2. COVID-19 and Resilience:
has ISO 22316 standard
been responsive?
27th February 2021 (Saturday)
Time: 11:20 am - 11:45 am IST
ISO 22316:2017
By Hassan Al Alawi, Senior Director,
Oman Infrastructure Investment Management
(OIM), Muscat, Oman
3. Speaker Introduction:
Hassan Al Alawi
Muscat, Oman
25 years+ Industry experience
Senior Director at Oman Infrastructure
Investment Management (OIM)
Hassan Al Alawi has over 27 years professional experience, in project management, project
finance and capital markets, Merger & Acquisitions, risk and business continuity management
and corporate governance, managing several major projects for global leading conglomerates.
Has broad experience in executing the full life cycle of projects (in particular in oil & gas and
energy sectors) across various contracting strategies gained from his international working
experience with international firms for circa 10 years in UK, Japan and the Gulf area.
Hassan is a Senior Director at Oman’s Infrastructure Investment Management (OIM); a specialist
infrastructure manager wholly owned by Oman Investment Authority (OIA).
Prior to joining OIM, Hassan worked for The Oil & Gas Holding Company “nogaholding”, Bahrain
Sovereign Wealth Company for oil & gas sector, as a Portfolio Management Manager & Risk
Manager where he successfully managed various tasks e.g. first Build Own Operate & Transfer
(BOOT) project in Bahrain (Bahrain LNG), launching of holding company group inaugural of US$
1billion Debt Capital Market issuance in 2017 followed by re-issuance of another US$1billion dual
tranche bond in 2018.
Hassan has excellent experience in developing, implementing and leading Enterprise Risk
Management (ERM), Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Crisis Management (CR) using
international codes and standards and best practices. He has been chairing and delivering
speeches at various international conferences of risk and resilience management in the region,
Asia and Europe.
Connect at LinkedIn: Hassan Al Alawi – LinkedinProfile
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4. o What is business resilience: How familiar are you with ISO 22316?
o ISO 22316 and its relationship with business continuity and crisis management
o Why is Organisational resilience important: does resilience add value & how much
resilience we need?
o How do you build organizational resilience & where does the responsibility for
resilience sit within an organisation?
oStrategies to underpin business resilience.
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KEY POINTS
5. • Organizational Resilience & ISO 22316: introduction & objectives
• Resilience: relationship with BCM & CM – value added
• How you build Organizational Resilience
• ISO 22316 in covid-19 era
• Strategies to underpin business resilience
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AGENDA
6. The ability of an organization to
anticipate, prepare for, respond and
adapt to incremental change and
sudden disruptions in order to
survive and prosper.
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It reaches beyond risk management towards a
more holistic view of business health and
success.
Organizational Resilience
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KEY POINTS
• ISO 22316: introduction & objectives
• Resilience: relationship with BCM & CM – value added
• How you build Organizational Resilience
• ISO 22316 in covid-19 era
• Strategies to underpin business resilience
10. Organizational Resilience (ISO 22316:2017) :
“The ability of an organization to absorb and adapt in a
changing environment to enable it to deliver its objectives
and to survive and prosper.”
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Business Continuity (ISO 22301:2018):
“The capability of an organization to continue the delivery of
products or services at acceptable predefined levels
following a disruption”.
Summary: business resilience builds on the principles of
business continuity but extends much further to help
enhance an organization’s immune system to be able to
tackle challenges, fend off illness and bounce back more
quickly.
Business continuity
vs.
Business resiliency
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KEY POINTS
• ISO 22316: introduction & objectives
• Resilience: relationship with BCM & CM – value added
• How you build Organizational Resilience
• ISO 22316 in covid-19 era
• Strategies to underpin business resilience
14. What challenges need
to be thought of?
Known challenges encountered
Challenged in ways for which we have no experience
Reinforcing threats
New opportunities
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Anticipate , Adapt , Assess
Key Capabilities of the Resilient Organization
1. Purpose & Meaning
2. Empowerment
3. Social Connections
4. Emotional Intelligence
5. Learning Orientation
6. Innovation
Steps to Building a Resilient Organization
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KEY POINTS
• ISO 22316: introduction & objectives
• Resilience: relationship with BCM & CM – value added
• How you build Organizational Resilience
• ISO 22316 in covid-19 era
• Strategies to underpin business resilience
17. The challenges faced due
to the global outbreak of
COVID-19 and the
potential role of quality
and standards in
mitigating its negative
effects
18. Mitigate the
impact of COVID-
19 on your
company
Standards can play a crucial role in gaining business’s confidence i.e.
how to deal with pandemic. Standards can specify requirements that
organizations must comply with in order to ensure they can operate in
a safe and hygienic way.
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What do organizations need to do now to
ensure they are in the best possible position
for the environment that emerges?
o Survive
o Understand in detail how your business works
o Collaborate
o Plan for success
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KEY POINTS
• ISO 22316: introduction & objectives
• Resilience: relationship with BCM & CM – value added
• How you build Organizational Resilience
• ISO 22316 in covid-19 era
• Strategies to underpin business resilience