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CPX 360 2023 – Americas

Online

Sign up now for the most important cyber security event of the year! Day 1: Partners and Employees Day 2: Partners, Customers, and Employees Day 3: Partners, Customers, and Employees This is your opportunity to learn about groundbreaking industry advances and how to use them to your advantage for years to come. At CPX 360 2023, 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. Their world-renowned experts will deliver keynote presentations and in-depth sessions covering: A sneak peek of Check Point's new product announcements. Unveiling of the 2023 product roadmap. Expert predictions to advance your security planning for 2023. Detailed steps to protect your organization from advanced cyber threats. Deep-dive best practice breakout sessions and workshops on Zero Trust Network Access, Cloud & Network Security to address your pressing security concerns. Latest advances with our technology partners. Let's get started!

Strategy Up Webinar

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Handyconnect using frontline technology, brings technology solutions to areas where you will traditionally source for service providers with orthodox methods. Handyconnect is the go-to system for getting jobs done better, quicker, faster with their community of diligent, qualified and verified service providers who are able to respond with proposals that will help with your casual jobs. Our system enables proposals generation through mapping of your job requisition to multiple partner-service providers based on skills, capabilities and geo-location. You will also have the benefit of comparing proposals based on feasibility, cost, proposed duration and the profile of the service providers before engaging them. Wide range of services can be obtained on Handyconnect from Catering, Ironing, Cleaning, and House chores, repairs to Tree cutting, Yard work, Gardening, Lawn mowing, Dog walking, Car detailing, Hairstyling, Deejaying, Carpentry, Plumbing, Painting, Remodeling, Handymen, Tutoring, Child caring, and Messenger services. With Handyconnect you are able to seamlessly source multiple service providers in real-time based on geo-location. Get the job done with Handyconnect!

Creative Computing Course 2023

Wolfville School 19 Acadia St, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Creative Computing is a course developed by an international network of educators passionate about exposing kids to the computer sciences. This course uses the popular Scratch programming environment to aid young people (grades 4 to 6) in learning the basics of software development. Scratch is used over the world by students to easily create interactive artwork, interactive stories, and video games while acting as a stepping stone to the more advanced world of computer science. Course Objectives First and foremost, they aim to provide opportunities for young learners to become exposed to the computer sciences. Their goal is to provide a learning environment that goes beyond what students are taught in public schools about the computer sciences. They will explore software as an interdisciplinary creative act. Requirements None! Students will be provided a Chromebook as well as snack.

Video Game Dev With Godot

Hillcrest Avenue 2-22 Hillcrest Ave, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Are you interested in video games, programming, or creating virtual experiences? Take your skills to the next level with this beginner Godot course! Learn the fundamentals of game design, the ins and outs of the Godot game engine, and create your own video game in the process. What is Godot? Godot is a free game engine that enables you to create any 2D or 3D experience you can dream up. It’s an all in one tool for building games for many different platforms such as desktop, mobile, and the web. Godot is friendly to beginners, and gives you the power to make amazing things. What will I gain from this Course? In this course, you will learn how to use the Godot development environment, Godot nodes and scenes, programming with the GDScript language, and how to design a video game. By the end, you will have all the tools you’ll need to get started on making games by yourself! It is recommended that you have an understanding of basic programming concepts before taking this course (like Scratch, for example), however, it is not required.

$150

Fintech Hub | Atlantic Division: Webinar + Speed Dating

Online

READY TO GROW YOUR FINTECH? Does your company or a company that you know work on financial processes, or, have application to the financial industry? From AI & Data, to ESG, to insuretech, to paytech and much more, there is a growing community of over 140 fintech companies in this region! Are you next on this list? If you’re a pre-Series A company that is looking for like-minded founders, industry experts, fintech-focused content that is accessible, NOT a checkbox program and consumed on YOUR schedule to help you grow, look no further. On February 9th, Atlantic Fintech and Fintech Cadence will be holding a webinar to discuss the Fintech Hub program, as well as giving entrepreneurs and opportunity to be paired with industry experts in a 1-1 matchmaking session. Come and grow with them in this no-equity program that is focused on YOU and your needs!

