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On 2
4th
Septe
mber
20
15
eve
nin
g,
the h
aze
wors
ened a
nd P
SI
hit
more
than 3
00
. M
inis
try
of
Educa
tion (
MO
E), f
or
the fi
rst
tim
e
in h
isto
ry,
decl
are
d t
he c
losu
re o
f sc
hools
in S
ingapore
for
the
follo
win
g
day
and
the
school
conti
nuit
y pla
ns
was
act
ivate
d.
The
sam
e
eve
nin
g,
Sin
gapore
Labour
Min
iste
r re
min
ded
that
busi
ness
w
as
as
usu
al
for
work
ing
adult
s.
Deliv
ery
se
rvic
es
from
fast
food c
hain
s w
ere
als
o s
topped d
ue t
o h
igh P
SI.
Unlik
e
a
dis
ast
er
scenari
o
where
B
usi
ness
C
onti
nuit
y P
lan
can
be
imm
edia
tely
act
ivate
d,
what
best
act
ion c
an t
he M
anagem
ent
take? S
taff
mem
bers
may
look f
orw
ard
to a
day
of
closu
re –
but
is
this
the b
est
for
busi
ness
es
when t
he c
ust
om
ers
and c
om
peti
tors
are
sti
ll in
opera
tion?
In
man
y busi
nes
ses
and
organ
isati
ons,
th
ere
may
be
man
y
dif
feri
ng
opin
ions
and
visi
ons
for
the
organ
isati
on’s
B
usi
nes
s
Con
tinuit
y pro
gra
mm
e bet
wee
n t
he
man
agem
ent
and t
he
wor
king
gro
up.
Man
agem
ent
has
the
stra
tegic
ove
rvie
w a
nd d
irec
tion
for
the
organ
isati
on a
nd m
ay w
ishes
to
stee
r th
e pro
gra
m t
o m
eet
thes
e ob
ject
ives
. The
busi
nes
s co
nti
nuit
y w
orki
ng g
roup m
ay n
ot
be
shar
ing t
he
sam
e vi
sion
as
what
man
agem
ent
doe
s, t
his
lea
d
to t
he
pro
gra
m i
mple
men
ted p
rim
arily
bas
ed o
n w
hat
they
fac
ed.
This
gap h
as a
lway
s ex
iste
d b
ut
was
nev
er e
xplo
red in d
epth
.
Whet
her
an o
rgan
isati
on n
ew t
o B
usi
nes
s C
onti
nuit
y or
one
wit
h a
pla
n i
n p
lace
, it
is
alw
ays
wor
th t
o vi
ew t
he
pro
gra
m f
rom
var
ious
per
spec
tive
s –
and t
hei
r pri
mar
y ob
ject
ives
.
CX
O R
ou
nd
ta
ble
Dis
cu
ssio
n
Reco
gnis
ing t
his
, B
CP
Asi
a i
s hopin
g t
o a
ddre
ss t
his
gap d
uri
ng
the
rece
nt
13
th
Asi
a
Busi
ness
C
onti
nuit
y C
onfe
rence
(A
BC
C)
held
on
15
-16
th
Oct
ober
20
15
. W
e
invi
ted
CX
O
leve
l se
nio
r
managem
ent
from
va
rious
indust
ries
to
join
us
in
a
close
d-
door
roundta
ble
dis
cuss
ion o
n t
he r
ole
of
the B
CM
pro
gra
mm
e
wit
hin
an o
rganis
ati
on;
the i
nte
nti
on f
or
havi
ng a
BC
MS
sys
tem
;
their
pers
pect
ive o
n h
ow
BC
MS
meet
their
str
ate
gic
obje
ctiv
es.
Thro
ugh h
eari
ng t
heir
vari
ed v
iew
s, it
would
als
o b
enefit
the B
CM
indust
ry f
or
sett
ing f
utu
re r
esi
liency
init
iati
ves.
The d
iscu
ssio
n
was
faci
litate
d
by
Busi
ness
C
onti
nuit
y In
stit
ute
(B
CI)
Glo
bal
Chair
man,
Mr
Davi
d J
am
es-
Bro
wn,
and m
em
bers
incl
ude U
nit
ed
Nati
ons
Offi
ce f
or
Dis
ast
er
Ris
k R
educt
ion (
UN
ISD
R)
Chie
f fo
r A
sia
and t
he P
aci
fic,
CEO
of
Com
fort
Delg
ro T
axi
Busi
ness
(C
om
fort
Transp
ort
ati
on P
te Ltd
and C
ityC
ab P
te Ltd
), C
EO
of
Cle
anin
g
Exp
ress
Gro
up, C
OO
of
Sin
gH
ealt
h G
roup a
nd m
odera
ted b
y H
enry
Ee,
Managin
g D
irect
or
of
BC
P A
sia.
