2010 Regional Integration Conference

Driving Effective Partnerships for Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity

 

 

 

 

 

 

See video messages from Conference Participants; available on our website and  YouTube (more videos coming soon)!

 

Messages & Documents

2010 Regional Conference Report

 (PDF)
Conference Agenda (Document)

See Louis Alexander video message from Dominican Republic (report on Haiti earthquake)

(Video)

Hear Stephen Jordan message (mp3) on need for Latin American emergency mutual-aid network

(Audio)

See pictures from the conference

 (Photo Album)

 

CONFERENCE SESSIONS

 

SESSION

 

 

SPEAKER

 

 

MEDIA

 

Opening Remarks

Juan Pablo Carrasco de Groote, President, AmCham Guatemala

(Audio) - Spanish

Regional Perspective

Ivan Morales, Executive Secretary, CEPREDENAC

Integrated Disaster Management Framework for Central America

(PowerPoint; Audio) - Spanish

Government Perspective

Alejandro Maldonado, Executive Secretary, CONRED, Guatemala

National Priorities - Public-Private Partnerships

(PowerPoint; Audio) - Spanish 

International Perspective

Stephen Jordan, International Perspective

Network of Networks 

(Audio only) - English

Business Perspective

Mario Guzman, General Manager, Sea Servicios, S.A., Grupo El Ángel

OUR STORY: We recovered in 90 days

(PowerPoint; Audio) - Spanish

Donor Perspective

Sidney Velado, Regional Advisor, USAID/OFDA LAC

OFDA Strategy

(PowerPoint only) - English

(PowerPoint; Audio) - Spanish

**Reading Suggestion: Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today’s Global Challenges Together.  The co-authors are Mark Gerencser, Reginald Van Lee, Fernando Napolitano, and Christopher Kelly. March 2008 http://www.boozallen.com/publications/article/39571882

**Lectura sugerida: Megacomunidades: Como los lideres de gobierno, empresas, y organizaciones sin fines de lucro pueden enfrentar juntos los retos globales. Los autores son Mark Gerencser, Reginald Van Lee, Fernando Napolitano, and Christopher Kelly. Marzo 2008 http://www.boozallen.com/publications/article/39571882

 

SHARING SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES:
COUNTRY EXAMPLES

 

SKILL SESSION

 

 

POWERPOINT

 

 

AUDIO

 

Finance and Insurance

 

Part 1: BCP Fundamental of Business Continuity Planning (PowerPoint; Audio) - English

Part 2: La Ceiba Insurance (PowerPoint; Audio) - Spanish

 

 

 

Communications

(PowerPoint): Comunicacion para el Desarrollo, CONRED, Guatemala  - Spanish

 

 

 

Avil Ramirez, Executive Director, AmCham Nicaragua, (PowerPoint): Comunicaciones -  Spanish

 

 

Day 1 Closing Remarks

 

(Audio) Session summary

DMA Overview

Christine Herridge, Director, DMA, PADF(PowerPoint)

(Audio) Spanish/English

 

Day 2 - Panel Discussion

 

(Audio only: part 1; part 2) - Spanish/English

 

Employees

Cynthia Chavarria, Administrative Manager, Rio Garment, Honduras(PowerPoint): Employees and Volunteers - Spanish

 

 

Andrew Kerr, Development Coordinator, HandsOn Disaster Response(PowerPoint):  Volunteering, USA - English

Mutual Aid Committees (Logistics and Transport)

Juan Carlos Duque, Technical Director, Responsabilidad Integral, Colombia - Part 1: Redes y Contactos para Alianzas Exitosas (PowerPoint; Audio)

 

 

Fernando Rivera, Manager, Castillo Cordova Foundation of Guatemala - Part 2: Guatemalans to the Rescue (PowerPoint; Audio) - includes session summary - Spanish

 

 

Highlights and key points from skills sessions

 

(Audio)

Session Notes: (English; Spanish)

 

 

Haiti Response Information Exchange

 

(Audio)

Partnerships 101

Take the DMA Challenge: Use Alliance Assessment Worksheets to see where your alliance stands

English (click here)

Spanish (click here)

Andrew Mack, Principal, AMGlobal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Felipe Custer, Consultant, AMGlobal

 

 

 

 

(Audio) Part 1: Partnerships Basics

(Audio) Part 2: Alliances Examples

(Audio) Part 3: Questions and Answers

 

 
 

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