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    • 01 Apr 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (ADT)
    • 1875 Upper Water St Suite 201, Halifax, NS B3J 1S9


    This event is by invitation only.

    If you are interested in attending, please reach out to Derek at derek@digitalnovascotia.com. Proceed to registration if you have received a registration access code.

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    With recent U.S. tariff delays now extended until April 2, 2025, Canadian businesses must navigate ongoing uncertainty and adapt their global trade strategies. These tariffs not only impact technology hardware exports but also have indirect consequences for the broader digital goods and services industry.

    Join us for the second Executive Lounge session on tariffs and international, where industry leaders and trade policy experts will discuss new developments related to the implications of these tariffs, strategies to mitigate risks, and how businesses can leverage existing resources and networks.

    This session will provide an opportunity for executive-level decision-makers to connect with government officials, trade policy specialists, and economic development executives to discuss the current trade climate, explore avenues for international expansion, and gain valuable insights into upcoming policy shifts.

    This event is by invitation only and is limited to senior leaders and executives. Secure your spot today to be part of this important discussion. Spaces are limited.

    Special guests for this event include:

    Benjamin Bergen | President @ Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI)

    Benjamin Bergen is the President of the Council of Canadian Innovators, a national, non-partisan business council for the 21st century economy, led by over 150 CEOs of Canada’s fastest growing homegrown technology scale-ups. CCI is focused on optimizing the growth of Canada’s innovation-based sector, and Benjamin leads the execution of its ambitious economic development agenda.

    Judith Dardon | Export Development Executive @ Invest Nova Scotia

    Judith’s passion for international trade led her to earn the Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation from FITT. She is currently working as an Export Development Executive for Invest Nova Scotia, focusing on the ICT sector, and helping companies grow through targeted programs that enhance productivity and drive business growth. With extensive experience managing projects such as an Energy Innovation initiative that supported indigenous communities in clean energy efforts aligned with the Paris Agreement, Judith has proven expertise in driving impactful, sustainable initiatives. She has also led successful trade missions, handling matchmaking, logistics, and organization across Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, the EU, and Greenland. Previously, as a Project Manager at Digital Nova Scotia, Judith developed and implemented career-building programs designed to meet the talent demands in the Atlantic region, with a strong focus on upskilling, reskilling, and digital workforce training. Born in Mexico City and raised in a family that valued diversity, culture, and global experiences, Judith is fluent in both Spanish and English. She has proudly called Nova Scotia home for over twenty-seven years.


    • 02 Apr 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ADT)
    • 1875 Upper Water Street, Suite 201, Halifax NS


    Join us for an exclusive, high-level executive event designed to connect with IT executives, senior leaders in tech, and government leaders to discuss DEI (diversity, equity & inclusion) strategy and efforts within their organizations. 

    This event is by invitation only and is limited to senior executives. Secure your spot today to be part of this important discussion. If you're interested in participating, please email Emily van den Hoogen (emily@digitalnovascotia.com). 

    • 22 Apr 2025
    • 19 Jun 2025
    • 18 sessions
    • Zoom
    • 16

    This instructor-led course will help you get the PMP training hours and preparation you need prior to taking your certification exam. Our PMI-approved instructors will guide you through key concepts and work with you to ensure success.

    The PMI Authorized PMP® Certification Prep Training content includes the following:

    • Instructor Manual/Facilitator Guide
    • Instructor Slides
    • Student Manual: Workbook with instructional content and real-world activities
    • Spotlight Videos and Media: Supplemental student materials
    • Mastery Builders: End-of-chapter knowledge checks to ensure comprehension of key concepts
    • Student Checklists: Online lists for students to ensure adequate coverage of key concepts
    • More than 200 PMP exam practice questions
    Upon successful completion of this course, you will gain:
    • 35 hours of project management education/training through this instructor-led PMP® course (part of the Set A and Set B PMP certification requirements)
    • Access to PMP study resources
    • Comprehensive understanding of PMP exam content
    • Ability to apply PMBOK guide principles
    • Proficiency in project management tools and techniques
    • Exam strategy and time management skills
    • Knowledge of PMI ethical standards



    • 08 May 2025
    • 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM (ADT)
    • BeyondTrust Bedford Office, Sunnyside Mall, Suite 208, 1595 Bedford Hwy, B4A 3Y4 Bedford
    • 99


    Parking: Main mall parking lot

    Accessibility: Elevators are located on the main floor under the 2nd floor walkway.

    Join DNS and BeyondTrust for an exclusive member mixer!

    Whether you're looking to expand your network, share insights, or discover new opportunities, this event is the perfect space to foster connections in our local tech community.



