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ᒥᓚᓂ ᓴᐃᓐᑦ-ᔫᓐᔅ Melanie St-Georges

ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑯᐃᓐ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑎᖓ−ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Team member of the Northern REACHE program at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

ᒥᓚᓂ ᓴᐃᓐᑦ−ᔪᐊᔾᔅ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᑯᐃᓐ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ−ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥᓄᑦ. ᒥᓚᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᐳᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᓱᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ. ᐊᓂᓯᓈᐱ ᓂᐱᓯᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐅᐃᕖᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓂ ᓂᐱᓯᖕ ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖓᓂ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ, ᐋᑐᕚᒥᐅᑕᐅᕗᖅ, ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓪᓗᓂ. Melanie St-Georges is a dedicated team member of the Northern REACHE program at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, where she supports energy transition initiatives that empower northern and indigenous communities. She brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to her work through a background in civil engineering and law. Melanie is passionate about fostering sustainable futures in alignment with Indigenous values and self-determination. Melanie is Anishinaabe from Nipissing First Nation, and grew up in a nearby French community in West Nipissing. She now lives in Ottawa, where she is raising her family. ᒥᓚᓂ ᓴᐃᓐᑦ-ᔫᓐᔅ Melanie St-Georges ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑯᐃᓐ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑎᖓ−ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Team member of the Northern REACHE program at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᑦ Funding Opportunities

ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᖅ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ Jackson Savikataaq Karetak Lindell

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕐᓂᖅ Education, Training, and Capacity Building

ᔮᒃᓴᓐ ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓂᙶᖅᑐᕐᓗ ᐊᑖᑕᖓ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᓯᒐᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑮᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ, ᑭᓇᐅᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ. ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᓈᒻᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ. ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓᑐᐊᖑᙱᑦᑐᖅ−ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓄᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ, ᑐᙵᕕᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ. Jackson was born and raised in Arviat, NU to an Inuk mother and Southern father. He grew up with one foot in each world to become who he is today. He has always had a cultural connection to the land around him and was taught to be conscious of his environment. Combining this trait and his interest in anything mechanical, he was naturally drawn towards renewable energy. Not only for his personal benefit, but for the rest of his community and for the benefit of the environment which provides the backdrop of his most memorable and most enjoyable memories and activities. ᓴᓇᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᑎᔪᐊᐃ DIY'er-ᖑᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᐅᒃ. ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒐᒃᓴᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᓇᕿᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ, ᔮᒃᓴᓐ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ. Being somewhat mechanically inclined, a self-labelled DIY’er and being somewhat resourceful, repurposing, resourcefulness and home-grown solutions are concepts that come naturally to him. And with modern technology, information and tools at our fingertips thanks to the internet, Jackson believes Northerners can come up with some very ingenious ways to provide ourselves with energy and more. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᔮᒃᓴᓐ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᑦ, ᐊᑐᑦᑎᐊᖕᓂᖕᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᕈᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ. We look forward to hearing Jackson share his perspective and ideas on renewable energy, resourcefulness, and home-grown solutions in the North.

ᐋᓐ-ᕌᑉᕼᐋᓪ ᐊᐅᑐᐃᓐ Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin

ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓄᑭᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ Chief Executive Officer of Nukik Corporation

ᐋᓐ-ᕌᑉᕼᐋᓪ ᐊᐅᑐᐃᓐ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᑭᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ−ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ. Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin is the Chief Executive Officer of Nukik Corporation, where she leads a team dedicated to advancing renewable energy development, Arctic infrastructure, and economic reconciliation through community-led, clean energy projects. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ 15 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᔪᓯᐊᖏᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᓄᑭᒃᒥ, ᓯᕗᒃᑲᖅᑕᐃᔪᖅ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑭᓪᓚᐅᑎᙳᐊᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᑕᕐᕕᒃ — ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑰᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ — ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓯᓐᓈᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᐋᓐ-ᕌᑉᕼᐋᓪ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᖢᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓄᑦ, ᖃᔅᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᐊᒥᐊᓕᑲᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ − ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓐᓄᑦ (JPAC). With over 15 years of experience in the natural resources and infrastructure sectors, she specializes in shaping innovative, large-scale initiatives that support Indigenous leadership and sustainable regional development. At Nukik, she is spearheading groundbreaking work, including the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link — a first-of-its-kind project delivering renewable electricity and broadband to Nunavut — while building cross-jurisdictional partnerships and securing federal, provincial, and Inuit support. Previously, Anne-Raphaëlle served as President and CEO of WaterPower Canada, representing Canada’s largest electricity sector. A recognized thought leader, she is frequently featured in national media and policy forums, and contributes to several boards and think tanks focused on sustainability, Indigenous partnerships, and energy transition. She was appointed by the Government of Canada to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation – Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC), and elected Chair in 2025, where she promotes trilateral collaboration on climate and environmental protection between Mexico, Canada and the United States. She is the recipient of the Clean50 Award (2025) and Women in Infrastructure Outstanding Leader Award (2026).

