Organisers and Supporters

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) was established in 1994 to enable members to obtain guidance and support from fellow business continuity practitioners.

Through its Certification Scheme, the Institute provides internationally recognised status to its members, as professional membership of the BCI demonstrates the members' competence to carry out business continuity management (BCM) to a consistent high standard. The BCI has over 2000 members in 50+ countries.

The wider role of the BCI is to promote the highest standards of professional competence and commercial ethics in the provision and maintenance of business continuity planning and services.

Established in 1978, SunGard pioneered the Disaster recovery and Business Continuity industry. They have supported over 1,500 invocations with 100% success and conducted more than 100,000 recovery tests. With IT recovery across over 30 platforms and workplace solutions for offices, contact centers and front office dealing rooms, SunGard has been keeping people and information connected for nearly a quarter of century. Winner of many Business Continuity awards, today more than 10,000 clients worldwide trust SunGard. During the September 11 attack in the US, SunGard helped many financial institutions and supply.

Experts City Technologies is the First leading company in the Middle East focusing on Business Continuity, Risk Management & Security Consultancy Services. For over the past 3 years we have helped many banking institutions as well as government institutions and authorities to drive real and practical improvements in their business. We work closely with clients to understand their particular needs and develop the best strategies and programs for their individual business challenges. Our Reputation is built on record of excellence in execution; of providing innovative solutions and great people who deliver outstanding results through our partners. Our Mission is “To be a leading solution provider in Business Continuity Management (BCM) & Security consultancy services across all the industry sectors in the Middle East, through the best practice standards”