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In Episode 115 of the podcast, we interviewed Piyali Mandal who is leading the way with research on how AI is impacting the world of crisis and disaster management. We spoke about crisis communication messaging, how AI can help with forecasting risk, how it’s not emotionally intelligent, as well as scenario and exercise planning.   Piyali […] The post AI and its Impact on Crisis Management and Communications: An Interview with Piyali Mandal appeared first on PreparedEx.

In episode 114 we spoke with Donna Speckhard who is Resilience leader at Fannie Mae. We covered everything from third party risk to global intelligence and the role it plays in operational resilience. Donna has a wealth of experience, and our discussion is one that you won’t want to miss.   The post The Resiliency Journey – An Interview with Donna Speckhard appeared first on PreparedEx.

In episode 113 of the podcast, Rob interviewed Bruce McIndoe of McIndoe Risk Advisory, LLC. Rob spoke to Bruce about Geopolitical Risk and the current situation. Bruce provided insight into his experience with helping organizations manage geological situations with a key focus on the effects. Rob and Bruce spoke about exercises and the importance of […] The post Planning for Geopolitical Risk in 2023 – An Interview with Bruce McIndoe appeared first on PreparedEx.

In episode 112 of the podcast, we interviewed William Dunne Lead Expert Crisis Management and Emergency Services expert at Penn State Health. William spoke about his wealth of experience in emergency and crisis management. Topics covered ranged from planning, crisis communications, COVID and the medical industry and of course, simulation exercises. You won’t want to […] The post Preparing for Crises within Healthcare – An Interview with William Dunne appeared first on PreparedEx.

In episode 111 of the podcast, we interviewed Lester Chng of BMO Financial. We covered some good ground in this episode. Lester talks about his career as well as scenario planning through well designed tabletop and other types of simulation exercises. Lester has some stories too. Don’t miss this episode.   The post How to Design and Deliver Engaging and Successful Tabletop Exercises appeared first on PreparedEx.

In episode 110 Rob discusses the importance of creating a remediation plan after you have completed you after action report from your exercise or real incident.   More Content: Remediation Planning Blog Post The post Finding Gaps During Exercises and Creating a Remediation Plan appeared first on PreparedEx.

In episode 109 Rob interviews Jack Murphy a Former Fire Chief from New Jersey. Jack’s background in fire safety and emergency preparedness planning for buildings is second to none.   Related Articles: The post Fire Drills – an Interview with Jack Murphy  appeared first on PreparedEx.

In episode 108 Rob discuss the importance of emergency drills within the workplace. From fire drills in the post-covid era to active shooter drills, Rob breaks down easy-to-follow steps that will help you create your own emergency drill program.  Link:  https://preparedex.com/essential-emergency-drills-for-the-workplace/  The post Workplace Emergency Drills  appeared first on PreparedEx.

In episode 107 of the podcast Rob discusses the real cost of designing, delivering and evaluation tabletop exercises. He breaks down the costs and gives dollar amounts for each step of the process. Check out the Blog: The Real Cost of a Tabletop Exercise: What Goes Into Creating a Successful One The post The Real Cost of Creating and Delivering Tabletop Exercises appeared first on PreparedEx.

In Episode 106 of the podcast, we interviewed Shane Mathew Head of Enterprise Resilience at Zoom and Host of the Failover Plan Podcast. Shane spoke about his career so far as wells as crisis management planning. Shane summarizes what should be in a crisis management program, why crisis management teams should learn how to create […] The post Crisis Management Programs an Interview with Shane Mathew appeared first on PreparedEx.