Mumbai, (BW) International Conference on Disaster Reduction 2007 focuses on the theme of “Business Continuity Management & Disaster Recovery “, scheduled on 28-29 November 2007 at Nehru Centre Mumbai under the chairmanship of Prof. Ian Davis. This is the third Annual Conference under the flagship of Global Forum for Disaster Reduction. A one-of-its kind attempt that connects the corporate world with the disaster mitigation efforts in the country will bring together eminent experts from India and abroad for an in-depth discussion focused on the theme of and DR.
This two day conference will seek participation from various verticals such as Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Telecommunications, Insurance, Retail Industry, Government and Education etc. It will be attended by delegates from 12 countries.
Some of the eminent speakers include Prof. Ian Davis, Visiting Professor, Cranfield University, Anil Sinha, United Nations International Risk Recovery Platform, Etsuko Tsunozaki & M.S. Gowari Sanker, Asian Disaster Reduction Centre, Dr. Sanjay Srivastav , ISRO, Prof. Vinod Menon, National Disaster Management Authority, Abraham  Bachar, ISRATEAM 98 Ltd., Prof. Ravi Sinha, IIT, Dr. Manish Tripathi, IBM, Dilruba Haider Managing Partner, Oracle Communications, C.A Khushroo Panthaky, Grant Thornton, Vinay Disla, Wipro , Sunder Krishnan Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited and many more,who will share their experiences and best practices in implementing BCM in their organizations.
“This conference will equip you with the right tools, modern strategies and new technologies which will bring radical changes to your enterprise risk management and will make your business efficient and your controls effective” observes Satya Swaroop, Project Director ICDR.
Israel is the country partner of this conference while knowledge partner is Grant Thornton. Other partners include IBM, JCB, TERI, WebEx Communications, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, EXIM Bank, National Housing Bank and Global Trade Finance.
NEW MEDIA, as part of its commitment to serving society, initiated and established GLOBAL FORUM FOR DISASTER REDUCTION (GFDR) in 2004, with a mission of connecting Governments, Corporates & Communities.
GFDR has taken several step and succeeded in creating a Platform for Public-Private Partnership.      
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