    BeyondTrust is the global cybersecurity leader protecting Paths to Privilege™ with an identity-centric approach. We are leading the charge in transforming identity security and are trusted by 20,000 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100, and our global ecosystem of partners. Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com


    *This event is open to Digital Nova Scotia Members with a Professional Membership level or higher. To learn more about joining or upgrading, contact Caitlin at caitlin@digitalnovascotia.com

    Event Code of Conduct

    • 12 May 2025
    • 9:30 AM (ADT)
    • 15 May 2025
    • 1:00 PM (ADT)
    • Virtual
    • 40

    This four-day workshop (delivered virtually over four half-day sessions) helps manufacturers define the critical success factors for designing, implementing, and utilizing a DTO. Using real-world manufacturing examples and an interactive manufacturing case study, participants learn “ready to apply” tips and techniques to model and optimize production processes, supporting operations, product costing, and overall profitability.

    Key Learning Objectives

    • Learn how to initiate, align, and sustain manufacturing process analysis and modeling to optimize asset and/or labour capacities and utilizations, improve operational planning, and enrich costing and operational budgeting in a manufacturing setting
    • Understand the role of DTO modeling technology using an illustrative Canadian DTO software, Collaborative Business Planning (CBP), for process and cost flow visualization and “what-if” scenario-planning analysis
    • Appreciate the value of analyzing current state and simulating future state manufacturing operations in a collaborative environment to improve profitability and long-term viability of the business

    Who Should Attend and Why?

    This workshop provides foundational training for leveraging operational and financial data to develop highly-visual interactive DTO models for any manufacturer. Although any functional role will benefit, positions typically related to DTO implementations include:

    • Production managers focused on resource capacity requirements while decreasing lead times, increasing throughputs, and realizing cost reduction targets
    • Continuous Improvement (CI) managers responsible for executing process improvement initiatives and establishing/maintaining an organizational CI culture
    • Maintenance and Supply Chain managers responsible for aligning and optimizing the supporting processes for streamlining manufacturing
    • Financial managers responsible for resource planning, operational and financial budgeting, and/or costing and profitability analysis
    • Strategic managers/planners dealing with the impact of future customer needs, supply chain disruptions, sustainability initiatives, investment decisions, and other business changes


    • 09 Sep 2025
    • 06 Nov 2025
    • 18 sessions
    • TBD
    • 20

    This instructor-led course will help you get the PMP training hours and preparation you need prior to taking your certification exam. Our PMI-approved instructors will guide you through key concepts and work with you to ensure success.

    The PMI Authorized PMP® Certification Prep Training content includes the following:

    • Instructor Manual/Facilitator Guide
    • Instructor Slides
    • Student Manual: Workbook with instructional content and real-world activities
    • Spotlight Videos and Media: Supplemental student materials
    • Mastery Builders: End-of-chapter knowledge checks to ensure comprehension of key concepts
    • Student Checklists: Online lists for students to ensure adequate coverage of key concepts
    • More than 200 PMP exam practice questions
    Upon successful completion of this course, you will gain:
    • 35 hours of project management education/training through this instructor-led PMP® course (part of the Set A and Set B PMP certification requirements)
    • Access to PMP study resources
    • Comprehensive understanding of PMP exam content
    • Ability to apply PMBOK guide principles
    • Proficiency in project management tools and techniques
    • Exam strategy and time management skills
    • Knowledge of PMI ethical standards



    • 07 Oct 2025
    • 04 Dec 2025
    • 18 sessions
    • Virtual - Zoom
    • 19

    This instructor-led course will help you get the PMP training hours and preparation you need prior to taking your certification exam. Our PMI-approved instructors will guide you through key concepts and work with you to ensure success.

    The PMI Authorized PMP® Certification Prep Training content includes the following:

    • Instructor Manual/Facilitator Guide
    • Instructor Slides
    • Student Manual: Workbook with instructional content and real-world activities
    • Spotlight Videos and Media: Supplemental student materials
    • Mastery Builders: End-of-chapter knowledge checks to ensure comprehension of key concepts
    • Student Checklists: Online lists for students to ensure adequate coverage of key concepts
    • More than 200 PMP exam practice questions
    Upon successful completion of this course, you will gain:
    • 35 hours of project management education/training through this instructor-led PMP® course (part of the Set A and Set B PMP certification requirements)
    • Access to PMP study resources
    • Comprehensive understanding of PMP exam content
    • Ability to apply PMBOK guide principles
    • Proficiency in project management tools and techniques
    • Exam strategy and time management skills
    • Knowledge of PMI ethical standards



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