CPD Webinar Series – Theory to Practice: Building Resilience through Business Continuity Management (BCM)

ECSE-PBC Governance CPD Webinar Series
Theory to Practice: Building Resilience through Business Continuity Management (BCM)
Summary / Purpose: History has shown on countless occasions how a major crisis can destroy an organization. How vulnerable is your organization to unexpected adverse events or risks materializing? For organizations to remain sustainable, they need built in resilience. Crisis management should be a key component of an organization’s risk management framework, whereby unexpected shocks are responded to in a structured, tactical fashion that enables the organization to mitigate damage and recover to normal operations as soon as possible.
This dynamic session led by Vito Mangialardi, a global authority on business continuity, explores how Caribbean organizations can move from reactive survival to proactive resilience through practical, people-centered BCM strategies. With climate threats, digital disruption, and operational uncertainty on the rise, this session equips leaders with the mindset and tools to turn crisis into opportunity.
Content: Using a Ted Talk-style format, Vito will deliver based on his experiences five high-impact presentations (fasten your seatbelts) designed to spark insight and action:
AI for Business Continuity and Emergency Management: The Smart Caribbean Manager’s Secret Weapon? – Demystify AI and explore how accessible tools can support smarter, data-driven crisis planning—without overreliance.
Severe Weather Risk Assessments: Forecasting Risks and Lessons Learned – Reframe risk assessment as a forward-looking tool to identify cascading vulnerabilities and climate adaptation strategies.
Building Overall Crisis Resilience: From Survival to Strategic Advantage – Learn how resilient organizations use crises to redesign operations and unlock new market opportunities.
The Elements of a Business Continuity Plan: Your Blueprint for Calm in Chaos –
Discover how a well-communicated recovery strategy transforms panic into coordinated action.
The Human Element: Training Our Most Valuable Asset for ‘Game Day’ – Explore how empowered teams and continuous learning are the foundation of true resilience.
Benefits:
Participants will gain:
- Actionable frameworks for building organizational resilience
- Fresh perspectives on climate risk, AI, and human capital
- Tools to transform BCM from a compliance task into a strategic advantage
- Stories and examples that inspire practical change
Who should attend: Board members and governance professionals, Risk managers and emergency planners, CEOs, COOs, and senior leadership teams, HR and operations leaders focused on resilience and culture, and Caribbean business owners seeking continuity in uncertain times.
Registration: The webinar will be delivered on Wednesday December 10, 2025, at 9AM (UTC-4).
To register click here
Your Facilitator:

Vito Mangialardi is an award-winning and industry certified (Business Continuity institute (BCI) Master Business Continuity and the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada (DRIC) as a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)); and leader in the global Business Continuity and Resiliency industry. With 30 years of experience across a broad range of sectors, from transit and telecommunications to environmental technology and power generation, and clients that include Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and NGOs, he has been acclaimed as an internationally recognized expert, a powerful change agent and a flexible thinker who has helped transform corporations and public agencies and the field of business continuity itself. A skilled communicator with extensive Canadian and international experience as a speaker, writer, educator and consultant, Vito is a passionate and articulate advocate for his client’s best interests and for the future of business continuity and resiliency. Vito is a sought-after speaker for his engaging, story-driven approach to resilience.











