The State of IT DR in 2025: The Path to Maturity
Date: Thursday 26 June 2025
Time: 8:00AM - 10:00AM BST
Location: Searcy's at The Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BF

Start your morning sky-high at Searcy's at the Gherkin for a morning focused on insights, networking, and real-world solutions to today's IT disaster recovery (IT DR) challenges.
IT DR is a journey, not a sprint, and it matures over time. Join us as we explore the five stages of IT DR maturity so you can see where your company stands and what steps to take next. Plus, we'll dive into how AI-powered runbooks can supercharge your DR, quickly spotting issues and automating those manual, time-consuming tasks.
What will I learn?
- Compare yourself to your peers: Understand how mature your IT disaster recovery testing processes are in comparison to other global banks we work with.
- How automation can help you scale up IT DR testing without increasing headcount, giving you greater confidence in your recovery plans.
- How to respond more efficiently and cost effectively to the regulator's testing requirements.
Agenda
8:00AM - Arrival & Breakfast
Fresh pastries, coffee and introductions.
8:30AM - Key IT DR Metrics: What’s Changing?
Speaker: Manish Patel, Cutover
8:45AM - Keynote: 'The IT DR Maturity Curve'
Speakers: Dan Snape OBE, Kaze Consulting & Manish Patel, Cutover.
Our speakers will outline the five stages for disaster recovery maturity while sharing real-world examples of recovery approaches they've seen first-hand.
9:30AM - Networking & Optional Cutover Overview
Grab another coffee and see how Cutover can automate your IT DR process, or feel free to head off to the office!
10:00AM - Event ends
Whether you're leading DR strategy or managing execution, this is your chance to connect with peers, learn from case studies, and walk away with practical takeaways to strengthen your organization's resilience.
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