WCC Malaysia 2012: Integrating Crisis Management and Business Continuity In A Changing World

Online, July 30, 2012 (Newswire.com) - The World Continuity Congress, themed "Integrated Crisis Management and Business Continuity In A Changing World", was a huge success. It attracted more than 200 senior business continuity and disaster recovery professionals from all over Asia.

BCM Institute for the last 12 years had been organising such event to provide a platform for all practitioner to discuss and share their experiences with delegates on economical and business issues in this ever changing world. This year, in particular, focus on the most concerned Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery issues and the current trends within Asia Pacific.

Some of the highlights included responses by Thai businesses to the floods in Thailand, the need to take the next step forward towards ISO 22301, organizational BCM and continuous improvement strategy in the government, semiconductor manufacturing, airline and financial sectors. Technical aspects of business continuity were also discussed and they include the deployment of crisis communication technology and planning software, use of cloud technology and virtualisation to reduce RTO and RPO.

In panel discussions and interactive discussions the delegates focused on the process of managing crises along the latest practices of BCM and discussed in depth on forward-thinking solutions for tail risks, communication, reputation loss, current economic drivers affecting business continuity, and regulatory reforms of standards and legislation. About 35% of delegates are CXOs and corporate leaders from both private and public sectors. They took the opportunity to interact and discuss on BC and DR issues in an open and forthright manner.
Many of the participants commented that they had gain lots of insight from the World Continuity Congress. A managing director from an energy renewal company commented on BCM Institute's media page - Facebook - that he has gain lots of practical advice from the examples given during congress. The Bangkok Bank example, in particular, helped him reflect on his company operations and vulnerability despite being just a small business.
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