Aspen, Colorado September 19 th, 2013 BLACK AND VEATCH UTILITY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: “PREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE”
Achieving Predictable Performance – Complicated Work
Informed Decision Making: - the best mitigation strategies begin with KNOWLEDGE
Global Context
MORE THAN JUST A NAME…
ASYMMETRICAL THREATS: High velocity, complex, unpredictable environment Threats – difficult to identify: Real or Imagined Current or Emerging Applicable or Distracting Singular or Complex Isolated or Connected Meaningful or Irrelevant Local, Broad or Global
THREATS - PERCEPTIBLE …criminal, environmental, proliferation…
…terror, espionage, foreign manipulation & subversion… THREATS - SECURITY
The Impact
International Terrorism
Learning the Art of Conflict
Predictable Performance: Managing a Complex Risk Environment
The Fundamentals
PREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE: a business imperative
Different Time; Same Effect
Death and Impact
THREATS – MOST RELEVANT TO THE AGE …insider, cyber
Insider Threat: Who?
…aggrieved, knowledgeable, empowered…
“giving it up”
Refer to Ray_Boisvert_Video.mp4
Cyber Intrusion: 21 st Century Threat
Targeting as part of a War of Values and Ideas…or Symbols
“just a snapshot of what is going on”
Multiple Actors and Vectors
Honorable Intent or Misguided Principles?
Organized Criminal Targeting Terrorist Organizations Cyber Operations (Critical Infrastructure) Teenage Angst
Big Picture Views: RESILIENCE
PREVENTING CHAOS
Foresight: Ensuring Performance in an Interconnected World
Lesson Learned: Boston
Resilience is Value Sustainability is Key
Thoughts?