu

Managing Director, AgBook Agribusiness Training and Advisory Ltd.

Rachel Petero

Founder & CEO, Rise

Richard Luarkie

CEO, Blue Stone Strategy Partners

Richard Tauehe Jefferies

CEO, Tiaki Global

Rob Campbell

National Director, Indigenous Services - MNP

Tania Armenta

President & CEO of Visit Albuquerque

Teresa Tepania-Ashton

Director Advocacy & Programmes with UNICEF

Tim Keller

Mayor of Albuquerque

Valerie Devol

Managing Partner, Devol & Associates

Wayne D. Garnons-Williams, B.A., J.D., MPA, LL.M.

President, International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization

Yolanda (Yoli) Sanchez, PhD.

Director & CEO of the University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center.