Oth
er
CX
Os
who a
ttended
the s
ess
ion b
ut
not
liste
d h
ere
have
yet
to c
onfirm
at
the t
ime o
f
publis
hin
g t
his
art
icle
.
BC
I H
ori
zon
Sca
n 2
01
5 S
urv
ey R
ep
ort
In t
he
BC
I H
oriz
on S
can 2
01
5 S
urv
ey R
epor
t th
at
was
rel
ease
d
earl
ier
this
yea
r, th
ere
wer
e diffe
ring t
rends
when
loo
king a
t a
glo
bal
le
vel
and
at
the
Asi
an
leve
l. G
lobal
ly,
one
of
the
top
3
emer
gin
g
tren
ds
was
th
e pot
ential
em
ergen
ce
of
a glo
bal
pan
dem
ic.
In c
ontr
ast, o
n t
he
Asi
an l
evel
, th
e pot
ential
em
ergen
ce
of a
glo
bal
pan
dem
ic w
as n
ot t
he
top 3
em
ergin
g t
rends.
It
was
the
loss
of
ke
y em
plo
yees
th
at
wer
e a
mai
n
conce
rn
for
the
futu
re.
Thes
e vi
ewpoi
nts
wer
e al
so d
iscu
ssed
duri
ng t
he
clos
ed-
doo
r dis
cuss
ion.
Oth
er d
iscu
ssio
n t
opic
incl
udes
the
influen
ce o
f so
cial
med
ia a
s
an e
mer
gin
g t
rend. W
ith t
he
rapid
adva
nce
men
t of
tec
hnol
ogy
and
the
incr
easi
ng p
erva
sive
nes
s of
soc
ial m
edia
, w
e have
all
bec
ome
hig
hly
in
terc
onnec
ted an
d in
tegra
ted.
This
co
uld
w
ork
for
and
agai
nst
the
BC
M p
rogra
mm
e as
the
exte
nsi
ve s
pre
ad o
f in
form
ati
on
wou
ld a
ccel
erate
the
dis
trib
uti
on o
f in
form
ati
on,
and y
et a
t th
e
sam
e ti
me,
it
wou
ld a
lso
pro
ve d
ifficu
lt t
o co
nta
in i
nfo
rmati
on
wit
hin
the
organ
isati
on.
Duri
ng t
he
dis
cuss
ion,
we
explo
red a
nd
dis
cuss
ed the
goo
d, t
he
bad
and the
oppor
tunit
ies
soci
al m
edia
can
be
open
to
the
BC
M p
rogra
mm
e.
Wh
ite P
ap
er
for
do
wn
loa
d
To
add
a
contr
ast
ing
view
to
th
e
topic
, w
e
als
o
pre
sente
d
a
sim
ilar
set
of
quest
ions
to th
e part
icip
ants
of
the 1
3th
AB
CC
in
ord
er
to
gath
er
their
opin
ions
as
well.
M
an
y of
these
part
icip
ants
are
BC
M c
oord
inato
rs a
nd p
ract
itio
ners
of
the s
am
e
org
anis
ati
ons
repre
sente
d
by
the
CxO
s.
Thro
ugh
this
act
ivit
y,
we h
ope t
o d
eri
ve t
he d
iffe
rence
in v
iew
poin
t and t
he t
hought
pro
cess
of
the d
iffe
rent
gro
ups
of
people
. This
would
als
o p
rese
nt
an o
pport
unit
y to
revi
ew
past
BC
M p
ract
ices
and t
o s
et
futu
re
resi
liency
init
iati
ves
for
the i
ndust
ry.
We h
ave
sin
ce p
ublis
hed a
Whit
e P
aper
onlin
e w
ith t
he fi
ndin
gs
that
was
gath
ere
d a
nd i
s
ava
ilable
for
the p
ublic
to d
ow
nlo
ad.
Dow
nlo
ad o
ur
Whit
epaper
on t
he
findin
gs
her
e: w
ww
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rence
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icle
con
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ute
d b
y B
usi
nes
s C
onti
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y P
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g A
sia
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