Reconciliation in Business 2024 Conference

2024 Reconciliation in Business Conference

adaawe - one who buys or trades

The Treaty Relations in Business Education (TRIBE) student group at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University is pleased to host the third annual Reconciliation in Business Conference with the theme of “Indigenous Worldviews: Education to Action.”

Building on the success of the last two years, the one-day conference will consist of discussions designed to foster inclusion and appreciation of Indigenous perspectives and encourage adapting Indigenous ways of knowing in research and education. The event will feature an Indigenous marketplace, a feast, research presentations and an Indigenous business case competition.

Photos by Habibah Haque

Treaty in Relations in Business Education (TRIBE), is deeply grateful that you made the conference so enriching with your presence and participation.

See you in November 2025!

Impact Report 2023

Acknowledging the Land

The Ted Rogers School of Management is located on Toronto Purchase Treaty 13 (1805) and the Dish With One Spoon Treaty. We as students, staff, faculty and treaty people have a responsibility of honouring and protecting these treaties. We want to acknowledge the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation as the care takers of the land, as well as it traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Chippewa. Please visit these three resources to learn more about treaty territories, with your colleagues, family and friends:

Goose Nika on the water with title Treaty 13

Conference program

Event date: Sunday, November 3, 2024

Conference
8:30 a.m.	Registration
9:15 a.m.	Opening & Remarks: Claire Sault, Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
9:45 a.m.	Discussion Circle: Bridging the Gap: Empowering Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs in Corporate Collaborations Moderated by Rhiannon Rosalind, Founder and CEO, Conscious Economics
10:30 a.m.	Indigenous Business Case Competition Pitch Sponsored by Environics Analytics
12 p.m.	Indigenous Feast & Education Session with Chef Johl Whiteduck Ringuette (Sponsored by the City of Toronto)
1 p.m.	Research presentations by Indigenous alumni
2:30 p.m.	Marketplace/Network/Coffee break
3 p.m.	Announcement of Winners: Case competition
3:30 p.m.	Closing ceremony

All Day!

Moccasin Identifier Experiential Workshop and Indigenous marketplace.

Everyone is invited! Chi Miigwetch!

We're bringing 500 people together to celebrate the resurgence of Indigenous peoples' and worldviews in business. We are encouraging everyone to respond to Call-to-Action 92, as a way to support Indigenous self-determination, to close the socioeconomic gap and unlock the $100 Billion annual Indigenous economy.

Get Involved!

The event will bring 500 delegates together (#adaawe) to discuss the 4 R’s — Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity and Responsibility. There are many ways to participate! Please inquire regarding your participation as a volunteer, vendor, and/or sponsor.

Volunteer with us

It is entirely free to be a vendor. Our objective with this event is to show the power of Indigenous entrepreneurship and for our Indigenous procurement to have an opportunity for economic gain.

Vendor Spaces available

TedPoints Earned

Participation at this event awards you with 7 TedPoints. You can visit the Fit for Business (FFB) website to learn more about TedPoints.

Contact

Volunteers and Vendors: Noor Dhanju (noor.dhanju@torontomu.ca)

Case Competition: Sommerly Ertl (sommerly.ertl@torontomu.ca).

trsm.inclusion@torontomu.ca

Sana Mulji

Senior Advisor, External Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Partnerships, Indigenous Initiatives

sana.mulji@torontomu.ca

Considerations and accommodations:

We are committed to welcoming you to an inclusive event, where your wellbeing is a priority. This event will honour Indigenous ceremonies that are part of education and cultural awareness practice that we embrace on campus. These may be unfamiliar to some attendees, and produce sounds, aroma, and smoke that may be strong. If you have any sensitivities, please do let us know in advance by emailing trsm.inclusion@torontomu.ca (opens in new window) . Please indicate any dietary requirements directly on the registration form.

The Ted Rogers School building is barrier-free and features elevators and escalators on every floor; single, private all-gender restrooms, and accessible parking (via CF Toronto Eaton Centre Parkade). If you require any accommodations in order to participate as an attendee, please email trsm.inclusion@torontomu.ca (opens in new window) by Friday, October 18, 2024. Efforts will be made to provide accommodations for requests received after this date, but cannot be guaranteed.