Covid 19 struck HE organisations like a hammer blow from which many are only just recovering. It was also perhaps the greatest catalyst of change in educational practices in the last half century. Dr Chris Needham-Bennett is the MD of Needhams 1834 Ltd and a Visiting Professor at University College London. He has worked with several universities on their resilience plans. He was commissioned by one major university to review their covid response from the perspective of the students and staff. He had unfettered access to anyone from the Dean of a faculty, PhD students, undergraduates, and administrative staff. His report to the strategic team was surprising in that the results were wholly unexpected, and have great utility for future planning. In his presentation Chris will also compare and contrast the results of this Covid inquiry with one he completed for a major European lending bank so as to illustrate the relative success of the university.  

Ray Sykes , Business Continuity Management Advisor at UCL  has taken part in our “60 second interview” See his interview via our LinkedIn page, copy the link below. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6975033326147354624-mYVj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop  

Dr Sarah Gordon will be joining us once again on the 18th of May at 3pm to share some of her insights to the delights of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG).  During this webinar she will explore what ESG truly means and how it has evolved over the past few decades; how governments, regulators, investors, educators and society are approaching the challenges posed by ESG; and finally, how business continuity and risk management provide one of the core mechanisms through which organisations can truly achieve their ESG ambitions. As always, this presentation will be lively, full of stories and contain multiple practical hints, tips and tools that we can all make use of in the real world. A Bit About Sarah: Having completed her undergraduate at the University of Glasgow and PhD at Imperial College London, Sarah then went on to work as a Geologist for Anglo American. She was lucky enough to live and work in Canada, ... Read more