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Hiring and Retaining Foreign Talent Information Session

Interested in hiring international employees? Join us to learn about the resources available for employers and how they can support you in hiring and retaining foreign talent. This event is free of charge to employers who have hired, or are thinking about hiring, foreign nationals. Representatives from Provincial and Federal Departments, as well as local settlement providers, will be on hand to share info and help answer your questions. This event is graciously hosted and made possible by the Town of Port Hawkesbury. Speak directly with representatives from: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Nova Scotia Office of Labour, Skills and Immigration YMCA's Settlement Team (YREACH) Cape Breton Partnership (CBP) Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (NSAA) Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) Straight Area Chamber of Commerce NS Works - YMCA Port Hawkesbury IRCC: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is the federal department that processes temporary and permanent resident applications. IRCC has a team of Outreach Officers that provide assistance to employers navigating how they can hire foreign talent. This team can be accessed at: promotion@cic.gc.ca NS LSI: Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration is the provincial department that provides programs to help newcomers. NS LSI promotes immigration and […]

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Expert Series — The Future of Succession Planning

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Succession planning is about providing clarity to all employees on their path for growth in any organization. When employees are clear on their growth plan they will invest in their future with that organization. We will dive into organizational design and elements that support career growth, strategies for retention, and coaching programs that link employees to their future role and transitioning their role to a successor. This links the future to the successor preventing backfill issues. In this workshop, you'll learn: Clarity to future succession and growth plans; Systems and tools companies can you use for talent management and retention in a growing market and; Organizational design for succession planning at all levels. Meet your facilitator: Dave Reynolds, Founder & CEO, The Rumin 8 Group Dave Reynolds is an author and entrepreneur with more than 18 years of business development experience ranging from launching and developing new products (On Dragons Den), market entry strategies, performance management, and customized learning and development strategies for companies around the world! He works closely with executive teams to align culture and leadership, achieving transformational results. Dave Reynolds has been working intensively on performance management principles for over a decade growing and scales teams. Working […]

Fintech Drinks in Halifax

1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801 Halifax, NS B3J 3N8 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS, Canada

Mark your calendars for the second edition of Fintech Drinks in Halifax this February 29th, 2024, at Volta from 5pm to 7pm AST! In light of the economic challenges witnessed in 2023, characterized by heightened capital costs and unpredictable consumer behavior, the impact has been felt across the financial sector. Join our friends at Fintech Cadence with their Champion Partner Scotiabank and Atlantic Partner Atlantic FinTech for an insightful panel discussion where they will examine strategic pathways for fintechs to navigate and successfully scale up amid the turmoil of the funding landscape! The panel discussion will be followed by drinks, snacks, and networking. Stay tuned for the announcement of the lineup of speakers and featured FinSpotlight startups and grab your ticket now to enjoy the Early Bird tickets available until February 9th at 11:30PM AST. :

Friday Movie Night for UX enthusiasts: Chasing Unicorns

Irving Oil Auditorium @ Richard Murray Design Building | Dalhousie University 5257 Morris St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hey folks, get ready for a movie night that's as hilarious as it is insightful! 🍿🎬 Join UX Salon Halifax and Emera ideaHUB as we team up to present the special screening of the Estonian comedy "Chasing Unicorns". It will take us on a journey of Estonian entrepreneurs taking on the world with their hardware startup. 🤩 Why "Chasing Unicorns"? This Estonian gem uncovers the startup highs and lows, based on the real experiences of 30 Estonian entrepreneurs. You'll laugh, you'll cringe, you'll relate. It's 50% in English, and 50% in Estonian, all with English subtitles. Check out the trailer: https://www.chasingunicornsmovie.com/ Come join us to get this fun and authentic glimpse into the startup world. Register now and let's chase some unicorns together! 🦄✨ A special thanks to the entire Chasing Unicorns cast and crew for allowing us to screen this film! —————————— LOCATION Irving Oil Auditorium, Richard Murray Design Building on 5257 Morris St. AGENDA 7:00 PM - Arrive and mingle 7:15 PM - Intro talk about Estonian startups 7:30 PM - Screening of the movie See you there!

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CPX AMERICAS 2024

Caesars Forum 3911 S Koval Ln, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

The Industry's Premier Cyber Security Summit CPX is back! This annual global event brings together the cyber security industry to explore the latest solutions and strategies that protect organizations in today’s complex threat landscape. Your organization’s digital transformation demands a comprehensive cyber security platform strategy to protect against the latest sophisticated exploits. We are your partner in this journey to enable you to increase the cyber resiliency of your most valuable assets – people and data – and help fortify your digital transformation. At CPX 2024, you will receive best practices and insights to secure and manage your entire security landscape, from network to cloud to endpoints, and your users and access, no matter where they are located. Our world-renowned experts will deliver keynote presentations and in-depth sessions covering: A sneak peek at our new products Our 2024 product roadmap Expert predictions to advance your security planning for 2024 Practical steps to protect your organization from advanced cyber threats Deep dive breakout sessions and workshops on Zero Trust Network Access Cloud & Network Security to address your most pressing security concerns Latest advances from our technology partners Under the hood of ThreatCloud AI, the brain behind the Check Point platform […]

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FREE TRAINING: Website Design

