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Join us at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, October 4-6, 2021, for the 19th Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference for insight, inspiration, and actionable ideas presented by a faculty of leading business continuity experts and practitioners. Never before has the need for critical information-sharing been greater. While the pandemic has truly challenged each of us personally and professionally, we are confident that our resilience will prevail. As business continuity professionals, this conference is that timely and important opportunity to share best practices, lessons learned, and effective strategies employed to ensure organizational resilience. We look forward to you joining us at this important event to share your experience and expertise with your colleagues.
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IMPORTANT: The COVID crisis of the past year-plus has certainly altered each of our lives. While no one can predict our return to (the new) normal, as resilience professionals it is incumbent upon us to prepare, plan and respond. The originally scheduled conference for April 2021 has been rescheduled to October 4-6, 2021. We are extremely encouraged by the continuing developments and announcements made in our fight against this pandemic. We will continue to keep you updated as needed. Until then please continue to stay safe and healthy, and we look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis in October.
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Full Conference Registration
• By August 1, 2021: $1,395
• By September 1, 2021: $1,495
• After September 1, 2021: $1,595
Full conference registration includes conference sessions, proceedings, breakfasts, lunches, breaks, exhibits, and networking events.
Registration Discounts
The Continuity Insights Management Conference offers special group and certification discounts on your registration. Contact Robert Nakao, Executive Publisher, at 267-980-6151, or bob@continuityinsights.com for more information.
Certification
You’ll earn up to 29 Continuing Education Points for attending the 2021 Continuity Insights Management Conference.
Justification Letter
Click here to download this Word document to use as a guide in creating your own justification letter to management.
2021 Conference Session Guide
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HERE for an expanded look at this year’s
educational opportunities.
Refund Policy: A full refund of conference fees, less a $50 administration charge, will be issued for cancellations received in writing and dated (postmarked) no later than August 1, 2021. After August 1, 2021, no fees will be refunded.
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Agenda
19th Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis October 4, 2021 - October 6, 2021
Dr. George L. Vergolias, PsyD, CTM
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19th Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis October 4, 2021 - October 6, 2021
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Additional Education
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19th Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis October 4, 2021 - October 6, 2021
Continuity Insights Management Conference partner organizations will be offering additional courses on Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3, 2021, and on Thursday and Friday, October 7-8, 2021. please see below for the course offerings (to date):
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, October 2-3, 2021
PRE-CONFERENCE COURSES
PRE1: Business Continuity Review (BCP 501): Two-Day Course (further details coming)
Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3, 2021, 8:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
An unbelievable amount of information is packed into this newly updated, fast-paced course built for experienced business continuity professionals. If you’re in a hurry to take your career to the next level, Business Continuity Review (BCP 501) is for you. This short, yet highly effective, refresher course will re-acquaint you with the key elements of business continuity and is based on the recently revamped DRI Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management – the most utilized and time-tested standard in the field.
Note: A computer is required for this course. Your courseware will be available through your account profile 7 days prior to the course start date. Please contact DRI at 1-866-542-3744 for all questions.
Registration Fee: $1,750
Presented by: DRI International
For more information and to Register: https://drii.org/events/course/aa9f62d4af
PRE2: Adaptive Business Continuity Foundations: Training and Certification Class
Saturday and Sunday, October 2 and 3, 2021, 8:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Concerned about BC’s role (or lack thereof) in COVID-19 responses? Frustrated with drawn-out and laborious traditional approaches to BC? Interested to learn and apply new discoveries from Agile, Cynefin, Growth Mindset, Lean, Organizational Resilience and others? Challenging times call for innovative responses, and many Fortune 500 organizations have adopted the Adaptive BC approach for their programs.
Join us for a two-day training and certification course. Using case studies, hands-on tools, breakout discussions, exercises, templates, and feedback, you will learn the foundations of Adaptive BC and how they can be applied. Instructors will provide interactive and engaging instruction – we promise this will not be like other BC classes you’ve taken!
Because evaluation takes place organically during the course, there is no exam required.
High-level Course Outline:
– Part one: Start with Why – Past, problems, principles, and the promise of improvement
– Part two: Theory – Research and models that (finally!) ground our discipline
– Part three: Practice – Concrete steps to execute
– Part four: Case Study – Designing (or transitioning) to an Adaptive BC program
– Part five: End with Who – Who YOU need to be for future success
With full participation in the course and in-class evaluations, you will earn the Adaptive BC Foundations™ (cABCF) certification.
Presented by: Dr. David Lindstedt and Mark Armour
Registration Fee: $1,750 (course book, materials, and certification costs included)
PRE3: Learn To Create A Table Top Exercise – An Exercise in Business Continuity/COOP Preparedness!
Sunday, October 3, 2021, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (half-day course)
Creating an Effective Tabletop Exercises – A 3.5 hour class
In this class you will be given five different table-top scenarios, including the injects, and you will learn how to create a situation, scenario, and injects for your audience, your business, your location, and your BCP maturity. You will identify operations, decisions, and policies that impact the ability of a business unit to execute plans. The exercise helps you address conclusions and discussions which can change, emphasize, and otherwise affect your business continuity/COOP plan. You will conclude with an “after action” report which will lead to effective modifications and improvements to the plans being exercised.
