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Conference on Operationalising Public Private Partnerships for Disaster Management

March 24, 2008

Operationalising Public Private Partnerships for Disaster Management

Towards Resilient and Sustainability Goals, 16 – 17 April 2008, Pragati Maidan

New Delhi, India

Under The Auspices of

 ndma

National Disaster Management Authority, GOI, India

     
                                                                                              Conference Organisers

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Operationalising Public Private Partnerships for Disaster Management

Towards Resilient and Sustainability Goals

16 – 17 April 2008, Pragati Maidan

New Delhi, India

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Conference on Operationalising Public Private Partnerships for Disaster Management being held under the Auspices of National Disaster Management Authority of India (NDMA), Government of India. This will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India on April 16 and April 17 2008 for which the focus is on the following  four themes :

·     Corporate Resilience and Preparedness for Disaster Management

·     Business Continuity for Disaster Management

·     Risk Transfer through Techno Financial Strategies

·    Operationalising Public Private Partnership for Disaster Management

 

For a detailed conference overview you may visit this link Conference Information.

The conference will cover issues, experiences, practices and future for corporate resilience, preparedness, business continuity, risk management, techno financial strategies, opportunities, threats and many more areas for disaster management.  This will be across     Public Sector, IT and IT enabled, Telecommunications, Aviation, Manufacturing, Financial, Services and developmental sectors among others. 

This conference provides an opportunity to integrate and  meet potential partners and clients while learning from experiences across industry sectors.  This provides a high level networking opportunity in a comfortable environment and opportunity for informal interactions.

Conference partners :

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, Regional Delegation for South Asia – USAID, IRG – Geo Hazards International – International Association of Emergency Managers – Tata Teleservices – Sphere India.

Knowledge Partners :

Micro Insurance Academy(MIA) – Swiss Re – British Standards Institutions(BSI) – Grant Thornton – Motorola – XANSA A Steria Company – IFFCO-TOKIO – Services International.

The Conference Agenda  is as highlighted below:

Operationalising Public Private Partnerships for Disaster Management

Towards Resilient and Sustainability Goals

16 – 17 April 2008, Pragati Maidan

New Delhi, India

16th April 2008 Session Plan

08:30 AM – 09:30 AM                         

Registration 

09:30 AM – 10:30 AM                        

Inaugural Session

 ·   Welcome Address – Responsenet, An Aidmatrix Initiative

 ·   Lighting the Lamp    – J K Sinha, NDMA and Honourable Guests   

 ·   Inaugural Speech & Key Note Address – Honourable  J.K Sinha ,  Member – National Disaster Management Authority (GOI)

·   Presentation of Mementoes  

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM                         Tea Break

Session – 1

Corporate Preparedness for Disaster Management

Chair: Mr. N.M Prusty – Chief of Party

USAID – IRG

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Session Introduction Speech

Chair:  N.M Prusty – Chief of Party,

USAID – IRG

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM                         

Knowledge Sharing of the Airport Contingencies Plan for Emergency

Cdr. Pradeep Dixit – General Manager, Mumbai International Airport Ltd. – GVK

11:25 AM – 11:50 AM                        

Role of Tele Communications in Affordability, Accessibility &

Application for Disaster Preparedness

Yogesh Kocchar – Head Corporate Sustainability & Govt. Business Unit  

Tata Teleservices Pvt. Ltd.

11:50 AM – 12:15 PM

Presentation 

Rajiv Kurup – Safety Consultant, Honeywell Automation Pvt. Ltd.

12:15 PM – 12:40 PM                           

PPP in the Mitigation Phase – Case Study

Hari Kumar – National Coordinator,  GeoHazards International

12:40 PM -1:05 PM                           

Critical Communication Perspective to Disaster Management

Subodh Vardhan – Director Sales and Country Head, Government & Public Safety,

Motorola India

1:05 PM – 1:20 PM                          

Interactions / Question & Answer Session and Presentation of

Mementoes by Chairperson

                                                                               

