You can now view several of the panels and sessions from Canada's North Beyond 2011 on CPAC's website.

Plenary Session 1: Collaborating for Sustainable Prosperity: Governance in the North

Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami moderates this panel on governance in the North, which features panellists Clémence Chartier, President of the Métis National Council; Phil Fontaine, Former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations; the Honourable Floyd K. Roland, Premier of the Northwest Territories; and Louise Grondin, Senior Vice-President, Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited.

Plenary Session 2: Impacts of Major Projects in the North

Harvey Brooks, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Government of Yukon, moderates this panel on the impacts of major projects on northern communities. The panel features Janet King, Assistant Deputy Minister, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada; Ruth Massie, Grand Chief, Council of Yukon First Nations; Louise Grondin, Senior Vice-President, Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited; and Melanie Struk, Director of Attraction, Retention and Transition, Mining Industry Human Resources Council.

Concurrent Session A: Community Security - Resilient and Thriving Communities

Gabriela Sparling, Deputy Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, Government of the Northwest Territories moderates this panel on community security. Panellists for this session are Edward S. Kennedy, President and CEO, North West Company; Tom Kerwin, Manager of the Northern Housing Centre, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; and Her Worship Madeleine Redfern, Mayor of the City of Iqaluit.

Plenary Session 3: Shaping Growth in Canada's Remote Community Economies

This session features a keynote address by Elyse Allan, President and CEO of GE Canada.

Keynote Presentation: The Future History of the Arctic and Canada's Greater North

This keynote address was given by Charles A. Emmerson, author and geopolitical specialist, and Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House, United Kingdom.

Plenary Session 4: International Comparative Perspectives on Canada's Role in the North

Moderated by Charles A. Emmerson, this panel discusses various international perspectives on Canada's North. Panellists include Thomas S. Axworthy, President and CEO, Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation; Michael Byers, Professor and Canada Research Chair, The University of British Columbia; His Excellency Erik Vilstrup Lorenzen, Ambassador of Denmark; and Chester Reimer, Senior Policy Advisor, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Canada.

Plenary Session 5: Human Capital and Economic Development: Part 1 - Working with Youth for a Prosperous North

This session, featuring panellists the Right Honourable Paul Martin and Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, discusses the need to work with youth in Canada's North for a prosperous future.

Plenary Session 6: Human Capital and Economic Development: Part 2 - Nurturing Local Talent and Entrepreneurship

This panel was moderated by Thomas S. Axworthy, and featured panellists Clint M. Davis, President and CEO, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business; Joseph Deklic, Vice-President of Strategic Investments, Cisco Systems Canada Co.; Kelly Lendsay, President and CEO, Aboriginal Human Resource Council; and Kyla Kakfwi Scott, Program Manager, Dechinta Bush University.