2025-11-15
AI and Innovation Seen To Enhance Business Continuity, Resilience, Says Expert
The fourth edition of the ‘Business Continuity & Resilience Conference’ (BCRC), slated for November 27 in Doha, is expected to will highlight the crucial role of risk management, business continuity, resilience, and crisis management in an era where the widespread adoption of smart solutions, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and predictive analytics is fundamentally transforming how organisations approach risk.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, BCRC president Abdullatif Ali al-Yafei announced the details of the conference in the presence of Hassan al-Emadi, Senior Director Business Accounts at Ooredoo Qatar; Nayaz Mohammed, Cyber and Digital Trust Partner at PwC; and Sarah Abdulla, general manager of the Qatar Businessmen Association (QBA).
“AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics are redefining how organisations manage risk and crises. These technologies empower companies to move beyond simply responding to crises and build proactive resilience. This is the new frontier of organisational resilience that we will explore together.
“Traditional business continuity management, resilience, and risk management, often reactive in nature, are no longer sufficient to meet these challenges. Instead, organisations must adopt smart, proactive, and adaptive strategies to leverage disruptions as opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage,” al-Yafei pointed out.
He further explained, “AI and smart solutions are revolutionising risk management and operational resilience by enabling predictive risk intelligence that forecasts disruptions like cyber threats and supply chain issues for proactive mitigation, automated crisis response systems that enhance real-time decision-making while minimising downtime and errors, resilient Internet of Things (IoT) and AI-monitored infrastructure that ensures continuity across critical sectors, and advanced machine learning cybersecurity that rapidly detects and neutralises threats.”
AI is rapidly taking over critical business functions, al-Yafei pointed out, saying “the game is becoming serious; this is no longer experimental.” He also highlighted that numerous organisations are making substantial investments in smart solutions and AI, leading to a growing dependence on these technologies for critical functions and operations across all sectors.
“But what if the AI fails? This conference will aim to address hard questions and share practical approaches, and show ways to safeguard our business.
Some of these questions are how do you continue AI operations in the face of a cyberattack, and how do you deal with AI actors or business partners or customers that suddenly malfunction? These and more questions will be discussed during the conference,” al-Yafei stressed.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, BCRC president Abdullatif Ali al-Yafei announced the details of the conference in the presence of Hassan al-Emadi, Senior Director Business Accounts at Ooredoo Qatar; Nayaz Mohammed, Cyber and Digital Trust Partner at PwC; and Sarah Abdulla, general manager of the Qatar Businessmen Association (QBA).
“AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics are redefining how organisations manage risk and crises. These technologies empower companies to move beyond simply responding to crises and build proactive resilience. This is the new frontier of organisational resilience that we will explore together.
“Traditional business continuity management, resilience, and risk management, often reactive in nature, are no longer sufficient to meet these challenges. Instead, organisations must adopt smart, proactive, and adaptive strategies to leverage disruptions as opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage,” al-Yafei pointed out.
He further explained, “AI and smart solutions are revolutionising risk management and operational resilience by enabling predictive risk intelligence that forecasts disruptions like cyber threats and supply chain issues for proactive mitigation, automated crisis response systems that enhance real-time decision-making while minimising downtime and errors, resilient Internet of Things (IoT) and AI-monitored infrastructure that ensures continuity across critical sectors, and advanced machine learning cybersecurity that rapidly detects and neutralises threats.”
AI is rapidly taking over critical business functions, al-Yafei pointed out, saying “the game is becoming serious; this is no longer experimental.” He also highlighted that numerous organisations are making substantial investments in smart solutions and AI, leading to a growing dependence on these technologies for critical functions and operations across all sectors.
“But what if the AI fails? This conference will aim to address hard questions and share practical approaches, and show ways to safeguard our business.
Some of these questions are how do you continue AI operations in the face of a cyberattack, and how do you deal with AI actors or business partners or customers that suddenly malfunction? These and more questions will be discussed during the conference,” al-Yafei stressed.
Source: GULF TIMES