1-2 Mar 2023

Miami Convention Center
Miami, USA

1-2 Mar 2023

Miami Convention Center

Derek Haines: Speaking at the Meteorology Tech Expo

Derek Haines

Founder & CEO  -  Haines Disaster Consultancy

Certain Disaster: Leadership & Decision Making under Pressure

Derek will speak on his decades of experience assessing and managing volatile situations, making effective decisions under extreme pressure, and leadership in disaster events.

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About Derek Haines

Derek is a decorated, industry-acknowledged crisis and disaster expert, with a 50-year career across both public and private sectors.

A former Chief Superintendent with over 40 years of policing experience across the Caribbean, UK and Hong Kong, Derek was charged with drafting national disaster management plans and coordinating multiple government agencies in preparing, training and responding to crises; including the catastrophic category 5 Hurricane Ivan (2004) where he oversaw national and international operations.

Upon retiring from the police, Derek was handpicked to oversee planning, preparation, and execution of disaster management and crisis solutions for Dart Enterprises, before founding HDC in 2018.

Derek’s professionalism and dedication have been acknowledged on three separate occasions by Her Majesty the Queen, including being appointed as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) and receiving the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) for his leadership and actions during Hurricane Ivan.