Rotary Forum 2011
Is Wellington ready for the big one - lessons from the Canterbury earthquakes
Rotary Forum 2011 was held on
Tuesday 18 October 2011 at Victoria University of Wellington
(Rutherford Building).
2011 ROTARY FORUM: Over the previous 12 months we had witnessed major disasters in New Zealand and overseas - the Canterbury earthquake and the Tsunami in Japan. While the main focus of the media is on survivor stories at a personal level, there are also very serious consequences at business and organisation level when these events occur.
For organisations to survive a major interruption to their activities, it is essential for business and community leaders to assess the key potential risks to their business, possible impacts, and options for ensuring that the organisation is sustainable.
The Rotary Club of Wellington, in partnership with Victoria University of Wellington co-hosted this major one day conference..
Report from the Rotary Forum of 18 October, 2011. Read it here.
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KEY THEMES:
Building resilience before the event
Restoring confidence and effectiveness
Leading people after the event
Rebuilding our future: is an earthquake required?
Conference Summary: lessons for Wellington
The focus in all sessions was around strategic issues for business, government, NGO and community organisations to help them learn the lessons from Canterbury so they can better prepare, respond and rejuvenate in a turbulent world. The conference was targeted at chief executives and senior managers with responsibility for organisational health and outcomes, service delivery, direction and planning, people and resources.
17 experts and leaders presented, starting from top left: Dr Alan Bollard, Allan Freeth, Dr Helen Anderson, Margaret Jeffries, Dave Middleton, Peter Townsend, Jacki Johnson, Steve Brazier(did not present on the day), Bill Butzbach, Geoff Bascand, Charles Waldegrave, Richard Ballantyne, Professor Bruce Glavovic, Colin James, Ian Athfield, Roger Sutton and Fran Wilde.
