Industry Leaders, Critical Sessions Headline 2019 CI Conference Program

The Continuity Insights New York Conference returns this fall on October 21, 2019, featuring an innovative network of business continuity thought leaders and resiliency practitioners. This year’s event will be held at the Credit Suisse meeting facility located at 11 Madison Avenue.

An impressive, expanded line-up of subject matter experts will be addressing critical topics that will help you stretch your boundaries, form collaborations, gain exposure to first-hand knowledge, and learn how to incorporate exciting new skills, methods, and tools into your own business continuity plans.

The confirmed speakers will build a creative dialog that will help attendees achieve the ultimate resilient organization. The roster of speakers and session topics includes:

Breaking the Mold: Innovative Perspectives on Leadership
Tracey Rice, Vice President-Customer Engagement, Fusion Risk Management
Cheyene Marling, President, BC Management
Active Shooter Preparedness
Barry Morgeson, Regional Business Continuity Director, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Building a Culture of Resiliency
Lisa Orloff, Founder, World Cares Center
Ensuring a Smarter, More Resilient Building
Robert Fucito, Vice President Enterprise Resiliency, Security and Crisis Management, Fannie Mae
How to Develop Your BC/DR Program to Maximize the Use of Mobile Devices
John Allen, Account Manager, BC in the Cloud
Buying Resilience as a Service? An Overview of Key Opportunities and Challenges
Glenn A. Siriano, Principal-KPMG Cyber Services, and Franco Cordeiro, Senior Director Enterprise Risk, KPMG LLP
Business Continuity and the Human Factor – Why We Behave the Way We Do and How Do We Plan for the Unexpected
Robbie Larocca and Tracy Gkonos, Principals, Protinue
Vendor/Supplier Contingency Planning: Pulling it All Together
Sherri Flynn, BC Planner/Consultant, Recovery Planner
Cyber Security – Planning to Be Prepared
Ramesh Warrier, Director, eBRP Solutions
The Path to Operational Resiliency – the First Steps
Megan Epperson, Associate Director Operational Risk & Resiliency Management, and Doug Weldon, Director – Operational Risk, IHS Markit
Disaster Planning: Expectations vs. Reality
Tim Mathews, Executive Director Enterprise Resiliency, Educational Testing Services (ETS)
Five Imperatives to Ensure the Resiliency of Voice Communications
John Gifford, Vice President, and Chris Poulson, Chief Technology Officer, Teleira
Future Risk: The Future is Not What It Used to Be! How to Manage the Unpredictable!
Howard Mannella, Managing Principal, Alternative Resiliency Services Corp
Aligning Business Continuity Management and Supplier Risk Management Programs
Dave Prosser, Manager BC/DR, Verizon
Fighting the Unknown Enemy – Cyber Security Issues and Mitigation Techniques
Asad Khokhar, Cyber Security Analyst, and Cosmo Gazzani, Vice President-Business Development, Continuity Centers