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A Glimmer of Hope: Resilience at the BCI World Hybrid 2022 Conference

Fusion Risk Management

For those of us in the resilience field, it was a common goal after disruption not to return to normal, but rather to a ‘new normal’: one where we had learnt from our mistakes and built a more robust operating model, possibly in a new direction of business. . The Return of the Resilience Industry.

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The Beginnings of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP)

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Shortly after the 9/11 attacks and the anthrax exposures, centers throughout the United States were set up to prepare for and make our nation more resilient. And not just for massive terrorism – but we were really not ready for major natural disasters, pandemics, and whatever existential threats might be in our future.

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Business, Interrupted: Drawing on Real-Life Disaster Response with Larry Knafo

Castellan

But post COVID-19, what exactly is “ business as usual ” and how has it shaped what that means for continuity and resilience professionals around the globe? His experiences are among the many that organizations can draw from in our “new normal” in this post-pandemic world. Every crisis I’ve faced has been different,” Knafo explains. “In

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

We are living in a golden age in terms of the easy availability of high-quality information on how organizations can make themselves more resilient. Much of this change was propelled by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.)

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BCM Basics: Business Continuity vs. Business Resilience 

MHA Consulting

The terms business continuity and business resilience are superficially similar and a world apart. The terms business continuity and business resilience are a distinction with a difference. Then came the game-changer that was the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The likely answer is not that much.

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