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SUMMARY:Executive Lounge: Global Lens on Games Development
DESCRIPTION:This event is by invitation only.\nIf you are interested in attending\, please reach out to Derek at derek@digitalnovascotia.com. Proceed to registration if you have received an access code. \n— \nIn partnership with Interactive Society of Nova Scotia and Shred Capital\, we’re is excited to bring together executives\, studio leaders\, researchers\, entrepreneurs\, and ecosystem partners for an executive-level discussion focused on the future of games\, interactive media\, and digital innovation. \nAs AI\, immersive technologies\, and evolving workforce dynamics continue to reshape the global games industry\, emerging ecosystems like Nova Scotia have new opportunities to grow globally competitive studios\, attract talent\, and foster innovation across gaming and interactive media. \nThis Executive Lounge will create a space for meaningful dialogue\, strategic networking\, and industry insight sharing between local leaders and internationally recognized voices from the games and technology sectors. \nWe are excited to welcome special guests from Tencent Games and the broader interactive media ecosystem to discuss: \n\nThe future of game development\nTalent and workforce trends\nAI and emerging technologies\nEntrepreneurship and ecosystem growth\nInternational collaboration opportunities\nBuilding globally competitive creative technology ecosystems\n\nHosted at Digital Nova Scotia’s main offices in Halifax\, this invite-only event will feature moderated conversations\, executive roundtable discussions\, and curated networking opportunities designed to connect decision-makers across Nova Scotia’s growing digital entertainment and interactive media ecosystem. \n— \nSpecial guests for this event include: \nAmir Satvat | Business Development Director @ Tencent Games\n\nAmir works in games\, but what he cares most about is helping people who love video games find work\, leading ASGC\, the largest career support initiative in games\, with 2\,500+ volunteer coaches and 4\,700+ gamers supported. Alongside this work\, Amir is a Business Development Director at Tencent Games in North America. He brings 20 years of experience across Amazon\, Veeam\, VMware\, Dell EMC\, and Goldman Sachs. At Amazon\, he led business development and strategy for Prime Gaming and served as a Principal Producer for Amazon Games. \n  \nMatt Toner | Managing Partner @ Shred Capital\n\nMatt Toner is a seasoned innovation strategist\, venture investor\, and creative economy leader with over two decades of experience building content-driven industries across major tech hubs from New York to Toronto to Silicon Valley\, currently serving as Executive Director at Scaffold Institute where he is working to double the size of Alberta’s game industry. As a serial exited entrepreneur and early-stage investor\, Matt has worked on AAA game franchises and bleeding-edge indies\, earning recognition and awards from TIME magazine and Fast Company for his innovative contributions to the creative technology sector.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/executive-lounge-global-lens-on-games-development/
LOCATION:Digital Nova Scotia\, 1875 Upper Water St. Suite 201\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3J1S9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Humans in AI: East Coast Kitchen Party (w/ TELUS Sovereign AI Factory)
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be human in the AI era?\n​It’s Humans in AI Week\, the largest coordinated civilian conversation about AI ever organized and Halifax is in it. \nWe’re answering it the Nova Scotia way: live fiddler\, East Coast food and drinks\, and the people actually building AI for real people in this city. \n​Haligonians building with AI take the mic to answer one question directly: what are you building\, and how does it impact the humans in this city? The room talks back after everyone. \n​✨ Who’s in the room: \n\n​AI builders and founders shaping Halifax’s AI economy\nPolicy\, business\, and community leaders navigating what AI means for their sector\n​The people deciding what gets built and who it’s built for\n​A room for everyone who has felt something about AI to finally come together.\n\n​🗓️ The Schedule \n​5:30 PM — Doors\, food & drinks\n​6:00 PM — AI Collective Welcome\n​6:15 PM — Telus kick off\n​6:45 PM — Builder Talks & discussion\n​7:15 PM — Humans in AI Global Pledge\n​7:30 PM — After-party & networking\n​8:00 PM — Goodnight \n​🌍 The Global Humans in AI Pledge: AI is the most powerful technology ever created\, and it’s moving faster than humanity can adapt. Before you leave on June 2\, you’ll have the chance to make your voice part of history. \n\n​Pledge your name — seen publicly as part of a global initiative reaching hundreds of millions\n​Complete a quick survey — your responses go directly to AI labs and governments worldwide\n​Upload a 30-second video — captured in a documentary. Your voice\, forever.\n\n​Please be advised: Unfortunately\, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event\, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon! \n​Presented in partnership with TELUS Sovereign AI Factory \n\n​Humans in AI Week Halifax is proudly partnered with the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory\, powered by L-SPARK — Canada’s leading corporate accelerator. \n​About TELUS: TELUS (TSX: T\, NYSE: TU) is a world-leading communications technology company operating in more than 45 countries\, generating over $20 billion in annual revenue and serving 21+ million customer connections. Guided by an enduring “give where we live” philosophy\, TELUS has contributed $1.85 billion globally since 2000 — earning the distinction of the world’s most giving company. \n​Through TELUS Health (161M+ lives across 200 countries)\, TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods\, and TELUS Digital\, the company is committed to leveraging technology to enable remarkable human outcomes — the same principle anchoring Humans in AI Week. \n​About the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory. Delivered in partnership with L-SPARK\, Canada’s leading corporate accelerator\, the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory is a national initiative building Canadian AI capacity — connecting high-potential startups with industry leaders\, capital\, and the infrastructure needed to scale sovereign AI from coast to coast. \n​Over the past decade\, L-SPARK has accelerated companies across Canada in AI\, cybersecurity\, SaaS and emerging technologies\, helping them refine their products and raise significant follow-on funding. \n​Learn more about the TELUS Sovereign AI Accelerator \n\n​​The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200\,000+ leaders\, builders\, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier\, build trust\, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress. \n​All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/humans-in-ai-east-coast-kitchen-party-w-telus-sovereign-ai-factory/
LOCATION:VOLTA\, 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801\, Halifax\, NS\, B3J 3N8\, Canada
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