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SUMMARY:Fostering Economic Empowerment through Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion: Indigenous Procurement\n\nJoin us for an insightful panel discussion on Indigenous Procurement\, where experts\, entrepreneurs\, and community leaders will explore strategies to enhance Indigenous participation in procurement processes. The conversation will focus on the challenges\, opportunities\, and best practices for fostering economic empowerment and sustainable growth within Indigenous communities through equitable procurement practices. This event is an excellent opportunity to learn\, engage\, and collaborate on initiatives that support Indigenous businesses and contribute to a more inclusive economy.\n\n\n\nModerator \n\n\n\nMikelle Sasakamoose\, Director\, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation\, City of Burnaby\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\nJohnna Sparrow\, Indigenous Relations Advisor\, Aquilini Development\n\n\n\nJeff Good\, Vice President\, Projects and Corporate Affairs\, Infrastructure BC\n\nAttend with your team and wear an orange shirt\n\nEvent Details:\n\nDate:                     Thursday\, September 26th \n\nTime:                    11:30am - 2:00pm\n\nVenue:                  Element Hotel- 5988 Willingdon Ave\, Burnaby\n\nTickets:                 BBOT members    $79 / $625 Table of 8\n\n                                Non- members    $115 / $915 Table of 8\n\n          *All tickets include Lunch\n\nRegister:              Call 604-412-0100\, email us or sign up online.\n\n\n\nEach year\, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools\, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.\n\nThis event is part of our Diversity\, Inclusion and Equity Business Program.  Thank you to those organizations who support this programming throughout the year:\n\nThanks to our Platinum Partners:\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n		\n		\n			 \n			 \n		\n	\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThank you to our Gold Partners:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; outline: 0px\; color: rgb(111\, 111\, 111)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;"><img alt="" height="281" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/updatedTRbanner24.png" style="width: 500px\; height: 281px\;" width="500" /><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Panel Discussion: Indigenous Procurement</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Join us for an insightful panel discussion on Indigenous Procurement\, where experts\, entrepreneurs\, and community leaders will explore strategies to enhance Indigenous participation in procurement processes. The conversation will focus on the challenges\, opportunities\, and best practices for fostering economic empowerment and sustainable growth within Indigenous communities through equitable procurement practices. This event is an excellent opportunity to learn\, engage\, and collaborate on initiatives that support Indigenous businesses and contribute to a more inclusive economy.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<em>Moderator</em>&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Mikelle Sasakamoose\,&nbsp\;Director\, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation\, City of Burnaby</strong><br />\n<br />\n<em>Panelists</em><br />\n<br />\n<strong>Johnna Sparrow\,&nbsp\;Indigenous Relations Advisor\, Aquilini Development<br />\n<br />\nJeff Good\, Vice President\, Projects and Corporate Affairs\,&nbsp\;Infrastructure BC</strong></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#FF8C00\;"><strong>Attend with your team and wear an orange shirt</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><u>Event Details:</u></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>Date:</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Thursday\, September&nbsp\;26th&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong>Time:</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;11:30am - 2:00pm<br />\n<strong>Venue:</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Element Hotel-&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">5988 Willingdon Ave\, Burnaby</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>Tickets:&nbsp\;</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; BBOT members&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;$79 / $625 Table of 8<br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Non- members&nbsp\; &nbsp\; $115 / $915 Table of 8<br />\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; *All tickets include&nbsp\;Lunch<br />\n<strong>Register:</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Call 604-412-0100\, </span><a href="mailto:admin@bbot.ca"><span style="color:#000000\;">email us</span></a><span style="color:#000000\;"> or&nbsp\;<a href="https://burnabyboardoftrade.chambermaster.com/events/register/3646">sign up online.</a></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Each year\, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools\, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>T</strong><strong>his event is part of our&nbsp\;<em>Diversity\, Inclusion and Equity Business Program.&nbsp\; Thank you to those organizations who support this programming throughout the year:</em></strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>Thanks to our Platinum Partners:</strong></span></p>\n\n<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px\;">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td><a href="http://www.bcit.ca/business/"><img alt="" height="102" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/bcit_cmyk_business_media_cmyk.png" style="width: 72px\; height: 102px\;" width="72" /></a></td>\n			<td><a href="http://www.pac.bluecross.ca/"><img alt="" height="26" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/PBC_RGB.20151000px.png" style="width: 168px\; height: 26px\;" width="168" /></a></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td>&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td>&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><br />\n<strong>Thank you to our Gold Partners:</strong><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px\;">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td><a href="http://www.abcrecycling.com/"><img alt="" height="97" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/ABCRecycling-Logo-Stack-1CP187Red-RGB.png" style="width: 100px\; height: 97px\;" width="100" /></a></td>\n			<td><a href="http://www.ricoh.ca"><img alt="" height="57" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/Sponsor_Logos/2022/Ricoh_LockUpRed.png" style="width: 130px\; height: 57px\;" width="130" /></a></td>\n			<td><a href="https://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/personal.html"><img alt="" height="42" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/Scotiabank-Wordmark-Logo_CMYK_E.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 42px\;" width="150" /></a></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td><a href="https://www.hemlock.com/"><img alt="" height="36" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/Hemlock.jpg" style="width: 120px\; height: 36px\;" width="120" /></a></td>\n			<td><a href="https://alexandercollege.ca/"><img alt="" height="48" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/alexandercollege.png" style="width: 150px\; height: 48px\;" width="150" /></a></td>\n			<td><a href="http://www.ea.com/ca/"><img alt="" height="20" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/EA_Wordmark_A_RGB.png" style="width: 150px\; height: 20px\;" width="150" /></a>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<p style="line-height: 18.9091px\;"><a href="http://www.sfu.ca/"><img alt="" height="40" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/SFU_horizontal_logo_rgb.png" style="width: 169px\; height: 40px\;" width="169" /></a>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<img alt="" height="50" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1232/Image/Sentinel_logo_2023_Full_colour_RGB1.png" style="width: 120px\; height: 50px\;" width="120" /></p>\n\n<p style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n
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