5th Annual Business Continuity Conference
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About
The risks that affect a business’ resilience and continuity can be as wide ranging as loss of a key utility, to a pandemic, to a breakdown in the supply chain. So what can you do to bring your organisation back to business as usual? This standalone one day intensive event will explore key themes to imbue your business with end to end resilience, to protect you against all manner of business continuity risks. We will explore:
• The new AS/NZS:5050 standards and their implications for your organisation (presented by the chief author of the standard, Dr Carl Gibson of La Trobe University, Melbourne)
• Designing high quality business continuity exercises - this year with a NEW in-depth scenario roleplay exercise
• Embedding a culture of BCP into your organisation, and getting that vital senior management buy-in
• Linking your BCPs to your organisational goals
• Developing resilient IT systems for critical information
Also, if you deal with Emergency Management events and crises, you should be sure to check out our 9th Annual Emergency Management Conference, taking place on 22-23 February at the Duxton Hotel, Wellington
BCI
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) was established in 1994 to enable individual members obtain guidance and support from fellow business continuity practitioners. The BCI currently has over 4000 members in 85+ countries. Professional membership of the BCI provides internationally recognised status as this valued certification demonstrates the members’ competence to carry out business continuity management (BCM) to a consistent high standard.
Agenda
Day 1
8.30
Registration & Coffee Session
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair Session
Matthew Collins, Director, Fast Track Solutions
9.10
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: A look at progress in development of new approaches and standards in Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world (Keynote)
• The development of new ideas in integrated risk management that have come together in AS/NZS5050 – Business Continuity Management
• The good, the bad and the ugly of international standardisation
Dr Carl Gibson, Director, Risk Management
Unfortunately due to urgent work commitments, Carl is unable to provide us his edited material at this time. We will send out email notification if this changes. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
10.00
Provisioning for resilience - starting with an holistic view of risk Session
Dr John Bircham, Managing Director, Bircham Global Ltd
10.50
Morning tea Session
11.10
CASE STUDY: Developing a pandemic – resilient organisation Session
• What exercises did we develop to test our systems?
• Virtualisation and enhancing capacity for people to work from home
• How do you thoroughly test your pandemic resilience while maintaining business as usual capacity
Jon Mitchell, Canterbury Regional Emergency Management Office Manager, Environment Canterbury
11.55
CASE STUDY: Developing a Business Continuity culture in your organisation Session
• How do you create a business continuity culture?
• Getting staff commitment
• Creating a business case for business continuity in tough economic times
• Should BC be seen by the business as part of risk management?
Peter Carr, Business Continuity Advisor, Vodafone NZ
12.40
Lunch Session
1.40
Continuity and critical IT infrastructure Session
• The most common and likely threats to critical IT systems and consequences for when they go down
• Funding issues: building resilience without the luxury of hot-running backup systems
• Dealing with the time-critical nature of Health Disaster Planning
Dr Ross Boswell, Clinical Director of IT, Counties Manukau DHB
2.25
Aligning Business Continuity with organisational goals Session
• Identifying and assessing organisational goals
• Translating goals into BC-relevance
• Developing effective foci for business continuity plans
David Dunsheath, Director, Business Continuance Planning Ltd
3.10
Afternoon tea
3.25
SCENARIO ROLEPLAY: Disaster strikes! What would you do? (Mini Workshop)
As a follow up to the roleplay scenario, the participants will be debriefed about key learnings. The session will progress into a discussion about the features and elements of a successful Business Continuity exercise, such as how senior management must be convinced of the need of the exercise, and how “business as usual” operations should not be unduly affected.
• Developing an appreciation of different perspectives in a crisis management situation
• Quick, effective decision-making skills in times of extreme stress and pressure
• Getting top-down buy in for your organisation’s own business continuity exercise
• Putting a scenario or exercise into your own organisation: tips, tools and tricks
Matthew Collins, Director, Fast Track Solutions
Karen Stephens, Director, Resilience
Matthew Collins, Director, Fast Track Solutions Ltd
5.00
End of conference & networking drinks Session




