As economies across the world slide deeper into recession, the effects of the global crisis are beginning to be felt by companies large and small, and not just in the financial sector.

In this climate, Continuity Insurance & Risk presents an event that will assess and analyse the effects of the global crisis on your business. Resilience in the Financial Crisis, the fourth annual summit in the CIR series, will provide delegates with a detailed understanding of the key issues faced by businesses in these unprecedented times. Sessions will consider the topics of business continuity investment and board buy-in, regulation and standards and supply chain risk. The one day event will also take a fresh look at the threat of terrorism.

Delegates will learn the latest in strategic thinking, benefiting from the event's high-level speaker line up that features senior government representatives and highly respected industry practitioners.

The leaders of tomorrow need to respond quickly to today's global volatility, to forge new strategies in risk and business continuity management, to ensure programmes are financially and operationally resilient to withstand the downturn and respond to inevitable global change. At the heart of this is the need for accurate information, a sound understanding of interdependencies and a thorough knowledge of trading vulnerabilities.

Speakers include:
-Keynote: General Sir Mike Jackson GCB CBE DSO, Senior Advisor at PA Consulting Group and former Chief of the General Staff
-Julia Graham, Chief risk officer, DLA Piper & AIRMIC Chairman
-Linda Hall, Head of business continuity management, Barclays Global Retail and Commercial Banking
-Charles Lindsley, Head of international business continuity and security, Standard Bank
-Peter Ryan, Security consultant, Commissioner of Police & Commander of Games Security, The International Olympic Committee
-Emily Walker, staff member 9/11 Commission, Former managing director and chief of staff, Citigroup. Former US alternate director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and executive secretary at the US Department of Treasury.
-PLUS: Special guest addressing Critical National Infrastructure

Please check this website for further speaker announcements.

Essentials:
Venue: City of London
Date: Wednesday 27 May

Delegate fees:
-Early bird (booked before 24th April) GBP445 / Standard rate GBP545
-Members of AIRMIC, ALARM, IRM, BCI, IOR & London First: Early bird GBP395 / GBP495 thereafter
-There are a limited number of places that are free of charge if you are a practitioner attending the Business Continuity Awards Gala Dinner in the evening. Please email Said Raage to register for this offer.

All prices are exclusive of VAT

Please address sponsorship queries to Murray Barber: 020 7562 2434
To book your place please contact Said Raage: 020 7562 2400
For other enquiries, please contact Deborah Ritchie: 020 7562 2401

Previous CIR Summits

May 2006: Improving Organisational Resilience: dealing with a Flu Pandemic
September 2006: CIR & BT Executive Briefing: Managing Operational Risk for Performance
April 2007: Data Centre Excellence
November 2007: Global Risks

If you wish to see presentations from recent CIR Summits, please contact us on 020 7562 2401.