Which exercises to strengthen strategic crisis management?

12-13 June 2014, Geneva, Switzerland

 

The focus of the 3^rd OECD/Swiss Federal Chancellery workshop on Strategic Crisis Management was to develop transboundary crisis management in support of country efforts to prepare for novel and unanticipated crises.

 

Periodic exercises and drills are crucial to robust crisis preparedness. The workshop looked at the design of strategic crisis management exercises, with a focus on international co-operation, the engagement of leaders, public and private partnerships and cyber threats.

 

In order to further develop capacity among the OECD network of strategic crisis managers, the workshop featured a role-playing exercise which focused on strengthening transboundary co-operation between governments, within governments and with the private sector to improve situation awareness of complex threats faced in modern and interconnected societies.

 

The workshop identified good practices and concrete examples across OECD countries to be featured in the policy toolkit that will support implementation of the OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Critical Risks.

 

Previous meetings:

2013

2012

 

For more information on the workshop please contact Charles Baubion (charles.baubion@oecd.org). 

 

Agenda	Keynote Presentation:   Prof. Edward P. Borodzicz Unversity of Portsmouth, UK

 

Expert Panel 1: Transboundary crisis management exercise

Ambassador Kees Nederlof Sherpa 2016 Nuclear Security Summit	Dr. Tarik Meziani Civil Protection Unit, Council of the European Union	Dr. Miriam Haritz Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, Germany

  

 Expert Panel 2: Country practices on cyber threat exercises

Dr. Timo Harkonen Director of Government Security, Finland	Ms. Daniela Vorburger Deputy Chief for Strategic Exercises, Swiss Federal Chancellery	Mr. Ulrik Keller Head of Section, Danish Emergency Management Agency