This course is designed to introduce the concept of organisational resilience. It will provide delegates with a practical approach to build on the foundation of their existing skills and knowledge to develop and enhance resilience capabilities for their organisation.

Business Continuity principles and practices are essential to building resilience in organisations. Developing effective resilience capabilities requires a collaborative approach between established management disciplines.

This course reflects on the UK guidance to organisational resilience BS 65000 and the current global thinking at an international level.

The course instructor is Russ Timpson

RT is the founder and CEO of Horizonscan. A company focusing on risk, resilience and client companies readiness for crisis events.

RT is the chair of the BCI South of England Chapter of the BCI. He is a chartered engineer and MBCI.

On leaving the Fire Service in 1995, RT took up the position of Head of Safety for Virgin Atlantic Airways, leading a multi-disciplinary team of safety, health and environmental specialists. Highlights included opening new airline routes to South Africa and the Caribbean.

In 1999, RT was headhunted by BAA (UK airport operator) to lead the response to the major fire at Terminal 1, Heathrow Airport. In the following five years, RT contributed to several major airport construction projects; including the skyway at Gatwick Airport and T5 at Heathrow Airport.

RT was awarded the HSE’s award for European Safety and Health at Work achievement 1998 and European Strategic Risk Management Award 2004, International Fire professional of the Year 2015. CIR International Risk Management Award 2017.

RT now works as a consulting resilience/business continuity advisor to several multinational companies. RT is past-president of the UK South East Branch of the Institute of Fire Engineers. He is the inventor of the Crisisboardroom™ concept for management of crisis events. Crisisboardroom™ has been deployed around the World to make businesses more resilient.