Start your new year with Energy Future: 2017 global outlook📅 January 18, 2017 🕒 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm 📍 Calgary Petroleum Club In the first edition of our Energy Future series of the year, we've brought together two of the very best energy experts on earth to lead an energy market outlook for 2017: Eurasia Group CEO Dr. Robert (RJ) Johnston, and Chief Energy Economist and Managing Director at ARC Financial Corp, Peter Tertzakian. They will unpack the geopolitical and economic impacts, as well as the risks and opportunities sector changes may bring to Canada's industries, within energy and beyond. Connect at upcoming events📅 [Tomorrow] December 21 📅 January 11 📅 January 12 📅 January 18 📅 January 19 Business After Hours at Intrinsi Natural Movement Centre📅 January 11, 2017 🕒 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm 📍#103, 1608 17th Ave SW Hate the gym, but looking for new ways to look and feel your best after the holidays? Get a healthy start to 2017 at the next Business After Hours hosted by Intrinsi Natural Movement Centre. At this uniquely interactive event, Intrinsi instructors will lead you through an introductory 30 minute workout using their natural movement strength conditioning program. Spaces are limited for this event, so don’t wait to sign up. Grab your workout clothes, and join us for a tremendous evening of quality networking, fitness, and your chance to win a free spot in Intrinsi’s 30 day challenge. Tips to grow your businessNominate your business for the Chamber’s new Innovation Accelerator ProgramAs part of our Onward initiative, the Calgary Chamber has launched Ignite: the Innovation Accelerator Program to help companies dramatically ramp up their innovation game—fast. Led by international quality experts, this 90 day program digs deep into everything from change management and mind mapping to leadership for innovation and risk assessment, to help you transform your business and accelerate your company’s growth. We are looking for senior representatives from small- and medium-sized businesses to be part of our first cohort starting in February. Contact us if you are looking to learn more about taking a two-year leap forward in innovation in only three months! Digital tip: 60 keyboard shortcuts to improve productivityEvery day you navigate lots of different operating systems, browsers, and software, and even though it only takes seconds to do it all, seconds add up. Whether you're under pressure to meet targets, or just want to improve your output, keyboard shortcuts are an invaluable tool to help shave off a few of those seconds here and there. What we are reading...
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