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Recent Events
InterCEP Hosts Summit on Global Public Private Emergency Preparedness Cooperation
June 23, 2006 4:19 PM
In April 2006, the International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (InterCEP) hosted the International Public-Private Preparedness Summit at NYU’s La Pietra conference center in Florence, Italy. In its inaugural year, InterCEP’s Summit successfully brought together public and private sector officials to advance international cooperation in emergency preparedness.
The International Public-Private Preparedness Summit (April 27-28) brought together officials from eight countries to discuss ways in which these distinct sectors can share lessons learned, preparations for pandemics and catastrophes, and ways in which this vital field can move forward in saving lives and enterprise continuity in the wake of an emergency event. The Event is particularly relevant as businesses and other private sector organizations increasingly acknowledge the need for organization-wide and an “all hazards” approach to emergency management and business continuity programs in the wake of man-made emergencies and natural disasters. During this intense, productive two-day Summit, participants underscored the need to continue such cooperation beyond the Summit and recognized the need for an ongoing taskforce to build upon the event’s proceedings.
As the world’s first major academic center dedicated to private sector security, emergency management and business continuity, InterCEP works with “Global Roundtable” members to engage businesses and other private sector organizations and public sector officials specifically on international emergency preparedness cooperation. The Summit was the first international meeting of the Global Roundtable and Working Group, which is the continuation and expansion of the Working Group on Private Sector Preparedness that initially supported and provided core input to the Federal 9-11 Commission's recommendations on private sector emergency preparedness including the establishment of a National Preparedness Standard and the targeting of business incentives for preparedness. Key recommendations were subsequently reflected in national legislation and adopted by the Department of Homeland Security.
Click here to access the Summit’s proceedings (Adobe Acrobat required)