Halifax Chamber of Commerce

Name: Workshop: What If Your Pricing is Your Biggest Profit Problem? An AI-Amplified Masterclass for Business leaders
Start: 2026-05-08T08:30:00-03:00
End: 2026-05-08T16:00:00-03:00
Location: Halifax Chamber of Commerce Building 32 Akerley Blvd, Dartmouth NS B3B 1N1

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April 2026
Spring Dinner: AI in Practice: Working Smarter

April 29 @ 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm ADT

Halifax Convention Centre Nova Scotia, Canada

The fourth industrial revolution is here, and it’s changing how we do business, how we interact with each other, and how we learn. To make sure Halifax is ready and able to take full advantage of this exciting opportunity, join the Halifax Chamber of Commerce at the 2026 Spring Dinner for a discussion on real-world applications of AI. Speakers will highlight how Nova Scotia-based organizations are already using AI to drive productivity, innovation, and impact through practical and human-centred approaches. Learn how AI is being applied across sectors in Nova Scotia while recognizing effective AI adoption depends on human skills like strong critical thinking, ethics, and leadership. You'll hear from experts on broad reflections on AI and the future of work, and move into a conversation on tangible success stories, starting with the adoption of AI in post-secondary education to increasing productivity for local companies. Featuring presentations from: Matt Symes, Symplicity Designs Practical examples of how AI tools are being used in business today for productivity, systems improvement, and making a difference in the bottom line. Mike Smit, Dalhousie University Faculty of Management How educational institutions are adapting to AI, how it’s changing how and what we learn, and the […]
May 2026
Workshop: AI in the Workplace – A Practical Guide for Business Leaders

May 1 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm ADT

Halifax Chamber of Commerce Building 32 Akerley Blvd, Dartmouth NS B3B 1N1 Halifax Chamber of Commerce Building 32 Akerley Blvd, Dartmouth NS, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join the Halifax Chamber of Commerce as Symplicity Designs offers their 1-day training on AI in the Workplace, covering best practices on how to leverage its use in each core area of your business (Marketing, Sales, Operations, HR, and Leadership). This comprehensive training will provide current best practices and risk mitigation when employing artificial intelligence in a business setting, beginning with practical ground rules regarding AI’s use as a co-pilot. The training is designed to include every level of eagerness and reluctance in the face of AI, with hands-on activities, and open Q&A periods at the end of each section. MEET YOUR FACILITATOR Matt Symes, CEO & Founding Partner Symplicity Designs Matt Symes is the CEO and founding partner of Symplicity Designs. He has guided 600+ private and public-sector organizations through strategic transformation, unlocking over $1B in profitable growth and helping Symplicity earn and sustain B-Corp certification—with impact that places the firm among the global top decile for the triple bottom line. As a serial company builder, he has started, acquired, and scaled a diversified portfolio—from a specialty coffee roastery to professional services—giving him credibility that most consultants can only reference. He is the AI Entrepreneur-in-Residence at UNB’s Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (TME) program, a […]
Workshop: What If Your Pricing is Your Biggest Profit Problem? An AI-Amplified Masterclass for Business leaders

May 8 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm ADT

Halifax Chamber of Commerce Building 32 Akerley Blvd, Dartmouth NS B3B 1N1 Halifax Chamber of Commerce Building 32 Akerley Blvd, Dartmouth NS, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Is your current pricing strategy based on data or guesswork? "What If Your Pricing is Your Biggest Profit Problem? An AI-Amplified Masterclass for Business leaders" is a high-impact, one-day session that equips leaders with the architecture to align features, benefits, and human psychology, then shows you how AI amplifies every step of the process. This session will dive deep into value discovery and segmentation to uncover what your customers are actually willing to pay, using AI tools to accelerate research, surface competitor pricing signals, and model value scenarios faster than any manual process could. Because AI doesn't fix broken pricing systems, it scales whatever system you already have. You'll make sure yours is worth scaling. Symplicity Designs will deliver a hands-on Pricing Masterclass that teaches leaders how to turn price into their most powerful profit lever. Participants will learn to rapidly uncover customer value signals and segments, apply core pricing models, and architect price structures that align benefits with buyer psychology. We'll also show you how to use AI as a co-pilot throughout, from running OSINT competitor analyses and generating pricing hypotheses, to drafting value-based proposals and designing 90-day pilots with governance dashboards. You'll leave with a Value-Based Pricing Ladder […]

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