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The Halifax Chamber of Commerce is working hard to provide our members with resources, information and value. We are pleased to offer a round of FREE online training programs to help grow your business in collaboration with the Department of Labour, Skills, and Immigration. This program is offered to businesses, managers, and employees at zero cost as a benefit of your membership. TRAINING OVERVIEW: Website Design training is a 10 week program that will start on, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 and take place once per week every TUESDAY from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. These training sessions are in high demand with our members. Please consider your schedule beforehand and only register if you are 100% committed to fully participating in this training. This is a 40 hour course and you will be required to participate in 80% of the sessions in order to receive the certificate Preference will be given to members. Future members interested in joining, please contact Jenn Kurmey, Membership Sales Manager: jenn@halifaxchamber.com There are only 12 spaces available for this session, if the session is full, please add yourself to the waitlist, you will be contacted only if a spot opens up. We are limiting this training to 1 employee representative per membership in order to allow more members the […]

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Data Analytics with Python and Pandas

The session will use jupyter notebooks and the participants will be asked to code along with me as we work with sample data and try to gain as much value from it as possible. During the sessions we will be learning the following: load data, validate and clean data, transform and manipulate data, visual data and how to make visualization easily shareable. Webinar Takeaways: How to load data How to clean and transform data How to visualize data Meet your presenter... Kirk MacDonald  Over 5 years of experience of working with data between RBC and Air Canada. I'm a data engineer with a master's in data science and an overall interest in anything data. Have in depth knowledge of PySpark, SQL, Python, and various data tools. SKilled at navigating through complex data scenarios and offering insights that go beyond the surface.    

RBC Experienced Technologists Career Fair

RBC Innovation Hub

Are you an experienced technologist with five or more years’ experience, looking for your next adventure in the Halifax tech ecosystem?   Register to attend the RBC Experienced Technologists Career Fair on Tuesday March 5 from 4PM to 6:30PM.   Meet RBC leaders, technologists and recruiters to learn more about roles in RBC’s Global Functions Technology and Capital Markets Quantitative and Technology Services teams at the RBC Innovation Hub in Bedford!   Please note this event is open to experienced technologists with 5+ years’ experience in Canada or globally.

FutureWave 2024

FutureWave is TECHNATION’s annual hybrid event exploring the future of the tech workforce in Canada. Taking place during Work-Integrated Learning month in March, this conference invites diverse voices in the tech space and beyond to discuss ways in which we can support our future leaders with experiential learning opportunities. This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program. About the Conference FutureWave 2024 will explore the role of work-integrated learning in building the next generation of talent. We invite you to be a part of this critical conversation. This two-day conference unites a diverse array of voices from across the country to equip tech companies, HR professionals, and educators with a practical roadmap for discovering and empowering the upcoming generation of leaders. March 6-7, 2024 In person at Le Westin Montreal & virtual FutureWave 2024 is steering into the future with a special focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Attendees will hear about groundbreaking developments in the field and listen in on cutting-edge discussions with experts as we delve into the pivotal role of AI in shaping tomorrow’s workforce and Canada’s tech sector. If you’re eager to uncover fresh strategies for educating, recruiting, and championing the future […]

Tactical Insights for Startup Product Teams

1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801 Halifax, NS B3J 3N8 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS, Canada

Details The Talk Greg Picot was a key member of the product team at Radian6 (acquired by Salesforce). He'll be talking about some of the tactical challenges and pitfalls that startup companies face as they establish and scale a product development and product management discipline within their organization. More on Greg - he's a 25-year veteran of the local technology sector who has worked in consulting, large enterprise, and startup companies. His background is in product development, product management, and startup operations. Schedule 🚪 5:30pm - doors open 🎤 6:00pm - Greg takes the mic 💬 6:30pm - Q&A 🏠 7:30pm - head home Food + Drink Pizza + non-alcoholic bevvies courtesy of Volta 🙏

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Expert Series — How to Foster a Neuro-Inclusive Workplace

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Neurodiversity is an umbrella term that includes Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, and co-occurring mental health challenges. Individuals with neurodivergent brains may not think or behave in a ‘typical’ fashion. Yet, these differences are to be valued and accepted as an aspect of diversity rather than as abnormal or problematic. In this workshop, we will explore the strengths that neurodivergent employees can bring to your teams, how to identify the challenges they may face, and how you can accommodate their learning differences. From this workshop, you'll learn: Understanding of what neurodiversity is and how it impacts employment; Identify key areas where neurodivergent employees struggle and; Identify Accommodations for each subset of their struggle. Meet your facilitator: Keith Gelhorn, Founder & Chief Empowerment Officer, ADDvocacy ADDvocacy was started in 2012 as a social enterprise focused on supporting neurodivergent youth and adults navigating their transition to post-secondary, the workplace and/or entrepreneurship. We also facilitate peer-led professional development training for employers and educators on creating neuro-inclusive workplaces and classrooms.  

IGNITING Women in Business Speaker Series

Join us for an opportunity to learn and network with other rural female entrepreneurs! IGNITING Women in Business has a goal to provide rural women entrepreneurs an opportunity to connect, learn and build their network. Through this speaker series we hope to connect, inspire and empower diverse rural women in business across Nova Scotia! Date: March 7, 2024 Time: 6pm – 8pm Location: IGNITE Southern | 208 Main Street, Yarmouth, NS B5A 1E1 This is the second of our four-part speaker series where we will have the pleasure of hearing from two Yarmouth based entrepreneurs including Chef Pamela Leonforde, Founder at Café Caye Mangé and Agamani (Mani) Chakrabarty, Founder at ASBB Consulting on their entrepreneurial journeys! About Café Caye Mangé Café Caye Mangé is a plant-based cafe based in Yarmouth, NS that offers Saint Lucia’s rich and diversified creole cuisine with a plant-based twist. Pamela is a certified plant-based nutirionist and vegan chef with extensive experience and passion for bringing healthy and sustainable food options to her community. About ASBB Consulting ASBB Consulting is an economic advisory firm based in Yarmouth, NS specializing in providing research and economic advisory services to rural and remote communities to promote sustainable and diversified […]