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• Alan Berman
• Executive Director DRII International
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  Mr. Berman is a CBCP, MBCI, a NFPA committee member, a member of the NY City Partnership for Security and Risk Management, Treasurer and Executive Director for Disaster Recovery Institute and the co-chair for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation committee to create the new standard for the US Private Sector Preparedness Act (PL 110-53).
  
  Over a career that has spanned 25 years he has served as a President and CIO for a major financial institution, National Practice Leader for Operational Resiliency for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Global Business Continuity practice leader at Marsh.
  
  

• Robert Fuhr
• Historical Perspectives
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  Robert Fuhr created Historical Perspectives in 1998 in order to promote emergency preparedness. Robert spent fifteen years in the emergency services as a firefighter/paramedic and held command and executive leadership positions in the fire, rescue and emergency medical disciplines. Robert frequently created intense and realistic disaster exercises and developed comprehensive emergency and safety plans for dozens of events and organizations. His business continuity expertise began with the sales and general management positions he held during eleven years with Iron Mountain, the world’s largest provider of highly-secure off-site information management and protection.
  
  

• Richard Hunter
• Group Vice President and Gartner Fellow, Author
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  Richard Hunter is group vice president and Gartner Fellow in Gartner Executive Programs (EXP), where his recent work has focused on IT risk management and the business value of IT. Mr. Hunter is the author of the acclaimed book "World Without Secrets," (Wiley, New York, 2002), and co-author of "IT Risk" (HBSP, Boston, 2007). He is in much demand as a speaker and advisor to CIOs.
  
  Mr. Hunter was appointed vice president and director of research for application development in 1998 and was also a research director in GartnerG2. He joined Gartner as a research director in the application development and management service. Mr. Hunter is co-author, with James Kerr, of "Inside RAD" (McGraw-Hill, 1994). He was appointed a Gartner Fellow in 2002.
  
  "I work with smart, talented colleagues and clients who are informed, dedicated and passionate about their work, every day, all day long. Further, as a Gartner analyst I am paid to tell my clients and colleagues exactly what I really think about the issues that matter both to me and to my clients. This is a great way to live, let alone a great job."
  
  Years of Experience
  13 years with Gartner 28 years in IT industry
  
  Professional Background
  National Life of Vermont, Vice President, Information Resource Management, 3 years
  
  John Hancock Financial Services, Manager, Data Administration, 10 years
  
  Industry Awards/Accolades
  Gartner Fellow
  
  Education
  B.A., Music, Harvard University
  He continues to compose and perform and is a world-class harmonica player.

End-User Case Studies & Panels

Hear what industry experts and luminaries have to say!

A1. Case Study Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute — Business Resiliency
Co-presented by:
Charles M. Wallen, Managing Executive
Business Continuity Standing Committee, Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC)
Richard A. Caralli, Senior Member, Technical Staff
Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

A5. Case Study Microsoft
Kevin Harris, Senior Program Manager
Microsoft

A6. Case Study Nine Weeks in New Jersey/A September 11 Case Study
Kelley Okolita, Business Continuity/ Disaster Recovery Program Manager
The Hanover Insurance Company

B2. Case Study State of Oregon Enterprise Continuity Program's Approach to Implementing the eBRP Toolkit
Melinda Weinmann, Enterprise Business Continuity Planner
Oregon Department of Administrative Services, State of Oregon

B8. Case Study Solving the Emergency Notification and Escalation Conundrum at Blue Cross Blue Shield
Chris Gay, CBCP, CBRA, Director, Disaster Recovery / Systems Continuity
Blue Cross Blue Shield

C3. Case Study Continuity of Operations at Wal-Mart
Jason F. Jackson, Director of Emergency Management
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

C4. Case Study World Vision International: Global Continuity Orchestration — Overcoming the Challenges
Dr. Eric Schmidt, Senior Director, Risk & Crisis Management
World Vision International

C7. Case Study NY ALERT: Using Technology to Protect New Yorkers
Kevin Ross, Assistant Director for Technology/CIO; Greg T. Brunelle, Deputy Director for Preparedness; Dennis J. Michalski, Assistant Director/Community Affairs, New York State Emergency Management Office

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