Business Emergency Operation Centers Emerging Roles and Capacities of Government and Universities in Disaster

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1 Business Emergency Operation Centers Emerging Roles and Capacities of Government and Universities in Disaster Panelists: Mark Cooper, Director Louisiana Governor s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Ramesh Kolluru, PhD, Executive Director NIMSAT Institute at the University of Louisiana - Lafayette Andres Calderon, Associate Director - Stephenson Disaster Management Institute at LSU Don Byrne, Managing Director North River Solutions, Inc. Moderator: Thomas Anderson Interim Executive Director, Stephenson Disaster Management Institute at LSU 1. Introduction of Panelists 2. Presentations 3. Questions and Answer (as time allows) Thomas Anderson, Interim Executive Director Stephenson Disaster Management Institute at LSU

2 Mark Cooper, Director Governor s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Plan to Stay in Business Business continuity planning must account for all hazards (both man-made and natural disasters). Plan in advance to manage any emergency situation. Assess the situation, use common sense and available resources to take care of yourself, your co-workers and your business's recovery. Carefully evaluate internal and external operations to determine which staff members, materials, procedures and equipment are absolutely necessary to keep the business operating. Be Informed Know what kinds of emergencies might affect your company. Continuity Planning Carefully assess how your company functions, both internally and externally.

3 The Business EOC Concept View of Value from Government Governor Emergency Management Civic Responsibility Goals of the Project Public-Private-University Partnerships Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, Ph.D. Executive Director, NIMSAT Institute Director, CBIT Assistant VP for Research, UL Lafayette

4 Response to Gustav/Ike Public-Private Partnerships Mobilized business products and services: $23.8 million dollars Enhanced Situational Awareness: shortages of fuel CIKR Consequence Models Reported disruptions to operating capacity of 120 petroleum, natural gas, chemical and electricity facilities (CITGO Refinery, Entergy, Henry Hub, LOOP, Port Fourchon, etc.) Economic impact to Oil & Gas industry: $7.6B - $8.3B Areas of Research

5 Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center To support disaster management in Louisiana by developing an accurate understanding of economic impacts to critical infrastructures and major economic drivers, as well as facilitating the coordination of businesses and volunteer organizations with the public sector through enhanced resource and information management. Estimate Economic Impacts for state and national economy : - Reach out to businesses through LED and GOHSEP regional teams (pre-disaster) as well as through the BEOC portal (post-disaster) to capture operational status and impacts - Identify critical roadblocks to recovery Gasoline Supply Chain Model

6 Andres Calderon, Associate Director Stephenson Disaster Management Institute at LSU Business Emergency Operations Center (B-EOC) Server s Support Business Representatives Command Contro l

7 B-EOC Supporting Facilities Note: Media and News Room in adjacent facility, away from operations B-EOC Designed for Collaboration Flexible Secure Easy to use Robust Effective Physical and virtual Platform Agnostic (EOC, Classroom and Collaboratorium) (Physical, Access and Encryption) (Customized to task and Supported) (Layers of Redundancy) (Functionality and Cost) (Interface and OS independent) (Any device and any standard)

8 B-EOC Technology Optimized for a high definition experience remote B-EOC user B-EOC support B-EOC SME local IC/DIC Don Byrne, Managing Director North River Solutions

9 Business Emergency Operation Centers Emerging Roles and Capacities of Government and Universities in Disaster Questions?