Panel V - Building Critical Public Private Sector Partnerships

1. Connecting the Dots
Thus empowering the Resilience Chain
August 2013
John Zeppos
OTE Group Business Continuity Management Deputy Director

2. Is it really that difficult ?
If Private sector has addressed potential Risks and their impact to the business
If Public sector has identified the threats and their potential precaution measures
If Government has spotted the gaps and supports both private and public sector properly
… then what’s missing from the equation ?

3. When there’s a will, there’s also a way
Or at least, most of the times !

4. Actors
OTE S.A. is the National Fixed Telecoms provider in Greece ( Public Sector )
COSMOTE S.A. is one of the three Mobile Operators in Greece ( Private Sector )
General Secretariat of Civil Protection / Ministry of Public Order ( Government )

5. Act 1 : Terrorism (2007)
Scenario : A Terrorist Group acting mainly in Athens, launches a rocket against the US Embassy

6. Act 2 : Forest Fires (2007/2009)
Scenario : Forest Fires in Peloponnese (2007) / Forest Fires in Attica (2009)

7. Act 3 : GRexit speculations (2012)
Scenario : Greece defaults financially and is forced to exit the EURO zone

8. Hey ! We’re all on the same side !

9. Things that went well
Cross Functional Business Continuity Planning
Critical Information Sharing
Common approach / common goals / common interests

10. …leading to this

11. …and this

12. …and quite recently, this

13. … because nobody can afford a CNI not to be in business

14. Thank you !
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