Steelhenge business continuity consultant to speak at Business Continuity Institute Forum event about the use of social media in crisis management

LONDON, ENGLAND, March 09, 2011 (Press-News.org) Steelhenge Consulting, a leading provider of business continuity consultancy and crisis management planning, has confirmed that Drew Gibson (CBCI) will speak at an upcoming Business Continuity Institute London Forum event. The seminar's theme is "Protecting Value and Reputation in a Crisis" and will be held at Atos Origin, 1 Triton Square, Regents Place, NW1 3HG on the 23rd March 2011. The event is open to members of the Business Continuity Institute. For more information, visit http://www.steelhenge.co.uk or call 0845 094 2117.

"We're delighted to announce that Drew will be speaking at the BCI London Forum," said Isobel Nicholas, Director of Communications for Steelhenge. "As active partners of the Business Continuity Institute, we welcome the opportunity to contribute to Forum events. They bring together a range of industry professionals and create an excellent opportunity for knowledge sharing and lively debate."

"As an expert on social media and crisis response," Isobel continued, "Drew will be giving a presentation titled: 'Social Media - how to use it in a crisis, and how to respond to a crisis that begins in social media.' The speed at which news breaks across social networks can elicit a reaction and create a discussion in the public domain before the crisis has even been fully reported and understood by the organisations involved," Isobel explained. "That's why understanding the use of social media is of critical importance for those managing reputation in a crisis, and why Drew's talk will be of great value to the attendees of the event," Isobel concluded.

About Steelhenge
Steelhenge Consulting provides end to end business continuity, crisis management and emergency planning services to a broad range of corporate clients internationally, as well as to UK Government Departments, local authorities, the European Commission and NGOs. Steelhenge also delivers specialist services in energy resilience, utility resilience, ICT continuity management, information security and sports event emergency management. Steelhenge has particular expertise in the preparation of people to perform effectively in implementing business continuity and recovery plans, and in communicating both internally and externally with stakeholders during a crisis.

Established in 2004, with offices in London and Salisbury, Steelhenge is the UK's leader in the delivery of bespoke emergency response training and incident management exercises for staff at all levels from the strategic through the tactical to the operational. Steelhenge's business continuity and crisis management consultants have been recruited from a broad range of sectors in order to create a depth of expertise and knowledge across the resilience landscape. All senior staff have operational experience of crises, incidents, emergencies or disasters, enabling them to deliver pragmatic business continuity and crisis management solutions along with crisis communications and media training based on real-life experience.