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Entrevestor Live: East Coast Startup Success

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

Entrevestor Live is a half-day hybrid event dedicated to the greatest successes in the Atlantic Canadian startup community. Dispelling the myth that #StartupAtlantic features only early-stage companies, Entrevestor Live showcases the growth-stage companies that have had major funding rounds, exits or gained a global presence. What’s more, our conference is designed to maximize the time and budget of our customers. Its three-hour duration means you can attend without surrendering a day or more of your precious time. (People in Halifax will still benefit from a networking session after the program.) And it’s priced so that even early-stage founders can attend, either in person in Halifax or online from anywhere. If you’re an investor, Entrevestor Live will show you what’s happening in Atlantic Canadian startups – in the most successful companies, those companies poised to join the top tier, and the emerging sectors. If you’re a founder, the program will help you understand how the best companies got where they are. Either way, this is a must-see event. We're delighted to partner with Volta, Canada's East Coast Innovation Hub, which has agreed to host Entrevestor Live. A networking session will follow the event at Volta.

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The Swell Atlantic

Port of Sydney 90 Esplanade, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Are you ready to make waves? Atlantic Canada's Connector Conference for the Local Creator + Creative Community The Swell Atlantic is an opportunity for the diverse community of content creators and creatives of Atlantic Canada to engage with one another face-to-face and to share experiences and expertise related to our digital landscape and economy through meaningful dialogue and hands-on learning. When we come together to share our endeavours, to collaborate, and to celebrate each other, the collective creative energy can propel us each higher, faster, and with so much more strength than if we’re floating along solo. DNS Members can receive $75 off their registration! Email Leah Clarke at leah@digitalnovascotia.com for your code

ROAD TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY COMMUNITY SUMMIT

The Prince George Hotel 1725 Market st., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Road to Economic Prosperity Community Summit Join the Halifax Partnership for the second annual African Nova Scotian Road to Economic Prosperity Summit where the community will share and celebrate progress made on The Road to Economic Prosperity Action Plan - a five-year collaborative strategy developed and owned by the African Nova Scotian community to advance economic development and community priorities. DATE Friday, October 21, 2022, 8:30am-3:00pm PRICE Free VENUE The Prince George Hotel ADDRESS 1725 Market Street, Downtown Halifax B3J 0B7 Nova Scotia Canada

2022 IT Security & Risk Symposium

Online

"Agile Threat Actors - Agile Cyber-Defenses" October 24-25, 2022 About the Event The 2022 Symposium Committee of the Atlantic Provinces Chapter of ISACA is pleased to announce its fall event – IT Security & Risk Symposium is being held in-person this year on October 24-25, 2022. We are thrilled to be inviting speakers, attendees and sponsors to an amazing in-person event. A great opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and friends in a educational setting. As a nonprofit, global membership association for IT and information systems professionals, ISACA is committed to providing its diverse constituency of more than 140,000 professionals worldwide with the tools they need to achieve individual and organizational success. The benefits offered through our globally accepted research, certifications and community collaboration result in greater trust in, and value from, information systems. Through more than 200 chapters established in more than 80 countries, ISACA provides its members with education, resource sharing, advocacy, professional networking, and a host of other benefits on a local level. Members rely on ISACA for resources that enhance their skills, expand their professional knowledge and connect them with a vibrant community of peers. As such, the Atlantic Provinces chapter is hosting this two-day event to […]

Workshop on Ethical Design: Reflection and Action

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

Details This month, we are doing a workshop for some hands-on learning! 👋🏻 Join us on Monday, October 24th as we think together and discover with Nata Kostenko. Big tech scandals, deceptive patterns, data privacy issues... We hear about unethical practices all the time. But what exactly does it mean to "work ethically"? And how can you do it in a human-centred way? It all starts with reflecting on our thought patterns and learning how to voice our concerns. We need to find our North Star and equip ourselves with tools to act against injustice (and keep our sanity). This is a practical workshop where we will explore ways to incorporate ethics into your work process. We will play with some tools, talk about existing barriers to ethical action, and go through concrete examples you might encounter in your daily work. Come as you are and let us untangle this knot together! Nata is a service designer and design researcher at Tilt the Scales. Every day she balances her belief in the power of design to make a difference with the urge to hide from the world's problems. This is a FREE event thanks to our friends at Volta and […]

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Information is Useless without Action: How to rapidly impact workplace mental health

Online

There is growing information that workplace mental health is becoming a more significant challenge (e.g., YOY increases in STD/LTD & WCB claims due to mental illness). Knowing workers’ mental health is a growing concern is not enough. Assuming that simply introducing programs and policies will be enough to have an impact is a common mistake. To positively impact workplace mental health, employers must understand what psychosocial risk factors and hazards are creating considerable strain on workers and leaders. They must then discover what protective factors they can facilitate by using a Plan – Do – Check – Act approach to reducing mental harm and promoting mental health. Transformation and impactful workplace mental health initiatives drive worker engagement and productivity and lower sick time and disability costs, contributing to a secure and sustainable workforce. In 2020, companies with the highest workforce treatment scores in Just Capital’s rankings outperformed the Russell 1000 by 4.7 percent. Dr. Bill Howatt, an international expert in workplace mental health, will provide professionals tasked with facilitating workplace mental health a framework for putting your organization on the right track to transforming workplace mental health. All workers and leaders have mental health. How effectively employers and employees promote […]

