Events from March 27 – February 13 › Webinar › – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Texting for Business Enforcement Actions on the Rise – Is Your Compliance Program Ready?

A webinar presented by Global Relay and Titan Regulation & Advisory Texting for business is on the rise – and so are enforcement actions. How can regulated firms satisfy their communication requirements without neglecting their compliance obligations? How can they successfully conduct business through text messaging, while effectively managing employee conduct risks? Join Global Relay experts and Titan Regulation & Advisory’s Julie Dixon, Founder & CEO, and Marc Leiding, Principal Consultant, as they take a close look at:  Rules & regulations involving record retention Recent enforcement actions for failing to preserve text messages The state of eComm tools in the current WFH/COVID-19 environment Compliance & Policy refinement strategies when introducing new eComm tools How a compliant text archiving service works (with live product demo) Register

Crisis Management, IT Disruptions and Business Continuity: The Big Picture

Join Dentons Canada LLP, Everbridge and the David Aplin Group on Thursday, February 4th from 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST to discuss the unique and evolving cybersecurity threat landscape in Canada. Cyber risk threatens not only your organization’s reputation and bottom line, but in some cases its very existence. That is why cyber risk is now top priority on every organization’s risk register. Learn what you need to know as a manager, board member or senior level executive in this continuously evolving area of risk management. What your team should do with respect to your company’s preparedness and action plan and in addition what are your top priorities when a cyber risk event occurs. Topics we will cover include: Canada’s evolving cybersecurity threat landscape Top considerations on planning procedures for seamless rapid response Protecting privilege and addressing regulatory risk How COVID-19 has changed the nature and frequency of cyberattacks Managing cybersecurity threats in a work from home environment during the pandemic Lessons learned Projections for 2021 Register

Business Intelligence Basics: Webinar

This 90-minute session with Dan MacLeod from Dunvegan Loyalty Builders is for businesses that need to use data to make decisions. As a group we will discuss the difficulties of accessing, linking, and reporting from all of your sources of data. There will be a demonstration of the speed and functionality of the Power Tools that Microsoft has built into Excel and Power BI (Business Intelligence) Desktop. The Power Tools are used to build Interactive Reports from scratch. Interactive Reports offer a shorter, straighter pathway to improve the efficiency and accuracy of your business. The best part is that Excel is on most computers, and experienced staff can quickly learn to use the Power Tools that are free in many of the current versions of Excel. Power BI Desktop is available as a free version that is very robust and suitable for most businesses, plus a subscription version for very large users. Participants will learn about: Powerful tools built into Excel What can be accomplished with the free version of Microsoft BI Desktop How to construct a Pivot Table to view data and drill down into the details How data can be placed on an interactive map; view your results […]

Mind the Gap: Technologies of Optimization – AI, Robotics and Automation

Part 2 of a 6-part series to inform & support SMEs as they expand their ability to use data effectively and advance their digital maturity. According to a report by Startup Canada, 42% of Canadian start-up businesses plan to adopt AI (EDC, 2018). Numerous reports predict that AI will be ubiquitous in Canadian companies across industries in the near future. Yet it has not been a priority among ocean tech firms to develop leaders in areas of new technology. These gaps can and will soon put our Ocean Tech industry at a competitive disadvantage. Workforce unfamiliarity with the various technologies, capabilities, materials, and techniques means that companies are not investing in new technologies or not leveraging them to their full utility. Join us as three local industry leaders share their own experiences with adopting AI, robotics and automation technologies, and explore how these current and emerging technologies can support companies in the ocean tech industry. COVE brings you a six-part discussion series designed to inform and support SMEs as they expand their ability to use data effectively and advance their digital maturity. Led by a technical expert in the ocean industry, panelists will share their first-hand experiences with recognizing the […]

The Road Forward

2020 brought unprecedented change. What will 2021 bring?  We engaged the experts at IDC to get their input and guidance on how workplaces should be refocusing to gain and keep their edge. What are top C-Suite executives focusing on? What are the right places to invest to gain agility and resilience? What are the top security considerations for a mobile and remote-based workforce? The insights are compelling, and the discussion around them promises to be lively. Join Compugen's President & CEO Harry Zarek, along with  Simon Morris, Director of Modern Workspace and Lorraine Bush, Director of Enterprise Networking & Security as they share their own insights and wisdom, as well as a debrief of IDC’s commentary on the road forward. Change is a foregone conclusion. The question is, how will you use it to propel your business forward? Register

Export Growth in a Virtual World: a Step-by-Step guide

Help your business thrive with this step-by-step guide to export growth in a virtual world. Have you ever considered expanding your business beyond your region or even beyond Canada? The Atlantic Provinces and the federal government have come together to help your business grow beyond our borders. Export Growth in a Virtual World: A Step-by-Step Guide is an interactive, online training session providing Atlantic Canadian businesses with tools, in-depth knowledge, and a robust understanding of the best practices they need to thrive in an increasingly virtual world. This small group session identifies new ways to reach customers, developing a strategy for expanding into markets around the world. Key topics include: Virtual Trade Event Preparation Navigating Virtual Trade Tools Shifting Your Message to Virtual Registration is free. Choose one of our upcoming workshop dates today! https://www.novascotiabusiness.com/export/egvwRegister

Panel: Getting Ahead with Grant Writing

Join us on Wednesday, February 17 at 10:00am to hear from three founders about their experiences with writing grant applications. Join Volta and the Emera ideaHUB for a moderated panel discussion on grant writing. Three local startup founders will share their "war stories" about pursuing grants. Stories will shine a light on lessons learned including both failures and successes. Are you curious about how you can make yourself stand out when applying for opportunities? Wondering what grants are the best to apply for? Bring your questions and learn the "do's and don'ts" of grant writing. Register

Azure AI Immersion Workshop

Join MNP and Microsoft to explore how Azure AI services can be used to propel innovation at your organization. This free, half-day learning opportunity is designed to help you think differently about developing cloud applications when AI is part of the solution set. You’ll learn about machine learning models, bots, and AI apps and discover the most efficient ways to build solutions using Azure AI. Technical roles from all organizations will learn about Azure AI capabilities and use real-life examples to visualize innovative projects. The workshop starts with an overview of how Azure AI is powering new possibilities for many organizations, followed by a deeper dive and demo showcasing Azure Cognitive Services, Knowledge Mining, and Bots. Register

AMPlify your Email

In this session, you will learn how to leverage unprecedented features in AMP for Email to create highly dynamic and interactive emails. Discover the capabilities of AMP for building rich and highly engaging email content using Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Register

Getting Results from Your E-commerce Platform

So you’ve implemented an e-commerce platform for your business, what’s next? Join Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia for a webinar presented by Arbuckle Media to learn how to fully integrate e-commerce into your business and get results. The webinar will cover: 1. The e-commerce mindset: how to adapt e-commerce into your regular business reporting and reap the rewards, not only by using it to makes sales but also to learn about your customers. 2. How to speak the language of e-commerce and marketing, even when you have a skills or experience gap in your team; whether you're a service or product-based business. 3. How to stay organized and confidently read e-commerce and marketing reports so you can make actionable decisions based on the data and insights. Register

Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency

In this live 30 minute, information-packed event featuring renowned blockchain and cryptocurrency expert instructor George Levy, you will have the opportunity to learn about the many opportunities currently available with blockchain technology, and why it is considered "essential critical infrastructure" during the COVID-19 Pandemic. You will also have the chance to learn valuable information about Bitcoin, Blockchain and how you can take part in the greatest technological transformation since the World Wide Web. Register

Fueling Startup Growth: Getting it Right the First Time

The world is more competitive than ever, and while ideas are easy, taking something beyond idea to real growth can be much harder. In this training, we will equip you to use data to help you make decisions, and orient yourself for growth. Session 1: What do you need to understand to figure out where your business fits in the grand scheme? What actually matters for your technology startup? Session 2: Once you’ve started to understand your place in the world, how do you gather information successfully, from primary and secondary sources? Session 3: Once you have data inputs, how do you make sense of it? What are your next steps? The course will be facilitated by Dr. Jonathan Calof, an expert who has helped thousands of companies with their growth. All of the content will build on the previous day, so make sure you join us for all of it. Due to interactive nature of the training, this will be offered only as live training. Training will run from 9am Atlantic Standard Time - 1130am Atlantic Standard Time each of the three days. This training is supported by ACOA and is free of charge for Atlantic Canadian Startups. This […]