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Strategic Session 2
Novice/Intermediate/Advanced

How to Implement Pandemic Planning in YOUR Company

Regina Phelps
EMS Solutions

Liz Granger
Visa Int’l.

This fast paced session will discuss the components of an effective pandemic plan. Practical information will be shared on how to write a pandemic plan and implement it in your company. Components of the plan include:surveillance at your company, assessment, preparedness, vaccination programs, emergency response, communications, incident or crisis management involvement, and training and exercises Attend this informative session to find out what you and your company should be doing to be ready for the next global disease outbreak!
Regina Phelps, CEM, RN, BSN, MPA is founder of Emergency Management & Safety Solutions, a consulting and training firm.
Liz Granger leads the enterprise resiliency program for all US-based Visa facilities. She is responsible for development and implementation of work area recovery program, crisis management teams and related emergency operations centers at all Visa facilities.

Managerial Session 2
Novice/Intermediate/Advanced

Business Impact Analysis: The Analysis Phase

Barry Cardoza, CBCP
Union Bank of Calif.

First you collect your BIA data and then you decide how you want to analyze it. Or, is it really the other way around? This presentation demonstrates why you would want to plan your analysis process first. It also includes a methodology for analyzing the data that you collect. The process is scalable to any size of business, and applicable to most any type of business. Attendees will leave with a model they can apply at their own companies.
Barry Cardoza, CBCP, is vice president/manager of contingency planning and disaster recovery for Union Bank of California, N.A. He has more than 30 years experience working in a systems development/project management capacity within a variety of industries, including 16 years of experience in banking.

Technical Session 2
Intermediate/Advanced

Automate Business Continuity for Mainframe Data to Improve Recovery Integrity

Terry Siegrist
OpenTech

This educational presentation discusses the alternatives for managing the business continuity processes and identification requirements for mainframe data. In addition, current methods and some of the exposures of current manual process will be discussed as well as the pros and cons of currently available solutions. Also discussed are the needs and methods to automate the business continuity processes at various levels of the mainframe data environment including point in time application recovery across the data center, system infrastructure, and historical tape data as well as the impact on disaster recovery and vaulting needs and methods to address statutory requirements.
Terry Siegrist has been with OpenTech Systems for five years and holds the position of vice president. He has been in the IT business for more than 30 years, with the past 20 years of his career focused on working with vendors to provide OS/390 software solutions.

Emergency Response Session 2
Novice/Intermediate

Recovery Steps: Are They Only for Information Systems?

Sara Williams, CBCP
Jack Henry & Assc.

Various types and levels of disasters can happen at the most unpredictable and inopportune times causing us to question the importance and completeness of our plans’ “recovery steps”. Are you confident the design and execution of your company’s existing recovery plan is sufficient? Join me in discussing “Recovery Steps” that could improve your recovery startup window and improve the rebound of your organization’s fiscal future not only for Information Systems but for all revenue producing and business support functions.
Sara Williams is a business recovery consultant with Jack Henry & Associates’ Centurion Disaster Recovery Division. She has more than 20 years diverse business background with her most recent experiences being in all aspects of business continuity.

Advanced Session 2
Intermediate/Advanced

Delivering ROI and Strategic Advantage Through BC

Paul LaPorte
Continuity Research

Learn how strategic advantage and ROI gained from business continuity are real and measurable. We will examine research gathered from multiple sources including a multi-year study of large public companies. This research will help quantify the value of a sustained business continuity program as well as benchmark your company against industry leaders and best practices. The presentation will equip continuity professionals and management with necessary information to overcome executive or Board level objections associated with continuity initiatives, how to build trust and support for the continuity team and its efforts and help answer the question, “Why should we invest in this?”
Paul LaPorte is CEO of Continuity Research, a leading research company for business continuity and technology convergence. He has held senior roles in marketing, business development and product development at leading technology firms.

Information Session 2
Novice/Intermediate/Advanced

Katrina & Rita Lessons Learned: Business Continuity from an Insurance Perspective

John Marini
Adjusters Int’l

Your task as a BCP professional is to protect operations and to ensure a full recovery. Insurance and the claim adjustment process can be the difference between survival and demise, yet too often the insurance claim process is not built into the BC plan. Hear examples that help you analyze how your insurance policy will actually respond to a disaster and how you can maximize its effectiveness in your recovery plans. To emphasize the impact of the insurance claim process and the importance of its detailed inclusion in any contingency plan, we’ll discuss several areas of potential conflict, along with examples of financial disasters that can be avoided if the crisis management team is fully informed.
John Marini, vice president of Adjusters International (AI), was involved in the management of AI’s Hurricane Andrew storm operations and responses to the Midwest Floods and the California earthquakes.