Registration Fee: $350
Presented by: Ted Brown
THUSDAY AND FRIDAY, October 7-8, 2021
POST-CONFERENCE COURSES
POS1: The Business Impact Analysis Course
Thursday, October 7, 2021, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Business Impact Analysis (BIA) (8-hour class)
This course is an in-depth look at how to conduct a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). The class is for both BIA novices and experienced professionals. It provides you with the opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the BIA. The course will explore the concept of the BIA. You will be taught two different approaches to a BIA – interviews and workshops and the value of each. You will also be provided with an actual BIA survey and the results of clients BIA’s. The objectives of this class are:
– Understand the BIA process
– Understand how to structure a BIA
– Apply the standard methods to conduct a BIA
– How to determine the results of the BIA & identify the critical functions for recovery strategies.
Registration Fee: $695
Presented by: Ted Brown
POS2 : COR: Organizational Resilience Behaviors and Structure – What do you need to know to increase the resilience of your organization?
Thursday and Friday, October 7 and 8, 2021, 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Attend ICOR’s Certified Organizational Resilience two-day course and learn how to increase the resilience of your organization. With a focus on Organizational Behavior and Infrastructure, you will gain valuable insight into the importance of the following competency areas:
1. Leadership Qualities for Resilient Organizations
2. Culture & Its Impact on an Organization’s Resilience
3. Knowledge Management
4. Agile Change Management
5. Agile Project Management
6. Structure & Design
7. The Agile Workplace
8. Facility Management
9. The Resilient Workforce
10. Agile Finance
This course is intended for those responsible for increasing the resilience of the organization and for managing risk throughout the organization. This course includes 2 of the 5 clusters (10 of the 25 competencies) offered as part of ICOR’s Certified Organizational Resilience Certification series that provide you with the knowledge of how to build more resilient organizations. ICOR’s organizational resilience competency-based certification program identifies and evaluates what it takes to be a leader in organizational resilience — across the globe; and across all career levels, job roles, and job functions. To earn certification as a Certified Organizational Resilience Manager, Professional, or Executive requires completion of additional competency courses.
See the ICOR website to learn more: https://www.build-resilience.org/cred-path-2.php
Presented by: ICOR
Course Fee: $1,295.00 USD
Includes course book, instruction, and 10 competency (COR 1-10) exams.
Each competency area has one 30-minute online exam to be completed outside the course schedule.
For more information regarding this course contact ICOR at: education@theicor.org
Phone: 1-866-765-8321 or +1-630-705-0910
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Special Events
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19th Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis October 4, 2021 - October 6, 2021
Mall of America: A Behind the Scenes Tour
Since opening its doors in 1992, the Mall of America® (MOA) has revolutionized the shopping experience for more than 40 million visitors a year. With more than 5.6 million gross square feet and more than 500 stores, how does the MOA ensure the safety and welfare of its visitors? This optional Behind the Scenes Tour will take attendees into portions of the mall that are typically off limits to visitors, to learn more about:
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How did the pandemic impact the MOA?
• What are their strategies for events such as civil unrest?
• How does the MOA monitor terrorist threats?
• How does the MOA practice its emergency response drills, where do people shelter-in-place?
• What are some of their social media best practices.
There is limited attendance for this approximate 60-75-minute tour; more registration information will be coming. Registered attendees will be shuttled round-trip via bus from the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis to the MOA, approximately 11 miles from the hotel. Check back for updates.
Mall of America • 60 East Broadway • Bloomington, MN 55425
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Hyatt Regency Minneapolis October 4, 2021 - October 6, 2021
Continuity Insights has arranged for hotel accommodations at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis at the special conference rate of $179.00 for a standard room. (Government rates are available; please email events@continuityinsights.com for more information.)
BOOK YOUR ROOM(S) TODAY – CLICK HERE
If you need additional assistance from the hotel, please contact the Hyatt at 612-370-1234.
Warning: Please ignore any attempts by unsolicited telemarketers claiming to work on behalf of Continuity Insights to reserve your hotel room. The hospitality industry has seen an increase in activity by these “hotel reservation pirates” who purport to secure the best rates possible. The only way to ensure the security of your credit information is to use the above approved reservation link.
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to evolve in Minnesota and in the city of Minneapolis, we want to provide you with the latest information so that you can explore and visit Minneapolis again with confidence. These are the protocols and procedures currently in place to help keep you safe. Please check these resources often, as information is changing frequently.
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Exhibiting
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Hyatt Regency Minneapolis October 4, 2021 - October 6, 2021
Great attention will be paid to ensure a safe and healthy setting for interactive networking within the exhibits and all other areas of the event. Examples include:
8′ x 10′ Exhibit
Through the use of greater distance between exhibits, floor treatments, wall locations, and graphics exhibitors will be able to guide attendees through the space easily while ensuring everyone remains safe.
8′ x 20′ Exhibit
With wider space comes more opportunities. The use of floor treatments, graphics, and structure elements to keep attendees and staff safe.
Reinventing the Meeting Space
Six-foot physical distancing means that we need to reassess everything in our meeting rooms – spacing, furnishings, materials, entrances and exits, flow, and event technology.
For more information on exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please email bob@continuityinsights.com.
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Sponsors
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19th Annual Continuity Insights Management Conference
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis October 4, 2021 - October 6, 2021
Current and Past Exhibitors and Sponsors include:
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