ᑖᒻ ᕉ Tom Rutherdale

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐊᕈᐊᕋ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ President of Aurora Energy Solutions

ᑖᒻ ᕉᑐᑕᐃᔪᓪ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᕈᐊᕋ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕿᒍᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᕕᖃᖅᐸᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. 17−ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᕗᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᓯᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ 12−ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᓯᐅᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᓯᐅᕐᓂᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ 25−ᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᒫᓂᓕᒫᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ. Tom Rutherdale is the President of Aurora Energy Solutions, a niche technical services company based in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. He brings 17 years of experience in the utility sector, including 12 years focused on Nunavut, with experience in power plant and electrical distribution operations across all 25 communities in the territory. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᑖᒻ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓚᑦᑖᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᖕᓂᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᖕᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᓂᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖕᓂᖅ ᑕᑎᒋᔭᒃᓴᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ, ᓯᓚᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥᑦ, ᐃᓚᓯᓂᕐᓗ ᓄᑖᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒨᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ. Through his work in Nunavut’s energy sector, Tom has developed a practical understanding of the challenges associated with operating and maintaining critical energy infrastructure in remote Arctic communities, including reliability, logistics, extreme climate, and the integration of new technologies into isolated diesel power systems. ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕿᒍᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ, ᓴᓇᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᐅᐊᔭᒨᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑐᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᑖᓂᒡᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᒡᓗ ᐆᒃᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᒻᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. At Aurora Energy Solutions, he works with utilities, communities, industry, and government on energy infrastructure, project development, microgrid modernization, energy efficiency, and energy system innovation. His work focuses on practical, reliable solutions that reflect the realities of operating in Nunavut while helping communities and utilities evaluate and adopt new approaches to northern energy. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᑖᒻ, ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᕐᓂᒃ 2026−ᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ! Thank you, Tom, for joining us and sharing your experience at the 2026 Kivalliq Energy Forum!

ᑖᓂᐊᓕ ᓵᒃᔅ Daniel Sax

ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ (CSMC) CEO of the Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation (CSMC)

ᑖᓂᐅ ᓵᒃᔅ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ (CSMC), ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓯᓚᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᖑᔪᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᖑᔪᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓄᑦ. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᑉ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᓂᒡᓗ, ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᓪᓗᐊᑕᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ. ᖃᔅᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ, ᑖᓂᐊᓕ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ $4 ᐱᓕᐊᓐ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐊᒥᐊᓕᑲᒥ, ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓂᓗ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᖑᔪᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᓯᓚᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ. Daniel Sax is the Founder & CEO of the Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation (CSMC), a Canadian space and defence company developing micro nuclear reactors for remote and mission-critical applications. He leads the company’s vision and strategy, overseeing capital formation, government relations, strategic partnerships, and communications. A serial entrepreneur and investor, Daniel has participated in more than $4B of transactions across Canada, the United States, and Europe. His work focuses on advancing Canadian capabilities in nuclear, space, and defence technologies critical to national resilience and energy security.

ᑭᓕᐅᕋ ᐱᓕᑉᔅ Clara Phillips

Development Project Manager with Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation

ᑭᓕᐅᕋ ᐱᓕᑉᔅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᑭᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᙱᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᓕᒫᒥ. Clara Phillips is a Development Project Manager with Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation based in Iqaluit, NU. Passionate about advancing the energy transition in remote Arctic communities, Clara combines technical background with a strong relationship-building approach to successfully lead clean energy initiatives across the Territory. ᑭᓕᐅᕋ, ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑯᐊᐳᕆᓴᓐ ᓇᐃᑦᔅᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ 30 ᑐᖔᓂ 30 ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᐳᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ. Recognized by Corporate Knights as one of Canada’s Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders, Clara is committed to bringing community-focused energy solutions to the North. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᑭᓕᐅᕋ, ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᕐᓂᓪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ 2026−ᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ! Thank you, Clara, for joining us and sharing your knowledge and experience at the 2026 Kivalliq Energy Forum! ᑭᓕᐅᕋ ᐱᓕᑉᔅ Clara Phillips Development Project Manager with Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation

