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Full Program Available for Continuity Insights’ 2017 New York Conference
Two-day educational event will take place October 23-24, 2017 at the TKP New York Conference Center: Continuity Insights has announced the full conference program, including keynotes, speakers, and sessions, for the 2017 Continuity Insights New York Conference, taking place October 23-24, at the TKP Conference Center in the heart of New York City. The opening keynote, Corporate Smokejumper: Crisis Management Tools, Tales, and Techniques, will be presented by Gil Meyer, a crisis management expert who inspires creative change in how organizations approach crisis management, in addition to being the author of Corporate Smokejumper. He is a sought-after speaker who shares his experiences from the front lines of crises in the corporate world. Day two will kick off with “Everything You’re Doing Is Wrong? (Helpful Hints from the Adaptive BC Manifesto).” David Lindstedt, founder of Readiness Analytics, an organization focused on providing meaningful metrics for preparedness practitioners, and the creator of the RPC Model of Organizational Recoverability, will keynote this session, discussing the emergence of a new “Lean” alternative to traditional preparedness planning practices. In addition, conference sessions devoted to Case Studies, Trending Topics, Program Development & Advancement, Measurement, Metrics, and Maturity, Emerging Technology, and Professional Development. One of this year’s highlights will be the FEMA Region II Shelter-in-Place Workshop, which will give participants the chance to exchange best practices and evaluate potential solutions to major disasters requiring shelter-in-place. >>> VIEW THE FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA “This is the most diverse conference program we’ve ever had for New York,” said Robert Nakao, Executive ... Read more
BCI to Announce Americas Award Winners at Continuity Insights Management Conference
Please join the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) on Sunday, April 14, 2019, 5:00 p.m., Hilton River Room, for a welcome reception when they announce their Americas Award Winners. Categories include: – Continuity and Resilience Consultant – Continuity and Resilience Professional Private Sector – Continuity and Resilience Newcomer – Continuity and Resilience Team – Continuity and Resilience Provider (Service/Product) – Continuity and Resilience Innovation – Most Effective Recovery – Industry Personality
Four Core Elements of an Effective Employee Personal Preparedness Program
by Jeff Hamilton An important part of any company’s emergency response plan, and overall business continuity approach, is encouraging employees to get prepared at home. If employees are prepared at home and know their families are safe, there is a greater likelihood that they will be more willing to remain on site or come back into work to support your company’s response and recovery activities after a disaster. Many companies are highlighting their Employee Personal Preparedness Programs. For many companies this means encouraging employees to “get a kit”, holding safety fairs where employees can a buy kit, and/or giving away emergency supplies.
When Doing the Right Thing is the Right Thing to Do
Models of Good Contingency Management Leadership Plenary Session P1: Robert C. Chandler, Ph.D. – Professor of Communication, Lipscomb University Leadership is the most influential and critical element of successfully managing a contingency or crisis. Despite this seemingly obvious fact – many executives and managers remain ill prepared to function as good leaders during these urgent situations. This session calls our attention to those who choose to do the right things even at the most difficult times. The presentation briefly reviews the marks and traits of positive leadership which apply at the executive level down through localized managers. Several mini-case studies are reviewed that illustrate positive leadership by a focus on doing the right thing despite the challenges of the situation or crisis to be managed.
Subject Matter Experts and Thought Leaders – Meet Your Keynote Speakers
The 2017 Continuity Insights Management Conference will have three featured keynotes sharing their experience and expertise on a range of topics that impact the resiliency and integrity of organizations large and small. These speakers will generate new ideas and discussion topics and challenge you to think about the resiliency of your business in a new light.
Biden to Host National Cancer Research Summit in Washington
Vice President Joe Biden will bring together scientists, oncologists, donors and patients for a national conference on cancer research in Washington, the White House said Tuesday. Dubbed the “National Cancer Moonshot Summit,” the daylong conference is intended to galvanize Biden’s final-year push to double the pace of research toward curing cancer. The summit is scheduled for June 29 at Howard University, and the White House said it planned to organize dozens of regional summits on the same day in communities far from the capital. Though there have been cancer conferences before, the White House said Biden’s summit will be the first to focus broadly on the more than 100 types of cancer, rather than on one specific form of the disease.
