2nd Asia Business Continuity Awards

First-ever award to recognize excellence in Business Continuity in the Asia Pacific region

In anticipation of the 2nd Asia Business Continuity Awards (ABCA) 2008, here¡¯s a write up of last year¡¯s award ceremony to jog your memories.

To recap, last year¡¯s inaugural Asia Business Continuity Awards (ABCA) was held on 30 October 2007, Singapore, and what a blast it was! Almost 200 delegates from across the globe turned up for the ceremony, which was held in conjunction with the 7th Annual Business Continuity Management Conference (BCMC) 2007. There were also reporters and journalists from various media channels, as well as exhibitors and sponsors alike.

Organized by Business Continuity Asia (BCP Asia) Pte Ltd, this award was established with the aims to accolade individuals and organizations who have achieved excellence whilst contributing significantly to the growth of the business continuity industry. In this very aspect, BCP Asia hopes that with this award recognition, the employability, productivity and service quality of business continuity professionals and industry players can be improved.
The ABCA is endorsed by Business Continuity Institute (BCI), an internationally recognised institute that accredits professional membership of BCI to its members who has demonstrated competence to carry out Business Continuity Management (BCM) to a consistent high standard.

The award is the ultimate platform for participating nominees to engage in the exchange of ideas while facilitating growth and development in the industry. It has proven to be an excellent opportunity for individuals and providers in the business continuity sector to gain exposure to new ideas, share best practices and benchmark against each other.

The awards were judged by a panel of well-qualified professionals, namely:

- Mr. John Worthington, a full time Business Continuity Management (BCM) professional since 1992. He is elected to a Board member in the BCI committee this year.

- Mr. Masamichi Shinohara, an experienced Senior Consultant of InterRisk Research Institute and Consulting (Japan). He is also the Chairman of the BCM committee of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Cabinet Office Japanese Government (JIPDEC) and BCI Japan Alliance.

- Mrs. Pamela White, an award winner of ¡®Business Continuity Manager of the Year 2000¡¯. She is formally the EMEA Regional Manager of the Corporate Resiliency Management team of JP MorganChase, who has 18 years of experience and is fully competent in all aspects of BCM.

And now, the winners of the awards were:

Individual Category
- Business Continuity Manager of the Year - Angus A.Graham, Nestle GLOBE Center AOA
- Lifetime Achievement - Kenny P F Seow, Contingency Solutions

Business Category
- Business Continuity Provider of the Year (Recovery Site) - Singapore Computer Systems Limited
- Business Continuity Management Software of the Year - COOP Systems, Inc (runner up: Strohl Systems, Inc)
- Group Excellence in Business Continuity Management - DBS Bank Ltd

For this year¡¯s awards, we are proud to announce that we have two new exciting categories lined up:

-Individual Category ¨C Disaster Recovery Manager of the Year
- Business Category ¨C Product Innovation of the Year

In addition, we are introducing a whole new ball game; A Platinum Award. This award will be presented to individuals or organizations who win the same award consecutively for at least three years. Now, isn¡¯t that more motivation for you to perform your very best!!

Nominations are slated to be opened come 1 May 2008, so gear yourselves up! Check back with us in the very near future for ABCA updates in our website or at BCMconference.com.