During this skill builder we will: Explore the potential of AI to enhance accessibility and drive social impact. Identify ethical considerations and challenges in using AI for accessibility. Explore current AI technologies and tools that improve accessibility for diverse populations. Develop skills to assess and apply AI solutions to address accessibility gaps. Foster a responsible mindset by promoting equitable and inclusive AI practices.
Discover the art of crafting a personal brand that stands out and resonates. Learn how to align your values, skills, and image to create a cohesive identity that builds trust and loyalty. This session will guide you in defining your unique value, communicating effectively, and connecting emotionally with your audience. Turn customers into advocates by making them love what you stand for. Perfect for professionals and entrepreneurs aiming to elevate their influence. 3 key takeaways: Craft Your Unique Value Proposition Build Emotional Connections Maintain Brand Consistency Meet your presenter: Marc Zirka CEO of Strategy Up An experienced strategist and entrepreneur in the business field focusing on technology and ICT as an enabler to any vertical. Marc has been running his own consulting firm Strategy Up, which he established in 2014. Strategy Up is 100% Canadian company based in Halifax (Nova Scotia), where he is advising and assisting Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and startup companies to become successful.
Join us as Symplicity Designs offers their 1-day training on AI in the Workplace, covering best practices on how to leverage its use in each core area of your business (Marketing, Sales, Operations, HR, and Leadership). This comprehensive training will provide current best practices and risk mitigation when employing artificial intelligence in a business setting, beginning with practical ground rules regarding AI’s use as a co-pilot. The training is designed to include every level of eagerness and reluctance in the face of AI, with hands-on activities, and open Q&A periods at the end of each section.
Learn how Mariner tackles complex cybersecurity challenges, gain insights from industry leaders like Beauceron Security and eSentire, and walk away with practical steps to strengthen your security posture. Whether you're looking to enhance threat detection, boost cybersecurity awareness, or measure success effectively, this session will equip you with the tools to protect your business in an evolving digital landscape.
Within this fast paced, intricate AI landscape, a robust governance framework is key to ensuring compliance and managing risks more effectively. This one-hour webinar will proactively explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging within project management practice, the importance of incorporating AI Governance frameworks, and how to implement an AI governance framework into your projects and your clients’ organizations. 3 Key Takeaways What is an AI Governance framework Why you need it in your organization How to implement an AI Government framework Meet Your Presenter Lela Machaidze Lela is a seasoned Senior Program Manager and strategist with more than 18 years managing complex healthcare infrastructure and international development projects. As a graduate of MIT and Oxford’s executive Artificial Intelligence programs and author of Workshops: “AI for Business” & “AI for Public Sector”, Lela prepares project managers for a future with AI
Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the dynamic interplay between technical skills and people leadership in the fast-evolving world of technology. In this session, industry experts and seasoned professionals will share their experiences and provide actionable advice on how to navigate these two distinct yet interconnected career paths. This webinar is perfect for tech professionals at any stage of their career who are contemplating their next move. Whether you're just starting out, mid-career, or a seasoned expert, you'll leave with a clearer understanding of how to chart your course in the tech industry. 3 Key Takeaways: Understand the key differences between technical and leadership roles, and what each path entails. Evaluate your strengths and passions to determine which career trajectory aligns best with your goals. Discover strategies for transitioning from a technical role to a leadership position, including how to develop essential soft skills like communication, empathy, and team management. Meet Your Presenter: Sarah Mullins has been a leader in the human resource industry for over 25 years. After a lengthy corporate career working with high growth organizations, she launched UptreeHR, a full service HR business partner for small businesses. She and her team educate and support Nova Scotia businesses in their efforts to attract and retain diverse teams as well as […]
Canada is a big country with lots of options for immigrants. But have you considered coming to Atlantic Canada to seek Permanent Residency? Join McInnes Cooper Immigration Lawyers Morganne Foley and Elizabeth Salami for a virtual roundtable conversation about the reasons why coming to Atlantic Canada could be the best fit for you.
