Preparing for the Unexpected
ALEX FULLICK, MBCI,CBCP,CBRA,ITIL,CORS,cABCF,ISO22301,Author
Preparing for the Unexpected is about how people, organizations and communities plan, prepare, test, communicate and respond to sudden unplanned events such as natural and manmade disasters and crises. The show is for everyone who wants an understanding of how plans are created for individuals, organizations and communities and for anyone who wants to know what they can do in their own lives to help protect themselves from unexpected events.
There is a myth that disasters happen to others but in reality, they happen to everyone. It's just a matter of when and how well-prepared you are. The greater the level of awareness, communication and knowledge, the quicker one bounces back from adversity.
The overall aim of Preparing for the Unexpected is to reduce the suffering, effects and impacts caused as a result of disasters and unexpected life events by increasing knowledge and awareness of Operational Resilience, Business Contingency, Disaster Planning, Crisis Management, and related activities.
There is a myth that disasters happen to others but in reality, they happen to everyone. It's just a matter of when and how well-prepared you are. The greater the level of awareness, communication and knowledge, the quicker one bounces back from adversity.
The overall aim of Preparing for the Unexpected is to reduce the suffering, effects and impacts caused as a result of disasters and unexpected life events by increasing knowledge and awareness of Operational Resilience, Business Contingency, Disaster Planning, Crisis Management, and related activities.
Episodes
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Sep 24, 2018 • 56min
Hour Five:Louis Seidel | AccuWeather, Lee Wells | Konexus, Regina Phelps | Emergency Management and Safety Solutions, Cheyenne Marling | Firestorm
Join Host of Preparing for the Unexpected, Alex Fullick as he broadcast live from DRJ 2018 in Phoenix Arizona. Disaster Recovery Journal sponsors two annual conferences that began in September of 1989. The first conference drew a crowd of almost 250 disaster recovery professionals. Today, both conferences combined pull in more than 3,000 disaster recovery professionals from all over the world, which makes our conferences the largest in the entire industry. DRJ has an exciting array of events available throughout the year. Participation in any or all is a great way to boost your industry knowledge and expand your networking circle. The opportunities include annual conferences, webinars and podcasts. The conferences are held twice each year. The spring show is in Orlando, Florida; the fall show is in Phoenix, Arizona. The webinars are held monthly and may be viewed live or recorded for later use. The podcasts offer a chance to hear sessions from previous conferences.
Sep 24, 2018 • 58min
Hour Four: William C. Hord | Quantivate, Brandon Tanner | Rentsys Recovery Service, Patrick Potter | RSA, Dee Daniels | VoiceAmerica
Join Host of Preparing for the Unexpected, Alex Fullick as he broadcast live from DRJ 2018 in Phoenix Arizona. Disaster Recovery Journal sponsors two annual conferences that began in September of 1989. The first conference drew a crowd of almost 250 disaster recovery professionals. Today, both conferences combined pull in more than 3,000 disaster recovery professionals from all over the world, which makes our conferences the largest in the entire industry. DRJ has an exciting array of events available throughout the year. Participation in any or all is a great way to boost your industry knowledge and expand your networking circle. The opportunities include annual conferences, webinars and podcasts. The conferences are held twice each year. The spring show is in Orlando, Florida; the fall show is in Phoenix, Arizona. The webinars are held monthly and may be viewed live or recorded for later use. The podcasts offer a chance to hear sessions from previous conferences.
Sep 24, 2018 • 55min
Hour Three: Sandeep Parande | IBM, James D. Linney | FAA, Joe Bechtold | Texas Instruments, Ramesh Warrier | eBRP
Join Host of Preparing for the Unexpected, Alex Fullick as he broadcast live from DRJ 2018 in Phoenix Arizona. Disaster Recovery Journal sponsors two annual conferences that began in September of 1989. The first conference drew a crowd of almost 250 disaster recovery professionals. Today, both conferences combined pull in more than 3,000 disaster recovery professionals from all over the world, which makes our conferences the largest in the entire industry. DRJ has an exciting array of events available throughout the year. Participation in any or all is a great way to boost your industry knowledge and expand your networking circle. The opportunities include annual conferences, webinars and podcasts. The conferences are held twice each year. The spring show is in Orlando, Florida; the fall show is in Phoenix, Arizona. The webinars are held monthly and may be viewed live or recorded for later use. The podcasts offer a chance to hear sessions from previous conferences.
