Reservation Economic Summit 2022

Date: May 23 to May 26, 2022
Venue: Caesars Palace
Location: Las Vegas , Nevada, United States of America
Target Audience: Export-ready Indigenous businesses that want to sell their products/services to large corporations with supplier diversity programs and all levels of government and/or who want to partner with Indigenous companies/tribes in the United States.
Sector: Agriculture and processed foods, Arts and cultural industries, Clean technologies, Consumer products, Fish and seafood, Information and communications technologies, Infrastructure, Tourism, Wine, beer and spirits

Event Description:

The Reservation Economic Summit (RES) 2022, organized by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), is the leading Indigenous business and enterprise development summit in the United States. The Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) is proud to be partnering with the organizers, who expect that more than 3,000 attendees will participate in its networking activities, matchmaking opportunities, business development sessions and more.

While all Indigenous businesses are welcome to join the TCS delegation, we believe that companies offering products/services in the following areas will garner the most success:

• Food and beverage
• Gaming and entertainment
• Hospitality/tourism
• Consumer products (including Indigenous art and traditional crafts)
• Natural resources/energy
• Infrastructure/construction/building products
• Information and communication technologies (tech)

The TCS program at RES 2022 will include:

• Preparatory webinars ahead of the event to help companies make the most of their participation in the event (how to make the most of the matchmaking program, honing your pitch for U.S. stakeholders, etc.)
• A matchmaking program that will complement RES’s online matchmaking platform (accessible to all participants)
• A Canada booth to help increase the visibility of the delegation
• Various networking opportunities

Register to attend

If you are interested in being part of the TCS delegation to RES 2022, here’s what you need to do:

1. Fill out the short questionnaire to signal your interest in the event
2. Register for RES 2022 (registration fees apply) 
3. If eligible, apply for CanExport SME funding to help cover part of your costs
4. Contact Patrick Courcelles (cal.info@international.gc.ca) if you have any questions about the TCS programming at RES 2022

Why your organization should participate:

• Compare your product/service with international competitors
• Develop a first-hand understanding of the opportunities and challenges of doing business in foreign markets
• Gain insights and market intelligence
• Increase visibility of your product or service
• Meet key commercial entities, industry players, and potential buyers, investors and/or partners
• Participate in networking events
• Participate in pre-organized business to business meetings
• Receive mentoring and coaching
• Receive on-the-ground assistance from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service

Trade Commissioner(s) involvement:

Activities organized by the Trade Commissioner Service

• Business-to-business meetings
• Networking event
• Pavilion/exhibit
• Seminar

The Trade Commissioner, Patrick Courcelles, cal.info@international.gc.ca, will be leading on the TCS programming at RES 2022. He specializes in the Cleantech sector for the Southwest United States market (Southern California, Arizona and Nevada). He will work with his colleagues covering other sectors in this region to provide interested TCS clients with information on this and other local events that you are considering, as well as advice on business development in the region.

Services from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service are offered free of charge to Canadian companies and organizations.