DRI International (Disaster Recovery Institute)

DRI Releases 11th Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report This year’s Trends Report examines 2025's current and emerging risks, based on responses from our professional community. How have practices and priorities changed over recent years, and where is the resilience discipline headed in the future? Download the free report from the DRI Library to find out here: https://lnkd.in/eYwTCS7F #DRI #BusinessContinuity #Resilience

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to join us in strengthening resilience for tomorrow. The DRI Foundation is the charitable arm of DRI International, dedicated to investing in people and empowering communities. Your donation directly supports high-impact initiatives that build a stronger, more prepared workforce and world: 🌟 Scholarships: We provide targeted scholarships for veterans and women in business continuity and disaster recovery. 🌟 Community Grants: Partnering with grassroots organizations to fund local initiatives for disaster preparedness, risk reduction, and long-term recovery efforts in communities around the world. Learn more about DRI Foundations' initiatives and how to donate here: https://lnkd.in/eixUqZ6h #DRIFoundation #GivingTuesday #Resilience

🚨 Don't forget to cast your vote! If you're a DRI Certified Professional, your voice matters in selecting the winners for DRI's Awards of Excellence. You have until Friday, December 12th, to vote for the Lifetime Achievement and Product/Service Provider of the Year Awards. ➡️ How to Vote: Log in to your DRI account and click the "Vote Now!" tab. ➡️ See the Winners: Join us at the Awards Gala Dinner on Feb. 24th at DRI2026 in Jacksonville, FL, to celebrate! Cast your ballot now:  https://lnkd.in/e5hERsAb #DRI #DRI2026 #businesscontinuity

Mark Your Calendars: Dec. 2 is Giving Tuesday Get ready – next week is Giving Tuesday! It's a great time to enter the holiday giving season and help support the amazing work of the DRI Foundation. Support the Foundation:

Did you have plans to take one of our courses in 2025, but the year got away from you? If that sounds familiar, you have one more month to accomplish your goal! We have a few remaining spots in the listed courses - for all the details and to get your registration in, visit here: https://lnkd.in/eFxqu_gK #DRI #BusinessContinuity #Resilience

Mohamed Hussein brings a unique combination of academic rigor (Ph.D. in AI/ML from Kyoto University) and practical experience leading digital transformation initiatives across global organizations.  In "From Fragile to Antifragile: How Enterprise Architecture Became Our Secret Weapon Against Operational Chaos," attendees will learn how, three years ago, KGroup's manufacturing group faced what seemed like an impossible challenge. Five business units, each running different systems, different processes, and frankly, different definitions of what "operational continuity" even meant. When supply chain disruptions hit in 2022, it discovered just how fragmented its resilience really was. What happened next changed everything about how Kgroup thinks about enterprise architecture—and more importantly, how it can be the difference between organizations that merely survive disruptions and those that emerge stronger.  This isn't another theoretical framework presentation. This is the story of how it rebuilt operational resilience from the ground up, using enterprise architecture principles that it has now successfully applied across FMCG, healthcare, government, and financial services sectors. The results? 30% reduction in system vulnerabilities, 25% faster recovery times, and—perhaps most surprisingly—teams that actually started asking for more governance, not less. Find more details and register here: https://lnkd.in/eJSGYRJS #DRI #DRI2026 #Resilience

🚨 LAST CHANCE! Resilience West's inaugural event is NEXT WEEK!  Don't miss out on this brand-new, must-attend forum for resilience professionals in Bristol, UK. As the proud sponsor, DRI encourages you to join us at the Village Hotel on Tuesday, 2 December at 10:00 GMT. This is your final opportunity to: Gain crucial insights into Horizon Scanning for 2026.Deepen your expertise in Cyber Resilience and Cybersecurity.Discover the power of Collaboration in a changing risk landscape. Space is extremely limited! Secure your spot for vital discussions and networking. Learn more and register now: https://lnkd.in/eMPMHKWa

Maintaining your DRI International certification requires two things: paying an annual maintenance fee and earning 80 Continuing Education Activity Points (CEAPs) every two years. CEAPs can be earned through professional training, educational activities, and involvement in the business continuity community, as detailed in the CEAP Guidelines below. Individuals with Associate, CBCV, or Retired status must only pay the annual maintenance fee. Annual maintenance fees are billed in the early fall and are due by January 1. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ems_qdXn #DRI #CEAP #BusinessContinuity

Sola Adesida, CCRP, CBCP, is a leader in organizational resilience and preparedness, dedicated to ensuring healthcare systems can continue to deliver safe and reliable care in the face of disruption.  Sola will lead "Lessons from the Tour de France: A New Real-World Cyber Exercise Framework for When Tabletop Isn’t Enough," which introduces the “GRAVEL Stage” exercise framework, an innovative approach to cyber resilience training inspired by the grit and unpredictability of the Tour de France’s gravel stages. Attendees will learn how to: ➡️ Design and run chaotic, high-pressure cyber exercises (“gravel-stage” exercises) ➡️ Demonstrate how cross-functional coordination, decision-making, and resilience practices can be stress-tested in realistic scenarios ➡️ Provide a practical framework (“GRAVEL”) that attendees can implement immediately The session will also explore why conventional tabletop exercises often fall short in preparing teams for the complexity and chaos of real-world cyber incidents. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/eQaVqF_H #DRI #DRI2026 #Resilience

‘Resilience and Digital Transformation: Lessons from Denmark’s PostNord Project’ – DRI’s Rachael Elliott for Resilience Forward “This shift represents more than administrative reform ... it will stress test how Danish government, businesses, and society can handle the disruption of a major infrastructure change.” Denmark’s recent transition to digital-only postal operations offers a number of lessons for resilience professionals. DRI Director of Global Strategy and Innovation Rachael Elliott looks at some of the key takeaways. Read More: https://lnkd.in/epyJG_Vj