In partnership with Aksis - Edmonton's Aboriginal Business and Professional Association, the Greater Parkland Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to present
Pathways to Economic Reconciliation: Our Journey Together.
Join us to share and learn about Economic Reconciliation what it is and where we are at as the business and professional community in the greater Parkland region. This workshop will be delivered through Zoom. Additionally, the webinar will be recorded and made available for registered attendees to re-watch for 30 days afterwards.
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021 8:30AM - 11:00AM MDT
Location: Online via Zoom
Admission: $35 +GST for Greater Parkland Chamber Members (Aksis Members use promo code AKSIS15 to receive member pricing)
$50 +GST for Non-Members
Contact Information: Kendra Wambold for questions or more information
About Karen Mackenzie
KAREN MACKENZIE, MBA, BSc. is a proud Cree-Métis woman living in Treaty 6.. She is the Co-Founder and President of MacKintosh Canada, an Indigenous owned, international consulting company and PeopleBest Canada, an artificial intelligence company that is a revolutionary, simple, and powerful way to look at what makes success happen inside people, teams, and organizations by providing the data, analytics, and metrics. Business ownership along with academic leadership and senior management positions has led Karen to this important crossroads in our collective societies where co- creation of the future is both important and enabling.
Karen brings her traditional knowledge of Indigenous ways into the contemporary workplace as this wisdom and way of being reflect "wise practices of purpose driven individuals, communities and organizations". Through storytelling she engages audiences to learn about the First Peoples and their gifts and traditional knowledge. This learning and worldview expand the perspective and understanding of greater possibilities while building on shared values.
Karen is committed to the "Calls to Action" from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is an advocate for the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Karen was recently appointed as an "Expert Panel" member for the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation (https://navltd.com/ccpc/#panelists) and as a Senior Advisor to Navigator (https://navltd.com/)
Karen sits with the Elder in Residence Program, an exciting new initiative of Indigenous Services Canada and also with the Circle of Elders for Edmonton Catholic Schools, heralded as a wise practice across Canada enabling greater success rates for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit learners. Karen is a former member of the Edmonton Police Commission and the Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force for the City of Edmonton. She is a Senior Advisor and mentor to the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership, Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University and was recently appointed as one of two members for Alberta to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments. Most recently, she was recognized as an Albertan SHEInnovates leader under the Global Innovation Coalition for Change (GICC). She is the Co-Chair of "Honouring Indigenous Peoples" a national Rotary initiative.