DSM Events

Regional Resilience Event - East

Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (BST)

Regional Resilience events provide a vibrant platform to bring together supplier and industry experts to provide insight and advice for all levels of business continuity experience together with the opportunity to meet with leading suppliers.

The half-day event provides formal presentations followed by a "meet the supplier" area in the networking space. 

The event is free to both suppliers and delegates providing both with the opportunity to network following the formal presentation session

8.30 – 9.20 am     Registration and refreshments

9.20 – 9.30 am     Welcome, Amanda Johnson, DSM

9.30 – 10.00 am   Get the BIA right and everything else falls into place

The BIA is the compass that sets the scope and focus of all subsequent business continuity planning activities.  Getting this part right ensures the development of a plan which adds real value to the business.   In this session Steve Dance outlines the key principles that ensure the BIA is performed effectively.

                                Steve Dance, RiskCentric 

10.00 - 10.30 am  Systems & Communications Recovery

IT systems and communications technologies are the life-blood of the majority of organisations. In this session Amanda Johnson of DSM discusses how to establish the best fit recovery options for your business

                                 Amanda Johnson, DSM

10.30  - 10.45 am  Coffee and networking

10:45 - 11.15 am   Workplace Availability Management

Andy Kendall, Business Continuity Manager for Anglian Water, discusses workplace preparation and response to mitigate business disruption and minimise customer impact

                                Andy Kendall, Anglian Water

11.15 -11.45 am   Managing premises risk for resilience

Compliance, risk management and business continuity all go hand-in-hand, but when it come to buildings, do organisations consider them in isolation or as part of a bigger plan?  Greg Davies of Assurity Consulting examines some of the issues around premises compliance and the threats they can pose.

                                      Greg Davies, Assurity Consulting

 12:00 am onwards Facility tour, supplier exhibition

Peterborough Technology Fair 2013

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