Expanding into Europe? Learn from those who’ve done it. Join us with the experts from ChannelCreator. Matt Ball and Elias Moubayed as they break down what it takes to sell and scale in Europe—alongside Brad Wing, former Senior Director at Heyday (acquired by Hootsuite), who’ll share real-world lessons from his own global journey. From market entry to value props and go-to-market strategies, you’ll walk away with insights to help you expand without the upfront cost of hiring a local team. We’ll dive into: The size and scope of the European opportunity Where (and how) to launch your expansion How to navigate technical and language barriers Direct vs. indirect expansion—and what’s right for your business Zoom (link to be sent upon registration)
This four-day workshop (delivered virtually over four half-day sessions) helps manufacturers define the critical success factors for designing, implementing, and utilizing a DTO. Using real-world manufacturing examples and an interactive manufacturing case study, participants learn “ready to apply” tips and techniques to model and optimize production processes, supporting operations, product costing, and overall profitability. Key Learning Objectives Learn how to initiate, align, and sustain manufacturing process analysis and modeling to optimize asset and/or labour capacities and utilizations, improve operational planning, and enrich costing and operational budgeting in a manufacturing setting Understand the role of DTO modeling technology using an illustrative Canadian DTO software, Collaborative Business Planning (CBP), for process and cost flow visualization and “what-if” scenario-planning analysis Appreciate the value of analyzing current state and simulating future state manufacturing operations in a collaborative environment to improve profitability and long-term viability of the business Who Should Attend and Why? This workshop provides foundational training for leveraging operational and financial data to develop highly-visual interactive DTO models for any manufacturer. Although any functional role will benefit, positions typically related to DTO implementations include: Production managers focused on resource capacity requirements while decreasing lead times, increasing throughputs, and realizing cost reduction targets Continuous Improvement […]
Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of cloud computing concepts, dispel common misconceptions, and explore its numerous benefits. The presentation highlights how cloud services enhance data security, governance, lifecycle management, and workflow integration. Dr. Lu Yang will illustrate how industries can leverage cutting-edge cloud technologies to make their systems, applications, and infrastructure more scalable, efficient, resilient, high-performing, sustainable, and cost-effective. Additionally, Dr. Yang will showcase an example architecture for an AI project development process, detailing its stages, bottlenecks, and key challenges. Attendees will learn what expertise and technologies are essential to assembling a team capable of driving successful digital transformation initiatives. Overall, participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how cloud computing can modernize, accelerate, streamline, and automate innovation processes, empowering organizations to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. 3 Key Takeaways: Introduction, benefit, and misunderstanding of cloud computing Data governance and security in cloud Architecting digital transformation projects in cloud Meet Your Presenter: Dr. Lu Yang holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of New Brunswick and brings with him a wealth of experience in enterprise-level High-Performance Computing (HPC) administration and management, spanning over 15 years. His expertise extends beyond HPC to encompass cloud […]
We all know that inclusive work environments lead to better outcomes - attracting, retaining and developing talent; generating innovation; strengthening capacities to be agile and responsive to changing contexts; and increased engagement & productivity. That’s why as a People and Culture leader you likely work very hard to create an effective EDIB strategy, programs, policies and practices. But how do you know what is working and what needs course correcting? Or whether what you do is welcoming and inclusive to some team members or inadvertently creates a sense of exclusion for others? You might know hybrid team culture can be challenging but how can you pinpoint what needs course correcting to make all the difference? In this webinar, Jessie Sutherland will provide an introduction to how to measure belonging in your unique context. You’ll leave with a new view on evaluation as an opportunity to deepen learning across your organization and give you the information you need to be confident about your best next step to build a genuine culture of belonging within your teams. Join us for a practical and engaging conversation with Jessie Sutherland to discuss tools for measuring and accelerating belonging within your own contexts so you […]
As you expand your business, especially more into the cloud, the number of identities you have expands with it. Understanding all the identity security and privilege challenges this creates can be difficult. In this session we’ll take a look at privileges and the ‘Paths to Privilege’ threat actors seek out and often exploit. We’ll look at ways to identify the gaps, detect and close these paths with remediation planning, and how to gain a more holistic view of Identity Security across teams, domains, applications, and more. 3 Key Takeaways: Which privileges threat actors seek out and exploit What are paths to privilege? Identify the gaps, detect and close these paths with remediation planning, and gain a more holistic view of Identity Security Meet Your Presenter: Jason Silva is a Principal Solutions Architect focused in Privilege Access Management (PAM), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Just-In-Time Provisioning (JIT), and Least Privilege. Jason brings over 25 years of experience in solutions management to BeyondTrust's Privileged Access Management Solutions enforcing Privileged Password Management and Privileged Session Management, Privileged Endpoint Management, and Secure Remote Access which utilizes a single pane of glass for all management aspects including Automated Account Discovery, Privileged Management and Elevation, Audit […]