Would your organisation cope with soaring fuel and food prices, flooding, pandemic flu and terrorist attack?
Do you know if your community, region and global supply network are prepared? Do you have a network to call upon if an extreme event occurs? Do you think that if the worst happens somebody else will pick up the pieces? Can you afford not to think about how resilient your organisation is? This event is intended for senior practitioners who have to make strategic decisions in the area of risk in private, public or voluntary sector organisations. Unexpected and extreme events present managers of contemporary organisations, whether large or small, with an acute and urgent picture of uncertainty which renders strategic decision making problematic. The capability to manage and to strategize for uncertainty appears to be a key factor in contemporary business success and you are invited to explore this important issue with other private, public and voluntary organisations situated in the North West. We are interested in all organisations participating in the project from small to medium enterp