Date:
February 9, 2012 Times
8:00am - 8:30am:
Sign-in & Breakfast
8:30am - 10:00pm:
Presentation
10:00am - 10:15pm:
Break
10:15am - 12:00pm:
Case Study & Discussion
12:00pm - 1:00pm:
Lunch Served
Location
J. Liu's
6880 N. High St.
Worthington, OH 43085
For directions, please click here
Cost
$50 - Members
$75 - Non-Members
$25 - Students
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Topic:
Coping with Disaster - Lessons Learned
Speaker:
Bill Beckham, VP Chief Audit Officer, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
Summary:
With assets of approximately $30 billion, AgFirst Farm Credit
Bank is one of four Farm Credit Banks in the United States. Serving 20
Farm Credit Associations in 15 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Agfirst provides a full-range of funding mechanisms, printing services,
and systems development and data center operations for over 80,000 individual
customer-borrowers.
Early in the morning of August 13, 2011, a public water main ruptured
under the street in front of the Bank's home office in Columbia,
SC. Although the break was discovered within 30 minutes, it took several
hours to get the water shut off. By that time, approximately 120,000 gallons
of water had flooded the sub-basement of the Bank building, destroying
equipment and shutting down all electric and HVAC systems for the Bank's
offices, data center, and print shop. The Bank's main building was closed
for over six weeks while electrical equipment and heating and air systems
were rebuilt and replaced.
Despite these problems, AgFirst never failed to provide the essential
services its customers needed. In this presentation, you'll learn of proactive
steps the Bank had taken prior to the disaster to prepare for a wide-range
of disabling events. You'll understand how we worked with key vendors
and suppliers to obtain the materials and equipment we needed to keep
the business going. You'll also see what was done to manage the relocation
of essential personnel and equipment during the six-weeks the main building
was off-limits. Finally, you'll find out what we learned from these
events and how these lessons will, hopefully, enable us to be better-prepared
for the next unforeseen catastrophe. A case study will serve to reinforce
the training for attendees.
Speaker Biography:
Bill Beckham is the Vice President and Chief Audit Officer of
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank. With a background in education and Systems Analysis,
Bill has over 25 years of experience in internal audit and has served
in numerous roles, including IT Audit. Bill is certified as an Internal
Auditor, an Information Systems Auditor, and in Risk and Information Systems
Control.
**Times - PLEASE NOTE THE SPECIAL TIMES!!**
8:00am - 8:30am: Sign-in & Breakfast
8:30am - 12:00pm: SPEAKER PRESENTATION & CASE STUDY
10:00am - 10:15pm: Break
12:00pm: - 1:00pm: LUNCH SERVED
Light Breakfast:
Fruit, Cheese, Crackers, Coffee and drinks
Lunch Menu:
Jason's House Salad, Herb Roasted Chicken Breast, Seasonal Vegetables,
Rosemary Roasted Redskins, Rosemary Foccacia Rolls, Assorted Desserts
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