Command the Room: Advanced BCM Skills & Public Speaking Confidence

  • 10 September 2025

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Strong business continuity strategies keep organizations resilient; however, without the ability to inspire, influence, and persuade, even the best plans can fall flat.

In this engaging session, global resilience leader Margaret J. Millett will show how to combine advanced Business Continuity Management (BCM) expertise with the confidence to command any room.

Participants will learn to simplify complex issues, adapt messages for executives, regulators, boards, clients, and volunteers, and use storytelling, body language, and voice to build trust and credibility.

With practical tools, real-world insights, and actionable techniques, this session will help you elevate your professional presence, secure stakeholder support, and advance your career by becoming not just a BCM expert, but a communicator who leads with impact.

Speakers:

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    Margaret Millett Hon FBCI

    Margaret J. Millett, MsBC, FBCI (Hon), MBCP, is the CEO and Founder of Seamless Horizon, Inc., where she helps organizations build lasting operational resilience. Over the course of her career, she has driven business continuity and resilience strategy across Fortune 500 IT and Financial Services companies in the United States and Ireland, working with global teams to prepare for and respond to disruption.

    Margaret's contributions to the field have earned some of its highest honors. She received the Business Continuity Institute's (BCI) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023, and in 2025 she was inducted into the BCI Hall of Fame after winning the Continuity and Resilience Volunteer Award three times, a distinction held by very few in the profession.

    She currently serves on the Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ) Executive Council, as well as on the boards of the North Carolina Symphony Society and Dress For Success Triangle. Her advisory work has also extended to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, reflecting a career that spans corporate resilience and broader humanitarian preparedness.

    A sought-after global speaker, author, and consultant, Margaret has addressed audiences at business resilience conferences across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Her sessions draw on decades of hands-on experience to offer practical, real-world guidance on building organizations that can withstand and recover from disruption.