BCI SA/NT Area Forum: "SA Extreme Weather Event - Discussion Emergency Management & Business Continuity impacts from Burns Report"

<p><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The organising committee of the BCI SA/NT Area Forum invites its members and interested non-members to attend the next Forum Meeting on 25</span>^th<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> July 2017 from 6:00PM at the West Adelaide Football Club, 57 Milner Road, Richmond, SA.</span></p> <br><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Please order meal from 6:00-6:30PM, before the meeting commences at 6:30PM.</span></span><br><br><b><u><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Topic: “SA Extreme Weather Event – Discussion Emergency Management and Business Continuity impacts from Burns Report”</span></span></u></b><br><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">IAEM and BCI are keen to explore the links between emergency management and business continuity using contemporary and relevant discussion topics. Using the Extreme Weather Event experienced by South Australia in September 2016, the presentation will discuss six key areas and associated recommendations from the Burns Report into this Event that has in our view a major impact on Emergency Management and Business Continuity.</span></span><br><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Key areas for discussion include:</span></span> <ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Dam Safety</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Resilience (72 hr model)</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Control Facilities Review</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Business Continuity Plans</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mobile Redundancy</span></span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Emergency Staffing Capability.</span></span></li></ul> <b><u><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Speaker: Malcolm Jackman, Chief Executive, SA Fire and Emergency Services</span></span></u></b><br><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">In July 2015, Malcolm commenced as the Chief Executive of the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM). He is tasked with providing strategic leadership and direction for all emergency services across SA including Metropolitan and Country Fire Services (MFS, CFS), State Emergency Service (SES) and Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR). He has direct responsibility and accountability for championing and leading the Emergency Services sector, the reform agenda, and the change management process.</span></span><br><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Born and educated in New Zealand, Malcolm has a BSc in Pure Mathematics and a BCom in Accounting from Auckland University. He spent his early career as an officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander, before joining the staffing services and recruitment industry in 1984. He worked in a variety of senior roles in New Zealand, Australia and North America as well as spending time in Asia and Europe. From 1996 he was CEO of Manpower Australia and New Zealand. Malcolm has also been the CEO of Coates Hire (from 2003) and Elders Limited (2008), and most recently, the Chief Executive of Defence SA (2014).</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">We look forward to welcoming you at this very interesting and important topic.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">BCI Forum Co-ordinator: Michael Keen</span></span><br>