Association of Continuity Professionals upcoming events

The Changing Face of Cybersecurity, AI, and Business Continuity: Exploring the Convergence of ISSA, ISACA, and the Resilience Professions (10 Nov 2026)

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT

Join ACP Greater Houston for an Upcoming Webinar!

ACP National invites members and industry professionals to join the ACP Greater Houston Chapter on Tuesday, November 10, at 11:30 AM for an engaging discussion on:

“The Changing Face of Cybersecurity, AI, and Business Continuity: Exploring the Convergence of ISSA, ISACA, and the Resilience Professions”

Featuring Anne Rogers, PMP, CISSP, this timely presentation will explore the evolving intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and business continuity—and what these changes mean for resilience professionals.

This event is FREE to attend and offers a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and connect with fellow professionals.

Learn more and register: https://www.acp-international.com/greater-houston

We encourage all ACP members and colleagues across the resilience community to take advantage of this valuable learning opportunity!

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Arkansas Chapter Meeting (18 Nov 2026)

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Guest Speaker: Chapter member Cameron Wells - Business Continuity from an ITDR Perspective

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Healthcare SIG SIG: The Value of AI to Assist with Emergency Planning, Training, and Exercising: From the Classroom to the Simulation Lab (18 Nov 2026)

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how emergency managers plan for, train against, and exercise responses to an increasingly complex threat landscape. This 30-minute presentation explores the practical value of AI across the full preparedness cycle, examining how emerging tools can strengthen hazard and risk assessment, accelerate plan development and review, generate realistic exercise scenarios and injects, and enhance after-action analysis and continuous improvement.

Speakers

Dr. Bernard Jones, MBCP

St. John's University

Dr. Bernard Jones is an Associate Professor at St. John’s University in the Division of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security. He is a certified business continuity and disaster recovery professional with over 25 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing enterprise-level business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency management programs across both the public and private sectors.

Tabletop Exercises Evolved: Leveraging AI to Build Organizational Resilience (18 Nov 2026)

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Tabletop Exercises Evolved: Leveraging AI to Build Organizational Resilience

92% of organizations have experienced at least one direct operational consequence tied to readiness gaps, indicating that today’s risk environment demands a different approach to preparedness. With that, tabletop exercises must evolve from periodic preparedness activities into dynamic resilience-building exercises. Companies that leverage AI and risk-specific scenarios to build modern exercise programs are better positioned to navigate today’s threat landscape and sustain resilience after disruptions.

Join Joel Navarro, Vice President of Global Resiliency at East West Bank, and Peter Steinfeld, Senior Vice President of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia, to hear tips and best practices for transforming tabletops from static, periodic compliance activities into tailored, resilience-focused exercises that drive action and meaningful change.

Building on their 2026 DRJ Fall conference session, Joel and Peter will explore how generative AI, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership buy-in help teams build more effective preparedness programs.

Learning Objectives:

1. Design risk-specific exercises tailored to your business

2. Prove your program’s value to gain leadership buy-in and support

3. Leverage AI for building your exercises, from planning to after action

4. Use creative facilitation techniques to make your program more engaging and realistic

5. Turn exercise findings into measurable improvements that build organizational resilience

Cybersecurity/IT SIG: Cybersecurity / IT SIG Roundtable Panel Discussion (19 Nov 2026)

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Resilience at Scale: Executive Insights with ACP DC Chapter (19 Nov 2026)

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Resilience at Scale: Executive Insights

How do you keep critical operations standing when the stakes are highest? ACP DC presents “Resilience at Scale: Executive Insights.” Curtis McNeil, Risk Officer for the US Capitol, and Joseph Boye, System Engineering Manager at Palo Alto Networks, join a fireside chat moderated by Nicole Scott, ACP DC VP of Programs. Plus a special author spotlight: Christopher Stitt and Dr. Jo Robertson. Then, happy hour. Real conversations with DC metro resilience professionals. Come for the insight. Stay for the network.

Chapter Webinar with ACP Mid-Florida (19 Nov 2026)

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT

A Real Quantitative Approach to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Tabletop Exercises

About the Presentation

Operations-based exercises readily lend themselves to quantitative measurement tools through observation (e.g., the Crisis Management Team met withinx minutes of the incident). However, discussion-based exercises, such as a tabletop exercise (TTX), do not.Existing TTX evaluation methods that use quantitative tools gather information from participant responses to statements using a 1-5 numerical Likert scale. However, many of the statements focus on exercise delivery (e.g., “Participants discussed...”), or are only conclusory (e.g., “The exercise increased my understanding about the capabilities of participating departments.”). While some believe these methods are sufficient, organizations need alternative methodologies to gather more reliable data. If an organization uses the wrong TTX evaluation methodology, it will not accurately determine effectiveness or measure improvement over time.

This presentation discussion will examine the “pros and cons” of different TTX evaluation methodologies, including the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP). The panel will then discuss how new, cost-effective TTX evaluation tools can more reliably and accurately determine whether the TTX has improved the organization’s preparedness, which may pave the way toward developing an industry standard.

About our Speakers

John Duda, CEO of SummitET Inc.

John R. Duda is the CEO of SummitET Inc., a veteran-owned small business that provides proven full-spectrum preparedness solutions to systematically address threats and hazards through a wide range of services. Mr. Duda has supported government and private sector clients as program manager for multiple domestic and international planning and exercise programs, and he has designed and facilitated numerous exercises. Since 2012, Mr. Duda has conducted research and has coauthored an article that discusses existing and new methods that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of tabletop exercises.

Scott J. Glick

Scott J. Glick is the General Counsel of SummitET Inc. Mr. Glick previously served as Director of Preparedness and Response and Senior Counsel in the National Security Division at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he led DOJ’s national preparedness policy and planning efforts. Since retiring from DOJ, Mr. Glick has worked with numerous government agencies on ways to infuse policies and plans into exercises. During his career, Mr. Glick has facilitated, designed, and participated in national-level tabletop and full field exercises, and has coauthored numerous articles, including an article on methods to evaluate the effectiveness of tabletop exercises.

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Arkansas Chapter Meeting (16 Dec 2026)

Wed, 16 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT

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Banking & Finance SIG: Enterprise Risk Management: Topics in the Financial Industry: Focus on the Current Risk Landscape (17 Dec 2026)

Thu, 17 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT

DRJ Spring 2027 Conference (21 Mar 2027)

Sun, 21 Mar 2027 05:00:00 GMT

DRJ Spring 2027 Conference

Join business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilience professionals from across the country at DRJ Spring 2027, one of the industry's premier conferences for education, collaboration, and networking.

Hosted by Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ), this conference brings together industry experts, thought leaders, and practitioners to explore emerging trends, innovative strategies, and best practices in business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management, and organizational resilience.

Attendees will have opportunities to participate in educational sessions, discover new solutions, exchange ideas, and build valuable professional connections.

The Association of Continuity Professionals (ACP) looks forward to connecting with members, chapter leaders, and industry colleagues throughout the conference!

Learn More & Register for DRJ Spring 2027