Kwatuuma Cole Sayers

Executive Director, Clean Energy BC

From Hupacasath and Alexander First Nations. Believes in a sustainable, innovative clean energy future for First Nations and Canada where First Nations are equity owners in major projects in the energy transition. Powerful advocate for First Nations involvement in renewable energy, community energy systems, and clean technology as a pathway for advancing energy sovereignty, nation-building, and economic reconciliation.

Speaker Sessions

Centering Indigenous Rights, Equity Partnerships and Indigenous Ways of Knowing for a Regenerative Future

  • Restoring and Protecting Nature
  • Intersectional Track
  • Reaching Destination Net Zero
  • Ensuring Water Security
  • Building Resilient Communities
  • Indigenous Leadership and Ways of Knowing
Session Date
Thursday, Feb 15 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Featuring
Graeme Reed Strategic Advisor, Environment, Lands & Water Branch, Assembly of First Nations
Leah George-Wilson Former Chief, Tsleil Waututh Nation; Associate, Miller Titerle + Company; Co-Chair, First Nations Summit
Kwatuuma Cole Sayers Executive Director, Clean Energy BC
Jordyn Burnouf Sustainable Energy & Sovereignty Specialist, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan