• 01Mar

    Hot Compliance Topics

    The 2008 series for the Illinois Technology Association continues with a roundtable focused in IT Compliance Management Hot Topics and Pain Points for many corporations thus far in 2008.

    Representatives from various industries will be in attendance to share ideas and thoughts with the members of the ITA at this Compliance Roundtable. Please join us on Thursday at 12:00 for an enlightening discussion with peers. Bring your lunch.  
     

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  • 01Mar

    Radian Education COURSE OFFERING: EARN CPE Credits!

    EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED - PLANNING BUSINESS CONTINUITY Workshop

    Learn the types of disruptions that can affect ongoing business operations and how to develop a strategy to handle these unforeseen occurrences. We will discuss Business Continuity vs. Disaster Recovery, the principles of emergency management (awareness, preparation, mitigation, response, & recovery), the components of a Business Continuity Management System and the practical means by which to develop, test, and maintain them. Adapt your business to be resilient against natural disasters, global pandemics, structural catastrophes and strive to Expect the Unexpected! LEARN MORE

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  • 01Jan

    Presenter: Lisa DuBrock, CPA, CBCP of The Radian Group, LLC, a Naperville, Illinois based Technology Services firm

    REGISTER NOW!   *Repeat of the November 16, 2007 presentation.

    In the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, 150 businesses out of 350 affected failed to survive the event. Conversely, the firms affected by the Sept 11 attacks with well-developed and tested Risk Management and BCP plans were back in business within days. ~Source~Wikipedia~

    Join us for this exclusive “must attend” webinar where Lisa DuBrock; former Business Continuity Manager for a multinational subsidiary of one of the largest financial institutions in the country, speaks about her experiences locating 3700 people that her organization had employed in and around ground zero during the 9/11 attacks. Lisa’s organization was mobilized within an hour of the attack and over the course of the next 3 days worked around the clock to reach out to every employee.

    Link in as she tells this amazing story and learn not only the importance of having a BCP (Business Continuity Plan) but a BCMS (Business Continuity Management System).

    Learning Objectives:
    -  Understand how testing plays a big role in ensuring whether a business can recovery from a disaster
    -  Gain insight into a business continuity management system such as BS 25999 and how it can provide the necessary framework to react during a disaster even when the unthinkable or the unplanned for happens

    Who Should Attend:
    BCP Professionals
    Risk Management Professionals
    Board Level Executives
    CIO/CTO/CISO/COO
    IT Director and Managers
    Finance Professionals
    Regulatory Affairs Directors
    Disaster Recovery Managers
     

    REGISTER NOW! 
    ***** About the Presenter *****
    Lisa DuBrock is an experienced Business Continuity and Regulatory Compliance professional with over 20 years of diverse experience. She has held positions such as Assistant Compliance Officer for a major banking institution, Director of Business Continuity Planning, for a financial services organization, Manager of both IT and Operational audit staffs for multi-national organizations, as well as a Director managing payment process design and implementation for the a major overseas credit product launch. After obtaining a minor in computer science during her undergraduate studies, she developed and applied a philosophy that IT and Finance need to be melded into a single discipline.

    Lisa holds an MBA - Finance from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business -DePaul University and a BBA - Accounting from Loyola University. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Business Continuity Planner.

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