The Business of Community Resilience –

At the Crossroads of Disaster Response and Recovery

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 -

8:30am Registration, 9:00a - 4:30p followed by reception, Lunch Included

Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450 Powell St., San Francisco, CA

Free Registration at www.bcrforum.com

(A helpful $90 donation would cover attendee costs)

Agenda

(Draft – 11/13/2009 – Subject to Change)

8:30 – 9:00am           Networking Continental Breakfast & Registration

9:00 – 9:20am           Welcome & Opening Remarks

                                    Paul Jacks – BayPrep Program Director, Fritz Institute

9:20 – 9:45am           Forum Keynote: The Corporate Sector Role in Community Disaster Resilience - CSR Revisited

Stephen Jordan - Senior Vice President and Executive Director of Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC), U.S. Chamber of Commerce

9:45 – 10:00am         AM Coffee Break

10:00 – 10:15am      Presentation: Roles and Responsibilities – Private Sector Partnerships in Disaster Preparedness

                                    Larry Goldzband – Manager of Charitable Contributions, Pacific Gas & Electric

10:15 – 11:45am      Panel: Setting the Stage for Private Sector Participation in Post-Disaster Response and Recovery

                                    Moderator: Peter Ohtaki – Executive Director, California Resiliency Alliance

Panelists:

CalEMA speaker (TBD)

Doug Nelson  CBCP, PMP - Senior Consultant, EMS Solutions, Inc.

Stasha Wyskiel – Manager, Global Business Continuity Planning, Gap,Inc.

Andrea Zussman - Disaster Preparedness Project Coordinator, San Francisco Foundation

11:45am – 12:45pm             Case Studies for Effective Solutions in Cross-Sector Response & Recovery:

The AidMatrix Foundation – Connecting the Sectors with Technology

                                                Presenters:

                                                Keith Thode – COO, AidMatrix

Greg Smith – Emergency Services Coordinator, California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) Coastal Region Field OfficeCalEMA

San Francisco County Integrated Response – from the EOC to Community Hubs

Alessa Adamo – SF CARD

John Boseman - Legislative Assistant, Government and Public Affairs Building Owners and Managers Assoc. of San Francisco

Michael Cummings – Private Sector Liaison, City and County of San Francisco, Department of Emergency Management

                                                Kristin Hogan - CirclePoint

12:45 – 1:45pm         Networking Lunch    

1:45 – 3:15pm           Panel Discussion: Innovating Community Disaster Resilience – Solutions and Ideas for Cross-Sector Response and Recovery

                                    Moderator: Ines Pearce – Chief Officer, Pearce Global Partners Inc.

Panelists:

Madelyn Mackie - Youth and Preparedness Manager, American Red Cross Bay Area

Brian Klosterman – CEO, Your Safety Place

Jim Tragakis – Senior Manager, Federal Government Services, Deloitte LLP

(TBD) – Board of Directors, Disaster Resistant Business Toolkit (DRB Toolkit)

3:15 – 4:30pm           OPEN DISCUSSION – Solutions and Steps Forward

                                    Moderated by: Jim Turner – BayPrep Program Manager, Fritz Institute

4:30 – 5:00pm           Closing Remarks and Steps Forward