Albert Derocher was born and raised on the Flying Dust First Nation.  Albert has worked for his community for the last 34 years.  His experience entails working with various Business Organizations, Levels of Government, Non Profits and Indigenous Institutions.  For the majority of years he has worked for Indigenous People both provincially, regionally and locally.  He has worked for Federation …

Milton was raised on the Poundmaker Indian Reserve #114 near the Battleford’s in his ancestral Treaty Six Unceded Territory. Tootoosis joined the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) team in 2021 to help develop and advance strategies in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action #92. Milton has built his career advocating for inclusion policy of Indigenous …

Jonathan Pasap is the elected Chief of White Bear First Nations, a role he assumed in June of 2023. In addition to his responsibilities as Chief, he serves on the SIGA board of directors and The First Nations University of Canada board of governors. Chief Pasap brings a wealth of experience to his leadership roles, having previously served as the …

Dr. Arthur Situm is the Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Small Modular Reactor Safety (SMR) Safety and Licensing and a professor in the Energy Systems Engineering program at the University of Regina. He serves as head of the SMR Fuel Corrosion Lab (SMR-FCL), overseeing around 2 million dollars of research funding focused on radioactive waste management, development of …

Rebecca Âcikahtê is Anishinaabe, Dakota, and Irish from Cowessess First Nation in Treaty 4 Territory. With more than 11 years in the renewable energy sector, she has led work in membership management, community energy planning, and now serves as the Business Development Manager of Sustainability for Cowessess Ventures Ltd. Rebecca is also a sessional lecturer  for Community Vision & Engagement in the Master of Sustainability program …

Steven is the Program Director, RISE Program – Southeast Techhub Steven Hansen brings over a decade of experience in the oil and gas industry, with a career that spans service rigs, battery operations, and running his own service company. This hands-on background gives him a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in energy operations. Combined with his knowledge of …

Rhea Brown is the Executive Vice-President of Customer Experience and Procurement for SaskPower. With a background rooted in customer service and supply chain, her emphasis has always been on engaging with industry to develop partnerships. Rhea oversees supply chain development, including the procurement activities to develop the greenfield SMR project near Estevan, Saskatchewan. Before joining SaskPower, Rhea worked in sales …

Tony Sernick grew up in Bienfait and moved to Estevan in 1988. After high school , Tony began a career in the oil fields of SE Saskatchewan.  Bounced around the oilfield until 1999 and secured a store manager position with Kudu Industries.  Tony was part of a team that grew Kudu Industries into a multi-million-dollar international company which eventually sold …

Ashleigh Barnwell is a seasoned energy industry leader with over two decades of experience in project execution, supply chain management, and engineering across North America. He currently serves as Manager of Projects, Power Project Execution at Enbridge, where he leads the execution of onshore wind projects. Throughout his career, Ashleigh has built a diverse portfolio across the energy value chain, with hands-on …

Manager, Power Development Services – Canada As Manager of Power Development Services team at Enbridge, Errol leads the conceptual design and preliminary engineering of wind and solar renewable energy projects across North America. Since 2007, Errol has built a reputation as a trusted developer, engineer, and consultant, contributing to much of the installed capacity of wind and solar farms across …