Resilience in Retail: Playbooks for Crisis Management and Business Continuity
In today’s unpredictable world, retail organizations face a growing range of threats, from natural disasters and pandemics, to cyber attacks and supply chain disruptions. The question isn’t if these events will happen, but how prepared your business will be when they do.
Join Byron Smith, President & Chairman of the International Supply Chain Protection Organization (ISCPO), and Michael Evanoff, CSO and Strategic Advisor at Verkada, for an in-depth discussion on how retailers can maintain operations and protect their people during times of crisis. With decades of experience in business continuity, asset protection, and crisis management, they will share real-world strategies to help your organization stay resilient.
You Will Learn:
How to create a business continuity playbook tailored for retail operations
Best practices for responding to natural disasters, cyber threats, and other crises
Lessons learned from decades of real-world crisis management and after-action reviews
The evolving role of technology in crisis response and risk mitigation
Don’t miss this chance to learn from the industry’s leading experts in crisis management and business continuity–register to attend today.
SPEAKERS
Byron Smith - President and Chairman, International Supply Chain Protection Organization
Byron is a veteran Business Continuity and Asset Protection professional with thirty-five year career working for various retailers, including Eckerd Drugs, Office Depot, Circuit City and 7-Eleven. His experience has specialized in directing business continuity/crisis management, regional and corporate asset protection/loss prevention, distribution/logistics, risk management, safety and corporate security. Byron holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Sam Houston State University. Byron has been an active member of many organizations including the LPRC where he served as a board member, RILA where he has been involved with the RILA Asset Protection Conference Steering Committee. He is the President & Chairman of the International Supply Chain Protection Organization. He is recognized as a Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI) by the International Association of Interviewers and is Loss Prevention Certified (LPC) by the Loss Prevention Foundation.
Michael Evanoff - CSO and Strategic Advisor, Verkada
Michael Evanoff is a global security executive with over 30 years of experience spanning diplomatic protection, corporate security, and national intelligence. He began his career with the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, serving in eight U.S. embassies and leading the protective detail for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before becoming NATO’s Director of Security and Intelligence. He later served as Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, overseeing the world’s most globally deployed law enforcement agency, before transitioning to senior security roles at Coca-Cola HBC, Walmart International, Jabil, and TC Energy. Michael’s service has been recognized with multiple honors, including the U.S. Presidential Meritorious Service Award and national medals from Lithuania and Estonia.
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In today’s unpredictable world, retail organizations face a growing range of threats, from natural disasters and pandemics, to cyber attacks and supply chain disruptions. The question isn’t if these events will happen, but how prepared your business will be when they do.
Join Byron Smith, President & Chairman of the International Supply Chain Protection Organization (ISCPO), and Michael Evanoff, CSO and Strategic Advisor at Verkada, for an in-depth discussion on how retailers can maintain operations and protect their people during times of crisis. With decades of experience in business continuity, asset protection, and crisis management, they will share real-world strategies to help your organization stay resilient.
You Will Learn:
How to create a business continuity playbook tailored for retail operations
Best practices for responding to natural disasters, cyber threats, and other crises
Lessons learned from decades of real-world crisis management and after-action reviews
The evolving role of technology in crisis response and risk mitigation
Don’t miss this chance to learn from the industry’s leading experts in crisis management and business continuity–register to attend today.
SPEAKERS
Byron Smith - President and Chairman, International Supply Chain Protection Organization
Byron is a veteran Business Continuity and Asset Protection professional with thirty-five year career working for various retailers, including Eckerd Drugs, Office Depot, Circuit City and 7-Eleven. His experience has specialized in directing business continuity/crisis management, regional and corporate asset protection/loss prevention, distribution/logistics, risk management, safety and corporate security. Byron holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Sam Houston State University. Byron has been an active member of many organizations including the LPRC where he served as a board member, RILA where he has been involved with the RILA Asset Protection Conference Steering Committee. He is the President & Chairman of the International Supply Chain Protection Organization. He is recognized as a Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI) by the International Association of Interviewers and is Loss Prevention Certified (LPC) by the Loss Prevention Foundation.
Michael Evanoff - CSO and Strategic Advisor, Verkada
Michael Evanoff is a global security executive with over 30 years of experience spanning diplomatic protection, corporate security, and national intelligence. He began his career with the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, serving in eight U.S. embassies and leading the protective detail for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before becoming NATO’s Director of Security and Intelligence. He later served as Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, overseeing the world’s most globally deployed law enforcement agency, before transitioning to senior security roles at Coca-Cola HBC, Walmart International, Jabil, and TC Energy. Michael’s service has been recognized with multiple honors, including the U.S. Presidential Meritorious Service Award and national medals from Lithuania and Estonia.
Information you submit will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.