The Opening Session will include entertainment, an Elder blessing and land acknowledgement. Speakers will celebrate the progress made since the first Forum, only five years ago, and share their ambitions for WCEF2021 and beyond.
Indigenous Elder Blessing and Land Acknowledgement
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Giima/Chief Stacey Laforme
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
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Cathie Jamieson
Band Councillor, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
Opening Performance
Opening Dialogue
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Christine Hogan
Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Paul Halucha
Associate Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Jyrki Katainen
President, The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
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Jennifer McKelvie
City Councillor, Scarborough-Rouge Park, City of Toronto
Masters of Ceremonies:
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Kathryn Gretsinger
Journalist & Associate Professor, UBC School of Journalism, Writing & Media
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Chúk Odenigbo
Founding Director, Future Ancestors Services