October BCPA Virtual Meeting: How AI Can Enhance Business Resilience

Virtual Meeting: BCPA October General meeting

How AI Can Enhance Business  Resilience

Speaker: Jason Hoss

Whirlybird Labs' discussion explores how AI can enhance business resilience through practical applications. Jason Hoss, CEO of Whirlybird Labs, with over a decade of experience in resilience and disaster recovery, introduces AI basics—including generative AI—and frames these as augmented tools supporting human expertise. The dialogue covers use cases like AI-driven data analysis, automated summaries, exercise development, interview prep, and standards comparison, emphasizing the need for proper prompt/context engineering and governance. It also addresses AI hallucinations, misinformation, and responsible deployment. Advocating a "crawl, walk, run" approach, the discussion emphasizes starting with simple tasks before progressing to more complex ones. Ultimately, AI is viewed as a powerful resilience tool, best used with oversight and clear policies.  

Agenda:

1:30p   Welcome and announcements

1:40p   Speaker

2:30p   Q&A

2:45p   Breakout rooms for networking around BC, DR, CM and general topics

3:30p   Closing

Jason Hoss brings over a decade of transformative experience to business resilience, evolving from photography business owner to enterprise resilience expert, now pioneering human-AI integration at Whirlybird Labs. He combines emotional intelligence with technical expertise to translate complex concepts into accessible strategies, while championing the critical balance between artificial intelligence and human wisdom in organizational
resilience. Drawing from his own journey of transformation, Jason actively shapes industry standards and education, demonstrating how organizations can harness AI's potential while preserving their essential human core.
Jason holds multiple industry certifications, including Lead Implementor in ISO22301, Certified Business Resilience IT Professional (CBRITP), ITILv4 Foundations, Lean Six Sigma White Belt, and Certified Organizational Resilience Executive (CORE). He is also a business continuity subject matter expert for the ISO:22316 review committee for the International Standards Organization and a guest lecturer at MIT for the Crisis Management and Business Resilience course.