Business Talk – Willem Olivier shares his takeaways from the Resilience Exchange event
In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Willem Olivier discusses his takeaways and thoughts on the recently held and well-received Resilience Exchange event.
Olivier is the CEO of Resilient Innovations and boasts over 23 years of experience in the Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Resilience industry.
Since he began working in the BCM industry, he has worked in over 15 countries with key achievements such as establishing BCM programs in Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean, as well as managing programs for two multinational banks in these regions.
Olivier held many notable executive positions before assuming his current position in 2023.
These positions include:
- Continuity Practice Head – Dimension Data
- GM Africa – ContinuitySA
- Head of Crisis Management – Barclays Africa Group Limited
- Senior Manager Business Continuity – Cell C
- Head of BCM Africa – Standard Bank Group
Olivier leverages the experience and skills he developed across these positions in his current role at Resilient Innovations.
Under his guidance, Resilient Innovations has become an industry pillar and offers a huge array of services, such as recovery facilities, managed office spaces, data centre co-location, and a cloud platform for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) and Backup as a Service (BaaS).
The interview
In this Business Talk interview, Olivier discusses how The Resilience Exchange event went and what made the event different from a traditional gathering.
He outlines why the mix of leaders from different industries attending the event was important and discusses his takeaways from the conversations on resilience and cybersecurity in the South African context.
Olivier also discusses how the attendees responded to the conversations that took place and how Resilient Innovations will build on the event’s success going forward.
He concludes the interview by sharing his message about resilience in South Africa to business leaders who may not have attended the event.
Watch the full interview with Willem Olivier below.
Loading ...