1:20 PM – 2:20 PM                          

Lunch

Session – 2

Business Continuity for Disaster Management

Chair:    Nelson Castano – Regional Disaster Management, Coordinator,

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies,

Regional Delegation for South Asia

2:20 PM – 2:35 PM

Session Introduction Speech  

Nelson Castano – Regional Disaster Management Coordinator,

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, Regional Delegation for South Asia

2:35 PM – 03:00 PM 

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

Venkataram Arabolu – Managing Director, British Standards Institution (BSI)

3:00 PM – 3:25 PM                          

Risk Management and Business Continuity from the Corporate

Perspective – Onsite & Offsite

Anand Kumar – Director, Research & Development, Indian Oil Corporation Limited

3:25 PM – 3:50 PM                          

Business Continuity Management Standard & Sustainability

What are the opportunities, and what can we do?

Daman Dev Sood – Vice President – Quality & Business Assurance, XANSA

3:50 PM – 4:05 PM                          Tea Break

4:05 PM – 4:30 PM                          

Career Potentials in Business Continuity for Disaster Management

Nathaniel L. Forbes MBCI – Director, Forbes Calamity Prevention Pte.Ltd.

4: 30 PM – 4:55 PM                         

Business Continuity & Crisis Management using Incident Command System

Jayaraj Puthanveedu – Vice President Asia Pacific Manager Global Business

Continuity & Recovery, Northern Trust

4:55 PM – 5:20 PM                          

Interactions / Question & Answer Session and Presentation of Mementoes by the

Chairperson

5:20 PM – 5:30 PM                          

Concluding of the First Day Conference and Overview of the Second Day Conference

17th April 2008 Session Plan

Session – 3

Risk Transfer through Techno Financial Strategy

Chair: Iddo Dror – Chairperson, Micro – Insurance Academy (MIA)

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM 

Session Introduction Speech

Iddo H. Dror, Chairperson – Operations & Advisor of Micro Insurance Academy

10:15 AM – 10:50 AM    

Insurance Sector and the Emerging Opportunities in Disaster Management

S. Narayan – Managing Director & CEO, IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Co. 

10:50 AM – 11:20 AM

Presentations on Disaster Insurance Practices

                                                 

11:20 AM – 11:50 AM 

Tea Break

11:50 AM – 12:20 PM     

Risk Management and Corporate Governance

Khushroo B Panthaky – CEO, Grant Thornton

12:20 PM – 12:50 PM                          

Reinsurance and Disaster Management

Andreas Bollmann – Director, Swiss Re Singapore

12:50 PM – 1:10 PM

Interactions / Question & Answer Session

Presentation of Mementoes by the Chairperson

1:10 PM – 2:10 PM                           Lunch Break

Session – 4

Operationalising Public Private Partnership for Disaster Management

Chair: Vinod Chandra Menon – Member, National Disaster Management Authority (GOI)

2:10 PM – 2:25 PM 

Session Introduction Speech

                                                          

2:25 PM – 2:50 PM

Industrial Resilience for Corporate & Communities

Nirankar Saxena – Additional Director, The Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

2:50 PM – 3:15 PM                            

                                               

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM                           Tea Break

3:30 PM – 3:55 PM

PPP for Corporate Preparedness for Disaster Management

Mr. N.M Prusty – Chief of Party, USAID – IRG

3:55 PM – 4:20 PM                          

PPP for Business Continuity

Nelson Castano – Regional Disaster Management Coordinator,

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, Regional Delegation for South Asia

4:20 PM – 4:45 PM                          

PPP for Techno Financial Regime

Mr. Iddo Dror – Chairperson, Micro – Insurance Academy (MIA)

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Interactions / Question & Answer Session and Presentation of 

Mementoes                         

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM                          

Valedictory Session

Chief Guest                                            

Guest of Honour

Honourable  Vinod Chandra Menon – Member

National Disaster Management Authority (GOI)

5:45 PM – 5:50 PM             Vote of Thanks

Registration:

The conference attendance fee is INR 3,200 or USD 85 per delegate.  You are encouraged to register well in advance.  Discounts are available for organisations being represented by three or more delegates of 15%.

For further details on the conference, please contact

Rosaline / Homen  / Kirti at:

Tele:  +91 11 65422890 / 46047990                      Fax: +91 11 46047965

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