Expanding Your Reach 2017

Program Highlights

CAMSC together with the Black Business Initiative, Nova Scotia Business Inc, the Centre for Women in Business and the ISANS invite emerging and established Minority, Aboriginal and women-owned businesses to join us as we explore business opportunities in Nova Scotia and other parts of the corporate supply chain in Canada.

The morning will consist of educational sessions where you can learn from current exporters, resource providers and take part in a skills building workshop.

Learn what it means to be CAMSC-certified and how it provides you and your business with the connections to gain market access. CAMSC currently has more than 80 corporate members and since their inception in 2004 CAMSC-certified suppliers have been awarded more than 3 billion in contracts with our corporate members.

We invite you to join us in connecting with corporations and find out about emerging project opportunities, key requirements and next steps to doing business with them through the Sourcing Roundtable discussions.

Event Details

Date: October 19, 2017
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: SilverBirch Conference Centre, Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites by Hilton in Halifax Downtown
Address: 1960 Brunswick Street, Halifax, NS
Cost: $35 Aboriginal, Minority and Women-owned businesses
Parking: $10 + tax (daytime rate)

Schedule

8:00 a.m. — Networking
Deluxe Continental Breakfast – Connections Café

8:30 a.m. — Welcome & Opening Remarks 
Laurel Broten, President & CEO of Nova Scotia Business Inc.

8:40 - 9:30 a.m. — Workshop #1
Panel Discussion: Export Opportunities, Why Export? 
– Certified companies speak about their experience with exporting

9:30 - 10:15 a.m. — Workshop #2
Skills Workshop: Pitching 101 – Cynthia Dorrington

10:15 - 10:25 a.m. — Nutrition Break – Connections Café

10:30 - 10:50 a.m. — Presentation by Ray Ritcey of MEA
Supply Chain Opportunities in the  Maritimes Energy Industry

10:55 - 11:40 a.m. —Workshop #3
Resource Panel: Expanding Your Reach- what’s out there and how can we help - BDC, NSBI, ACOA, Learning Sphere

11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. — Networking

12:00 p.m. — Lunch – Connections Café

1:05 p.m. — Welcome and Intro from Cassandra

1:10 p.m. — Michelin – John Tully, President & COO Michelin Development Company

1:20 - 2:15 p.m. — Panel Discussion
How CAMSC certification can grow your business

2:15 - 3:45 p.m. — Sourcing Roundtable Sessions
Discussions with CAMSC staff and Corporate Members 
(20-minute sessions)

3:45 p.m. — Wrap Up & Closing Remarks

Register at: http://www.bbi.ca/expanding-your-reach