Experts offer best practices in business resiliency

MANILA, Philippines - Corporate presentations, interactions between speakers and executives, best practices, insights, networking, and exhibits are the top offers of Protect 2009, the fourth in the annual conferences on how corporations create financial advantages through improved business resiliency against pandemic health hazards, cyberterrorism, counterfeiting, and major natural disaster.

The two-day conference opens today, May 13 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila. Global experts will dwell on the prevention of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from business-disrupting incidents.

An international expert from Marsh Risk Consulting will share with the participants how companies prepare and respond to a pandemic.

The three main session are Present Security Environment, Business and Security, and Challenges, Implications and Required Changes. It is organized by the Anti-Terrorism Council and Leverage International (Consultants), secretariat may be reached at 810-1389; 818-6828 or fax no. 810-1594 or e-mail:  [email protected].

There will be presentations of the PNP Three-Tiered Defense System, the Emergency Rescue Program of the City of Taguig and a simulation of a Terrorist Attack on an MRT Station.

Key speakers are Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Undersecretary Ricardo R. Blancaflor, Anti-Terrorism Council Spokesperson, Undersecretary Virtus Gil, National Cyber Security Coordinator.

Dr. Rohan Gunaratna, head of Nanyang University’s International Centre for Terrorism Research, Vice Admiral Ma. R. Santos (Ret), president, Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, Ace Esmeralda, president and managing director of Ace And Associates, Inc. and editor-in-chief of SecurityMatters Magazine.

Paul Ingram, country manager, Hill & Associates Risk Consulting (Philippines), Siti Baizura Yunus, business continuity consultant, Marsh Risk Consulting (Malaysia).

Stephen P. Sayell, vice-president, Asia Risk (HK), Steve Cutler, CEO, Mobiclear Inc. and former legal attaché (FBI), Jose P. Leviste Jr., chairman of Oceana Gold Phil. and vice-chairman, MBMI Resources.

Maria A. Ressa, head, News and Current Affairs and managing director, ANC, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp., Commodore Carlos L. Agustin, AFP (Ret), president, National Defense College of the Philippines, Reynaldo Geronimo, partner, Romulo Law Office.

The specialized exhibit (May 13 to 15) will feature the latest in surveillance and security equipment, web security solutions, biometrics systems, access control devices, and plant and building security systems to enhance the competitive edge of today’s businesses.