Pre-Conference Courses PRC-1: Successfully Conduct your FIRST BCP/DRP Drill! Sat., March 16, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sun., March 17, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. $1,495 per person Presenter: Dr. Steven Goldman Your first BCP (or DRP) tabletop or drill can make or break your BCP/DRP efforts, including your career. A good job is not… Continue reading Pre-Conference Courses

Breakout Track 4 – Tuesday, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Strategic Session 4 Plan Structures for Enterprise Scalability Novice/Intermediate/Advanced Ramesh Warrier, eBRP Planners don’t always agree on what specific plans are necessary for their unique environments: business continuity, coop, disaster recovery, crisis response, incident management, crisis communication, emergency response, supply chain incident response, and more. Regardless… Continue reading Breakout Track 4

Breakout Track 3 – Monday, 4:15 – 5:15 p.m Strategic Session 3 Crisis Coach and Social Media Risk Impact Novice/Intermediate Jim Satterfield, Firestorm How you answer the question “What should we do now?” can have far reaching implications for your business. Your company will need assistance that focuses on the human, operational, reputational and financial… Continue reading Breakout Track 3

Breakout Track 2 – Monday, 2:45 – 3:45 p.m Strategic Session 2 ISO 22301 – Route to BCM Novice/Intermediate/Advanced John DiMaria, British Standards Inst. By adopting business continuity management, organizations are better equipped to meet the challenges they face when a disruption occurs. ISO 22301:2012 specifies the requirements for setting up and managing an effective… Continue reading Breakout Track 2

Breakout Track 1 – Monday, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m Strategic Session 1 Transform Your Organization to be Business Criticality Driven Novice/Intermediate/Advanced James Yang, Cummins Inc. Getting funding is never the problem. The justification of it is. How should a BC/DR executive today objectively identify key assets and justify proposal(s) to senior management, especially under the… Continue reading Breakout Track 1

General Sessions,  Monday General Session 1 Achieving Success Through Responsibility 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Kit Grant, Comfort Zone Infiltration Strong leadership skills and decision making is imperative in our industry. Build your personal power and actions with tips from expert speaker Kit Grant. Learn a step-by-step action to create a motivated and productive environment.… Continue reading General Sessions

Sunday Workshop Sessions, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Sunday Workshop Session 1 Birds of a Feather – Business Continuity Roundtable Discussions Novice/Intermediate/Advanced Facilitated discussions on business continuity trends and key topics of interest coordinated within Industry roundtables. Participate in dynamic dialogue with fellow conference participants having similar backgrounds and expertise. Experienced business continuity professionals will lead… Continue reading Sunday Workshops

Tuesday Workshops Workshop Session 1 Establishing a Business Service-Centric Approach to IT Disaster Recovery Intermediate/Advanced Eric Hennessey, Symantec’s Storage and Availability Management Group In this workshop, participants will engage with a group of subject matter experts in high availability, disaster recovery and business continuity. The workshop will focus on a tiered approach to business continuity… Continue reading Tuesday Workshops

Senior practitioners are invited to attend our one-day track on Monday. If you are interested in attending, contact patti@drj.com to verify qualifications. How To Achieve True Enterprise Resiliency will feature a general session in the morning and breakout sessions in the afternoon. The breakouts will run separately from our general offerings to attendees. The one-day… Continue reading One Day Track for Advanced Practitioners