17 & 18 August 2009, Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
A human influenza pandemic represents the extreme end of what risk managers call low frequency/high-severity events. We know the risk of a pandemic exists, but we would not know the severity of a pandemic until it is over, and unprepared companies will not know how to respond until they are directly affected.

A poll by the STAR newspaper shows that 68% of companies in Malaysia do not have a pandemic preparedness plan in place. Like it or not, all organisations should take responsibility in order to survive the pandemic.

Hence, this 2-day workshop was organised to help companis put in place a structure that ensures business continuity during these challenging times, by developing a continuity plan that covers the loss of key staff and mission critical operatives, based on H1N1 traits.

The workshop covered a wide-range of topics from expected impact of H1N1 on the Malaysian business world, pandemic timeline and future pandemics, developing response plan framework, special planning considerations, protecting staffs at work and maintaining business continuity plans overtime.

This event was well received by both government and private sector such as Pos Malaysia, Toshiba, Alken, Digi, Bintulu Port, Bank Negara and KTMB to name a few.

The speaker, who has a vast consulting experience in risk management and business continuity planning for both government and private companies, conducted this workshop successfully, with excellent feedback by attendees.