Conference Opening · Opening Prayer & Conference Blessing

Thursday, June 4 · 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Summary

Conference Chair Dallas Smith. Mayor Leonard Krog.

Speakers

June 4, 2026

Mayor Leonard Krog

Mayor

City of Nanaimo

Mayor Krog was first elected as Nanaimo Mayor in 2018, and served as the MLA for Nanaimo until his election as Mayor. Mayor Krog was first elected to the 1991 Provincial Legislature and has served as the BC Government Caucus Chair and previously served as the Official Opposition spokesperson for Justice (Attorney General). Born in […]
June 3–5, 2026

Dallas Smith

President

Na̲nwak̲olas Council

Dallas Smith is the founder, president and CEO of the Nanwakolas Council – a cutting edge First Nations organization that protects and manages First Nation cultural values while building strategic opportunities and partnerships with both Government and Industry to increase sustainable opportunities and employment for the region. Dallas comes from the Tlowitsis Nation on northern Vancouver […]

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