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Indigenous Wealth Creation

Where Vision Meets Action

Join Indigenous entrepreneurs, leaders, investors, institutions and changemakers for two days of practical conversations about wealth, governance, capital and long-term prosperity.

DAY 1 | AUGUST 11TH

  • A strategic conversation exploring how historically marginalized communities preserved and grew wealth across generations through strong governance, community-based economics, mentorship, ownership, and long-term planning. This session examines the structures behind sustainable wealth, including trusts, family governance, reinvestment, education, collective investing, and succession planning, while exploring how Indigenous communities might adapt these approaches to strengthen economic sovereignty and protect wealth for future generations.

  • The next wave of wealth creation is already here, and Indigenous founders, investors, and communities are stepping into it with intention. This session is a forward-looking conversation about how technology, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure are opening new doors to scalable revenue, ownership and generational wealth. Presenters will share practical insights into the strategies, tools, and partnerships that are driving this shift, and what it takes to build lasting economic power in the digital age.

  • Per capita distributions can be a powerful tool for community wealth sharing, but when they become excessive, the fallout runs deep. This session takes an honest look at the short and long-term consequences of excessive PCDs, from financial strain and governance breakdown to the psychological and social tensions that quietly fracture communities from within. More importantly, presenters will walk through practical approaches to finding a fair, sustainable balance - one that protects community well-being, builds shared understanding, and keeps the community intact through what can be a deeply charged situation.

  • A bold conversation on how tourism can move beyond stereotypes to become a scalable, asset-driven industry that generates equity, recurring revenue, and long-term community wealth.

  • The Strategic Power of Mentorship: The fastest path to building wealth and lasting success isn't working harder; it's learning from people who've already been where you're going. This session is a candid conversation about how the right mentorship accelerates growth, sharpens decision-making, and opens doors that would otherwise take years to reach. Because the people in your corner aren't just a sounding board and a support system - they're a strategic asset.

  • Building something that lasts takes more than a good idea - it takes a plan that anticipates risk, embraces innovation, and puts the right structures in place before they're needed. This session brings together the critical intersection of risk management, economic development, and technology leadership to explore how thoughtful planning and governance can protect what you've built, fuel sustainable growth, and create wealth that carries forward to the next generation. In a world that is moving faster and growing more complex by the day, the organizations and individuals who thrive will be those who build with intention, not just ambition.

  • Sudden financial gain, for many Indigenous Peoples, whether through land claim settlements, gaming revenues or resource rights, often arrives without the roots to sustain it. This heartfelt session explores a truth that communities know deeply but that mainstream financial systems rarely acknowledge: wealth without wellness is fragile, and prosperity without belonging is hollow. Drawing on lived experience and community wisdom, this conversation examines what genuine stability actually requires. Not just income, but identity. Not just assets, but accountability. Not just financial tools, but the cultural grounding and trusted relationships that give those tools meaning.

DAY 2 | AUGUST 12TH

  • What Every Founder Needs to Plan Before They Scale. Most founders are so focused on building that they never stop to ask the harder question: what happens when it is time to step away? Whether through sale or transition, the decisions you make before you scale aggressively will determine how much of what you've built you actually get to keep. This session makes the case for designing your liquidity, succession and protection plans early, and walks founders through the critical frameworks and considerations that protect value, preserve legacy, and ensure that growth doesn't outpace the structures meant to sustain it.

  • How B Corp Certification Builds Enterprise Value: A candid conversation with B Corp-certified founders on how values-driven governance strengthens brand equity, attracts capital, and turns mission into measurable enterprise growth.

  • Building a Successful Indigenous Consulting Practice. More Indigenous professionals are choosing consulting as a pathway to greater flexibility, increased earning potential, and the opportunity to create impact on their own terms. This engaging conversation brings together successful Indigenous consultants to explore what it takes to build a thriving practice, including establishing credibility, winning contracts, setting rates, building strong client relationships, navigating procurement opportunities, and balancing cultural values with business success. Panellists will share lessons learned, best practices, and practical strategies for creating sustainable consulting businesses while contributing to the economic growth and self-determination of Indigenous communities.

  • What happens when no one's really sure who's in charge or what the rules of engagement are? Conflict creeps in, decisions stall, and the people you serve pay the price. This workshop is an honest, open conversation about why having the right government frameworks along with organizational policies, accountability measures and clear decision making processes in place isn't just good practice - it's what keeps organizations and communities standing when things get things get hard. We'll talk about what good governance actually looks like, why do many leaders avoid it, and what you can do to build clarity, accountability, and trust inside your organization - no matter when you're starting from.

  • Indigenous agriculture in Canada is more than a cultural tradition - it is a foundation for economic opportunity. Rooted in thousands of years of land-based knowledge, Indigenous practices offer sustainable, time-tested approaches to food production that are increasingly relevant today. This session explores how Indigenous communities and agricultural entrepreneurs can build on that foundation to develop viable, lasting businesses - from leveraging heritage crops and traditional growing knowledge to navigating financing, accessing markets, and strengthening food sovereignty at the community level. This session offers practical insight into turning deep-rooted knowledge, by leveraging financial tools and building operational capacity, into long-term economic resilience.

  • Some of the world's most powerful and profitable companies are tech companies, and AI just changed who gets to build one. As the cost of building software collapses, anyone with a problem worth solving can create an app and start generating real revenue from anywhere. For Indigenous people long shut out of the tech economy, this is a doorway that has never existed before. This fireside chat shares how the new AI Entrepreneurship Incubator by Natives Rising helps Indigenous people build and monetize their own apps, turning ideas into independence. But creating revenue is only half the work. Because wealth is well-being, and the freedom to take a risk and create only comes when we heal what keeps us in survival and scarcity. At Natives Rising, the two move together: the tech work funds the healing work, and the healing makes the building possible. Expect a live look at tech built by and for Indigenous people, and the story behind the School of Intergenerational Healing, launching this November.

  • A practical and strategic conversation on how founders build credit, strengthen financial credibility, and structure their businesses to successfully access bank financing, growth capital, and institutional funding.