AFOA National Conferen
For Aboriginal financial professionals, management and elected leade Nation Building – Keys to Success for the Next Decade February 15-17, 2011 Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia In the next ten years, Aboriginal communities across Canada will be focusing their efforts more and more on strategies to support Nation Building. If we are going to succeed, these efforts must focus on achieving two critical goals. One – creating a professional, effective Aboriginal public service to support governments and provide necessary services to community members. And two, – building a cadre of competent business leaders to take the reins of economic development and participate in the economic engine of the country. The most significant challenge that we now face is the lack of competent, trained Aboriginal financial and management professionals – people that can form the nucleus of our government’s public service – people that can take advantage of the increasing opportunities for wealth creation and private sector partnerships – people that can lead the corporations and industries that will fuel our economy. It is these people that will be the foundation of Nation Building. What strategies can we employ to fill this need? How can we recruit, educate and retain a professional workforce to support our government and our economy? What skills and competencies are required? How can we attract our youth into the management and finance professions? What changes need to be made? The answers to these questions and more will be the focus of AFOA’s 11th National Conference.
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Opening reception with entertain A mixture of over 25 workshops Aboriginals and professional dev workshops which will focus on si Leadership, Band Administration and Business Development. Over 60 trade show exhibits feat and services Product/Service Information Ses Technology Café with internet ac Two luncheons with guest speak Banquet featuring the Aboriginal Aboriginal entertainment One free night to enjoy your stay
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Be recognized as an organization th and gain valuable exposure at the la Aboriginal leadership and managem attending, you can help AFOA achiev the largest marketplace of Aborigina Take advantage of one of the opport a package that suits your needs.
Platinum Sponsorship Packag We are taking corporate branding to Welcoming banners outside hotel en cards, a dedicated TV channel featu are only some of the benefits associ
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AFOA Canada Conference Secretariat Email conference@afoa.ca or call us toll free in Canada at 1.866.775.1816 or 819.827.5168 28 DECEMBER 2010 • NATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE