7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
7:00 AM – 12:00 PM REGISTRATION OPEN
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Twin Arrows A/B
Artists on the Rez, How do we get the World to See Us?
Roberta Begaye, Artist, Bitterwater Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Diné ADG
Navajo Film Office
Edsel Pete, Prog. Manager, Navajo Nation TV & Film Office
Diné BEH
TBA
Lena Fowler, Commissioner, Coconino County, Flagstaff, AZ
Diné CFI
TBA
Harold Skow, President/Owner, Yalti Telecom, LLC
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM: BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Twin Arrows A/B
Earn Your Certificate in Redesign with Health in Mind (Session 1 of 2)
Laurel Berman, Ph. D, Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry; Randall Stephens, Sr. Planner, The Antero Group
Diné ADG
Community Master Planning I
Eric V. Neagu, P.E., LEED AP, Principal, The Antero Group
Diné BEH
Marketing
Taylor Lawrence, Marketing Prog. Mgr., New Mexico Tourism Dept.
Diné CFI
Customer Services
Kristine Laughter, Dir., Kinship Leading, Change Labs
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM: REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: BREAKOUT SESSION 3
Twin Arrows A/B
Anthropology Yesterday and Today
Rena Martin, Anthropologist-owner, Dinehtahdoo, LLC
Diné ADG
Workshop: "Writing Ad Copy That Sells"
Clifton Chadwick, National Underwriting Dir., Koahnic Broadcast Corp.
Diné BEH
How to Lease Navajo Nation Lands for Tourism Development
Sally Yabeny & Genevieve Bighorse, Sr. Econ Specialists, Econ Dev. Shiprock Reg. Business Dev. Ofc.
Diné CFI
Creating Jobs on Reservations to Grow Economies/Importance of Infrastructures/Taxation Key to Fund Services
Waylon Honga, Hualapai Tribe; Raymond Maxx, Navajo Nation
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCHEON (BUFFET STYLE)
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
‘State Partnerships with Navajo Nation’
- Flint Timmins, Destination Dev. Lead, Utah State Tourism
- Dawn Melvin, Tribal Liaison, Arizona Office of Tourism
- Antoinette Vigil, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Tourism
- Arval T. McCabe, Dept. Mgr., Navajo Nation Tourism Department
- Martin Begay, Dept. Mgr., Navajo Nation Parks & Recreation
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: BREAKOUT SESSION 4
Twin Arrows A/B
Adventurous Antelope Canyon Tours
Lionel Bigthumb, COO, LeChee, AZ.
Diné ADG
TBA
Kathleen Frank, Prgrm Mgr, Ctr for Amer. Ind. Econ. Dev. NAU
Diné BEH
Strategic Planning Development
Brian Cole, President, Building Communities, LLC.
Diné CFI
Visual Tools for Communities
Lloyd DeGrane, Photojournalist, Chicago
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM: BREAKOUT SESSION 5
Twin Arrows A/B
Navajo Business Regulatory
Notah Silversmith, Mgr, Business Regulatory, Navajo Nation Div. of Econ. Dev.
Diné ADG
International Marketing
Emerson Vallo, President, AIANTA Board - Southwest Region
Diné BEH
Learn to Grow Your Business with Accounting
Delphina Begay, CEO,WaterEdge Business Solutions, LLC.
Diné CFI
Designating Land for Your Business
Navajo Land Department
3:45 PM – 3:55 PM: BREAK -- Visit our exhibitors and artisans!
3:55 PM – 4:55 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 6
Twin Arrows A/b
Navajo Enacted Taxes, Sales Taxes
Tax Commission, Navajo Nation
Diné ADG
Community Master Planning II
Eric Neagu, PE LEED AP, Princi. The Antero Group
Diné BEH
Keep Kayenta Beautful
Chris Burnside, Public Relation, Kayenta Township
Diné CFI
Gateway to Monument Valley
Geri Laughter, Economic Dev. Spec., and Olivia Jones, Town Manager, Kayenta Township
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM DOORS OPEN – EVENT CENTER
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EVENING BANQUET
MC: (BLANK)
INVOCATION: (BLANK)
EVENING GUEST ENTERTAINER:
Tatanka Means, Actor & Comedian. ‘Laughter is Good Medicine!’
*Merch available after his comedy set! BRING CASH!
