Events for February 14, 2023 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar

Online

Invest Nova Scotia is pleased to offer a Cybersecurity Awareness webinar for Atlantic Canadian businesses. Join them to learn more about the cyber environment and why cybersecurity awareness matters. Topics will include tools and services available for businesses, how companies can apply these tools to make a difference, and a discussion on case studies to illustrate the importance of cybersecurity awareness. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Our Speakers: Jason Besner, Director, Partnerships, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security David Shipley, CEO, Beauceron Security Zafar Muhammad, Practice Lead, Infrastructure and Cloud, Mariner Innovations

BDC Capital fireside chat with Robert Forsythe, CEO of Milk Moovement

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax

Join us for an interactive fireside chat with Robert Forsythe, CEO of Milk Moovement, which raised a US$20 million (C$26 million) Series A round earlier this year. A rising tech company in Nova Scotia, Milk Moovement develops software that improves efficiency in the supply chain for the dairy industry. In this intimate conversation, lead by Paul Ryan from BDC Capital, we will hear from Robert on his experience scaling a venture-backed software company. We will take your questions and find out which goes first, the milk or the cereal? Key takeaways: Mooving on up: Career journey and key learnings  Avoiding udder disaster: Key skills for founders to be successful Becoming legen-dairy: Raising capital for a high growth startup Meet your Host: Paul Ryan: Director, Growth & Transition Capital -Nova ScotiaBDC Capital   Paul Ryan is Director, Growth & Transition Capital, with BDC Capital. Paul provides high growth businesses with flexible financing for growth or working capital, an acquisition, a change of ownership, or refinancing. Based in Halifax, Paul has over 25 years of experience in commercial banking, specialized financing, staffing and recruitment, and technology sales with RBC, Radian6, Wooshiii, and Salesforce. Paul holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from St. Mary’s University, […]