Past Events/Webinars

2025 Business School Indigenous Engagement Survey: Introduction to Indigenous Engagement Strategies and Practices

How are business schools advancing Indigenous engagement in Canada? What strategies and partnerships are emerging to drive meaningful change?

In this Luminary webinar, we will:

Introduce members to the key players shaping the Indigenous business landscape Highlight business schools that are developing (or already leading) Indigenous engagement and partnerships

– You’ll hear directly from Indigenous leaders, knowledge keepers, and academic voices who are driving forward new approaches to engagement, collaboration, and innovation.

This is an opportunity to learn from real-world examples, explore strategies in action, and connect with leaders working at the intersection of education, research, and Indigenous business development.

November 19, 2025

Engaging the Academic & Indigenous Business Community to Accelerate Canada’s Innovation Agenda

In January 2025, 44 leaders representing Indigenous business, academics, business school deans, post-secondary presidents, and NGO leaders gathered at Luminary’s first Indigenous Innovation Summit in Phoenix, co-hosted with our partner Northern Arizona University.

Now, we’re bringing that conversation to you.
Join Terri Lynn Morrison (Executive Director) and Kelly Lendsay (Chief Transformation Officer) as they facilitate a powerful discussion with four Phoenix Summit leaders including, Dr. Tasha Brooks Senior Research Lead at Luminary, Keith Willoughby Dean of the Edwards School of Business University of Saskatchewan, Candice Loring Director, Indigenous Relations and Initiatives Genome BC, and George Lafond Former Treaty Commissioner Saskatchewan, Former Saskatoon Council Chief, Professional Director.

Together, they’ll share insights and ideas from Phoenix—and how Luminary is translating them into real programming and engagement strategies.

The OECD has long affirmed that innovation drives economic advancement and wellbeing. For Indigenous peoples, enlisting research and innovation is essential to transform economies, employment, and community outcomes. Yet Canada lags behind, scoring a “C” on the Innovation Report Card and ranking 15th in the 2023 Global Innovation Index. Persistent socio-economic gaps remain, as noted by the National Indigenous Economic Development Board.

This webinar will explore:
How academic and Indigenous business collaborations expand student and research talent
Opportunities to foster research partnerships that create tangible impacts
Action strategies and investments needed to accelerate Indigenous Innovation

Oct 15, 2025

2025 Business School Indigenous Engagement Survey Report: Findings and Highlights

Presenters: Kelly Lendsay – Luminary, Chief Transformation Officer Terri Lynn Morrison – Luminary, Chief Program Officer Derek Hughes – Malatest, Vice-President, Research

Description: Webinar: Indigenous Engagement in Business Schools – Insights from Canada’s First National Survey

September 17, 2025