It seems like almost every day there is a new major disaster on the news, whether it's flooding, snow, or even a volcanic eruption. Every human resources professional responsible for emergency management needs to review and consider the completeness of their emergency procedures. Often there is a complete fire evacuation plan but have you considered numerous other risks and standard procedures that your organization needs to be ready for? This session examines the emerging risks associated with climate change and what procedures should be in place to address those new risks.

Featured topics include:

•Educating participants on climate change impacts
•Educating participants on additional emergency procedures beyond fire, and basic health and safety
•Assisting participants in identifying gaps in their emergency plans
•Improving levels of emergency preparedness

PRESENTER: Ann Wyganowski, CBCP, CBRM, MBCI
Vice President, HZX Business Continuity Planning
Past President, Disaster Recovery Information Exchange of Toronto

Ann’s consulting background includes more than 27 years of managing large projects across various industries ranging from health services, banking, pension and investment management, education, research and development, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, public utilities, food, property development and management, publishing, human resources, not-for-profits and telecommunications. Ann's global business continuity planning (BCP) and pandemic planning experience with people, culture, environments and risks includes numerous countries across Europe and Asia, Canada, USA, Australia, Mexico, and Brazil.

Ann is a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), and Certified Business Resilience Manager (CBRM) and Member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI), all of which are internationally recognized designations in the field and works as a consultant in the industry.

Ann was the President of the Toronto Disaster Recovery Information Exchange from 2006 to 2009 and is a member of the Ontario Association of Emergency Managers. She chairs Centennial College’s Emergency Management and Public Safety Institute Steering Committee. She speaks regularly at conferences on Business Continuity, Emergency Response, Health Emergency Planning and Security to both business and government.