The Enterprise Resilience & Crisis Governance Masterclass & Awards

Building Resilient Organizations in an Age of AI, Cyber Risk & Global Disruption

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7th - 9th September 2026 | 9am-5pm (GMT+3)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Master Trainer

David Bollaert

FBCI | ISO 22301 Lead Implementer | Crisis Management Specialist

David Bollaert is a highly experienced Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, and Crisis Management specialist with over 20 years of international experience delivering resilience advisory, crisis leadership, operational continuity, cyber resilience, and recovery programs across the Middle East and Africa.

A Fellow of the Business Continuity Institute (FBCI), the industry’s highest professional recognition. David has worked extensively across Saudi Arabia and the GCC supporting government entities, critical infrastructure operators, telecom organizations, aviation environments, utilities, financial services, healthcare, and large-scale transformation ecosystems.

His experience includes resilience and continuity programs delivered for major Saudi organizations including STC, NEOM, Saudi Railway Company (SAR), MCIT, SFDA, CHI, Yesser, WTTCO, ZATCA, and Royal Court entities.

He brings deep, practical expertise in:

  • Strategic Operational Resilience & Business Continuity Management
  • Executive Crisis Leadership and Decision-Making
  • Cyber Resilience and IT Disaster Recovery
  • Crisis Communication and Reputation Management
  • Supply Chain and Third-Party Resilience
  • ISO 22301 BCMS Design and Implementation
  • Executive Crisis Simulations and War-Room Exercising

With senior resilience leadership experience at PwC and KPMG in the Middle East, David is an Approved BCI Trainer who specializes in translating complex regulatory and standards requirements into practical, board-level strategies and actionable organizational capabilities. He is known for his ability to engage senior leaders and deliver transformative resilience outcomes aligned with Vision 2030 ambitions.

Enterprise Resilience & Crisis Leadership Awards

Team Categories

1. Enterprise Resilience Excellence Award

Recognizing organizations demonstrating exceptional enterprise-wide resilience capability, operational preparedness, crisis governance, and long-term organizational stability across complex operating environments.

2. Operational Continuity & Business Resilience Excellence Award

Recognizing excellence in operational continuity, Business Continuity Management (BCM), recovery readiness, and resilience strategies that ensure organizational stability during disruption.

3. Cyber Resilience & Crisis Response Award

Recognizing organizations strengthening cyber resilience, ransomware preparedness, crisis response capability, and operational recovery across digitally connected environments.

4. Critical Infrastructure & National Resilience Award

Recognizing organizations driving resilience excellence across critical infrastructure, national services, smart infrastructure, energy, aviation, telecom, and essential operational ecosystems.

5. Operational Resilience Transformation Award

Recognizing organizations successfully embedding operational resilience into enterprise transformation, digital modernization, governance structures, and strategic operational planning.

6. Executive Crisis Leadership Excellence Award

Recognizing outstanding executive leadership, crisis governance, decision-making capability, and organizational leadership during periods of operational disruption and crisis escalation.

7. AI Governance & Digital Resilience Award

Recognizing organizations advancing AI governance, digital resilience, operational intelligence, and technology-driven resilience capability across modern enterprise environments.

Individual Categories

1. Chief Resilience Officer of the Year

Recognizing an exceptional resilience executive who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in strengthening operational resilience, business continuity, crisis preparedness, and enterprise recovery capability across their organization.

2. Crisis Leadership Champion Award

Recognizing a senior leader who has demonstrated exceptional crisis leadership, executive decision-making, stakeholder management, and organizational stability during periods of operational disruption and crisis escalation.

Event Description

The Enterprise Resilience & Crisis Governance Masterclass is a highly practical and executive-focused 3-day program designed to equip senior leaders, operational resilience professionals, crisis management teams, and critical infrastructure decision-makers with the frameworks, governance models, operational continuity strategies, and crisis leadership capabilities required to navigate today’s complex risk landscape.

