October 18, 2021
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Description
The past 18 months have disrupted the way Canadians do business at an unheard-of rate. From growing labour shortages and increasingly frequent climate events to the rise of remote work and expansion of digital business, your business will need to focus on innovation, inclusion and sustainability to maintain its growth and navigate a new business environment—one where uncertainty has become the norm.

Interested in learning how to move forward in this new business environment?

Join Isabelle Hudon, BDC’s first woman President and CEO, and well-known entrepreneurs as they discuss the opportunities that lie ahead and reflect on how Canadian businesses can adapt and even become a force for change.

Why participate
Learn about changes in the Canadian business environment.
Understand the implications of this new environment for your business.
Hear from other Canadian entrepreneurs who are helping to shape a more inclusive, sustainable and innovative future.

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October Event Series for Small Business
October 12, 19, 26 and November 2 | 11:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. ET| Virtual

Don’t miss this FREE four-week program designed for small businesses. You’ll hear from Tmall Global experts and Tmall business partners at these events.

Next in the series:
October 12 | Health and Food Market Trends and Brand Showcases: Register for this session to learn about health and food ecommerce market trends and analysis, brand showcase sharing and Tmall partner service

Remaining in the series:
October 19 | Beauty and Personal Care Market Trends and Brand Showcases
October 26 | Maternity and Baby Market Trends and Brand Showcases
November 2 | Tmall Global Business Solutions Update

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This webinar will have a closer look at the advanced manufacturing sector and its trend towards development and adoption of technologies

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

About this Event
As the manufacturing sector is increasingly moving from blue collar to white collar and embracing the light blue realm, the wealth and magnitude of where the next generation of technology, transformation, people and opportunities could take us is exponential.

This webinar will have a closer look at the advanced manufacturing sector and its increasing trends toward the development and adoption of innovative technologies to create new products, enhance processes and establish more efficient and cost-effective ways of working, thereby improving competitiveness of the manufacturing sector on a global scale.

Moderator for the session is Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia, MA, BA, Senior Director, Digital Economy, Technology and Innovation at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Panellist for the session include:

• Matt Ambrose, Partner | BDO Canada LLP | BDO Consulting
• Glen Millard, Regional Vice President for Ontario | EDC
• Alexandre Blanc, Chief Information Security Officer | VARS – a RCGT cybersecurity subsidiary
• Mehdi Merai, Partner | Deloitte

Please note that this event will be recorded/filmed/photographed and that images maybe be used in our corporate and marketing materials, on our website and in social media.

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DATE: October 21, 2021
TIME: 9am – 10am

Open to Manufacturers Only

Cyber threats are growing exponentially!

Inadequate cybersecurity is a critical barrier to deployment of IoT systems and adoption of IoT applications. Simply extending existing IT security architectures to the IoT system is not sufficient. The IoT world requires innovative security approaches. During this virtual event, we will share about cybersecurity solutions specifically for SME manufacturing companies.

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Friday October 22
10am – 12pm

This session will provide concrete ways that you can improve the structure of your business to support all employees, guests and customers.

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Thursday October 21
10am – 11am

Join us with a panel of experts who will help explain how to make the most of your digital presence so you start to appear in a google search and can connect with your customers. Leave the session with knowledge that you can use right away without spending a dime!

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Wednesday October 20
5pm – 7pm

Join us at the Batawa Ski Hill to mingle with your peers from the Bay of Quinte Region and re-connect with your business community. Network while surrounded by the beautiful fall landscape and enjoy live music, smores by the fire, cocktails, and food by Executive Chef David Correa. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to re-connect in person and enjoy the thoughtfully curated night with you in mind.

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Wednesday October 20
10am – 11am

Mental wellness has been a hot topic for quite some time but after 20 months of a pandemic, almost everyone is feeling the effects of isolation and lockdowns. We’re joined by a panel of business owners making wellness a priority in their workplaces.

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Tuesday October 19
1pm – 4pm

If you want to become more resilient, learn some characteristics of resilient people, as well as when and how to ask for help building resilience. This is your time! Our focus is on the business journey of 3 local women success stories from across the Bay of Quinte Region.

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Tuesday, October 19
9am – 11am

Get tips on how to create a flexible workspace from 2 speakers. Our first speaker, Tony Pilon from the TR Group will focus on the HR considerations of creating a flexible workplace including flex hours, job sharing, part-time or remote work etc. Really trying to get employers to consider the benefits to them of being more flexible with their staff to help with the attraction and retention of workers. Our second speaker, Remco deGooyer, Digital Underground will talk about the technical considerations of creating a flexible workplace and the software/hardware needed to do it well such as file sharing, cloud storage, teams, google docs, Dropbox etc.

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