When continuity becomes human: Designing people-centered BCM programs
Continuity plans are only as resilient as the people behind them. Join Anthony Mangeri and Nico Pörsti to discover how people-centered BCM strengthens readiness, decision-making, and recovery before disruption strikes.
About this session
Business continuity has long been built around processes, systems, and recovery plans. But as disruption becomes more frequent and more human in impact, organizations also need visibility into the people dependencies that determine whether continuity plans will actually work.
This session explores how people-related dependencies can be built into BCM program design, governance, and review cycles so resilience becomes operational, not theoretical. The panel will discuss how organizations can design the BCM program backbone to enable and strengthen people readiness, decision-making, and recovery capability before disruption strikes, helping teams identify vulnerabilities and close readiness gaps.
Your speakers
Nico Pörsti
Head of BCM Solutions, Fortiv
Nico Pörsti is a Business Continuity and Resilience leader focused on helping organizations maintain operations through disruption. As Head of BCM Solutions at Fortiv, he works at the intersection of sales, product, and advisory, guiding clients from legacy resilience frameworks toward AI-native approaches. With a background at Deloitte's Crisis and Resilience practice, Nico has supported organizations across multiple industries in crisis management, business continuity, and live incident response.
Anthony Mangeri
COO, The Mangeri Group, LLC
Anthony Mangeri is an emergency management and public safety professional, educator, author, and speaker with extensive experience in crisis management, disaster preparedness, organizational resilience, and public policy. A Certified Public Manager and Certified Emergency Manager, he serves as Chief Operating Officer of The Mangeri Group, LLC, helping organizations strengthen preparedness and resilience. Mangeri is also on the faculty of several universities, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in emergency management, disaster science, crisis management, and leadership. His career combines senior leadership, academic expertise, and hands-on experience in emergency response, recovery, and resilience.
