Matthew Shaw
Head of Emergency Management and Business Continuity
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Matt Shaw (MBCI) has worked as Business Continuity and Emergency Management professional for over 18 years in some of New Zealand's largest central government departments. Currently Matt is the Head of Emergency Management and Business Continuity at the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. In addition to his day job, he is the Co-Chair of the Government Continuity Reference Group and is leading system continuity level work across NZ's central government. This is all in aid of helping the NZ government continue to function and deliver critical services in disruptions, emergencies and in a catastrophic-level event.
SESSIONS
Day 1
2.50
Panel: Making incident response a whole-of-business capability
Who truly owns an incident response, and why must accountability extend beyond the IT or security team to include business leaders and executives?
How can agencies make incident response and maintaining continuity a whole-of-business capability rather than an IT responsibility?
How can government departments coordinate effectively across agencies during interconnected disruptions?
What can digital and security leaders learn from emergency management when responding to large-scale cyber incidents?
What does real preparedness look like in the public sector today?
Moderator:
Yolanda Wilke, Domain Lead - CISO Office Inland Revenue NZ
Panellists:
Vicki Scott, Deputy Chief Executive, People Services and Delivery, Parliamentary Counsel Office
Matthew Shaw, Head of Emergency Management and Business Continuity, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Marika Hughes, Director of Strategic Crisis Management, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet New Zealand
Emma Bickerstaffe, Director, Cyber Defence Operations, National Cyber Security Centre