ᑳᒧᕋᓐ ᑎᓛᖕ Cameron DeLong

ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᖅᑲᖅᑕᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᓂ Director of the Climate Change Secretariat with the Government of Nunavut

ᑳᒧᕋᓐ ᑎᓛᖕ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᖅᑲᖅᑕᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᓯᕗᒃᑲᖅᑕᐃᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᓇᔪᒃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᓕᒫᒥ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᓂᒍᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑳᒧᕋᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ−ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓱᒃᑲᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᖓᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕋᔪᒃᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᕙᒌᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. Cameron DeLong is the Director of the Climate Change Secretariat with the Government of Nunavut, where he leads territory-wide efforts to advance climate adaptation, resiliency, and sustainable energy initiatives across government and communities. With a background in landscape architecture and public-sector leadership, Cameron works at the intersection of climate policy, infrastructure, Inuit knowledge, and northern development. His work focuses on integrating climate considerations into decision-making, strengthening partnerships across jurisdictions and Indigenous organizations, and advancing practical, community-informed solutions for Nunavut’s rapidly changing Arctic environment. He is a frequent contributor to national and northern discussions on climate change, energy transition, Arctic sovereignty, and resiliency planning.

ᑳᓴᓐ ᑕᒍᕐᓈᖅ Carson Tagoona

ᑐᑭᒧᐊᑦᑎᑦᓯᔨ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ Director of Strategic Communications ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕐᓂᖅ Education, Training, and Capacity Building

ᑳᓴᓐ ᑕᒍᕐᓈᖅ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᕐᖁᑎ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᖁᓕᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ. ᑕᕐᑯᐊᑎᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᓂ, ᑳᓴᓐ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᑭᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂᓗ ᓯᕗᒃᑲᖅᑕᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓇᔪᖕᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔫᑉ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥᒃ, ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑰᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᕐᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᓕᒫᒥᓂ, ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᑎᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒡᓗ. Carson Tagoona is an Inuk communications professional and the Director of Strategic Communications at Tarquti Energy. Originally from Kuujjuaq, he brings over a decade of communications experience within northern organizations. Prior to Tarquti, Carson served as Director of Communications at Makivvik, where he led digital modernization efforts, including managing the rollout of the organization’s first online voting system from technical setup to training regional returning officers. Throughout his career, he has focused on pairing technical tools with culturally grounded storytelling, mentoring internal teams and building practical communication systems that keep communities informed and connected. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᑳᓴᓐ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᖅᑰᖅᑕᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒦᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᕕᒋᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. We thank Carson for joining us and sharing his experience and perspective at this year’s Kivalliq Energy Forum. We look forward to welcoming him to Rankin Inlet and hearing his insights during the conference.

ᒪᓚᒃ ᑕᕚᓯ Malek Tawashy

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓄᑦ (NEC) President & CEO of Northern Energy Capital (NEC)

Northern Energy Capital (NEC)

ᒪᓚᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓄᑦ, ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᖃᔅᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᔫᑳᓐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓗ. ᒪᓚᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ 16 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᖏᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᖢᓂ $25ᒥᓕᐊᓂᒃ $200ᒥᓕᐊᓄᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ, ᑲᒪᒋᔭᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓇᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᒪᓚᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕈᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ. Malek is the President & CEO of Northern Energy Capital (NEC), a renewable energy development company with a mission to empower northern and remote communities in their transition from fossil fuel consumption to clean energy asset ownership. He serves as a Board Member for several Inuit and First Nation-owned renewable energy companies in the Yukon and Nunavut. Malek holds a Master of Science in International Construction Management and has over 16 years of experience developing large-scale capital projects, with budgets ranging from $25M to $200M. At Northern Energy Capital, he oversees the development, construction, and operation of a diverse portfolio of clean energy projects. Beyond his professional role, Malek leads a competitive sailing team and mentors’ indigenous youth interested in pursuing careers in the clean energy sector. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᒪᓚᒃ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ! ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ. We thank Malek for joining us and look forward to hearing his perspectives and insights during this year's forum. ᒪᓚᒃ ᑕᕚᓯ Malek Tawashy ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓄᑦ (NEC) President & CEO of Northern Energy Capital (NEC) IPPs−ᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥIPPs in Nunavut ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎ Panel Speaker

