EXECUTIVE WEBINAR - This session is not running live - When Systems Fail: IT Resilience as a Board-Level Accountability

South Africa has gone over 440+ days without load shedding, and the continuity conversation went quiet with it. The reminder disappeared. The exposure did not. A governance briefing for the people accountable when systems stop, not the people restoring them.

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ON-DEMAND RECORDING AVAILABLE ON Thursday, 27 August 2026

When Systems Fail: IT Resilience as a Board-Level Accountability was scheduled for Wednesday 26 August. It is not going ahead as a live session.

The material is not being shelved. It is being delivered in two forms that are more use to you than an hour of broadcast, and both are available now.

The written material

The two documents the session was built around, at no cost, with no form to complete:

  • IT Resilience Governance Framework, a South African business leader's guide

  • IT Resilience Governance Checklist, twelve questions your board should be able to answer

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What this session covers

Why continuity slipped down the agenda when load shedding stopped, and what that reveals about how the discipline was being driven

What an hour of downtime actually costs your business, and how to produce a figure you can defend in a board meeting

Recovery time and recovery point objectives in plain terms, and why the board must set them rather than IT

The dependencies that are live now: connectivity fragility, single-provider concentration, and cloud services that moved your risk rather than removing it

Who should be accountable for continuity outcomes, and what that accountability requires in evidence

An hour on your organisation rather than a worked example. What an hour of downtime actually costs you. Where your recovery targets sit today, and who set them. Which of the twelve board questions you cannot currently answer. No cost, no obligation, and nothing to buy at the end of it.

  • CEOs and business owners responsible for company risk

  • IT leaders managing Microsoft environments

  • CFOs concerned about compliance exposure

  • Businesses with 20–500 employees scaling operations

A practical webinar for South African business leaders to uncover hidden IT risks and protect growth with clarity and confidence.

Who This Is For

  • CEOs and Managing Directors

  • CFOs and Finance Directors

  • COOs responsible for operational technology decisions

  • CIOs and IT Managers accountable for M365 governance

  • Board members and governance-conscious organisations

  • What ISO 27001 actually is (and what it is not)

  • Why many businesses struggle with security governance

  • The core principles behind effective security frameworks

  • How to apply ISO governance concepts without certification complexity

  • A practical approach to improving cybersecurity maturity

  • What ISO 27001 actually is (and what it is not)

  • Why many businesses struggle with security governance

  • The core principles behind effective security frameworks

  • How to apply ISO governance concepts without certification complexity

  • A practical approach to improving cybersecurity maturity

All registrants will receive:

you'll receive our one-page IT Resilience Governance Checklist — a starting point for your next leadership meeting. In the webinar we will share our IT Resilience Governance Framework guide for practical implementation

Designed for business leaders, not technical specialists.

Speaker

John Currie - Director JEC Technologies

John Currie helps South African mid-market businesses bring clarity, governance, and accountability to technology investment decisions.

His work enables executives to move beyond vendor recommendations and make informed business decisions based on governance, risk visibility, compliance obligations, and measurable outcomes.

"Before our review, we assumed Microsoft 365 was simply working because licences were active. The governance assessment showed us where we were paying for capability we weren't using and where compliance risks existed."

“Before working through this framework, IT felt like a black hole. This approach finally gave us clarity on cost, risk, and priorities without adding complexity.”

— Operations Director

Mid-Market Manufacturing Business

“For the first time, we could have a board-level conversation about IT without jargon. The focus on visibility and control made immediate sense.”

— CFO

Professional Services Firm

Got Question?

We've got answers

If you’re responsible for IT decisions, spend, or risk, you probably have questions. Below are answers to the most common ones we hear from executives.

Is this webinar technical

No. It’s designed for business owners and executives. The focus is clarity, priorities, and decision-making, not tools or jargon.

Will I get a recording

Yes. All registrants receive access to the recording after the session.

Is this really free

Yes. The webinar and the 90-Day IT Playbook are complimentary.

What happens after the webinar

You’ll have the option to apply for a Free Executive IT Diagnostic if it’s relevant for your business.

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