Collaborative Partner Spotlight: April 2026 and Beyond
As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners.
Business Continuity Planners Association – BCPA’s next event is “Fitting the Puzzle Pieces Together: A Unified Approach to Cyber Risk,” to be held April 9 at the MN Department of Human Services, led by Jeine Parson, Director, Cybersecurity Vendor Risk Management at Abbott Laboratories.
Business Resiliency Professionals Association – BRPA’s first event of 2026 is a Crisis Preparedness and Exercise Workshop, sponsored by the University of Chicago, on April 16 at Argonne National Labs.
MidAmerica Contingency Planning Forum – Upcoming MCPF webinar events include The Imperative for Risk Quantification and Cyber Resilience Metrics in Modern IT Risk Management (April 16), How to Get Executive Support and Buy-In for BCM (May 21), and Emerging Risks: What Universities Are Teaching the Next Generation of Risk Leaders (June 18).
Continuity Insights – The Continuity Insights Management Conference is scheduled for Apr. 27-29 at the Gila River Resorts & Casinos in Phoenix, AZ. DRI’s Raymond Seid will be presenting on “From Patient Care to Supply Chain: Strengthening Healthcare Continuity With Professional Practices” on Wednesday, April 29. Visit DRI at booth #211.
RIMS – The RIMS 2026 RiskWorld event will be held in Philadelphia, PA, May 3-6, and will feature a presentation by DRI Senior Director of Development Rob Zegarra.
Resilience Association – The Resilience Association has announced its Annual Summit for the 9th of June, with the theme “Critical Third Parties: Strengthening the Backbone of Resilience”.