ᓕᓐ ᑰᕝᔅ Lynne Couves

ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐱᒻᐱᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ Director of the Pembina Institute's Renewables in Remote Communities ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ Clean Energy Policy

ᓕᓐ ᑰᕝᔅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐸᒻᐱᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕᐅᕕᖓ ᐊᔨᖏᑐᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᓅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒥᒡᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᑳᓪᒍᕆᒥ Treaty 7−ᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ, ᐅᑦᐱᒥᓯᕙᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᖓᔪᐃᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᓂ (ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ 5−ᒥ 6−ᒥᓗ). ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂ, ᓕᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᒃᐸᖕᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᓄᑦ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥ ᑳᓪᒍᕆᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ MA ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ, ᐊᖁᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ. Lynne Couves is Director of the Pembina Institute's Renewables in Remote Communities program, where she supports the clean and equitable energy transition of remote communities across Canada. A mixed-blood Inuk raised in Calgary on Treaty 7 territory and within the Otipemisiwak Métis Government (Districts 5 and 6), Lynne has spent much of her career working alongside Indigenous communities on social and economic development initiatives and multi-stakeholder collaborations. She holds a BA in Communication and Culture from the University of Calgary and an MA in Environmental Education and Communication from Royal Roads University. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᓕᓐ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᖅᑰᖅᑕᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᕕᒋᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. We thank Lynne for joining us and sharing her experience and perspective at this year’s Kivalliq Energy Forum. We look forward to welcoming her to Rankin Inlet and hearing her insights during the conference.

ᓯᓐᕕᐅᑦᑎᑐ (ᐅᑎᑐ) ᐊᑕᓐᓯ Chinweotito (Otito) Atansi

ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖔᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑖᓂ (QEC) Manager, Alternative and Renewable Energy with Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC)

ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᓖᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓯᓐᕗᐃᑑ ᐊᑕᓐᓯ, P.Eng., ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖔᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑖᓂ (QEC−ᑯᓐᓂ), ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ 2026−ᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ, ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 18-20−ᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. The Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Chinweotito (Otito) Atansi, P.Eng., Manager, Alternative and Renewable Energy with Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC), as a speaker at the 2026 Kivalliq Energy Forum, taking place September 18–20 in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. ᓯᓐᕗᐃᑐ (ᐅᑎᑐ) ᐊᑕᓐᓯ, ᐱ. ᐃᓐᔨ ., ᐅᐊᔭᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑖᓂ (QEC) ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖔᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ. Chinweotito (Otito) Atansi, P.Eng. is an electrical engineer and renewable-energy professional with experience in the Canadian electricity sector. He currently works with Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) in Nunavut, as the Manager, Alternative and Renewable Energy, where he leads the team responsible for alternative and renewable energy initiatives. ᐆᑎᑐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑖᓪᕼᐊᐅᓯ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔪᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓗᒪᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒃᑎᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. A graduate of Dalhousie University, Otito has built his career around power systems, utility infrastructure, and the transition toward cleaner energy solutions. His previous experience includes distribution system planning, distribution engineering standards, asset management, and involvement in initiatives supporting Canada's clean-energy transition. ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓚᑦᑖᕐᓗᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᓯᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᐅᑎᓄᑦ. As a Professional Engineer, he brings a practical utility perspective to the integration of renewable energy into remote and northern power systems.

ᓲᐱ ᔮᖕᒃ Sophie Janke

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔨ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ (NEI) Research Analyst with Northern Energy Innovation (NEI)

The Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Sophie Janke, Research Analyst with Northern Energy Innovation (NEI) at Yukon University, as a speaker at the 2026 Kivalliq Energy Forum. ᓲᐱ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᔫᑳᓐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᔨᓂᒡᓗ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖔᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ−ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ/ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ. Born and raised in the Yukon, Sophie has a background in chemical and mechanical engineering and experience supporting community-scale renewable energy projects. Her graduate research explored energy storage options for remote Arctic communities and involved collaborating with diverse, multidisciplinary teams to develop holistic, community-centred climate solutions. She is skilled at translating technical information into accessible concepts and has contributed to community engagement, energy literacy, and youth engagement initiatives. ᓲᐱ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᐃᓚᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖓᑕ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑐᑭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. Sophie currently works as a research analyst with Northern Energy Innovation (NEI) at Yukon University, supporting renewable energy projects in remote communities across the Arctic. As part of this work, her team at NEI collaborates with communities to co-develop and facilitate locally relevant energy education and capacity-building programs. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᓲᐱ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ. We thank Sophie for joining us and sharing her knowledge and experience at this year’s Kivalliq Energy Forum. We look forward to hearing her perspective on renewable energy, community capacity building, and energy solutions for remote Arctic communities. ᓲᐱ ᔮᖕᒃ Sophie Janke ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔨ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ (NEI) Research Analyst with Northern Energy Innovation (NEI) ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕐᓂᖅ Education, Training and Capacity Building

