We’ve all heard the age-old adage “failing to plan is planning to fail.” Most mid-size to large businesses have regulatory requirements that they not only have a plan but exercise it periodically. However, many of these plans may or may not specifically include pandemic plans, and even when they do, few if any foresaw events as widespread and economically damaging to operations as COVID-19. The Middle Tennessee Chapter of ISACA has assembled an outstanding panel ready to take on your questions, including:
- If drafting your pandemic business continuity plan (BCP) or disaster recovery plan (DRP) for the first time for your business, it can be daunting – what are some relevant resources you can turn to for help?
- The current crisis escalated quickly in a matter of weeks, what key factors should be emphasized this pandemic in an evolving plan and how can new knowledge be incorporated quickly into the plan that may require changes to be endorsed by remote, executive leadership?
- How should crisis communication be centralized both for the external public and internally for employees? Can anyone in your organization address the media, or only certain people? How do you educate your workforce and provide official business communication channels?
- How do you manage critical 3rd party vendors during a crisis? Have you ensured their SLAs match your business needs during a disaster? How do you best ensure they are as prepared as your company is to navigate a crisis?
- How do you best ensure business managers and essential staff understand their roles in a crisis and how to best escalate issues to management?
- What upgrades should managers reconsider in the current pandemic to add remote capabilities and security?
Speakers: Moderator - Ray Wagner (Gartner Research)Derek Johnson (OnSolve LLC), Larry Peck (PremiseHealth), Dr. Michael Redmond (EFPR Group), and Roberta Witty (Gartner Research). Speaker bios below.
Date/Time: Monday, May 11, 2020 from 11:30AM to 12:30 PM
Location: Virtual. NOTE: A Zoom Webinar Link will be sent to registrants via email on Friday, May 8th.
CPE: Up to 1 hours of credit will be issued to attendees.
The Middle Tennessee Chapter of ISACA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.
Chapter Event Policy: See the Chapter website for complete details on the Chapter's event policies.
Speaker Bios:
Ray Wagner, Ph.D (Moderator)
Ray Wagner, Ph.D., is Nashville native and Managing Vice President of the Secure Business Enablement group, which is part of the Information Security and Privacy research organization of Gartner Research. Ray is a global speaker, author and authority on a wide range of security issues, including identity and access management, web services security, public-key infrastructures, digital rights management, the information security organization, and information security issues within emerging technologies. He is a longtime Nashville resident and active in the community including past leadership roles in Middle TN ISSA.
Derek Johnson, CBCP, CISSP (Panelist)
Derek is a senior technology and cyber security executive with experience as a change agent developing strategic direction and setting corporate vision within various industries including; Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Technology Services. In his roles, he has conducted risk assessments and gap analysis of PCI, HIPAA, HI-TRUST, GDPR, and 23 NYCRR 500. He is also an Executive Board Member with the Infragard Atlanta Members Alliance (IAMA) and Director, Security of OnSolve LLC.
Larry Peck, CBCP (Panelist)
Larry is responsible for the overall Disaster Recovery Program development including integration of DR into the overall enterprise Business Continuity planning process for corporate and operations, Emergency Notification systems, Incident Response, and administration of Assurance (CM and NM) at PremiseHealth. He has 30+ years of experience in IT and has served as part of the Volunteer BCP Training Team for SMBs in the Caribbean.
Dr. Michael Redmond, MBA, PhD, MBCP, FBCI, CEM, PMP, ISO, Certified US Army Ret. (Panelist)
Michael is an International Consultant, Auditor, Trainer and Speaker who specializes in Enterprise Risk Management to include: Cyber/Information Security, Business Continuity Management, Disaster Recovery, Emergency Management, Crisis Planning , Incident Response Planning and Exercises, and Regulatory Compliance. She’s earned certification in over 21 ISO International Standards and received the Women of Distinction Award for Cyber Security.
She is an Information security and risk management executive with 20+ years of unique and diverse experience - a combination of portable legal, compliance, and technology skills. Michael has proven expertise in creating and managing enterprise compliance programs, information security strategies, and IT initiatives including extensive experience in working with Boards and C-level executives. She’s skilled in cultivating change, developing and supporting multi-faceted business relationships, and improving results through analytical thinking, inspirational leadership, and ability to manage complexity.
Roberta Witty (Panelist)
Roberta Witty is a Vice President in Gartner Research, where she is part of the Security and Risk Management Programs group. Her primary area of focus is business continuity management. She is the Key Initiative Lead for the Technology, Information and Resilience Risk KI and the Security and Risk Management Leaders KI. She also chairs the Women in IT track for Gartner's annual Security and Risk Management conferences.
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