Events

Environmental sustainability is increasingly important for business viability. This is being driven by a combination of government policies to address climate change, supply chain requirements and investor, customer and employee preferences. Atlantic Canadian businesses need to understand the role that clean technology adoption can play in ensuring the sustainability and competitiveness of their business. This session will feature a panel of speakers, including some businesses that have adopted clean technology. They’ll share what technology they adopted, their motivations for adopting, the benefits of adopting, and lessons learned. APEC’s Fred Bergman will discuss why clean technology is important and some of the statistics on adoption. Lynn Adams, Director of Energy and Environment Policy, ACOA will discuss government supports for clean technology adoption. There will be a short Q&A period following the presentations. This event is free, but registration is required.

Many avenues of government support exist for Black entrepreneurs in Canada, but navigating these programs can be challenging. This session will provide you with a roadmap to success by introducing key programs and funding opportunities that can help grow your business. With presenters from the Business Development Bank of Canada, Export Development Canada, and the Trade Commissioner Service, this session is ideal for growth-oriented businesses and entrepreneurs interested in new market opportunities. This session will take place on Zoom and is available in French. Please advise if you require access to a French session when registering. Featured presenters: Abi Tairu, Trade Commissioner, Trade Commissioner Service Dave D'Oyen, National Lead, Black Exporters, Export Development Canada Chelsea Prescod, Regional Manager, Client Diversity, Business Development Bank of Canada Moderated by Otni Chinenere, Entrepreneurial Engagement Manager, BBI.

Construction Management Software has come a long way since the days of printed letterheads and excel templates to generate documents. With so many documents created over the course of a project, it can be a tedious process to manage and customize forms to the unique specifications of your customers and vendors. With our user-friendly form designer, you can create multiple templates for your job documents, saving you the time and effort to personalize your forms and standardize your processes. Join us on Thursday, December 16th, at 12 PM EST, to discover how easy it is to design and customize your own templates with Jonas Forms. What will be covered: An overview of navigating and using Jonas Forms Creating and editing templates Connecting your templates in Jonas

The session will be facilitated by Dr. Leeno Karumanchery, Co-Founder and Head of Behavioural Sciences MESH Diversity. Leeno has over 28 years of experience and is world-renowned for his expertise in the fields of Emotional Intelligence and Diversity. A Tedtalk presented by Dr. Karumanchery is available below. The sessions will take place on Zoom and is available in French. Please advise if you require access to a French session when registering. The links will be made available to attendees on registration. Objectives The project’s specific objectives are to: Improve representation of Black Canadians within the banking sector; Improve understanding among banking sector stakeholders of industry-specific barriers and the inclusion of effective human resources practices to address them; and Develop new inclusion tools, such as the Inclusive Visioning Process road map, tailored to industry specific needs. As this is a national event, a series of events have been arranged with multiple sessions to accommodate as much of the banking sector as possible. Round Table This session will offer the opportunity for dialogue around how DEI challenges are presently viewed, addressed and if/how they actually move the dial in our equity efforts. Utilizing specific questions, the facilitator will guide attendees in sharing […]