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Business Continuity Workshop for Regional Economic Resiliency
February 3, 2015 @ 7:00 am - 11:00 pm
FreeThe Upper Valley Adaptation Workgroup (UVAW) and its partners will be hosting an important workshop with practical and interactive instruction about economic resiliency and business continuity.
The workshop will be featuring national and regional resiliency experts to introduce resiliency planning for business continuity.
- Build a resilient economy one business at a time.
- Review lessons learned from severe weather events like Tropical Storm Irene.
- Identify vulnerabilities in a business and how to address them.
The workshop is FREE and open to the public.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
7:00 Registration, Socializing, and Breakfast
7:30 Introductions, Program Overview
Welcome by UVAW
Co-Chairs Sherry Godlewski (NHDES) & Alex Jaccaci (Hypertherm)
Welcome to Hypertherm
Jenny Levy, VP, Hypertherm Corporate Social Responsibility
Primer on Climate Change and Adaptation
Erich Osterberg, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Earth Science, Dartmouth College
7:50 Business Continuity & Economic Resiliency – The Importance of Being Prepared
Guest speaker, instructor, and national expert on resiliency planning.
Bonnie Canal, Managing Partner, The Resiliency Institute, New Orleans, LA
8:50 Panel and Group Discussion on Business Continuity
Resiliency & economic development experts’ and local business owners’ first-hand knowledge.
Kevin Geiger, AICP CFM, Senior Planner, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
Deborah S. Eibner, Area Business Advisor, VT Small Business Development Center
Area Businesses TBD
9:50 Resiliency Exercise – Is Your Business Prepared to Weather the Storm?
Interactive exercise to review what tools you can use to make yours a resilient organization.
Bonnie Canal
10:50 Discussion and Wrap Up
Workshop closing review and discussion.
UVAW Co-Chairs Sherry Godlewski & Alex Jacacci
Tours of Hypertherm’s new facility are available after the workshop.
Space is limited.