Sep 24, 2018 • 54min
Hour Two:Joe Miner,Jon Seals, Jason Hines, and Kathy Rainey
Join Host of Preparing for the Unexpected, Alex Fullick as he broadcast live from DRJ 2018 in Phoenix Arizona. Disaster Recovery Journal sponsors two annual conferences that began in September of 1989. The first conference drew a crowd of almost 250 disaster recovery professionals. Today, both conferences combined pull in more than 3,000 disaster recovery professionals from all over the world, which makes our conferences the largest in the entire industry. DRJ has an exciting array of events available throughout the year. Participation in any or all is a great way to boost your industry knowledge and expand your networking circle. The opportunities include annual conferences, webinars and podcasts. The conferences are held twice each year. The spring show is in Orlando, Florida; the fall show is in Phoenix, Arizona. The webinars are held monthly and may be viewed live or recorded for later use. The podcasts offer a chance to hear sessions from previous conferences.
Sep 24, 2018 • 56min
Hour one: Dr. Heidi Hanna, Cheri Umlauf, and Eric de Vos
Join Host of Preparing for the Unexpected, Alex Fullick as he broadcast live from DRJ 2018 in Phoenix Arizona. Disaster Recovery Journal sponsors two annual conferences that began in September of 1989. The first conference drew a crowd of almost 250 disaster recovery professionals. Today, both conferences combined pull in more than 3,000 disaster recovery professionals from all over the world, which makes our conferences the largest in the entire industry. DRJ has an exciting array of events available throughout the year. Participation in any or all is a great way to boost your industry knowledge and expand your networking circle. The opportunities include annual conferences, webinars and podcasts. The conferences are held twice each year. The spring show is in Orlando, Florida; the fall show is in Phoenix, Arizona. The webinars are held monthly and may be viewed live or recorded for later use. The podcasts offer a chance to hear sessions from previous conferences.
Sep 13, 2018 • 58min
BCM Program Trends: What the Most Successful Programs are Doing!
Continuing with our speaker series from the Continuity & Resilience Today conference (Toronto, May 2018), this week's episode will focus on BCM Program Trends and what successful programs are doing right. We speak with well-known and well-respected industry recruiter, Cheyene Marling. More than ever business continuity professionals want to know how the most mature programs are approaching business continuity planning. What are these organizations doing different from the rest? How are they achieving the visibility within the organization? How are they obtaining the necessary executive support? We'll chat with Cheyene to assess the differentiating factors between the "Very Immature" programs and the "Very Mature" programs and get some great tips along the way.
Sep 6, 2018 • 56min
How BCM and DR Programs Address Our Fears - Part 2
Part 2 of How BCM programs address our fears. People around the world share some common fears, regardless of their location, ethnicity or their place in history. In the1st episode of a 2 part series, we'll identify these common fears and provide examples of how Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) programs help to address these fears. We'll identify key program components that when developed, leveraged and executed correctly, can help alleviate to some degree, the fear and confusion people feel when disasters, incidents or crises occur. Find out if your program is addressing our fears.
Aug 23, 2018 • 53min
How BCM and DR Programs Address Our Fears - Part I
People around the world share some common fears, regardless of their location, ethnicity or their place in history. In the1st episode of a 2 part series, we'll identify these common fears and provide examples of how Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) programs help to address these fears. We'll identify key program components that when developed, leveraged and executed correctly, can help alleviate to some degree, the fear and confusion people feel when disasters, incidents or crises occur. Find out if your program is addressing our fears.
Aug 16, 2018 • 57min
Lessons Learned: Integrating Cyber Security with IMS/ICS Systems
Cyber Security is a relatively new realm in the Business Continuity / Disaster Planning / Information Security world and often, people are clear on what it is or how should help during crises. For this show, we speak with expert Douglas Grant who will share his experiences integrating cyber security best practices into a broader incident management framework, allowing organizations to respond effectively to a range of network based attacks and disruptions. Douglas will provide an overview of his experience in addressing these issues, particularly focusing on how to effectively align cyber security with existing crisis or emergency management functions.
Aug 2, 2018 • 54min
Using Social Media and Drones for Emergency Management
Communications during disasters is paramount, especially when there is the potential for the loss of human life. The need for communications and the way we communicate, along with what we communicate, has changed with the advent of social media and drones. We speak with social media expert, researcher and author of Social Media, Crisis Communications, and Emergency Management: Leveraging Web 2.0 Technologies Dr. Connie M White. Dr. White will talk about how Social Media assists first responders and emergency personnel, as well as how it gives a voice to those that didn't have one before - especially when that voice can help during disasters. Dr. White will also talk to us about a new communication tool that is helping the realm of Emergency Management; the use of drones. A leading researcher in decision support systems during disasters, we'll learn how drone are assisting and changing the face of traditional emergency response and management.
