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A new and unique threat to business operations is looming on the horizon; an avian influenza or “bird flu” pandemic. This pandemic will likely be global in reach, cataclysmic in consequence and complete in rendering useless today’s business continuity plans.
Featured Gartner Vice President and Research Fellow Ken McGee will lead a discussion outlining why conventional business continuity plans will not effectively meet the unique challenges presented by a pandemic and review an array of specific steps that people should take today to prepare for the first pandemic of the information age
Featured Speaker
Ken McGee, Group Vice President, Gartner
 Ken McGee is a group vice president and Research Fellow at Gartner Inc. His current research primarily focuses on a new emerging business and technology area, the real-time enterprise. He is the author of a new book dealing with real-time enterprises called “Heads Up: How To Avoid Business Surprises and Seize Opportunities First,” published by Harvard Business School Press. Mr. McGee’s research also focuses on how IT is leading, or being led by societal, government, business and economic changes that will bring about fundamental shifts and new opportunities in our business and personal lives. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. McGee was vice president and director of international telecommunications for Salomon Brothers, based in London. Mr. McGee has also held senior IT management positions at Citicorp and Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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