Keynote Speakers 

sknir̓mn Anona Kampe, language speaker, storyteller, land and water protector, knowledge keeper, and part of the first cohort in Canada to earn a degree in Nsyilxcn Language Fluency. 

Knowledge means nothing if you don't share it with someone

Anona will welcome delegates to SnPink’tn (Penticton) with a blessing, singing of the Okanagan song, and a special keynote about her life-long learning journey and the power of knowledge. She will share how she came to do the important work that she does within her nation, pepper in some of their traditional stories that have teachings and lessons embedded, and touch how she personally has worked towards healing by reconnecting with her culture and learning her Indigenous language.

Dr. Roslyn Kunin, award-winning labour economist and forecaster, former director of the Canadian Association of Business Economists, senior fellow with the Canada West Foundation and principal of Roslyn Kunin and Associates in private practice. 

Sponsored by the Municipal Finance Authority of BC

Your Organization's Future

Whether you’re running a company, a government organization, a town or city, or just trying to survive in today’s economy, Roslyn Kunin can give you answers: When will the economy get better? What’s happening in the housing market? How will treaties with First Nations affect us? How is “my town” doing compared to others? What’s happening to our industries and our workers? How can we benefit from the rapid rate of change? What kind of opportunities will there be for my children and how can they prepare? What kind of opportunities will there be for me?