Conference on Business Continuity

Overview:

Introduction:

This conference explores essential strategies for maintaining business operations during disruptions, ensuring that organizations remain resilient in the face of challenges. It empowers participants to develop comprehensive business continuity plans that safeguard operations and promote long-term sustainability.

Conference Objectives:

By the end of this conference, participants will be able to:

• Understand the key components of an effective business continuity plan.

• Identify risks and vulnerabilities that could impact operations.

• Develop strategies to mitigate business disruptions.

• Implement recovery plans to restore operations quickly.

• Foster a culture of resilience within their organizations.

Target Audience:

• Business Continuity Managers.

• Risk Management Professionals.

• Operations Managers.

• IT Disaster Recovery Specialists.

• Organizational Resilience Consultants.

Conference Outline:

Unit 1:

Introduction to Business Continuity:

• Definition and importance of business continuity.

• Identifying critical business functions.

• Assessing organizational vulnerabilities.

• Key stakeholders in business continuity planning.

• Building a resilience culture.

Unit 2:

Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis:

• Methods of Conducting risk assessments.

• Evaluating potential disruptions.

• Business impact analysis methodologies.

• Prioritizing business functions and processes.

• Tools and techniques for risk mitigation.

Unit 3:

Developing Business Continuity Plans:

• Elements of a business continuity plan.

• Setting recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO).

• Contingency planning and resource allocation.

• Communication strategies during crises.

• Integrating continuity plans into organizational strategy.

Unit 4:

Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management:

• Disaster recovery planning for IT and operations.

• Crisis management frameworks and response teams.

• Importance of Coordinating with external agencies and stakeholders.

• Testing and validating recovery plans.

• Case study on successful business recovery.

Unit 5:

Maintaining and Improving Business Continuity:

• Monitoring and updating continuity plans.

• Continuous improvement strategies.

• Auditing and reviewing business continuity plans.

• Importance of Training employees for business continuity.