The Atlantic Venture Forum, which will take place June 27 and 28 in Halifax, has added digital content expert Sunny Lenarduzzi to its list of keynote speakers.

Lenarduzzi is an award-winning social media strategist and consultant. Working with such clients as Hootsuite and Applebees, her mission is to turn your purpose into profit. Her tagline is, “Monetize Your Message”.

As a broadcaster and online entrepreneur with a background in journalism, Lenarduzzi knows that the key to connecting with your audience is authentic communication. Lenarduzzi has a deep understanding of video strategy, and a track record of successful online business strategy working with authors, entrepreneurs, and brands. Her educational background is in broadcasting from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

So far, the AVF has also listed two other keynote speakers: Patrick Lor, the managing partner of 500 Startups Canada, who has previously worked as an entrepreneur, Investor and tech evangelist; and J. Kelly Hoey, the author of Build Your Own Dream Network, as well as an entrepreneur and connector.

As well as providing a range of speakers, the AVF works to link investors inside and outside the region with some of Atlantic Canada’s leading startups or high-growth companies. Each year there are presentations by both seed- and growth-stage companies. Last year, there were more than 20 funding groups from across Canada and in the U.S. that attended the Atlantic Venture Forum.

The Atlantic Venture Forum will take place at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. Tickets are available here.

[Disclosure: The Atlantic Venture Forum is a client of Entrevestor.]