Business Continuity – The Risk Management Expo takes place on 16-17 March 2005 at ExCel in London.
While risk management and business continuity have climbed the corporate agenda, most UK businesses are still far from creating a good business continuity strategy. So claim IMP Events, organisers of Business Continuity – The Risk Management Expo 2005.
The event in its second year covers the impact of continuity, security and compliance issues on operational risk. The event incorporates a two day conference programme and a free exhibition featuring business continuity, security and risk management solutions – from IT and Finance to Retail and Telecoms.
What they say
Graeme Howe, Event Director, Business Continuity – The Risk Management Expo 2005 says: "Formulating good business practice is no longer simply ensuring business continuity in the event of a major catastrophe but is about creating strategies that protect the company’s reputation while supporting the needs of employees, shareholders, customers and suppliers."
Running alongside the exhibition will be a conference – sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems. Phil Jones, Senior Director, product marketing and Management EMEA says: "Hitachi Data Systems believes that the whole question of business continuity is fundamental to modern business life and we are committed to develop best of breed solutions to bring IT closer to business needs in this area. A key part of this process is better communication and education."
The 2004 event saw 2,000 industry representatives including over 200 conference delegates fill the conference halls over the two days, say IMP. Invited speakers include: John Milne, Head of Business Continuity, FSA, Alastair Clark, Advisor to the Governor, Bank of England and Paul Mills, Head of Financial Stability and Regulatory Policy, HM Treasury who will be setting out priorities for 2005 within the financial sector.
Alex Hindson, Risk Services Manager, AstraZeneca and Luke Bazzard, Group Head of Business Continuity, Barclays Capital will be discussing business continuity and the risk manager, looking at the impact that BCM has on business risk and ROI and how the Risk Management team can change the perception of Business Continuity spending.
Jamie Watters, Senior IT Manager, Abbey, David Lacey, Director, Information Security, Royal Mail Group, and David McCaskill, Section Manager – Global Security Solutions, Proctor & Gamble will be highlighting where CIOs are at risk, focusing the role of IT in alignment with business continuity planning.
Also included within the conference programme is a Business Continuity Planning workshop that aims to introduce businesses to a risk management approach to Business Continuity planning. You can register for free tickets on-line.
