Planning for the Unexpected - A management briefing
Organised by Siemens Communications, this half-day management briefing will discuss key issues and trends in crisis management, emergency planning and IT recovery including power protection and its importance to business continuity.
The event will review customer experiences of dealing with these issues and how their organisation benefited from the approach taken. This will be supplemented with strategic advice from specialist partners with practical experience of planning, implementing and managing actual client solutions.
Taking action is critical to ensure service continuity and reliability, reduce losses, meet your regulatory requirements and protect your organisation. Attending one of these briefings will also enable you to discuss any queries, issues or requirements you may have regarding this subject in total confidentiality.
The briefing is being held at the Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa in Leeds. If you're responsible for any aspect of business recovery or risk management within your organisation you should certainly attend.
Briefing agenda
Welcome and introduction
Ten steps to effective crisis management
Discuss the fundamentals of successful crisis management including crisis identification, impact assessment, priority setting and the implementation of an effective action and communication plan.
Emergency incident planning
Investigate how your organisation can notify, manage and respond to emergencies as effectively and efficiently as possible, when speed and communications are paramount, freeing up your time to manage the situation.
IT recovery planning: ten key principles
We will examine the current and future industry trends affecting IT and telecommunications business continuity and provide information of the ten key principles of IT recovery planning.
Power protection and its importance in business continuity planning
With telecommunications and IT playing a major role in effective business contact, investing in alternative power sources is becoming a necessity. We discuss the pitfalls faced with back up power supplies and their ability to perform in the event of an emergency.
Questions and answers session
Lunch
Date
Wednesday 16th November 2005
Venue
Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa, Colton
Times
Registration and coffee at 10.00am
Briefing starts at 10:30am
The briefing concludes with lunch at 1.00pm.
Who can attend
Anybody involved with, or responsible for, crisis management, business continuity, or risk management within an end user organisation. There is no charge for attending the briefing.
How to register
To reserve your place at one of the briefings, either register online, call 01908 855771or simply email customerfirst@siemenscomms.co.uk