Monday, March 17 - 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Strohl Development Session: 20 Years of Shared Focus
It’s one thing to say Strohl Systems has perfect 20/20 vision for developing business continuity software and another to show it. We’re honored to have shared this vision with organizations around the world for over 20 years now, and have no intentions of slowing down. Join us at this session where we’ll discuss the exciting futures of our entire suite of products.
Strohl Systems Development Team

Monday, March 17 – 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
PLANet 3.0 Today and Tomorrow
Get an up close and personal look at the latest and greatest version of the premier planning tool for financial institutions – PLANet 3.0. Even the most seasoned PLANet users will learn plenty during this thorough overview of of the new interface as well as new features rolled out in the latest version. You also get a preview of future plans for versions to come.
Strohl Systems

Tuesday, March 18 – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Emerging Standards for Business Continuity and Emergency Planning
Strohl System is proud to welcome William Raisch, Executive Director of The International Center for Enterprise Preparedness as a general session speaker at our 2008 conference. InterCEP is the world’s first major academic center dedicated to private sector resiliency and emergency preparedness. Businesses and other private sector organizations set the initial mission of the Center and remain engaged on an ongoing basis in its evolution. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provided the core funding for this initiative to create a truly international resource for education and research in this vital area.

In the presentation, Mr. Raisch will review the latest status of the new voluntary certification program for private sector preparedness and the potential role it may play in forwarding incentives for business resilience. Mr. Raisch will discuss the potential impacts of the certification program on the private sector and opportunities that it may present as a competitive advantage. This general session will include review of the current status of standards for use in the certification program, the certification process itself, the latest on national implementation efforts.
William Raisch, Executive Director, InterCEP

Tuesday, March 18 – 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Understanding the BS25999 Standard
The big picture of the BS25999 Standard reflects the international recommended practices for BCM and to deliver guidance for how to assess needs, build and test plans and continually enhance it. There’s much more to it – and this session will cover it all.
Sidney Modenesi, Strohl Systems do Brasil and John DiMaria, BSI

Wednesday, March 19 – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Public-Private Partnerships: The Financial Sector as Model

The ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters – both catastrophic and limited – can be fundamentally improved when the public and private sectors coordinate and cooperate.

This session, presented by Brian Tishuk, Executive Director of ChicagoFIRST, will provide an overview of the financial sector’s public/private partnership in general and the regional partnership that is ChicagoFIRST in particular.

Mr. Tishuk will address the development of public/private partnerships in the homeland security and business continuity spheres and the myriad of ways in which government and private firms can benefit from them. He will draw upon the experience of the financial sector for illustrative purposes and his own experience at the U.S. Treasury Department.
Brian Tishuk, ChicagoFIRST