Hiring Event for Women in Tech – October

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About The Event 🌎 VanHack is Canada’s leading tech recruitment company that’s helped employers with more than 1,700 hires. Named one of the Top 100 Tech Companies to Watch For by FoundersBeta, VanHack is on a mission to increase diversity and create a borderless world. Join more than 1,000 other companies like Neo Financial, Dapper Labs, Booking.com, and Brex who hired great software engineers from around the world. In this 3-day virtual hiring event, you’ll get to speed interview a curated group of female software engineers skilled in JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Mobile, Python and others. Join the speed interview session for the skill sets you’re hiring for. All qualified candidates are pre-vetted by VanHack, and have at least 4+ years of experience. Our diverse female developers are engaged and ready to meet you for remote or relocation opportunities. Why Work With Us Hire Fast Fill multiple roles from a single event and cut down your hiring lead times We’ll Do the Hard Work We pre-screen and pre-vet every candidate you talk to Meet Your Hiring Needs Every hiring event has a specialty focus - such as specific developer skills, women in tech, diversity What To Expect You get to interview […]

How Contextual AI is Reshaping WAAP

Online

About this talk Join our webinar to learn how CloudGuard AppSec pre-emptively prevented the most sophisticated zero-day attacks, such as log4J and Spring4Shell, and truly leverages the power of AI to automatically keep your web applications secure. The presentation will be followed by a fireside chat with Check Point’s Global CISO, Jony Fischbein, who will share his experience battling zero-day exploits. Learn about: The complexities of zero day attacks Next-gen approaches to AI-based precise prevention Best practices from Check Point’s CISO

WTWT : Visioning Workshop

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

About this event When: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm Where: Volta, 1505 Barrington St, Mezzanine Classroom, Halifax, NS, B3J 3K5 Join Volta and Natalie Frederick-Wilson from the Centre for Women in Business for a visioning workshop. Natalie will guide participants through a visioning exercise that will help you establish a clear mission and vision and build confidence in your plan to start and grow your business. By participating in the session, you will be able to describe your business' value proposition, articulate your vision for the future, and know what steps to take next to create a business with a firm foundation. About the speaker: Natalie Frederick-Wilson is an entrepreneur, mentor, business development professional, MSVU student entrepreneurship, program lead who joined the Centre for Women in Business at Mount St. Vincent University, in October 2019 with a goal to inspire women and students to go from innovative idea to start-up, and beyond. She does this by connecting them to the right business advice, engaging business owners in strategic business conversations, and training. Natalie holds a certificate in Business Development and in Leadership and Innovation from Dalhousie University and has extensive experience in business automation, strategic business planning […]

Intro to the Site Editor and Templates

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

Details It's here! Another hybrid event, so you can choose online or in person at Volta, 1505 Barrington Street, Unit 100, Halifax. We will be in the classroom on the mezzanine level. 7:00: Room opens 7:15: Intro to the Site Editor and Templates. The Site Editor gives you the ability to modify templates, template parts and also customize the style of your entire site. What we will cover: how you can use Styles to modify the site-wide style of your site what templates are and a breakdown of their parts how to modify templates or create new ones how to assign templates to individual posts and pages Bio: Kimberly Charron is a Certified Online Business Manager, who helps busy coaches, bloggers, and creatives free themselves up to concentrate on their zone of genius by managing their day-to-day projects, operations, team members, and metrics, so they don’t have to. She brings with her many years of experience offering writing, editing, social media/marketing management, and tech services (especially WordPress), plus a background in music, theatre, education, and admin. 8:00: The in-person event will split off from the online event, each to have their own "Happy Hour" 9:00: Meetup Ends For those attending […]

Small Business Big Growth – October 2022

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

BE INSPIRED | LEARN FROM EXPERTS | MAKE A PLAN | BUILD A NETWORK We are pleased to announce we are bringing back our Small Business Big Growth Summit on Thursday October 27th. Bringing connection, information, and inspiration to the Halifax business community. Participants will learn from the best of the best, with industry experts in brand development, risk reduction, talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, leveraging global markets, and securing capital. This conference is structured so that small business owners can build a tangible plan to strengthen their business and achieve their goals with the help of our industry experts. What to Expect from the Summit? IF YOU ARE... A small business owner/entrepreneur, Looking to grow your business, In need of a strategy expert to help enhance your goals, Ready to take your business to the next level... THEN THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU Last year, 97% of surveyed attendees said that the Summit helped them to identify a challenge or opportunity for their business and 98% said they would definitely attend again. "This event helped me to see where I am right on track and identify areas where I can improve. It also helped me to make connections for […]

How to Practice Allyship in the Workplace

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Description Allyship is not a destination, it’s also not a checklist. It’s big and small choices you make every day to understand how oppression benefits some and steals from others. In this webinar, racial equity consultant Camille Dundas outlines how we each can commit to dismantling systems of oppression and what is required of anyone striving to practice allyship in the workplace. Time Oct 27, 2022 12:30 PM in Halifax Speakers Camille Dundas Instructor @Dalhousie University's Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development Camille Dundas is the Editor-in-Chief of Canada’s largest Black online magazine ByBlacks.com. She has led her team to win three national ethnic media awards and a commendation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Camille was also named among the top 100 Black Canadian Women Accomplished Women by CIBWE in 2022. Her relentless passion for Black history and dedication to justice has fueled Camille's second career as a racial equity educator, helping some of the largest organizations in the world such as Google and KMPG International understand how to actively build anti-racist workplaces. Camille’s approach to education is anchored in a historical understanding of systemic racism and how that has impacted today's corporate culture, and her delivery is deeply […]