Events for February 10, 2021 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

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Business Intelligence Basics: Webinar

This 90-minute session with Dan MacLeod from Dunvegan Loyalty Builders is for businesses that need to use data to make decisions. As a group we will discuss the difficulties of accessing, linking, and reporting from all of your sources of data. There will be a demonstration of the speed and functionality of the Power Tools that Microsoft has built into Excel and Power BI (Business Intelligence) Desktop. The Power Tools are used to build Interactive Reports from scratch. Interactive Reports offer a shorter, straighter pathway to improve the efficiency and accuracy of your business. The best part is that Excel is on most computers, and experienced staff can quickly learn to use the Power Tools that are free in many of the current versions of Excel. Power BI Desktop is available as a free version that is very robust and suitable for most businesses, plus a subscription version for very large users. Participants will learn about: Powerful tools built into Excel What can be accomplished with the free version of Microsoft BI Desktop How to construct a Pivot Table to view data and drill down into the details How data can be placed on an interactive map; view your results […]

Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap: Technologies of Optimization – AI, Robotics and Automation

Part 2 of a 6-part series to inform & support SMEs as they expand their ability to use data effectively and advance their digital maturity. According to a report by Startup Canada, 42% of Canadian start-up businesses plan to adopt AI (EDC, 2018). Numerous reports predict that AI will be ubiquitous in Canadian companies across industries in the near future. Yet it has not been a priority among ocean tech firms to develop leaders in areas of new technology. These gaps can and will soon put our Ocean Tech industry at a competitive disadvantage. Workforce unfamiliarity with the various technologies, capabilities, materials, and techniques means that companies are not investing in new technologies or not leveraging them to their full utility. Join us as three local industry leaders share their own experiences with adopting AI, robotics and automation technologies, and explore how these current and emerging technologies can support companies in the ocean tech industry. COVE brings you a six-part discussion series designed to inform and support SMEs as they expand their ability to use data effectively and advance their digital maturity. Led by a technical expert in the ocean industry, panelists will share their first-hand experiences with recognizing the […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The Untapped Labour Market

The Halifax Chamber of Commerce is hosting a panel of experts to speak on the hiring opportunities in the untapped labour market. The untapped labour market includes people from the Black, African-Nova Scotian, Indigenous, immigrant, and persons with disabilities communities. The Accessing a Skilled Workforce Task Force has been focusing on labour market shortages, the skilled workforce and retention of our students, and thus would like to give our business community the opportunity to learn how to access underrepresented groups in their employee search, the skills, and talents they bring and why ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion matters in all workplaces. Moderated by NSCC President, Don, Bureaux, this group of experts will each speak to their perspective regarding the underutilization of those in the untapped labour market. Register

Democamp HFX

DemoCamp 2021

No PowerPoints. No Judges. No Prizes. Just straight exposure. DemoCamp is an annual event for the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem to come together and showcase their innovative technologies to their peers, while reaching potential new customers or investors, as well as the rest of the community. Founders from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador are invited to explain what their tech is, how it works, why it is helpful and more, but must do so without a PowerPoint presentation or any other type of slide deck. This makes the presentations more focused on the technology being demonstrated. This year’s DemoCamp event will take place virtually via video conference. Each participant will have five minutes to present their product or service to a virtual audience– but must do so without a PowerPoint presentation, or any other type of slide deck. Attendees will be encouraged to give feedback and ask any questions using the chat function. A set amount of time will be available for questions from the audience. Participants must apply to present their tech using the form below by Sunday, January 24 at 11:59pm. Those selected to demonstrate their technologies will be notified shortly after applications close. We […]