{"id":845150,"date":"2025-12-01T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=845150"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:48:28","slug":"business-talk-resilient-innovations-ceo-willem-olivier-on-building-resilient-business-ecosystems-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/845150\/business-talk-resilient-innovations-ceo-willem-olivier-on-building-resilient-business-ecosystems-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Talk \u2013 Resilient Innovations CEO Willem Olivier on building resilient business ecosystems in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Willem Olivier unpacks the importance of having a resilient business ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivier is the CEO of Resilient Innovations and a respected business leader with nearly 25 years of experience in the BCM industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has managed projects in over 15 countries and established BCM programmes in Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean region, as well as managing programmes for two multinational banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivier led the management buyout of the Dimension Continuity Practice in December 2023 \u2013 resulting in the formation of Resilient Innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivier continues to play a key role in growing Resilient Innovations into a South African industry leader across a wide range of services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include recovery facilities, managed office spaces, co-location in data centres, and a cloud platform featuring Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) and Backup as a Service (BaaS) &#8211; specifically tailored for South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivier is also a fellow of the Business Continuity Institute and an ISO 22301 Lead Implementer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Business Talk interview, Olivier discusses the idea of a resilience ecosystem, as well as what this represents in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explains how operating within a network of partners, suppliers, and clients shapes the strength and reliability of the overall resilience ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivier then discusses the role key technologies like the cloud, connectivity, and data recovery help organisations keep their ecosystem running smoothly \u2013 even when under pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also unpacks the weak points in South Africa\u2019s resilience landscape, as well as how he would fix these weak points across industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivier expands upon the shifting mindset surrounding disaster recovery \u2013 while it used to be seen as a grudge purchase, it is now increasingly being viewed as a long-term investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, he explains how business ecosystems are likely to evolve as more businesses recognise the importance of resilience as a core part of their operational DNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full interview with Willem Olivier below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Business Talk \u2013 Willem Olivier on building resilient business ecosystems in South Africa\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OPBDVKbn_Ks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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