We're partnering with DevOpsDays Halifax and Volta to bring you THE summer networking event! Meet tech professionals, local leaders, and maybe your next collaborator. Light snacks and drinks provided. Open to: Registered DevOpsDays Halifax 2025 attendees Digital Nova Scotia Members Volta Members Limited spaces available—register now!
This hands-on in-person workshop goes beyond surface-level UX fixes to solve real digital experience problems. Learn how organizational structure impacts user experience while gaining concrete evaluation tools to apply immediately. Through guided exercises with real examples, identify true user pain points, prioritize high-impact improvements, and align stakeholder needs with user goals. Leave with actionable methods for creating UX solutions that solve underlying problems rather than just addressing symptoms. Perfect for anyone involved in digital product decisions. Key Takeaways Understand why fixing UX requires a holistic approach that addresses organizational structure and design elements. Learn to identify when surface-level changes aren't enough. Learn practical diagnostic techniques to identify high-impact UX issues and develop a balanced improvement strategy that delivers immediate wins alongside meaningful long-term solutions. Create an actionable framework for aligning stakeholders across your organization and overcoming common barriers to implementing effective UX improvements. Your Presenter: Jamie Gerrard, Founder of 20/20 DIGITAL Jamie Gerrard, Founder of 20/20 Digital, helps organizations improve digital product and service experiences. With expertise in research, design, marketing, and operations, he tackles challenges from multiple angles in the travel and tourism, financial services, healthcare, and technology sectors while sharing knowledge through speaking and coaching.
The Board of Directors and the staff of Digital Nova Scotia are excited to invite you to our 2025 Annual General Meeting! Agenda 4-5PM AGM Presentation 5-7:00PM Networking Mixer Two ways to participate In Person: Visit one of our locations across the province. Virtually: Tune in online. Let’s come together to reflect on the past year and look forward to the future. Everyone is welcome, and we look forward to seeing you there! In-Person locations Halifax - McInnes Cooper Kentville - Valley Regional Enterprise Network New Glasgow - IGNITE New Glasgow Mahone Bay - Eli + Trix, with Myra Sydney - Location TBD Thank you to our Community Sponsors
From hands-on hustle to high-impact leadership—grow with intention. Redefine your role. Scale your impact. Lead beyond expertise. Learn how to shift from expert to effective leader through the key challenges founders and new leaders face and the essential leadership skills necessary to lead teams with confidence and clarity. 3 Key Takeaways Understand the mindset shift needed to move from expert to leader. Learn the common pitfalls new leaders and founders face in effectively leading teams and organizations. Learn the key leadership skills and capabilities for becoming a highly effective leader. Meet your Presenter - Jennifer Wincey As the Founder of AdaptPath, Jennifer brings 20+ years of leadership and HR expertise to help startups and scale-ups build purpose-driven, high- performing teams. Specializing in org design, leadership development, HR, and design and conduct impactful training programs on leadership, feedback, and culture to align people strategy with business growth.
Most businesses focus on engaging customers, but true loyalty starts long before, and continues long after that moment. In this interactive online session, Roger Mader, Chief Client Officer at Myra Media and former Global CMO of Subway, will introduce the 5E Customer Experience Model: Entice, Enter, Engage, Exit, and Extend. You’ll learn how to map the full customer journey from first contact to long-term loyalty, create smooth transitions between each stage, and identify the often-overlooked touchpoints that make the biggest difference. Whether you're a business owner, marketer, or customer experience leader, this session will give you a practical framework for building lasting customer relationships and increasing lifetime value.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5th! Registration Opens: 5:00pm Cocktails: 5:00pm-6:30pm Dinner served: 6:30pm Award ceremony begins: 7:45pm One of the most glamorous and inspiring nights in Nova Scotia’s tech calendar is back! The 2025 Tech Forward Awards, presented by RBC, celebrate the bold ideas, diverse voices, and trailblazing leaders shaping our province’s tech sector. More than an awards show, this is your chance to connect with peers, share ideas, and strengthen the ties that make our community so special. The Tech Forward Awards presented by RBC features 8 unique awards: Talent Champion Award sponsored by Humankind Global Recruitment Tech for Good Award sponsored by CGI Thinking Forward Award Provincial Spotlight Award sponsored by Invest Nova Scotia Best of Tech Award sponsored by Compugen One to Watch Award sponsored by Dash Social Role Model Award sponsored by BDC Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award sponsored by Nova Scotia Power Nominations and Submissions close August 18th. Learn more and submit today: https://digitalnovascotia.com/programs/tech-forward-awards/