Speakers - Business Continuity 2015


Speakers

Keynote speaker

James McAlister
BCI vice-chairperson and director, Crisis Prepared

James McAlister is the Director of Crisis Prepared Limited an organisational resilience consultancy and former police officer with over 30 years experience in Business Continuity, Civil Protection, Crisis / Emergency Management, Security, Firearms, Public Order and Training.

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Phillip Banda
Assistant director of Corporate Business Continuity, Zambia Revenue Authority
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Ross Beerman
chief executive officer, AllLife Group
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David John Bollaert
Resilience advisor and trainer, Resus Advisory
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Chantal Coetzer
Divisional head: Specialised Operational Risk Division, Risk Management and Compliance Department, South African Reserve Bank
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Greg Comline
GM, Global Continuity: Metrofile Holdings Group
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Fred Felton
Social media specialist, Falconscove
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Dr Clifford Ferguson
director: Strategy and Policy, Government Pensions Administration Agency
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Vikash Govindjee
Head of Enabling, AllLife South Africa
BBusSci (Finance), BCom Hons (Accounting), PGDA, UCT, CA (SA) & CFA
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Janine Hills
founder and CEO, Vuma Reputation Management
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Tracey Linnell
GM: Advisory Services at Continuity SA
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Paul Masemola
Managing director, MiSEC Advisory
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William Matambo
Director: Strategy and Risk, Reserve Bank of Malawi
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Michele McCann
Business Development Manager, Teraco Data Environments
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Maiendra Moodley
Divisional head (GM): financial systems and processes, State Information Technology Agency
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Sehume Motswenyane
senior manager: CyberSecurity, EY Advisory Services
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Henry Peens
Senior Manager, Deloitte Risk Advisory
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Strategising for digital transformation By Christine Barrow Johannesburg, 5 Aug 2015
Digital transformation is driven through strategy as opposed to technology. This strategy drives digital maturity through leadership that has the ability to conceptualise digital technologies into business value.

Building the case for BC investment By Busie Mhlanga-Mjimba, Senior Conference Producer, ITWeb. Johannesburg, 9 Jul 2015
The level of business continuity maturity varies significantly across organisations and industries in SA. Moreover, assessing maturity levels is difficult, because IT-driven disaster recovery plans, which address technical continuity, are being seen as the driver, and key focus of business continuity.

Rules of engagement in business continuity By Christine Barrow Johannesburg, 6 Jul 2015
Business continuity management (BCM) practitioners need to start practically integrating roles in companies to bring about greater efficiencies. ccording to Chantal Coetzer, divisional head: specialised operational risks at the South African Reserve Bank, practitioners can do so by engaging more, communicating regularly, establishing solid relationships, and understanding how integration will impact the world of BCM.

BCM evolution gathers pace By Christine Barrow Johannesburg, 5 Jun 2015
Business continuity management (BCM) as a discipline has changed rapidly in recent years, and will continue to evolve into the future, while being impacted by technology and software updates, modified business models, unexpected risks, new regulations and organisational demands.

Business continuity means taking responsibility By Busie Mhlanga-Mjimba Johannesburg, 12 May 2015
Business continuity is often described as 'common sense'. It is about taking responsibility for the business and enabling it to stay on course, whatever storms it is forced to weather. It is about 'keeping calm and carrying on'.