Events from April 17 – May 8 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

The Next Frontier for Canadian Startups: A Virtual Panel on IP and Scaling

You’re invited to join Namir Anani, President and CEO of the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), along with his distinguished panel of guests as they dive into scaling Canadian startups and the significance of IP. COVID-19’s devastating economic impacts include the loss of 1 million Canadian jobs, faltering supply chains, and a historic increase in Canada’s debt. Canada’s path to post-COVID economic recovery will be tied to the competitiveness of Canadian startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are the heart of Canada’s economic engine and growth. SMEs represent the vast majority of the Canadian economy. Those that are knowledgeable in IP are more competitive than SMEs with little or no knowledge of IP. SMEs that hold formal IP are three times more likely to grow domestically than those that don’t. IP-generating SMEs are four times more likely to expand internationally and nearly two times more likely to have high growth rates of more than 20% per year. This virtual panel discussion will delve into the following topics and considerations: Creating, Protecting, and Incentivizing Canadian IP Building a built-to-scale Canadian business culture Our distinguished panel consists of: Jason Tham, CEO of Nulogy Martha Casey, CEO of Volta Melissa Chee, […]

Government Aftershock: The Role of Gov’t and Startups in COVID-19 Recovery

In this virtual panel discussion from OPIN and Volta, you will learn how government can work with startups in the COVID-19 recovery effort. As a part of the Government Aftershock event, the Nova Scotia Outpost for Public Sector Innovation (OPIN) and Volta are co-hosting a virtual panel discussion on government leveraging startups in the COVID-19 recovery effort. The discussion will focus on procurement processes and procedures, experiences from both the business community and public sector, and discuss potential for a new path forward. This is an opportunity to learn how and why startups and government work the way they do, and what a more productive relationship might look like in the future. Panelists: Alexandra McCann, Executive Director, ONSIDE Luke DeCoste, Co-Founder, Proof Raye Lemke, Strategist, Government of Nova Scotia Andrew Anningson, Head of Production - Canada , Binogi Chris Mitchell, Chief Procurement Officer, Province of Nova Scotia What is Government Aftershock? Government Aftershock, an event convened by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development’s Observatory of Public Sector Innovation, will run across locations globally, combining local conversations with an international dialogue about how crisis has played out across different countries and different contexts. Participants will hear from, and help inform, […]

Halihax Virtual Lunch & Learn – November

Join us for a lunch and learn featuring a lightning talk on the topic of development employment trends in 2021 OUR SPEAKER Michelle Murray Regional Manager @ Randstad Technologies Michelle Murray is the Regional Manager for Randstad Technologies, Canada's largest provider of IT Staffing Solutions. With over 20 years of IT recruitment experience focused on delivering to Atlantic Canada working with clients and candidates covering all areas of IT. Register

Volta’s Virtual Pitch Competition

Tune in to watch up-and-coming entrepreneurs pitch their business or idea to a panel of industry-expert judges. This Pitch Competition is open to Volta Residents, Network Members and anyone from the tech community in Atlantic Canada. This Pitch Competition, is an excellent opportunity to practice your three-minute pitch, fine-tune your deck, and get feedback from peers and industry professionals. You will also gain valuable experience presenting to investors, and potential early adopters. Plus, you never know who may be tuning in to watch! Each competition will have a judging panel, comprised of entrepreneurs and community leaders. Judging will be based on the pitch, not the business, and will focus on the presentation quality and content The winning Pitch will receive $500 Visa Gift Card + their name will be engraved on Volta’s Pitch Competition trophy! Register

Azure Analytics Immersion Workshop

Join MNP and Microsoft for a 2-part virtual event on November 17th, designed to get you started with cloud analytics on Azure. Part 1 is an instructional session, intended for both business and technical users, that will describe how modern approaches to analytics can transform your business - and more importantly, the concepts you must understand to do more with your data. Part 2 is a hands-on lab, where you will learn to plan and implement the migration of an existing on-premises enterprise data warehouse to Azure Synapse Analytics and integrate it with both cloud-based and on-premises services and data sources. Feel free to register for the full day, or just Part 1 if you are not interested in completing the lab portion. By attending this workshop, you will better understand how to: Create an analytics pipeline that goes from data ingestion to insights using Power BI Empower self-service analytics Enable a truly data-driven culture in your business The lab will also cover: The planning process for Azure Synapse migration Identifying schema and data incompatibilities, Efficiently migrating data from on-premises databases to the cloud Data distribution in Azure Synapse Analytics Migrating ETL jobs to Azure Data Factory Supporting ad-hoc workloads […]

