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Recent Speaking Engagements

CPM 2006 West Conference (Contingency Planning & Management)
Workplace Continuity
Date: May 26, 2006
Location: Las Vegas, NV

International Safety and Security Conference
Integrating a Facilities Strategy Into a Business Continuity Plan
Date: February 8-10, 2006
Location: New York, NY

Canadian Information Processing Society, Ontario Club
Applying Business Continuity Principles in a Campus Environment
Date: November 17, 2005
Location: Toronto

38th Annual College Facilities Administrators Conference
Taking a Holistic Approach to Enterprise Risk Management on the College Campus
Date: October 16-17, 2005
Location: Conestoga College, Kitchener ON

 

Real Property in the Real World: 17th Annual Workshop for the Real Property Institute of Canada
Date: February 3, 2005
Location: Ottawa

Business Continuity for Real Estate Managers

In this session, Mr. Gill offered real estate managers a wide ranging view on how business continuity planning (BCP) has evolved - particularly since the 2001 terrorist attacks. The discussion placed BCP within the wider context of risk management, and demonstrated the degree to which real estate managers typically integrate risk management in their daily duties (currently the emphasis is clearly on emergency planning) and how their effectiveness in this area can be enhanced if a more holistic approach is taken - a process that would include the integration of basic principles of BCP.

This session emphasizes the importance of the facility as the place where organizational operations take place, thus it is incumbent upon all facility managers to recognize the facility as the operational hub, and thus understand how the fields of real estate strategy and business continuity planning converge.

14th World Conference on Disaster Management
Date: June 21, 2004
Location: Toronto

Linking Contingency Planning to Facilities Strategy

Tony Gill presented his most recent paper "Workplace Continuity" to business continuity and emergency management professionals attending the 2004 WCDM. This event has proven itself to be one of the most important informational forums probing contemporary issues of interest to contingency planners globally. In this session, Mr. Gill tangibly links real estate strategy into the realm of business continuity planning, while paying due consideration to the contributions made by other key organizational verticals and identifying how these align with the foundational elements to form a more complete plan. This session clearly demonstrates the critical purpose of holistic decision making by planners, where the nuances of facilities are placed front and center.

Worldwide Workplace Web (W4) Conference
Sponsored by the General Services Adminstration (GSA)
Date: June 16, 2004
Location: Washington, D.C.

Workplace Continuity

As organizational policies are re-drawn in the wake of highly visible events such as terrorist attacks, floods, fires and blackouts, the definition of 'Workplace' becomes blurred. Such events force organizations globally to redefine fundamental elements of workplace, placing renewed emphasis not only on ergonomics, sustainability and worker flexibility, but the need to maintain continuity of operations regardless of the severity of a disruption. By strategically aligning these organizational silos and leveraging advances in technology, organizations can optimize cost efficiency, worker satisfaction, as well as the functional redundancy required to maintain operations - together, these form the basic dynamics of Workplace Continuity.

2004 Real Property Institute of Canada
Date: February 4, 2004
Location: Ottawa

Blackout 2003: Lessons Learned

At the Real Property Institute of Canada's 2004 Conference, Tony Gill, the Managing Director of Gill Advisors, presented his timely white paper that directly links the energy efficiency standards of typical office buildings to conditions leading to excessive demand, and the possibility of rolling blackouts in the future. He stated: "there are a wide range of solutions that are making buildings significantly smarter. Whether these tap into natural systems that lower a building's reliance on power, or use smart technology that automatically regulates the consumption patterns of buildings, different alternatives can be implemented on a micro or a macro scale that ultimately yield more energy-efficient facilities."

2003 Real Property Institute of Canada
Date: January 30, 2003
Location: Ottawa

Strategic Aspects of Space Utilization: Developments in the Industry After 9/11

How have the events of 9/11 influenced developments in the real property field? Tony Gill will provide us with insight into new corporate strategies regarding the location of space, the way it is used, and decentralization, as well as provide a look at how these influences will play out in the future, based on extensive interviews with corporate leaders in the private sector.