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keynote address on “Powerful Projects.” As a founder of Indigenous
Clean Energy, he shared insights on how brown昀椀eld redevelopment
and Indigenous leadership can work hand in hand to drive sustainable
prosperity, emphasizing how the cleaning up of contaminated sites
can lead to sustainable ventures that revitalize communities across the
country.
Henderson remarked on the diverse variety of Brownie Award 昀椀nalists,
noting several Indigenous stakeholders and remote projects. He explained
how complicated it can be to clean up contaminated sites and help these
communities transition to a clean energy future. “Sometimes we have to
break some china! You can’t rely on the rules of the past in order to build
a new energy system. We are building a new
foundation for a better future.”
KEYNOTE SPEAKER CHRIS HENDERSON
DESCRIBED THE WORK HE’S DOING WITH
REMOTE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, AND THE
PROCESS INVOLVED IN TRANSITIONING TO A
CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
Henderson emphasized the need for creative
thinking and the importance of teamwork,
weaving metaphors about the recent World
Series. As a leader in the industry for more
than three decades, and a former sports coach,
Henderson advised: “Great teams embrace
people, they embrace teamwork, they embrace
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