Events from May 24, 2023 – September 12, 2023 › DNS Events › – Page 8 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Digital Adoption & Automation Custom for Your Business

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We will walk through a framework of how to identify the top areas you should improve in your business. Then we will look at the different categories of options available and the most common ways those are solved. For those more unique instances, we will discuss low-code technology and how it can make custom solutions available for your business. 3 Key Takeaways  Identify the Top 2-4 Areas in Your Business to Optimize Learn about several valuable existing solutions for optimizing them Reflect on the possibility of using custom-low-code to solve your unique problems Meet your presenter... Alex Pezzutto: CEO and Founder of Stayshure 7x founder, 2 exits, experience in trades, low-code, education, and marketplace tech startups. Alex leads StayShure, a rapid software development agency that offers fractional CTO services.

The Best Immigration Programs for Talent Acquisition, Business Expansion and Succession Planning

Nova Scotia, Canada

The webinar will focus on how Canadian businesses can strengthen their workforce by leveraging immigration programs. With a persistent worker shortage, global competition for talent, and a low birth and labour participation rates, it has become increasingly challenging for Canadian businesses to find and retain skilled workers. This webinar will explore various immigration programs available to Canadian employers and business owners, including the Express Entry system, Global Talent Stream, Provincial Nominee Programs and other federal business immigration programs. 3 Key Takeaways 1. Use Canada’s flexible immigration programs to your advantage. 2. Attract the best talent by supporting the foreign talent’s immigration journey. 3. Think about your succession planning now and consider foreign buyers seriously. Meet your Presenter... Rakhmad is a managing lawyer of Sobirovs Law Firm – a boutique law firm specializing in corporate immigration, business immigration and techimmigration. The Firm is a member of Digital Nova Scotia and helps Canadian companies bring in foreign talent to Canada. Specifically, the firm helps Canadian tech companies to hire and bring foreign tech talent to strengthen their Canadian workforce.

Talking Tech: Talking Emerging Technologies in the Blue Economy

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Let’s talk about the role Ocean Technology plays in Managing our Oceans Join Digital Nova Scotia and COVE, in celebration of World Oceans week as we discuss the technology being developed and used in ocean management. Our panelists will look ahead at what this could mean for the future of ocean tech and our oceans. Meet Our Panelists: Levi Morrison, Director of Innovation at COVE Levi’s responsibility is to lead and direct the development of on-shore and off-shore infrastructure to support client commercialization efforts and meet COVE’s objectives which include decarbonization initiatives and Digital Harbour. Levi holds over 10 years of engineering experience working with governmental and commercial entities to deliver quality results across diverse teams. Levi has worked with teams in engineering, education, and communications to ensure that cross organizational objectives are met with consistency. While working with Ulnooweg as Senior Project Manager, Levi employed Agile and PMI methodologies in tandem with Indigenous knowledge and values to help operationalize the Education Centre in their implementation of a two-eyed seeing, community first approach to educational curriculum development and delivery. Levi has spoken at such conferences as Engineers Nova Scotia, Indigenous Technology Summit, and the Annual NB Engineering competition to share […]

Lead Magnet Magic: Turn your underperforming lead magnet into the MVP it was meant to be

The PIER 1209 Marginal Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What do you do when your lead magnet doesn’t seem to have much attraction power? Should you just abandon your hard work and move on? No way! Your opt-in just needs some thoughtful, purposeful TLC. This workshop covers effective landing pages, optimize email marketing campaigns, and develop techniques that convince your ideal audience to sign up. By the end, you'll have the confidence and knowledge to create a highly effective lead magnet, generating traffic and driving sales to your business or startup.   3 Key Takeaways What you need to communicate the true value of your lead magnet How to promote it across different marketing channels How to measure results in a simple but effective way aligned with your goals

