Workshop Facilitator Profile
The workshop facilitator is a Director and Owner of a risk consulting firm, an Australian business continuity and crisis management consulting services company based in Sydney. He has 15 years experience providing risk consulting services to organisations in Europe, Asia and Australia, including 6 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers. His specific expertise is in the delivery of business continuity, crisis management and scenario planning exercise services.
He has applied his practical experience to assist clients to design and implement business continuity and crisis management frameworks, create and review plans and prepare and deliver business continuity training at all management levels. He has also carried out regulatory risk reviews and developed detailed contingency plans in response to specific continuity threats such as Avian Influenza, the Millennium Bug and major business and IT relocations. He has developed and delivered over 100 scenario planning and simulation exercises with clients across Asia and Australia involving a diverse range of crisis scenarios and teams of up to 50 participants.
He has an MBA from Imperial College, London University and a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford Brookes University. He is a Member of the Business Continuity Institute and Leader of the New South Wales BCI Forum. He is a regular business continuity and crisis management trainer and frequent contributor of original articles on business continuity for local and international publications and web sites.
His client portfolio includes international organisations from a diverse range of commercial and public sectors.
Notable examples include
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ING
- Swiss Re
- The Hong Kong Monetary Authority
- The Hong Kong Jockey Club
- Woolworths
- The Dairy Farm Group, Hong Kong
- NSW Government Rail Corporation
- British Gas
- Morgan Stanley
- SG Securities Asia, Hong Kong and Singapore
- Ericsson
- ABB
- OCBC Group
- COSCO
- Barclays Bank Group (UK & Japan)
- GE Capital Global Consumer Finance
- Australian Stock Exchange
- LIFFE - London International Financial Futures Exchange
Key Benefits for attending this event
- UPDATE your organisation with the latest Business Continuity developments
- GET the building blocks of the Business Continuity lifecycle right
- ASSESS your preparedness: Your BCP review and update
- REALISE your Business Continuity objectives using Scenario Planning
- REVIEW and SELECT Scenario Planning options
- DEVELOP and CONTROL a successful contingency plan exercise
- WORK your Business Continuity plans in a “live” environment
- UNDERSTAND exercise debrief and reporting
Testimonials
“The trainer has a very comprehensive knowledge of business continuity and crisis management standards, principles and methods. He takes the time to understand the needs of the organization and therefore develops exercise plans to suit. “
Vice President, Client Markets, Swiss Reinsurance Company
“The trainer a creative and detailed approach to developing crisis management exercises that have challenged our executive team and helped the ABC effectively test and improve our plans and procedures. ”
Business Continuity Manager, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
“The trainer has a practical and user-friendly approach to business continuity and crisis management training, and uses his real-world experience to illustrate the training concepts in a tangible way.”
Manager, Continuity Forum Pty Ltd, Australian business continuity network & training organisation
Who Should Attend
Directors and business unit heads of
Business Continuity | Disaster Recovery | Emergency Planning / Contingency Planning | Internal Audit | Risk Management | Information Technology | Communications and Corporate Affairs | Strategic Planning | Operations | Facilities Management | OHS
