CPM 2009 WEST Conference at a Glance


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  • Registration Open

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

  • Welcome Breakfast and Keynote Address

9:45 AM - 5:00 PM

  • BP1: Tutorial: Business Continuity 101 (100 L)

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

  • BP2: Hands Free Continuity (300 L)
  • BP3: Decomposing the Crisis/Incident Management Timeline (400 L)
  • L4: Cyber Security from the Eyes of the Executive (400 L)
  • R5: MemphisFirst—A Public/Private Partnership (300 C)

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

  • BP7: Supply Chain ResilienceSupply Chain Resilience (400 L)
  • L8: Risk Preparedness: The Next Wave in Business (400 L)
  • L9: Industrial HazMat Response Teams (300 C)
  • BP10: Crossing the Chasm: Delivering Value and Innovation with the Convergence of IT Governance, Security and Audit

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Luncheon and Keynote

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

  • BP12: Who Comes to the Party: Using Core Competencies as Post-Disaster Access Credentialing Criteria (300 L)
  • L13: The People Side of Contingency Planning (300 L)
  • L14: Establishing a Testing, Training, and Exercise Program (500 W)
  • R15: Protecting Employees and Maintaining Continuity through Emergency Notification (300 C)

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

  • The H1N1 Pandemic: Is This What We Planned For?
  • R16: Examining the Inherency of Business Continuity in the Organization (400 L)
  • BP17: To BIA or Not to BIA (200 L)
  • L18: Integrate Control Disciplines to Increase Control and Save Money (400 L)
  • SM19: Update: Standards and Legislation in Business Continuity (400 L)

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

  • Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception

Wednesday, May 13

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

  • Registration Open

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

  • Attendee Networking Breakfast

9:15 AM - 12:00 PM

  • L20: The Disaster Experience (300 W)

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM

  • BP21: School Security: Overturning the “All or Nothing” Myth (400 C)
  • BP22: Update on Nuclear and Bio-Terror Threats (300 L)
  • L23: Benefits of Applying Performance Management in Business Continuity Programs (300 L)
  • R24: Lessons Learned Information Sharing (200 L)

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

  • BP25: Situation Assessment: The Elusive Common Operating Picture (300 W)
  • BP26: Selecting an Emergency Communications Solution: Know the Facts Before You Buy (300 L)
  • L27: Navigating the Financial Tsunami 2009 (400 L)
  • SM28: Can Standards-Based Planning Provide Consistency across Sites? (400 L)

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  • Exhibit Hall Luncheon

2:15 PM - 4:30 PM

  • L30: Recovery Strategy Workshop: Adapting to Changed Realities (300 W)

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

  • BP31: Developing Enterprise Risk Management (300 L)
  • L32: Advanced Skills in Post-Disaster Psychological Debriefing (300 L)
  • L33: The Challenge of Assessing Supplier Reliability (400 P)
  • SM34: Using Standards to Create Your Campus Emergency Plan (200 L)

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

  • L35: Leveraging ERM to Achieve Strategic Objectives (300 C)
  • BP36: Border Transportation Security Issues (400 L)
  • L37: How to Avoid Career-Defining Moments in Crisis: Manage the Victim Dimension (500 L)
  • R38: Sharing the Vision and Splitting the Costs: Public/Private Partnerships (300 L)

Thursday, May 14, 2009

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  • Registration Open

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

  • Continental Breakfast and Prize Raffle

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • SM40: Measuring Maturity and Preparedness (300 P)

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

  • BP42: IT Operational Resilience (300 L)
  • BP43: The Muskrat Theory of Business Continuity (400 C)
  • L44: Taking BCP to BCM (400 L)
  • R45: A Systems Approach to Hazard Assessment (300 L)

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

  • BP47: All Hazards Exercises: A Planning Methodology (300 L)
  • L48: Taking Your Business Resiliency Program Out of the Corporate Wilderness (500 L)
  • R49: Implementing the Incident Command System in Your Organization (300 L)


Track
  • BP = Best Practices
    Discover tried and true methods and lessons learned from your peers
  • L = Leadership and Professional Development
    Get ahead with these expert practices to help you lead a resilient enterprise
  • SM = Standards and Metric Type
    Navigate your path through regulations and find out how your program stacks up
  • R = Resources from New Sources
    Don’t do more with less—learn where to go for help
Format Level
  • L = Lecture
  • P = Panel Discussion
  • C = Case Study
  • W = Workshop
  • 100 = Beginner
  • 200 = Beginner - Intermediate
  • 300 = Intermediate
  • 400 = Intermediate - Advanced
  • 500 = Advanced

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