One Day Track
By Web Editor
November 06, 2011

Senior practitioners are invited to attend our new one-day track on Monday. If you are interested in attending, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to verify qualifications. Elevating BC/DR to Enterprise Risk Management 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 track will conclude with an exclusive “Meet the Expert’ reception in the evening. There is no additional cost for this new track.

SA-1: Business Continuity at Kraft: Assessing Supply Chain Risks and Impacts

Leslie Borders, Kraft

John Jackson, Fusion

-080-081While many organizations have developed continuity programs that address internal risks, such as data centers and offices, few have looked at their supply chain and their dependencies on external organizations or factors. The fact is your ability to serve your customers, regardless of your industry, relies on a combination of internal and external entities. Learn how Kraft identified supply chain risks and impacts and implemented their BCP program for North American and International operations.

Leslie Borders, manager, IS security and compliance, oversees Kraft’s global BCP and DRP programs and is responsible for information policies and standards, risk management and security awareness programs.

John Jackson, Exec. VP, Fusion Risk Management, has more than 30 years of IT and IT Risk Management experience and is widely regarded as a visionary and leader in DR/BC.

SA-2: The Value of an Integrated Cross Functional Business Resiliency Office

Brian Neary, The Hartford

Patrick Corcoran, IBM

-082-083Business resiliency and risk management is not just an IT requirement, it’s becoming core to business operations. For a company or organization to be successful, it requires cooperation and teamwork between the business and IT functional leaders. The challenge is “how do we bring the leaders together and work as one?”The Hartford Insurance Company identified an opportunity to enhance their maturity level of resiliency, which led them to creating a business resiliency office. The focus is on creating enterprise consistency around policies/standards, better understanding resiliency capabilities and risks, maturing the company’s resiliency posture, and ‘operationalizing’ resiliency activities.

Brian Neary is currently vice president, operational risk at The Hartford and is also the chief resiliency officer for the company.

Patrick Corcoran is currently global business development executive, responsible for leading IBM teams in the development of integrated business continuity solutions.

SA-3: Roundtable Discussion: Gaining Perspective on Business Continuity Challenges and Trends

Randy Till, Moderator

-084Join our expert speakers from the Senior Advanced breakout sessions and General Session 3 as they tackle some of the toughest issues practitioners now face. Learn different perspectives and insights as each panelist weighs in on today’s challenges. Discover new methodologies and strategies to enhance your BC program and promote growth throughout your organization. Learn where the industry is heading and what executives see in future trends.

Experts who may be participating include: John Jackson, Fusion; Leslie Borders, Kraft; Pat Corcoran, IBM; Brian Neary, Hartford Insurance; Spencer Schwartz, Atlas Air Worldwide; and Jeff Dato, Pinnacle Airlines. Moderator will be Randall Till.

Meet the Experts Reception

Following the close of SA-3, Senior Advanced attendees are invited to mingle with the presenters in an informal reception. Network with the industry’s top executives and gain in-depth information to your concerns and challenges. Light hor ‘d ouerves and drinks will be served.