ACP Los Angeles Meeting, 3/10/26: Building Organizational Resiliency

In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, organizational resiliency is no longer optional—it’s mission-critical. This session will explore strategies for developing robust continuity plans, implementing effective technology disaster recovery solutions, and advancing program maturity to ensure operational stability during disruptions.

Recent high-profile outages, such as the CrowdStrike incident and Microsoft Azure service disruptions, have highlighted the cascading impacts of technology failures on business operations. Combined with emerging threats—ransomware, supply chain vulnerabilities, and geopolitical risks—these events underscore the need for integrated resiliency programs that bridge emergency management and business continuity disciplines.

This in-person / remote event is designed for emergency management professionals, business continuity practitioners, and organizational leaders responsible for risk and resiliency programs.

Key Topics Covered:

• Continuity Plan Development: Frameworks, templates, and best practices.
• Technology Disaster Recovery: Lessons learned from major outages (CrowdStrike, Azure) and strategies for resilience in cloud-based ecosystems.
• Program Maturity: Leveraging maturity models to drive continuous improvement.
• Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity risks, supply chain fragility, and operational interdependencies.

Business Resiliency Senior Manager – Southern California Edison

Michael Ripley has been in the Emergency Management and Business Continuity field for over 20 years, working for such companies as The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, and DreamWorks Animation. Michael currently works in the utilities sector implementing an enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery program. Michael currently holds the designation as a Certified Emergency Manager®, California Professional Emergency Manager, Certified Business Continuity Professional, and Master Exercise Practitioner. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health and a Master of Science degree in Emergency Management. In 2012, Michael was honored by the White House for his efforts in Community Emergency Response Teams and Public/Private Partnerships

The hybrid event is FREE to both ACP members and guests. The in-person event will be held at University of Southern California where lunch will be provided to those who attend. The presentation will also be offered remotely, with the link provided the day before the meeting.

The presentation will be held on the USC campus in the UVN 1200 conference room. Details in the "Good to Know" section below.

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