Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

ATLSECCON 2023
2023-04-20 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Nova Centre, 1650 Grafton St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 0E8, Canada
ATLSECCON is a non-profit, volunteer-led information-security conference focusing on expanding the IT Security knowledge pool. It has garnered a reputation as the premiere knowledge repository for Atlantic Canada to provide an inclusive opportunity for anyone wanting to collaborate and learn.

Hear from top experts on the best way to evolve IT security strategies
Participate in track sessions relevant to your needs and interests
Network with an extensive array of industry providers on our tradeshow floor
Participate in our Passport Program to win prizes
Take advantage of free give-aways and enjoy locally sourced food and beverages

Are You Ready To Transform Your Remote Organization?
2023-04-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Whether you have had remote employees for years or have moved in that direction post-pandemic, this is a very practical workshop that details key criteria to lead top-performing geographically dispersed teams.
This comprehensive session provides a lucid, insightful, and practical approach to transitioning your organization to remote. Or, if you’re already remote or hybrid – we’ll show you how to create a higher-performing workplace – wherever that workplace is.
This training is tailor-made for business leaders who need real answers and are determined to find the surest route to leveraging remote’s significant advantages.
Based on Virtira’s Forbes Books best-seller, “The Power of Remote”, and decades of experience, this workshop will give you key strategies to boost productivity, cut costs, improve morale and retention, expand your talent pool, protect your business against disruption, and reduce your company’s environmental impact.
You’ll leave with a roadmap to achieve these results while also expanding employee engagement, well-being, and trust.
What are 3-Key Takeaways:

What are the key strategies to hire, onboard and train remote superstars
What every leader needs to understand about building culture remotely
How to be a remote manager who promotes autonomous work instead of scrutinized work.

Meet your presenter:

Kara Purdy has over 18 years of experience in remote management – spanning coaching, recruiting, training and project management. With a career including Cisco, Virtira, Coca-Cola Bottling and Staples Direct, she is an experienced manager with a background in improving processes, allocating resources, and establishing productive relationships with key stakeholders. She has demonstrated the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, and a reputation for achieving results in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
In her most recent role as Virtira Academy’s Remote Training Manager, she engages audiences with stories that illustrate Virtira’s decade-long experience creating high-performing remote teams.
She has demonstrated success working in the sales software and marketing industry, with a history of managing customer service teams, account management, brand management and negotiation skills.
She has a keen eye for detail and an ability to work with people from all walks of life.