Digital Nova Scotia: Digital Skills for Women Mixer @ Volta

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

Please join us for a night of mixing & mingling and panel discussions with the Digital Skills for Women co-founders Laura Hawkins and Eilidh Lindsay-Sinclair, our many talented speakers throughout the program cohorts & key industry counterparts to discuss hiring, what makes candidates stand out and so much more! The panel will be moderated by our very own Project Coordinator, Vimbayi Handara, and the panellists include: Emily Peterson, Human Resources Manager @ Verb Interactive Steph MacIntosh, IT Recruitment Specialist @ Venor Emily Yach, Specialist, People & Culture @ Outshine Sheeba Kochhar, Manager of Human Resources @ Proposify This is the perfect opportunity to come together and connect with current & past cohort participants. Partners throughout the tech sector will join us to celebrate the successes of the program. Special thank you to our friends and partners at Volta for hosting us.  

Should you get a Cloud Certification?

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This is a online event premiered on their YouTube channel With the acceleration in cloud technology adoption, knowledge of working with the cloud is poised to become a valuable asset for IT professionals. Cloud certifications to consider come from several different cloud service providers. Just starting out with AWS? They will discuss the certifications good for you. Interested to go hybrid with Azure? With the second largest market share in the cloud space, Azure can be a useful cloud platform to learn. Their session will focus on foundational certification for Azure as well. Want more? They discuss other related certifications, CKA being one of them

Data: Collect it, Own it, Keep it

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There are important and timely concerns related to the growing need to collect, license, and use data, which organizations need to be aware of. In this 60 minute session, industry thought leaders will discuss: - Key practical considerations for licensing data – both inbound and outbound - Risks and pitfalls for those licensing and using data and how to avoid them - How to secure your data assets when engaging in a funding round *Time on banner is PT

TECHNATION’s Digital Marketplace Lunch & Learn Webinar

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With the backing of big tech NATIONAL PARTNERS, in just two short years, Canada’s Digital Marketplace has produced irrefutable results: Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and under-represented tech businesses now have better and direct access to government contracting opportunities There’s an increase in the diversity of bidders. Canada’s public sector now has greater visibility into the innovative tech solutions on offer across the country. Why attend? Learn about Canada’s Digital Marketplace including a demo of the platform and benefits of registering your company. Understand how Shared Services Canada is leveraging the Digital Marketplace to target solicitations with under-represented groups and Indigenous Business.

Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar

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Invest Nova Scotia is pleased to offer a Cybersecurity Awareness webinar for Atlantic Canadian businesses. Join them to learn more about the cyber environment and why cybersecurity awareness matters. Topics will include tools and services available for businesses, how companies can apply these tools to make a difference, and a discussion on case studies to illustrate the importance of cybersecurity awareness. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Our Speakers: Jason Besner, Director, Partnerships, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security David Shipley, CEO, Beauceron Security Zafar Muhammad, Practice Lead, Infrastructure and Cloud, Mariner Innovations

BDC Capital fireside chat with Robert Forsythe, CEO of Milk Moovement

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

Join us for an interactive fireside chat with Robert Forsythe, CEO of Milk Moovement, which raised a US$20 million (C$26 million) Series A round earlier this year. A rising tech company in Nova Scotia, Milk Moovement develops software that improves efficiency in the supply chain for the dairy industry. In this intimate conversation, lead by Paul Ryan from BDC Capital, we will hear from Robert on his experience scaling a venture-backed software company. We will take your questions and find out which goes first, the milk or the cereal? Key takeaways: Mooving on up: Career journey and key learnings  Avoiding udder disaster: Key skills for founders to be successful Becoming legen-dairy: Raising capital for a high growth startup Meet your Host: Paul Ryan: Director, Growth & Transition Capital -Nova ScotiaBDC Capital   Paul Ryan is Director, Growth & Transition Capital, with BDC Capital. Paul provides high growth businesses with flexible financing for growth or working capital, an acquisition, a change of ownership, or refinancing. Based in Halifax, Paul has over 25 years of experience in commercial banking, specialized financing, staffing and recruitment, and technology sales with RBC, Radian6, Wooshiii, and Salesforce. Paul holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from St. Mary’s University, […]

Indigenous Professionals Career Fair (Virtual)

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They are targeting Indigenous post secondary or recent graduates from across Canada, but everyone is welcome. The event will be a virtual, two-hour Career Fair with an opening speaker, panel discussion, career fair expo booths and networking rooms. We encourage you and your organization to consider supporting this important initiative as they strive to support alternative and diverse pathways to talent in Canada. They will also be working with strategic community partners to ensure this event is a success. Register Now!