ᔨᐊᕝ ᑲᒻ Jeff Kemp

ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓄᑦ ᓴᕕᒐᐅᔭᓪᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑎ ᑯᓐᖏᓐᓄᑦ, Chief Operating Officer of The ENER G Group Inc

ᔨᐊᕝ ᑭᒻ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓯᐃᒻᐃ CME (ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᓕᒃ ᐅᐊᔭᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ), ᐃᓯᔅᐅᓯᐅ SCO (ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨ), ICCS (ᓴᓇᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᔨ), ᐊᐅᐃᓯRSE (ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓇᕿᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅ) ᓴᕕᒐᐅᔭᓪᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑎᖏᑦ ᓴᕕᒐᐅᔭᓪᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑎ ᑯᓐᖏᓐᓄᑦ, Jeff Kemp, Chief Operating Officer, CME (Certified Master Electrician), SCO (Safety Codes Officer), ICCS (Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor), RSE (Red Seal Endorsement) The ENER-G Group Inc. ᔨᐊᕝ ᑲᒻ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ, ᓴᕕᒐᐅᔭᓪᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑎᖏᑦ ᓴᕕᒐᐅᔭᓪᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑎ ᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᓯᓯᐊᐃᐱ CCIB−ᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ−ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐅᐊᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ EPCC−ᒥᒃ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ. ᐅᐊᔭᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓚᑦᑖᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᔨᐊᕝ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ. Jeff Kemp is the Chief Operating Officer of The ENER-G Group Inc., a Canadian, CCIB-certified Indigenous-owned company delivering electrical EPCC and infrastructure solutions. A Master Electrician with extensive practical experience in the electrical industry, Jeff provides operational and technical leadership across project planning, procurement, construction, commissioning, and client delivery. 20−ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ, ᔨᐊᕝ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓚᕆᒃᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐅᐊᔭᒨᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ. ᑭᓱᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᓄᑭᓪᓚᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᒻᒧᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑎᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ, ᐃᑭᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕝᕕᖃᖅᐸᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ, ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᐸᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ. Jeff’s 20 years of experience gives him a grounded understanding of how electrical systems must be designed and delivered to meet real operating conditions. His work encompasses electrical infrastructure, power distribution, transformers, switchgear, motor control centres, protection and controls, equipment procurement, inspections, preventive maintenance, and technical project support. ᓴᕕᒐᐅᔭᓪᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑎᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᔨᐊᕝ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᔨᓂᒃ, ᑳᓐᑐᓛᖃᖅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᓵᕐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᒪᓂᒪᔪᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓐᓇᓱᒋᐊᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᖃᖓᒃᑰᕋᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᕗᖓᑲᓪᓚᒡᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. At ENER-G, Jeff helps translate client requirements into safe, code-compliant, and commercially practical solutions. He works closely with clients, engineers, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and project partners to address technical risks, equipment availability, constructability, scheduling, and long-term system reliability. ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ, ᔨᐊᕝ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐊᔭᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓲᖑᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᒃᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑐᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑐᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᓗᓂ, ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑐᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᓗᓂ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑐᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ, ᐹᑕᓖᓂᒃ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᓯᓯᒪᕝᕕᖃᕐᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᕙᒡᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ. For the Kivalliq Energy Forum, Jeff brings the perspective of an electrical practitioner and project leader. His focus is on practical measures that can improve building performance and Northern energy resilience, including energy efficiency, solar integration, electrical-system optimization, battery storage, and dependable infrastructure suited to remote operating environments. ᔨᐊᕝ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ, ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃᓗ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᓪᓚᑦᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃᓗ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᓂᒃ. Jeff believes successful Northern energy projects must be developed collaboratively, respond to community priorities and create meaningful opportunities for Inuit participation, employment, training, ownership, and long-term economic benefit.