Sponsors - Business Continuity 2015

Event sponsor

ContinuitySA

ContinuitySA is the leading Business Continuity Management Company in Africa. ContinuitySA offers a complete end-to-end business continuity management (BCM) solution which delivers fully managed ICT resilience solutions.
Visit: www.continuitysa.co.za

Display sponsor

Afrocentric IP

Afrocentric IP is a Business Continuity, Information Security and Enterprise Collaboration Solutions Provider. We are a NetIQ Platinum Partner. We have written 2 Globally accredited white papers on recoverying failures.
Visit: www.afrocentricip.com

Award sponsors

About Caridon

We are a community of skilled and experienced consultants who assist our clients to ensure their success
Our consultants guide our customers at a business level from conception to completion
We endeavour to understand our clients' business
We focus on our clients' requirements in the Governance, Compliance and Risk areas
We identify and design solutions
We ensure measurable deliverables
We assist in the delivery of the proposed solutions

We offer experienced and cost effective professional guidance and provide quality independent and confidential services. Our main focus areas are:

Governance, Risk and Compliance
Business Continuity Management
Contract Lifecycle and Risk Management
Project Management
Knowledge Management
Change Management
Training, Certification, Mentoring and Coaching
ISO Management Systems

Visit: www.thecaridongroup.com

Deloitte

Deloitte Risk Advisory creates value for organisations that is synonymous with operational excellence. We maximise the performance of internal business operations by identifying, predicting, resolving and mitigating imminent threats and obstacles as well as enhancing the value of these operations.
Depending on an organisations’ specific challenges and threats, Risk Advisory will ensure that the road to operational excellence is clear and adapted to the situation the organisation finds itself in.
Visit: www2.deloitte.com

ITWeb

ITWeb ITWeb is South Africa's leading technology-focused publisher, with media products and services that span online, mobile, print and events.
Its Web site at www.itweb.co.za is a trusted source of news and information for IT and business decision-makers, and is complemented by two print magazines – Brainstorm and iWeek. Its events, such as BI Summit and IT Security Summit, address critical business technology issues and provide a powerful knowledge exchange and networking platform.
Visit: www.itweb.co.za

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'.