GISF Webinar: Preparing for Crisis during COVID-19
| Date | 17 Dec 2020 |
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| Time | 3:00 pm — 4:30 pm GMT |10:00 am—11:30 am EST |
| Provider | GISF |
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| Type | Virtual |
| Cost | No Cost |
| Booking URL | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g2UKeXLWT2q7fAbgs1n3nQ |
| Description | GISF’s last webinar of 2020 will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has impacted operations around the world, and the work of the Security Risk Management professional with it. This webinar explores how organisations have and are preparing for crisis during a pandemic, differently. ACAPS will provide analytical insights of the most pressing crises of the year based on their global risk report and severity index followed by a panel who will share some of the lessons learned and opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented. |
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