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Welcome Address and OSSNHS Induction
Join Chloe Demrovsky as she welcomes DRI2020 attendees to Savannah. She will address key updates from DRI International and our profession as a whole as she sets the tone for our annual event. At this time, we are also proud to induct DRI’s newest MBCPs in the Order of ...9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
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Keynote Address: Major General (ret.) James B. Linder, Chief of Staff, U.S. Special Operations Command
Major General (ret.) James B. Linder, Chief of Staff, U.S. Special Operations Command DRI International is proud to bring you a keynote speaker with impressive real-world experience that few of us can even imagine. Maj. Gen. (ret.) James B. Linder Jim Linder is a recognized leader in the world of ...10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
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[WBCM TRACK] Moving Forward in An Evolving Industry: Preparing to Get There Professionally and Personally
Join the DRI Foundation’s Women in Business Continuity Management Committee members for a panel discussion focused on keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of business continuity and disaster recovery, which requires resilient leaders as well as resilient plans. To continue to be effective, we need to expand our capabilities ...10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
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Urban Flooding and Threats to Indian Industry: A Roadmap for Disaster Resilient and Climate-Smart Sustainable Business
The unprecedented floods in India’s coastal state of Kerala in August 2018 have changed the discourse on disaster management in India. Considered the worst monsoon disaster since 1924, it caused an estimated economic loss of around 40,000 crores (USD 5.7) as per the preliminary estimates of the Kerala chapter ...10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
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WORKSHOP – Achieving Corporate Self-Sufficiency During Emergency Response, Crisis Management, and Beyond
Natural and man-made disasters can strike without warning. During a large-scale disaster, no one expects to be left alone by municipal emergency responders. However, when a large disaster strikes, emergency responders will be hours, if not days away from assisting corporations. Corporate self-sufficiency is paramount not only to the ...10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
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Achieving Resilience in the Built Environment: Engaging the Private Sector for Public Benefit
Only in the past few years have resilience and risk-reduction practitioners have to develop strategies for engaging public and private sector stakeholders in implementing resilient strategies. The “resilience industry” is now an identifiable economic sector bringing creative ideas, innovations and strategies from several areas. Whether addressing flood mitigation, green ...1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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The Great Debate: Your Chance to Weigh in on Important Issues
What risks are you most concerned about? How well prepared are you to manage them? How do you think our profession will change over the next few years? In this highly-interactive session, participants will have the opportunity to vote on a number of the key issues which have emerged ...1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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Are Your Vendors the Weakest Link?
Our increasing reliance on third-party vendors has launched vendor risk as a top concern among leaders and resiliency professionals. When organizations invite a vendor in, they are placed in potential jeopardy from that vendor’s disruption, failure, and bad behaviors. Proper onboarding is essential to mitigate this exposure. This ...1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Workshop: Is Your Business Ready? (Part 1)
A pandemic influenza occurs when there is the emergence of a new flu virus that spreads rapidly between people all over the world, causing illness and death. Pandemics can have a significant impact on businesses, producing high levels of worker absenteeism and disruption of business functions. Although the timing ...1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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#Security2020: Cybersecurity Trending
Security breaches are an almost daily occurrence. As business resilience professionals, we have a seat at the table. It is becoming commonplace for security groups to include BC professionals in their planning. Now we need to have an active part in the conversation. This session is designed to familiarize ...2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
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Case Study: The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology
The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) is the IT service provider for the majority of the 63 agencies, board, and commissions (ABCs) under the governor. Their cyber resiliency, business continuity, and disaster recovery (CRBC) team is tasked with ensuring information systems and infrastructure are resilient and available ...2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
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Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Workshop: Is Your Business Ready? (Part 2)
A pandemic influenza occurs when there is the emergence of a new flu virus that spreads rapidly between people all over the world, causing illness and death. Pandemics can have a significant impact on businesses, producing high levels of worker absenteeism and disruption of business functions. Although the timing ...2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
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How to Improve Decision-making During a Business Disruptive Event With Mindfulness Practices
During a business disruptive event, quick and effective decision-making is key to a strong recovery. Yet high stress levels and the many unknowns surrounding an incident can make this task extremely challenging. As a result, many recovery teams fall into decision-making traps that get in the way of a ...4:10 PM - 5:10 PM
Plenary Session
We will be announcing our exciting afternoon plenary speaker. Stay tuned!8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Plenary Session – Daniel Kaniewski, Deputy Administrator for Resilience, FEMA
You won’t want to miss this session as FEMA’s second ranking official, Dr. Daniel Kaniewski, Deputy Administrator, Resilience, makes a special appearance at DRI2020. Kaniewski was unanimously confirmed by the Senate as a Deputy Administrator on September 14, 2017. He is currently FEMA’s second ranking official and leads the ...9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
[WBCM TRACK] WORKSHOP – Breaking Through: Closing the Gender Pay Gap and Positioning Yourself for Salary Success (Part 1)
American Association of University Women (brought to you by the DRI Foundation WBCM Committee) Nearly 60 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act, women continue to earn less than men do for the same roles in nearly every occupation, including business continuity. While the pay disparity is ...9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
