The STEMFest Industry Day will be held next Wednesday in Halifax, with the goal of helping companies from all sectors thrive in a digital world.

The one-day event will feature keynote speakers and panelists who will share their vision of the importance and diversity of STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Presentations will focus on such topics as big data and artificial intelligence, design thinking and disruption, cybersecurity, smart cities and diversified workplaces.

“It’s a survival plan for any business in this day and age,” said Michael Shepherd, the Industry Day Committee Chair. “It’s about protecting your business and growing your business in the digital age.”

Industry Day is part of the one-week STEMfest, which will feature a series of events beginning on Nov. 3 for youth, university students, and others.  The idea is to increase the knowledge of digital technologies throughout the business community and beyond. You can see the full agenda here.

The committee aims to get a broad range of businesses to attend Industry Day to learn more about using digital technologies to improve their business performance. The topics will range from protecting their organizations against cyber threats to using data analysis or artificial intelligence to improve productivity.

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Over lunch, there will be a “live hack” into an organization’s computer system to give attendees a better understanding of how cyber criminals operate.

The organizers expect about 200 senior decision-makers will come together for an opportunity to learn, collaborate, connect, and do business.

The keynote speakers at Industry Day will include: Steven Woods, Senior Engineering Director and site lead for Google Canada’s primary engineering site in Kitchener-Waterloo; and Corinna Lathan, CEO, Co-Founder, and Board Chair of AnthroTronix, Inc.

Industry Day will be held Nov. 7 at the Halifax Convention Centre and you can buy your tickets here.

Disclosure: STEMfest Industry Day is a client of Entrevestor.