GPCP members are invited to attend the MidAmerica Contingency Planning Forum meeting. MidAmerica is a group of contingency planners in the St. Louis area and there is no cost to attend their meeting. Visit MidAmerica Contingency Planning Forum - Home Page for more information.

Sara Henry, Regional Private Sector Liaison| FEMA Region VII, will present the FEMA Private Sector Liaison Program and the NBEOC. Several MCPF members actively participate in this program and have gotten a lot of value out of it. Access to the NBEOC dashboard has paid off for our members many times, especially for locations away from STL, to gain situational awareness or contacts.

Chris Hurst, VP of Global Technology Solutions at OnSolve, will present: Building Resilience:  How Innovations in Technology Can Help BC Practitioners Respond to Dynamic Risks, which will focus on  Unpredictable, quickly-changing risks, Machine Learning, Automation and BC Roles and Team Culture.

Bio:  Chris Hurst is the VP of Global Technology Solutions at OnSolve, focusing on Critical Event Management.   Prior to his current role, Chris co-founded a Risk Intelligence Company using Machine Learning to detect risks to operations and people with greater speed and relevance.  Chris is a former Director of Enterprise Risk Management with Mercy Corps, a former Army Diver, and a former Project Manager for large infrastructure projects with extensive experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Chris holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from West Point, an MBA from Harvard, and an MPA/ID from Harvard Kennedy School of Government.  Chris is passionate about the intersection of data science and risk management in the context of complex operations.