Events for March 20, 2025 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

State of the Strait: 2025 Business Update

The Strait Area Chamber invites you for an engaging business event designed to connect, educate, and inspire professionals from across Nova Scotia. This event brings together business leaders, entrepreneurs, and industry experts for a day of insightful discussions and networking opportunities. For more than a decade, the Strait Area Chamber has invited industry, business, local governments and service providers together to hear updates, future plans and expert presentations on current topics touching the region. Whether you want to build meaningful connections with fellow professionals, explore new business opportunities, or stay informed about industry trends, this event is the perfect place to be.   Date:  March 20, 2025 Time:  7:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location:  Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre (606 Reeves St., Port Hawkesbury) Tickets:  $95 members / $125 non-members (plus tax) Click here for tickets, or contact us at 902-625-1588 / membership@straitareachamber.ca Chamber Member Tables of 8 available for $700 (plus tax) Future Member Tables of 8 available for $950 (plus tax)

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Talking Tech | Reimagining Tech Careers: The Nonlinear Path to Leadership

Join Digital Nova Scotia as we discuss how to move away from traditional career narratives, focusing on how diverse, unexpected, or even “messy” career trajectories in tech can be just as valuable—if not more so—than the conventional climb up the corporate ladder. It's about highlighting the growing acceptance of nontraditional paths to success and how these paths can ultimately lead to more innovative and adaptive leadership. Date: March 20, 2025 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM Location: Virtual Meet Your Moderator: Ashley MacInnis Before launching amPR inc., Ashley MacInnis spent the majority of her career in public relations and marketing within the tech industry, a space she feels deeply connected to and continues to passionately work in, particularly with startups. As she builds her business, transparency remains a core value.       Meet Your Panelists Irene Saliendra | CEO – FemEntity Irene Saliendra is the CEO of Fem Entity, a digital wellness platform designed to connect women with licensed wellness and medical practitioners. With a background in digital sales and technology, Irene is passionate about leveraging innovation to improve access to wellness solutions for women. She has been recognized as a 30 Under 30 Innovator by Atlantic Business Magazine and has led […]

Accelerate Black Tech Startup Showcase

Tribe Network 1717 Barrington Street, Halifax

Join Tribe Network for an exciting event showcasing the latest innovations and ideas from the 12 Black tech startups that progressed through our Accelerate Black Tech program! You'll have a chance to network with industry leaders, investors, and fellow entrepreneurs, take part in a panel discussion, and view product demos — all while discovering the next big things in tech!

Women in Machine Learning/Data Science Meetup

1800 Argyle Street 801 Halifax, NS B3J 3N8 Nova Scotia

Hello WiMLDS Community! Come visit with old friends and meet some new ones! Join us at Volta to enjoy snacks, learn from our speaker, Devi, connect with others, and maybe win a door prize! Bring a friend. 6:00pm - 6:20pm: Welcome and intro 6:20pm - 6:40pm: Devi Ayyagari, PhD 6:40pm - 7:45pm: Snacks and networking 7:45pm - 8:00pm: Wind down WiMLDS has a mission to support and promote women and gender minorities who are practicing, studying or are interested in machine learning and data science. LOCATION: VOLTA. Huge thank you to them for providing space for us to connect in-person.