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Empowering Business Continuity
Inaugural Launch of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Industry Index Survey
Date: 8 April 2009, Wednesday
Time: 0815hr to 1100hr
Venue: Grand Park City Hall - Ballroom II, Level 2, 10 Coleman Street
Fees: Complimentary
Are you able to afford loss of business continuity? What if disaster or an outbreak strikes? Is your company
prepared for crisis management and immediate business recovery? When is a good time to implement
Business Continuity Planning (BCP)?
Despite the challenges to weather the economic storm, companies must thrive to improve business resilience in
times of disasters and major disruptions. Find out how you can Empower Business Continuity in an exclusive
breakfast dialogue. Gain insights on the industry players’ readiness for BCP and equip yourself with the knowhow to kick start BCP effectively.
Key Highlights
 Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Survey Findings (A first BCP index survey commissioned by NCS)
 The Importance of BCM in today’s risk landscape
 The know-how on BCM and certification process
 BCM best practices
Who should attend?
CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, IT Manager, Finance Manager, Operations Manager
Programme
0815hr
Guest Registration & Breakfast Buffet
0900hr
Keynote Address
Mr Ramakrishna Purushotaman, Director – Industry Development
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
0910hr
NCS BCP Index Survey Findings
Mr Daniel Sim, Manager – SMB Consulting & Research of AMI Partners
0950hr
Empowering Business Continuity
Mr Wong Tew Kiat, BCP Leader, NCS
1030hr
Panel Discussion: Is This The Right Time For Companies to Look into BCP?
Facilitator: Mr John Chan, Assistant Vice President, Business Continuity Management
Singapore Exchange Limited
Guest Panelist: Mr Roland Teo, Deputy Director of Capacity Building Division
Singapore Business Federation
Panelists: Mr Wong Tew Kiat and Mr Daniel Sim
1100hr
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About the Speakers
Mr Daniel Sim, Manager, AMI Partners, has over 20 years of ICT research and industry experience. His in-dept domain
knowledge spans from healthcare to hospitality industries. His areas of expertise in remote network management, enables
him to provide great analysis and insights to Business Continuity Planning.
Mr Wong Tew Kiat, CBCP, MBCI, SMSCS, BCP Leader, NCS, has a vast experience in Business Continuity Planning and
Management. He had served in senior leadership positions as a President for the Singapore Business Continuity Group
(BCG), a Tech Industry Chapter of the Singapore Computer Society (2005 to 2008) and was a Working Committee Member
with Singapore Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and currently sits on the panel of the BCM Auditors
with SPRING Singapore, to audit organisations seeking BCM Certification. As an award winner of the Asian BCM Lifetime
Achievements Awards 2008, Tew Kiat is able to lend his insights not just as a practitioner but as a advisor.
Mr John Chan, AVP, BCM, Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX), has been with SGX since November 2000 and is
currently responsible for the overall planning, testing, exercising and training and promoting awareness of business
continuity. Prior to his post as AVP in BCM, he was involved in internal audit, compliance, operations and financial analysis
within SGX. Before joining SGX, John spent over five years with Monetary Authority of Singapore in securities regulation. He
holds an MBA in Finance from City University Business School (now know as Cass Business School) in London and a
Bachelor of Science degree in Monetary Economics from the London School of Economics and he is also a DRII-certified
Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP).
Mr Roland Teo, Deputy Director, Capacity Building Division, Singapore Business Federation (SBF), oversees the
National Business Continuity Programme and the Financial Facilitator Programme at EBIS to help Singapore companies to
be ready in terms of business continuity and to facilitate funding. Prior to joining SBF, Roland was in charge of Credit and
Risk Management in Intraco Ltd group, a SGX listed company with global business presence from 2007-2009. Roland has
18 years of experience in credit and risk management for the financial and corporate sectors and is a regular trainer/speaker
in this field. He is a Certified Credit Manager (CCM) since 2006 by the Singapore Association of Credit Management (SACM)
where he is an active Board member.
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Empowering Business Continuity
Inaugural Launch of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Industry Index Survey
Date: 8 April 2009, Wednesday
Time: 0815hr to 1100hr
Venue: Grand Park City Hall - Ballroom II, Level 2, 10 Coleman Street
Fees: Complimentary
Please revert to: Lyn Soon, Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa)
Fax : 6826 3068 / Email : lynsoon@smafederation.org.sg
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