Ship Shape & Bristol Fashion - Free Event - 11th May Bristol

Resilience in Bristol today - 11th May 2005

“Ship Shape & Bristol Fashion”

From the reputation the Port of Bristol for preparing ships for sail in good order.

Business Continuity Seminar and Resilience Exhibition
Time: 09:30 to 15:00
Location: The Council House, College Green, Bristol

This special BC & The SME event is hosted by Bristol City Council, in conjunction with the Continuity Forum.

How well prepared and resilient are we now to deal with any emergency that may impact on our business or service to the community of Bristol?

Bristol is the regional capital of the South West and is home not only to many major businesses but also over 1300 small enterprises, providing employment for many hundreds of people.

Resilience is defined as “as the ability of the community, services, area or infrastructure to withstand the consequences of an incident”.

The seminar being held on the 11th May 2005 by Bristol City Council will explore:

· The role of the emergency services in an emergency
· The role of the local authority in an emergency
· The present threat
· What can businesses do to “be prepared”
· The role of the BBC in communicating in a crisis
· The support that is available to businesses
· The Civil Contingencies Act 2004

In addition there will be an exhibition of resilience equipment and personnel to demonstrate how well Bristol is prepared.

Communicating in an emergency. The Council with Avon and Somerset Constabulary have initiated an emergency communication system for businesses. See www.priorityalert.co.uk or visit Vocal’s stand at the exhibition.

This event introduces and discusses the real issues facing business today, and will cover topics ranging from IT Protection & Security, through the management of communications during a crisis, and the planning considerations that impact on the disruption caused by them.

New risks constantly evolve, and Businesses should now be considering an holistic approach to Continuity Planning. Our speakers will provide guidance and advice on the subject covering the risks and the positive steps that can be taken to mitigate the effects.

The leading Experts in the field are clearly stating that the risks to business are higher than ever before. For example, Government, the Metropolitan Police and MI5 all state that it is not a question of ’if’ an Terrorist attack will happen, but rather ’when’!

But Terrorism is not the only issue facing us today. This event removes the hype and focuses on the facts covering the current matrix of risks to business and highlighting why Companies have to ACT to build their resilience and Business Continuity Management plans.

Working with the Continuity Forum, Bristol City Council will show how to integrate the risk dimension into your BCM and ensure that it becomes just a part of your overall business planning.

In addition to our speakers, there will also be stands and demonstrations by various related organisations, with details to follow shortly.

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Agenda

09.30 Event Registration & Coffee

10.00 Event Introduction by the Lord Mayor

The Lord Mayor will open the Event, and introduce the themes for the day.

Councillor Simon Cook, The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Bristol

10.30 Key Note Address

The Assistant Chief Constable of the Bristol Constabulary will discuss the measures vital to business today, and how best to liaise with all necessary organisations and bodies to ensure adequate planning is in place.

Mr Rob Hanson, Assistant Chief Constable, Bristol Constabulary

11.00 Coffee Break & Networking

An opportunity to network with your peers (and to visit the stands/our sponsors)

11.30 Introduction to Business Continuity Planning

Embedding Business Continuity makes commercial sense for any Organisation, but following a major incident it may be the difference between life and death for your Business. This session outlines the Key stages of the Business Continuity process and illustrates how they can help during a Major Incident.

John Sharp, Policy Director, The Continuity Forum

12.00 Lunch & Networking

13.00 Bristol City Council—your Partners

This session will discuss how your local authority can work with you to ensure that your own planning is complimentary with the plans of the City.

Bristol City Council

13.30 Communicating in a Crisis

Jenny Lacey will discuss how communications are a vital aspect of your planning process, and what other resources are available during a crisis.

Jenny Lacey – The BBC

14.00 Coffee Break & Networking An opportunity to network with your peers

14.30 IT Recovery

This session will discuss the importance of the protection of your IT Systems, how to achieve the protection in a cost effective and efficient manner, and what issues you may face.

15:00 Closing Address and Thanks - Continuity Forum

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Please Book as soon as possible for this free event!

To reserve your place please click HERE! or phone Sara McKenna or Ann Sharp on +44 (0) 208 993 1599.

If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this event please contact Sara McKenna via the details shown above

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If you would like to know more about how your organisation can get involved and benefit from working with the Continuity Forum, please email us HERE! or call on + 44 (0) 208 993 1599.