Important Chapter Dates - Downloadable Calendar 2025

Chapter Meeting Information 

Chapter meetings are generally held on the first Tuesday of the month beginning at Noon, and scheduled for 90 minutes.  All meetings are available virtually unless noted below.  Meeting information (such as location, virtual access link, map, parking instructions, etc.) are included in the invitations emailed to chapter members and invited guests, at least 2 weeks prior to the event.  

If you are interested in speaking, hosting an event, and/or being a lunch sponsor, please contact our Programs Director.

If you are not a chapter member but would like to attend one of our meetings, please contact us, or consider joining the chapter.  

2025 Member Meetings & Events (prior year events can be found on the Archive page)

January 7, 2025 - (Virtual-Only Meeting)

Topic: Lessons Learned in Ransomware for 2025

Presenter: Jason Buffington, Veem Software

Location: Virtual Event Only

February 11, 2025 Meeting time 4PM - 6PM (Special meeting date and time)

Topic:  AI in Resilience: Empowering Organizations to Do More with Less 

Presenters:  David Mack & Chad Robbins, CL Digital                                                     

Location:  Manny's Uptown Tex-Mex
Address:  7601 Campbell Rd, Suite 725, Dallas, TX 75248

Map Link

March 4, 2025 Virtual-only Meeting

Topic: LA Wildfires: Recovery & Rebuilding

Presenter: Steven Lei, AVP Global Resiliency, East West Bank

Location: Virtual Presentation - Link will be sent with registration RSVP

April 8, 2025 

Topic: TBD

Presenter: Sara Pratley, Senior Vice President Global Intelligence, AlertMedia 

Location: Comerica Bank, 10th Floor, Innovation Center (Check in at the desk on the 10th floor)

Address: 17 Cowboys Way, Frisco, TX 75034

Map

Parking Info: Limited parking in the 1st floor parking garage (directly behind the building) additional parking across the street

April 28-30, 2025 Continuity Insights Management Conference

Topic:  Special $200 Discount available for North Texas Chapter Members

Info Link

Location: The Woodlands, TX

May 6, 2025 

Topic: Goodyear's Journey Toward Excellence in Operational Resiliency

Presenter: Michael Janko, Director, Global Business Continuity, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Location:  TBD

June 3, 2025 

Topic: Insights into Resilience 

Presenter: Mark Carroll, Founder of ERM at Boston University

Location: Virtual Event Only

July 1, 2025 

Topic: IT Resilience through an Adaptive Lens

Presenter: Mark Armour, cABCF, Sr. Director, IT Governance, Risk and Compliance, Brink's Inc

Location: TBD

August 5, 2025

Topic: Presentation and Factory Tour

Moderator: Justin Stewart, Peterbilt

Location: Manufacturing Facility in Denton, Texas

Address: 1700 Woodbrook St., Denton, TX 76205 

September 9, 2025 (Special date due to DRJ Fall Conference)

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Location: Gaylord Texan, Grapevine, TX

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October 7, 2025

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November 11, 2025 (Veterans Day)

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December 9, 2025 - Special Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Topic: Holiday Year End Members-Only Event

Presenters: Chapter Board of Directors

Location: TBD 

2026 Member Meetings & Events

January 6, 2026 

Topic: TBD

Presenter: TBD

Location: TBD