The Atlantic Technology Summit @Home Edition

The Atlantic Technology Summit is moving online Mark your calendar for the 2nd annual Atlantic Technology Summit, the East Coast’s premiere technology conference. On November 18th, 2020 senior leaders, executives, and industry experts will take to the virtual stage for this one-day event you won’t want to miss. Join us online to discover how technology is impacting our region, learn about exciting new advances and strategies to leverage technology for your organization and expand your professional network.   General Admission Tickets Include: 27+ Sessions covering the latest technology trends, informative discussions and panels with industry leaders Build your own agenda - attend the session that most interest you Access to live keynotes with Q&A Participation in live discussion forums with other technology professionals Passport Program to win prizes from our exhibitors Network and connect with other attendees Live Engagement with our exhibitors and sponsors, learn about their latest products and services Full access on any device anywhere with both our web and mobile apps   Register

Maximizing your content marketing strategy

This Wednesday, join SaltWire Custom Content Editor Heather Laura Clarke as she takes you through how to create effective content marketing, and what it could mean for your business during these challenging times. About Heather: Heather Laura Clarke lives and breathes storytelling for businesses across Atlantic Canada and beyond. She understands every company has a unique message to share with readers, and loves being able to use her 15+ years of journalism experience to craft that story together with them. Register

CPQI Halifax Job Fair

Get ahead with our job fair. Hear real stories from a world-leading FinTech. The world has changed, and by leveraging strong Digital Transformation strategies and tools, financial institutions are leading the way to improved customer experience, enhanced efficiency, shorter development lifecycles and greater security. CPQi provide digital transformation and technology services to the world's leading financial institutions and businesses.  Founded in 2007, CPQi have 9 offices across the Americas, with the most recent office being opened in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Register

Ideathon

This week we invite you to join our Ideathon! it is a mini one-hour hackathon but instead of creating a solution/prototype at the end of a long weekend, you will find a problem worth solving and propose an idea worth validating! During the event, you'll work with an interdisciplinary group of students made up of your entrepreneurial peers from all across Atlantic Canada. Together you'll discover a problem that needs solving, brainstorm a solution and present it to the group.  No experience or startup idea is needed to join! To end this event, you'll be invited to network with all participants for the last session of the fall 2020 Virtual Networkshop series in with the entrepreneurial centres in the following universities: University of Prince Edward Island Cape Breton University Dalhousie University University of New Brunswick Saint Mary's University Mount Saint Vincent University Memorial University *For the best Hopin experience with this event, please ensure you are using a Chrome or Firefox web browser. Register

Innovative Solutions Canada Lunch & Learn

Accelerate your journey to market with a Lunch & Learn presented by Innovative Solutions Canada, the Emera ideaHUB and Volta Gear. Accelerate your journey to market! As the single largest purchaser of Canadian goods and services, the Government of Canada has a unique opportunity to support the growth of Canadian innovators and entrepreneurs. Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) is a government program that helps innovators by funding R&D and testing prototypes in real-life settings. ISC has two streams with a combined funding of over $140 million dedicated to Canadian innovators who want to start, grow, and get to market. Innovators keep their IP and departments get their hands on cutting-edge products and services. Challenge Stream: If your business has a solutions to one of our challenges, you could get up to $1.15M in funding to prove your concept and build your prototype. Browse our open challenges here! Testing Stream: If you have a late-stage, pre-commercial innovation, you could have the opportunity to land a sale and get it tested with the Government of Canada! Join us for a presentation and Q&A to learn about ISC’s funding opportunities! Register

Get Your Business Online – ShopHERE Webinar

Learn more about how the ShopHERE program can help you take your business online quickly, easily and at no cost. Join Digital Main Street ShopHERE Program Manager, Emileah Baumen, and Halifax Partnership Director of Trade, Jason Guidry, as they answer your questions about building an online presence with ShopHERE powered by Google. Topics include: What is ShopHERE powered by Google? What does it mean to sell online, and why should my business? Do I qualify for the program? What are the costs involved? Do you have any examples of completed websites? Who should attend? Businesses without an online sales presence Businesses that would like to improve their online sales presence Business support organizations who may like to learn more about the program One lucky attendee will receive a $100 prize gift card to a local Halifax business that is participating in the ShopHERE program. RSVP by Thursday, November 19 at 12:00 pm. Interested participants will receive a Zoom link at the time of registration. Register

Healthy Aging Hackathon

ShiftKey Labs and Pulse are proud to present the Healthy Aging Hackathon! Take part in this 3-day event, come up with innovative solutions! For the first time, Shiftkey Labs and health innovation sandbox, Pulse, are partnering to host a virtual hackathon to solve problems in healthy aging and continuing care November 20 -22! In this intensive innovation event, teams will collaborate to develop new solutions to challenges in the industry. In the end, students will present their software-based solution prototype to compete for amazing prizes! Register