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Executives Flock Asia Pacific Conference to Address Japan Crisis and Business Continuity Issues

SINGAPORE, 4 April 2011 -- Asia Pacific's leading business continuity event, the World Continuity Congress (WCC) 2011 recently had a swollen 250-over delegates from around region to discuss on issues concerning business continuity and disaster recovery, while the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown in Japan last month is still affecting not only the Japanese, but also business operations worldwide.


Raising par ... Chairman to the advisory committee of BCM Institute Mr Steve Sobak reinforcing the solidarity of fellows of the business continuity practice in a concerted effort to raise par for the practice		Worldwide concern ... massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown in Japan inevitably became a major agenda of World Continuity Congress Singapore 2011 conference as a special panel of discussion cum dialogue was set up to address the matter


Profession building ... recent series of events such as the civil unrests in Egypt and Libya, the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand and the devastating Japan crisis continue to reinforce the need for this profession to upgrade and expand its expertise to manage and support continuity of bussinesses at times of disasters.		Announcing the winners ... The Resilience Awards 2011, recognition for business continuity management excellence was held for its first time at the World Continuity Congress 2011.

The crisis that became a worldwide concern inevitably became a major agenda of WCC conference as a special panel of discussion cum dialogue was set up to address the matter. According to its organizer, Dr Goh Moh Heng, President of BCM Institute, the Institute has already been swarmed with overwhelming requests from members of business communities, non-profit organizations and government agencies even prior to the event. Dr Goh added that because of that and also other factors, the delegates comprising of senior executives and managers in the field of risks, operations, logistics, supply chain, administration, IT, IS, Business Continuity Management and Disaster Recovery offices became evident that crisis management and business continuity has shifted towards a higher agenda across various industries.

Besides talks on the Japan Crisis, delegates had the opportunity participate in multiple dialogue sessions with speakers specializing in the areas of business continuity management, crisis management, disaster recovery, pandemic management of various industries from countries like Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kuwait., Germany, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and United Kingdom. Closer to home, some of the topics include speakers sharing their organization's account of floods and typhoons in Phillipines, civil unrest in Thailand, Mount Merapi volcano eruption in Indonesia, terrorist attacks in Pakistan and exceptionally, the September 11 incident in the United States a decade ago.

The WCC held in Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention centre, apart from the confenrence feature the Resilience Awards 2011 in recognition of organizations' excellence in Business Continuity Management, an exhibitor showcase of solution providers for business continuity and disaster recovery and also a series of masterclasses for professional certification courses in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management by BCM Institute.

About WCC SG 2011 Conference

Over a decade, WCC has been held in many countries in Asia Pacific including Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand creating an avenue for professionals of various sectors including financial services, government, information technology, manufacturing, logistics and supply chain from Asia Pacific to network, share and discuss on matters concerning business continuity, crisis management and disaster recovery. This year, the WCC Singapore incorporates The Resilience Awards, held for its very first time, the WCC Exhibition and the WCC master classes for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management Programs.

Ultimaltely, WCC aims to promote and create awareness for a business continuity approach towards a more resilient business operations and thus promote a more resilient economy at local, regional, national and international levels.

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The World Continuity Congress 2011 held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre features an exhibitor showcase of solution providers that can help organizations to achieve their business continuity goals. Participating exhibitors include BCM Institute, British Telecommunications Plc, Certification International Singapore, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Genesis Networks Pte Ltd, GMH Pte Ltd, Pantropic Online Pte Ltd and Singapore Business Federation (SBF)

BCM Institute
BCM Institute, the largest continuity training and certification organization in Asia Pacific is a global convergence of thought leaders in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management. BCM Institute's professional development and qualification are developed by technical experts and thought leaders; and delivered by industry practitioners, professionals and peers. BCM Institute continues to deliver quality by adopting the governance of independent education, examination and certification committees, making it the choice institute for professionals' practitioners, consultants, auditors and officials from all industry sectors of over 850 Organisations and Multi National Corporations (MNC) across 40 countries

British Telecommunications Plc (BT)
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in more than 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale. British Telecommunications Plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt

Certification International Singapore
Certification International Singapore (CIS) is an independent third party certification body for the assessment and certification of organisations to internationally recognized Management System Standard such as SS540, ISO9001; ISO14001; ISO22000; ISO27001; OHSAS18001; SS506 part 1 & 3; SS524; HACCP; SAC HACCP Doc 2; TS16949; GDPMDS, etc. CIS is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) and Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC) to provide a platform for organisations to obtain national and international recognition as well as fulfilling customer satisfaction and compliance with relevant regulations.

Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
DNV Business Assurance is a world leading certification body. We work with our customers to assure the performance of their products, processes and organisations through certification, assessment and training. Our services help customers build stakeholder trust and create a platform for sustainable business performance. We provide a global footprint with 1600 employees working to ensure our customers' continued success locally and in an ever-changing global environment. As part of DNV, an independent foundation established in 1864, we belong to a network of 8600 employees working from 300 offices around the world.

Genesis Networks Pte Ltd
Genesis Networks, a Singapore IT Services company, founded in the year 2001 is a leading IT Service Provider in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. It is a local company founded by Singaporeans and led by Singaporeans. Combined, the senior management team has well over 70 years of IT Services experience. We are dedicated to building and managing information infrastructure, implementing business solutions and delivering high value professional services to corporate organizations. We serve multi-national enterprises, government sectors, banking, financial services and the hospitality industries. We build and sustain application platforms for our clients that create competitive advantage. This is done so that our customers have an integrated and trusted platform to conduct their businesses.

GMH Pte Ltd
Establish in 1999, GMH Pte Ltd (or GMH) is one of Asia Pacific leading BCM and DR consulting firm specializing in business continuity strategy design, development, implementation and long-term program management. GMH had provided professional consulting services to some of the largest financial institutions, government agencies and multi-national organizations in Asia Pacific. Recently, our consultants are involved in the implementation and audit for the SS540, BS 25999 certifications and BCP in Asia.

Hewlett-Packard Singapore (HP)
HP delivers a complete business continuity solution that extends well beyond IT recover, with over 25 years experience in handling thousands of disasters through its 60 fully equipped IT, office, and satellite recovery centers in 40 countries. Our Business Continuity Solution comprise of consultancy services and DR facilities solution for datacenter and workseat, that includes your people, processes and technology. HP BCRS draws upon a wide and flexible suite of collaborative services that will keep your organization going through a crisis.

Pantropic Online Pte Ltd
Pantropic is a specialist in data protection and disaster recovery planning for I.T. systems. We help companies protect their critical business data, and help them keep their applications up and running in normal and adverse conditions. We guide our customers through consultation, needs analysis, and proof of concept testing, and then we help them implement and support the chosen solution. Since 1999, we've assisted numerous small and large enterprises in Southeast Asia with solutions deployed behind the firewall and cloud based managed services for offsite disaster recovery. Please contact us at +65 6411 0000 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Singapore Business Federation (SBF)
The Singapore Business Federation is the apex business chamber that champions the interests of the Singapore business community in trade, investment and industrial relations. It represents more than 17,000 companies as well as the local and foreign business chambers and key national and industry associations from business sectors that contribute significantly to the Singapore economy. Nationally, SBF acts as the bridge between the government and businesses in Singapore to create and enhance a pro- business environment. Internationally, SBF represents the business community in bilateral, regional, and multilateral fora for the purpose of promoting trade expansion and business networking.