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BCM bang for your buck
Nigel Allen reviews some of the many 
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presentations given at the inaugural BCM World 
Conference and Exhibition held in London
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n the current economic climate, the focus for everyone is very much on squeezing out as much bang from every single buck as they
possible can. In my opinion, and those of a number of people that I spoke to, I do not think that delegates at the inaugural BCM World
Conference and Exhibition could have expected any more bang.
Over two days, delegates were able to take advantage of some 46 key presentations in the auditoriums, plus a further 43 presentations
held on the exhibition fl oor, while during the breaks could view the wares on display on 44 exhibitions stands. On the evening before the
event began, BCI members had an opportunity to meet with their fellow members over a plate of traditional London fare, namely ‘Pie &
Mash’, while the Gala dinner provided an excellent setting in which to discuss the events of the fi rst day.
Once again, the event succeeded in attracting business continuity practitioners from across the globe representing a wide array of
business sectors and providing an unrivalled platform for networking and sharing BCM best practice. The aim of this article is simply to
give a brief series of snap shots from a selection of presentations given at the event in an effort to refl ect the diversity of knowledge being
shared over the two days.
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