By the end of the Business Continuity Plan workshop, you will be able to:

• Grasp the fundamentals of (and principles behind)  pandemic events and the crisis period that arises thereafter
• Understand the  crisis management framework, and the road map to take when preparing for, and managing, the pandemic crisis.
• Develop business continuity plans
• Determine how and when to invoke the plans

All business leaders and business units personnel

Interactive presentations, case studies, group discussions and presentations.

Dr JOSEF RUIN
FCCA(UK); CA(M’sia); Hon DBA-Mgt Phi(Kursk)

Dr Josef graduated in ACCA(UK) in 1976, was an Associate Member in 1979, and elevated to Fellow Member in 1984. He was admitted as a member of The Malaysian Institute of Accountants in  1983. For his many publications of management books, newspaper articles, and conference/seminar/workshop papers, he was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration (Mgt Philosophy) by Kursk State Technical University Russia in 2006.  He was elected  the Regional Director for the Malaysian Chapter of PRMIA (Professional Risk Mgrs’ International Association) in November 2007; and held office from Nov’07 to April’10.  He was the Treasurer of FAAM (Fulbright scholars Almuni Association of Malaysia) from May’08 to April’10.  He was an independent director of a commercial bank based in Cambodia from 208 to 2013. In Sept’10 he was appointed as an Independent  Director of a  remittance company operating throughout Malaysia.

Executive/managerial experience:

Josef’s  executive and managerial career spanned the past 3 decades.  Throughout this 30 years, he worked in 6 different banks as Branch Manager and later holding various posts at the corporate head office. He also worked in 5 non-banking organisations where he held various executive/ managerial capacities,  as Head of Internal Audit/Chief Auditor and Secretary to the Board’s Audit Committee. His last job before he retired in April 2007 was as the Chief Risk Officer/Head of Risk Management Division of a large M’sian commercial bank.  Prior to that he was the General Manager/Compliance Officer for Anti-money laundering (AMLA) of another  Malaysian bank. He is now the Principal/Proprietor of RiskFirst Consultancy & Training Services.

Sabbatical work:

He was awarded the US-sponsored Fulbright Professional Exchange Program in 1995/96. For this sabbatical in the US he was attached to the Institute of Internal Auditors Inc Head Office at Altamonte Springs Florida; where he participated in an advanced auditing & corporate governance review workshops in Orlando Florida, Pheonix Arizona, Dallas Texas, and in Washington DC. In May 2004 he participated in the intensive workshop/seminar on risk management  at INSEAD Paris France.

Speaker:
Since 1996, he has been a regular speaking and panel chairman for public and in house forums, workshops and conferences. He has accepted invitations to deliver his papers in Kuala Lumpur, UAE, Mekong Institute Khon Kean, University Thailand, France, Shanghai, Beijing, Sdyney, Bangkok, Mumbai, Hyderbab, Singapore, Phnom Phen, Orlanda Florida, Hong Kong, Brunei, Mauritius, Nairobi Kenya, Manila Philippines, Seoul Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia. Dr Josef is also a certified HRDF training in Malaysia.

Newspaper and journal articles:
Since 1996 Josef has contributed articles focusing on his areas of work. These articles are published in the local Malaysian newspapers (the NST) regularly, as well as in Malaysian business-magazines and professional newsletters/journals.