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Silos of Opportunity:


Wednesday 17th March at 11:22 am

Silos of Opportunity:
Joined Up Risk Management and Business Continuity

A joint meeting between Manchester Business Continuity Forum and the Institute of Risk Management North West to be held on Wednesday 14 April 2010 in Manchester.

The purpose of the event is to demystify both risk management and business continuity management. Building on that, our aim is to explore how the two disciplines can work together more closely to find and exploit opportunities. There will be a number of case studies to illustrate the points made and a breakout session will enable participants to work together to understand the issues and opportunities.

 
We hope that the day will promote business continuity and the MBCF to IRM members and vice versa.
The meeting will benefit:
  • Managers who are interested in how best to introduce or improve risk management and business continuity in their organisations (both large and small)
  • Professionals and consultants in both disciplines who are keen to improve their knowledge and understanding of how the two disciplines fit together and deliver best value.

AGENDA:

  • 10.30 Introduction - Meeting to be chaired by Steve White, Director Risk Assurance Services, PwC
  • Risk Management Overview, Andy Garlick, IRM North West
    Business Continuity Overview, Mick Kirby, Risk Manager, Turning Point

Mike and Andy will set the direction for the day by providing thumbnail portraits of their disciplines and the argument for why there are opportunities to be realised.

  • Risk Management and Business Continuity: How Can They Best Work Together - Workshop facilitated by Jason Melia, British Council

This session will enable participants to work together to develop their understanding of how the various activities can fit together to give an efficient and effective approach to the challenges we face. Building on this Jason will help the teams to identify actions to improve current and common practices.

  • Lunch
  • Business Continuity Case Study, Tom Keegan, Vertex
Tom will describe how Vertex determined their business continuity strategy and gained senior level approval for it. He will go on to talk about the steps that were taken for implementation, as well as the plans that are in place and how they link to other functions. Beyond this, Tom will provide war stories about the obstacles encountered and how they were overcome.
 
Tom Keegan is Global Business Continuity Manager at Vertex Data Science, a business process outsourcing and information technology services company. Prior to that he was Business Continuity Manager at O2.
  • Business Continuity: Good Practice and Pitfalls, Asam Malik, PwC
Asam will provide an overview of key developments in this arena and highlight some of the pitfalls that organisations experience when creating their business continuity arrangements. The presentation will conclude with practical advice on good practice business continuity and examples of what organisations at the forefront of business continuity management are doing.
 
Asam is a Senior Manager in PwC's risk and assurance business in the North. He specialises in business continuity management, advising numerous clients in both public and private sectors, and is a key member of PwC's national BCM team.
  • Risk Management Case Study, Gary Richardson, Assistant General Manager IT, Cumberland Building Society
Gary will talk about the floods in Cumbria and the impact on the society's branch network. He will discuss the risk management programme and how this defines and develops the business continuity plans.
 
Gary joined the Cumberland Building Society in 1985. He has undertaken a wide range of roles leading up to his current position of AGM IT and is responsible for the Society's IT, Office Services and Premises. Gary was responsible for the creation of a new disaster site and new disaster recovery IT systems and controls that were installed in 2006.
  • Taking it Forward in the IRM, Kate Boothroyd, KB Risk Consulting
  • Taking it Forward in the MBCF, Thomas Croall, Manchester City Council

Kate and Tom will draw the proceedings together by discussing the roles of the respective organisations and what they can do to work together on the issues raised.

  • Conclusion, Steve White, PwC
  • 15.30 Close, tea and further networking

DETAILS:

The meeting will be held in the Conference Room at:

 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
101 Barbirolli Square
Lower Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3PW
 
Lunch and refreshments will be provided and there is a very comfortable networking area. The room and refreshments are courtesy of PwC and we are very grateful for their support. We will be making a small charge to contribute to the cost of lunch.
 
The charge for lunch will be £10 (inc. VAT) for members of the IRM and MBCF and £15 (inc. VAT) for others.

Instructions for registration and further venue details can be found at:

http://www.riskagenda.com/IRM100414