An Illustrated Future : The New Magical Era of Branding your Business

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“Your business needs to use illustration.” “Hmm, I don’t know about that—why would you think that?” “Because illustration, at its core, is the ability to create something out of nothing. That’s magic! And who doesn’t want their brand to feel like they’re the magical ones compared to their competitors who are floating in a sea of sameness.” –Illustration as a visual medium is the ability to create something out of nothing. It can be expressed in any number of ways, from editorializing a blog post—to a technical rendering of a product—to your brand story posted on social media. It can be anything! And more importantly, it can be 100% customized to express what your company does so well and what it can do to build a better future. So the big question is—why is illustration not as popular of a visual tool compared to options like photography, stock imagery or user generated content? ‘Illustration’ has a reputation that is often described as juvenile, cartoony or receives the oh-so-familiar reception of, “it’s just not part of our brand”. It can be! With a confluence of creativity and courage, it can be something much, much more than its historical reputation. It’s time […]

Barriers & challenges facing the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the tech industry

Nova Scotia, Canada

Creating an open and inclusive work environment that attracts and retains diverse talent has never been more essential to remain competitive. 2SLGBTQ+ people working in markets across Canada experience various workplace cultures and barriers to inclusion unique to this population. Despite progress toward wholly inclusive and diverse workplace environments, more must be done regarding stigmatization, higher risk of harassment, intersectionality, and lack of visibility, especially for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) people. This webinar aims to increase awareness and understanding of the challenges and barriers facing members of the 2SLGBTQ+ communities in the workplace and to provide practical steps for creating more inclusive and supportive work environments. 3 Key Takeaways.. The term 'Pride' represents a way of embracing one's identity, turning away from shame, and honoring diversity. Many individuals who experience discrimination based on their sexual orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity are forced to mask their true selves on a daily basis. This can drain their energy and limit their potential in the workplace. Allyship is crucial. This means engaging with local communities and taking action, such as normalizing the use of pronouns at work, offering gender-affirming healthcare benefits, and reviewing policies to ensure they're inclusive for everyone.  Meet your […]

DNS July Member Mixer @ Hanatech

1423 Fall River Rd, Fall River, NS B2T 1J1 1423 Fall River Rd, Fall River, NS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join Digital Nova Scotia and Hanatech on July 27th for our FREE in-person Member Mixer! Come and meet DNS members new and old, we also invite those curious about what it’s like to be a DNS member to attend and learn more! Please note, space is limited please register to confirm your attendance AGENDA 5:00pm Reception & Registration 6:00pm Opening Remarks & Guest Speaker 6:30pm Give out door prizes & Closing remarks

ReImagining Software Implementation in the Age of SaaS

Nova Scotia, Canada

Software as a service (SaaS) -based solutions are being widely adopted in organizations of all sizes because of their perceived faster time to value,  and lower cost of entry. This trend which started in the early 2000s was accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic and has continued to grow. According to Gartner, subscription-based software has been the key driver of the global software licensing economy over the last decade. Big names like Salesforce, Workday , and ServiceNow have only ever been SaaS.  Large traditional software vendors like Microsoft and SAP are moving to SaaS more and more for their new product offerings. To intelligently support successful SaaS Solution deployment for organizations and continually deliver value to stakeholders. Analysis practitioners need to reimagine their work approaches, activities, and deliverables different from the traditional approaches used to support on-prem deployments. Learning Objectives Key concepts and terminologies in cloud computing and SaaS SaaS vs traditional Implementation approach Key deliverables and activities Best practices and pitfalls to avoid 3 Key Takeaways  Understand the difference between cloud based solution and on-prem solution implementations Framework for Successful SaaS solution implementation Best practices and other consideration to set the delivery team up for success Meet your Presenter... Oge has […]

Talking Tech: The AI Advantage

Nova Scotia, Canada

Let’s talk about how to leverage Artificial Intelligence in the daily operations of our businesses Join Digital Nova Scotia as we discuss the AI technology being developed and available for business management. Our panelists will look at how to streamline day to day tasks and look ahead at what this could mean for the future of business operations. Objectives:  To touch on some of the AI software currently available, and being developed that automate/streamline business operation functions. To explain how these technologies impact the management of people and business as a whole. To look ahead at the technologies that can be built on top of what currently exists and predict what that could mean for businesses in the future. Meet Our Panelists: Christian Blouin Matt Steinberg Michael MacMillan John Cody