This masterclass combines strategic resilience leadership with operational execution, cyber resilience, recovery coordination, crisis governance, and future-ready resilience transformation. Through regional case studies, executive simulations, operational workshops, war-room exercises, and real-world disruption scenarios, participants will explore how leading organizations across Saudi Arabia and the GCC are strengthening resilience capability across highly connected and high-risk operating environments.

Who Should Attend?

Chief Executive Officers | Chief Operating Officers | Managing Directors | Board Members & Executive Committees | Chief Strategy Officers | Chief Risk Officers | Heads of Operational Resilience | Business Continuity Managers | Enterprise Resilience Directors | Crisis Management Leaders | Recovery & Continuity Planning Teams | Chief Information Security Officers | Chief Information Officers | Cybersecurity Directors | SOC & Incident Response Leaders | IT Disaster Recovery Teams | Digital Transformation Executives | Government Resilience & Emergency Planning Officials | Smart City & Giga-Project Leaders | Critical Infrastructure Operators | National Security & Infrastructure Protection Teams | Public Sector Continuity & Crisis Leaders | Operations Directors | Supply Chain & Logistics Executives | Infrastructure & Facilities Management Leaders | Procurement Directors | Internal Audit Leaders | Governance & Compliance Directors | Regulatory Affairs Teams | Enterprise Governance Professionals | Operational Risk & Assurance Specialists

Why You Should Not Miss This Masterclass

1. Strategic & Board-Level Resilience

  • Design and implement enterprise-wide resilience strategies aligned with Vision 2030, digital transformation, and national priorities
  • Establish effective board-level governance, oversight, and reporting mechanisms for operational and cyber resilience
  • Benchmark organizational resilience maturity and build clear roadmaps to close critical gaps

2. Crisis Leadership & Decision Excellence

  • Lead with confidence during geopolitical, cyber, and operational crises through structured governance, rapid decision-making, and executive command protocols
  • Develop high-impact crisis communication and stakeholder management strategies that protect reputation and maintain trust under pressure

3. Operational & Cyber Resilience

  • Build modern operational resilience and business continuity frameworks that go beyond traditional BCM
  • Strengthen organizational readiness against ransomware, supply chain shocks, critical infrastructure threats, and hybrid disruptions
  • Integrate AI-enabled predictive capabilities and cyber governance into core resilience planning

4. Future-Ready Transformation

  • Create actionable resilience playbooks, operating models, and implementation roadmaps that deliver immediate value upon return to the organization

Past Feedback

" Excellent panel of speakers! All topics were very up-to-date with current trends and the speakers had imparted valuable info and knowledge. "

Nita.

HR Director, Brunei

" The course was very informative, clear delivery and interactive. My questions were answered effectively. Thank you! "

Leng.

Non-Executive Independent Director, Kuala Lumpur

" It was great to work with CWI. Their attention to detail was impeccable. The Business Continuity & Crisis Management workshop was fluid and went very smoothly! CWI presented and managed the participants with great patience and have delivered fully on their commitments to me. "

Ta.

Group CFO, Dubai

" The masterclass I attended was one of the workshops I highly ranked and treasure most. Well-organized and experiential learning - it was second to none. "

Joseph.

Chief Commercial Officer, East Africa

I have had an unfailingly excellent experience as a CWI presenter. Their international marketing is unusually strong. Their technical grasp to deliver successfully and the ways they have polished my contribution to the benefit of the participants are impressive. "

Professor Andrew D Chambers.

United Kingdom

" The masterclass was an excellent refresher plus new updates. The case studies were good as it reiterates the points for each topic. "

June.

Executive Director, Kuala Lumpur

" The masterclass was well-presented, full of different case studies were provided, and the topics were well-illustrated. I now have a better view of the organization of different boards. Thanks and well done. "

Jor.

Chief Executive Officer, Brunei

" Attending the course has assisted deeply in my understanding of what would be expected of me, as well as the fulfillment of my role & upcoming role. "

Andrew.

Senior Managing Director, Kuala Lumpur

" This course was mind-blowing. It gave me insight regarding the whole concept of investment in culture, and how human beings are the force. It was an amazing Masterclass. "

Zaka.

Chief Risk Officer, Saudi Arabia