Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business to celebrate 1st Nations Joint Ventures – Milton K Wong to speak on the Power of Collaboration: Taking Aboriginal Businesses to the Next Level

MEDIA ADVISORY: attention news/assignment, native affairs, and business editors

Tuesday September 30, 2008 in Vancouver

WHO: Keynote speaker Milton K. Wong, Chairman of HSBC Asset Management Canada, Clarence Louie, Chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band, and Jay Wright, President and CEO of Vincor Canada, CCAB President and CEO Clint Davis, along with more than 100 corporate and Aboriginal business and community leaders including CCAB Co-chair Garry Knox, Chairman, Sodexo.WHAT: CCAB’s 6th Annual Vancouver Gala Dinner

WHY: “In the past, productive business relationships with Canada’s Aboriginal people were seen as a philanthropic exercise by some companies. Today, it is simply good business, “says CCAB’s Clint Davis.

Milton K. Wong will speak about how Aboriginal business leaders can use collaboration as a key advantage for economic progress. Mr. Wong believes when Aboriginal businesses become true partners in strong collaborative ventures, success follows. With the recent global financial crisis as an example of what can go wrong when collaborative efforts are built on morally weak foundations, he will discuss why Canada was spared the worst of the crisis, and explore the factors that bode well for our economy including Aboriginal businesses.

Clarence Louie and Jay Wright will share the story behind one of the most successful and unique joint ventures to date — between Vincor Canada, the country’s largest wine producer and marketer, and the Osoyoos Indian Band. The talents and resources of Vincor and the Osoyoos make the wines of Nk’Mip Cellars.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Speeches begin at 7 pm

WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel, 791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC

MEDIA NOTE: For pre event interviews OR to attend any part of the evening’s events on the 30th – please call CCAB MEDIA CONTACT: Claire M. Tallarico, (416 616-9940)

About the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
More than 200 Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal businesses ranging from FP 500 companies to small to medium sized enterprises actively support the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) in its mission to foster sustainable business relations between First Nations, Inuit and Métis people and the corporate community.