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Key considerations on Business Continuity
How to apply key components on BCP in practice
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Business continuity is essential for ensuring that organizations can maintain critical operations during disruptions. Marc explains how any business continuity plan requires a comprehensive risk assessment involving identifying potential threats, from cyberattacks, over natural disasters to human error and supplier risks, and understanding their impact on business functions. Effective risk assessment enables organizations to prioritize resources and implement the necessary safeguards to minimize downtime and losses.
Marc will also explain the importance of the clear definition of roles and responsibilities within the business continuity framework. Every employee, from executives to IT teams, should know their part in the event of a business disruption. This clarity ensures swift decision-making and coordinated action when a business crisis arises. Marc will also explain how having dedicated recovery teams helps accelerate the restoration of business services, while communication strategies ensure that stakeholders, including employees and customers, are kept informed throughout the business continuity process.
Finally, Marc will emphasize that testing and updating the business continuity plan regularly is vital. Plans are only effective if they evolve with the business and its changing risk landscape. Regular audits and simulations allow organizations to identify gaps in their plans and fine-tune their response strategies. This ongoing commitment ensures that, when a disruption does occur, the business can recover quickly and efficiently.
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Marc is a distinguished global leader in security and privacy, with over 30 years of experience working in the cybersecurity and privacy landscape. As the Global Security Leader at Veralto, a $5 billion innovation powerhouse based in Boston with 16.000 employees in 300 locations worldwide, Marc ensures with his security team the protection of mission-critical initiatives spanning clean water, safe food, medicines, and the quality of essential goods.
In addition to his role at Veralto, Marc also serves as President of SAI.BE, Belgium’s premier IT knowledge association for IT employees, where he drives thought leadership on multiple IT topics.
His passion for sharing his knowledge extends beyond the boardroom - Marc regularly delivers high-impact keynote presentations, moderates expert panels, and contributes to industry podcasts, books, and multiple online global CISO communities (ECSO CISO Community Belgium, ISACA Information Security Advisory Group, ISACA Awards Coordination Group, Datanews Awards Jury, SAI Podcast, etc).
Marc's influence also reaches academia. He is a guest professor at prestigious institutions such as Antwerp Management School, Solvay Brussels School, and TIAS Tilburg, where he mentors the next generation of security leaders. His speaking engagements have captivated audiences of more than 16.000 executives and professionals across 23 countries, making him a sought-after voice in the global security arena. Marc is an elected Fellow of the Hogeheuvelcollege at the University of Leuven in recognition of his contributions to the IT industry. Marc holds certifications in information security (CISM/CISSP), IT risk management (CRISC), and is a certified board director (GUBERNA).
Over the last years, Marc has given more than 100 keynote presentations to groups as large as 2000 and as small as 10.
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