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WORKSHOP – Long-Term Power Outage Continuity of Operations (Part 1)
This hands-on, interactive workshop promotes preparedness among public and private entities when faced with a long-term power outage caused by a cyber-attack. The National Preparedness goal describes what it means for the U.S. to be prepared for all types of disasters and emergencies, including the possibility of a cyber-attack ...9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
[CYBER TRACK] Real-Life Lessons in Cyber Security
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Integrating Business Continuity and Operational Risk Management
Attend this session for a first-hand look at integrating business continuity and operational risk management. Join Vikram Bhatia, Program Officer for Business Continuity Management at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, for a discussion of how he and his team have worked to integrate these two key disciplines. He and ...10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
[WBCM TRACK] WORKSHOP – Breaking Through: Closing the Gender Pay Gap and Positioning Yourself for Salary Success (Part 2)
American Association of University Women (brought to you by the DRI Foundation WBCM Committee) Nearly 60 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act, women continue to earn less than men do for the same roles in nearly every occupation, including business continuity. While the pay disparity is ...10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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WORKSHOP – Long-Term Power Outage Continuity of Operations (Part 2)
This hands-on, interactive workshop promotes preparedness among public and private entities when faced with a long-term power outage caused by a cyber-attack. The National Preparedness goal describes what it means for the U.S. to be prepared for all types of disasters and emergencies, including the possibility of a cyber-attack ...10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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[CYBER TRACK] How to Avoid a Cyber Disaster
Cyberattacks focused on business disruption are a reality. Traditional recovery solutions protect businesses from physical disasters, but often fall short in the face of a digital disaster. In this session, participants will explore lessons learned from recent cyberattacks and be provided with a risk-based approach to protecting critical services ...10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Human Resources Emergency Operations
This presentation examines the specific relationship between Business Continuity Planners (BCP) and Human Resources (HR) personnel regarding crisis management. Through examples, participants will see the need for HR-specific group training and exercises. Most HR professionals are not formally trained to handle crises. Hence, they fall short when it comes ...1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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Case Study: BCM and Tropical Shipping
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WORKSHOP – Long-Term Power Outage Continuity of Operations (Part 3)
This hands-on, interactive workshop promotes preparedness among public and private entities when faced with a long-term power outage caused by a cyber-attack. The National Preparedness goal describes what it means for the U.S. to be prepared for all types of disasters and emergencies, including the possibility of a cyber-attack ...2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
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[WBCM TRACK] WORKSHOP – Giving Back… to Yourself: Get Out of Your Own Way and Become Your Best Advocate
In our busy lives, we work hard personally and professionally to solve problems, respond to incidents, and help others. Yet we often forget to take care of ourselves. In this session we’ll explore techniques for bringing together what we’ve have learned from WBCM’s earlier sessions to develop individual action ...2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
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Following the Money: How Yale Is Using Grant Funding for Business Continuity
With over 400 buildings on 415 acres, including 4.4 million square feet of research space, Yale University was challenged with conducting a university-wide risk assessment and BIA. This session will explore how Yale incorporates financial information, specifically grant funding, into their risk assessment and BIA process to help identify ...2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
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Cyber Resilience Panel: Hear from Experts on this Hot Topic
Attend this informative and engaging session moderated by DRI Foundation President Al Berman, a cyber expert himself, as he explores issues in cyber resilience with our panelists. Expert panelists represent our vendor community, providing their valuable cyber resilience perspective…and absolutely no sales pitches.4:10 PM - 5:10 PM
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Healthcare Panel – Resilience Challenges in the Healthcare Space
Details coming soon.8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Financial Panel – What’s New, What’s Working, Where Can We Improve?
Details coming soon.8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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WORKSHOP – Handling Disaster After Effect and Their Collateral Consequences (Part 1)
Nothing in life happens in a vacuum and disasters are at the top of that list. Like a pebble dropped in a pond creates ripple effects, disasters always spawn multiple and various types of after-effects in all possible directions, dimensions, timings, and each with their own consequences. Known risks ...9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
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Planning for Hurricane Dorian with an All-volunteer Organization
The North Carolina Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has a fleet of 17 airplanes, 70 ground vehicles, a secured radio network, and 2200 volunteer members. Unlike the business response teams that most of us are part of, CAP volunteers are responsible for the planning, operations, and logistics ...9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
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WORKSHOP – Handling Disaster After Effect and Their Collateral Consequences (Part 2)
Nothing in life happens in a vacuum and disasters are at the top of that list. Like a pebble dropped in a pond creates ripple effects, disasters always spawn multiple and various types of after-effects in all possible directions, dimensions, timings, and each with their own consequences. Known risks ...9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
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New Glossary Terms? You Decide!
Calling all DRI2020 attendees! You have an important job in real life…and at this year’s conference. The DRI Glossary Committee will be surveying all conference attendees for your opinions on new terms under consideration for inclusion in the DRI International Glossary for Resilience. New terms being considered reflect our changing ...11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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