Continuity Insights Podcast

Everything Happened in 2005: What’s the Global Impact on Our Profession

jremondini — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:39:54 +0000

This session was recorded live at the Continuity Insights Management Conference, Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at the Sheraton New Orleans.

The speaker is John Copenhaver, CEO of the Disaster Recovery Institute International. John’s presentation will discuss how the year 2005 was a year that shaped the future of our profession. This session focuses on issues involved in responding to catastrophic natural disasters and the questions generated by the responses to the events that were seen by the rest of the world.

John Copenhaver, Chairman and CEO, Disaster Recovery Institute International, Inc.

Former Chairman and CEO, Contingency Management Group

Provided on-scene assistance to the governments of El Salvador and Peru after 2001 earthquakes

Provided on-scene assistance to the City of New York in the 9/11 response and recovery efforts

Regional Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region IV

Appointed by President Clinton to head largest FEMA regional office in 1997

Directed Federal government response to 58 Presidentially-declared disasters

Chairman of the Atlanta Federal Executive Board, 2000-2001

Senior Advisor, IBM International Crisis Response Team

Director of Business Continuity Services, BellSouth Business Systems

Appointed Principal, Council for Excellence in Government, February 2002

Appointed to serve a 3 year term on the University of Georgia School of Law Board of Visitors

More information about DRI International can be found at http://www.drii.org/.

Leadership: Being a Leader Without Being in Charge

jremondini — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:23:33 +0000

This session was recorded live at the Continuity Insights Management Conference, Monday, May 8, 2006, at the Sheraton New Orleans.

This session discusses how to secure buy-in from senior leaders, ownership from line managers and participation from recovery team members. Learn how to frame continuity efforts so others will get it.

Phil Lambert is an executive coach, training consultant and founder of The Center for Continuity Leadership. Phil has earned a reputation as a continuity strategist, innovative problem solver and powerful coach to executives and continuity planners at all levels. For the last 14 years Phil has been involved in the continuity planning industry and is known for his cutting edge, culturally aligned continuity programs that deliver results.

Phil Lambert
Founder & President
The Center for Continuity Leadership
425.210.9900
phil@continuityleadership.com
http://www.continuityleadership.com/

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The Risk Assessment Executives Are Begging For

jremondini — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:14:27 +0000

This session was recorded live at the Continuity Insights Management Conference, Monday, May 8, 2006, at the Sheraton New Orleans.

The speaker is Brian Zawada, a Director with Avalution Consulting. This presentation explores the value of a business continuity-oriented risk assessment and the relationship to enterprise-wide risk management and business impact analysis processes. It concludes with an example of how to use the proposed risk assessment methodology when it comes to an emerging threat - the Avian Flu.”

Additional information about Continuity Insights magazine, its annual conference, and a FREE subscription to its printed publication are available at www.ContinuityInsights.com.

More information about Avalution can be found at www.avalutionconsulting.com.

A Results-Driven Approach to Business Resilience

jremondini — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:02:01 +0000

This session was recorded live at the Continuity Insights Management Conference, Monday, May 8, 2006, at the Sheraton New Orleans.

George’s presentation is titled, “A Results-Driven Approach to Business Resilience”, and discusses some of the best practices to consider when implementing an effective resilience program for your business.

George B. Andrews, Jr., IBM’s Business Continuity and Recovery Services

George has over 25 years experience in information technology, with more than 15 years in managing large, complex programs, including Strategic Outsourcing and Business Resilience Programs for the federal government, as well as global businesses in the telecommunications, financial services, consumer packaged goods, and media and entertainment industries. He earned his Master of Science degree from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University and is a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute. Prior to joining IBM, George held various international management positions with Lockheed Martin and General Electric.

Additional information about Continuity Insights magazine, its annual conference, and a FREE subscription to its printed publication are available at www.ContinuityInsights.com.

More information about IBM can be found at www.ibm.com/services/continuity.

Challenges and Direction of Business Continuity

jremondini — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 21:27:51 +0000

This session was recorded live at the Continuity Insights Management Conference, Monday, May 8, 2006, at the Sheraton New Orleans.

The speaker is Don DeMarco, Vice President of IBM’s Business Resilience and Security Services. Don’s presentation, “The Challenges and Direction of Business Continuity”, discusses key industry trends, technology and the challenges to create and maintain an effective business continuity program.

Don DeMarco, Vice President, IBM Business Continuity & Recovery Services, Americas

Mr. DeMarco joined IBM in the United States in 1980. Early in his career he held numerous operational and management positions associated with large scale information technology centers serving IBM in North America. He has also been responsible for managing the overall business relationship with one of IBM’s largest worldwide clients, advising them on how they can gain competitive advantage through the targeted deployment of information technology and processes. In 1998, Mr. DeMarco joined IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services as the IBM Executive responsible for worldwide strategy, business development, and offering development. As Director of Marketing and Segment Management, he focused on the strategy and business development domains, in addition to operational deployment and execution in the America’s marketplace. Most recently, Mr. DeMarco was Vice President, Services, Integrated Technology Services, United States, IBM Global Technology Services

Additional information about Continuity Insights magazine, its annual conference, and a FREE subscription to its printed publication are available at www.ContinuityInsights.com.

More information about IBM can be found at www.ibm.com/services/continuity.