CUNA Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Conference
Topics & Objectives

Please note that the Topics/Objectives listed below are subject to change.

Securing Your Supply Chain

• Discuss different processes you can put into place
• Learn how to determine your supply chain vulnerabilities
• Establish ways you can manage these vulnerabilities

Risk Assessment & Your Business Impact Analysis (BIA) – Focusing on Business Processes

• Define business processes
• Identify the risk of business interruption
• Explore industry best practices

IT Track: Virtual Servers, Desktops and Applications (BREAKOUT SESSION)

• Explore high availability, clustering, desktops, and streamed applications that work
• Utilize server resources while having capacity for maintenance and recovery
• Learn about failover and failback with pre-tested automated plans

Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Workshop: BIA the Alliant Way (BREAKOUT SESSION)

• Learn about business process identification
• Explore BIA methodology
• Identify BIA analysis and reporting methods

IT Track: Utilizing Shared Branching for Disaster Recovery (BREAKOUT SESSION)

• Explore mobile branch recovery services
• Identify backup options utilizing shared branching
• Learn about non-shared branching options

Not All Risks are Transferable (breakout session)

• Learn why a successful response to a disaster doesn’t start following the disaster
• Discover why a successful recovery doesn’t occur overnight
• Learn to expect the unexpected

NCUA – What the Examiners Will be Looking For

• Learn what the examiners are looking for in your plan
• Hear why the NCUA feels succession planning and vendor management are critical

Disaster Recovery in 2009 – What's Changed?

• Explore how to approach defining strategies, plans, and resources
• Develop a workable approach to meeting technology recovery needs regardless of your credit union’s size

IT Track: Will Your Backup System be the Cause of a Disaster? (BREAKOUT SESSION)

• Discuss the various problems with traditional backup systems
• Learn about remote data backup and recovery systems

Happily Ever After... How to Have an Effective Merger & Avoid Disaster (BREAKOUT SESSION)

• Hear how to meld cultures
• Learn the importance of aligning products and services
• Discuss integrating systems and business processes

IT Track: Setting Up an IT Disaster Recovery Site (BREAKOUT SESSION)

• Explore the selection process for a recovery site
• Identify technologies used for the recovery process
• Discover lessons learned from setting up the site
• Learn about testing and the results of testing

Personnel Preparation & Recovery – Use Your EAP Effectively (BREAKOUT SESSION)

• Prepare managers for effective response
• Learn how to handle stress during a disaster
• Explore effective communication strategies in managing disasters

Tactical Exercise

• Take part in a tactical exercise
• Become part of the recovery team while working with your peers to solve BCP challenges

Session Debrief

• Discuss what you have learned during the week
• Identify how you can apply what you’ve learned back at your credit union