competitive-intelligence

Competitive Intelligence International Conference -
Foundations of Competitive Intelligence

Have you ever wanted to run a successful company? Regardless of the answer you gave to this question, now you can start learning how competitive intelligence can help you boost your business.

The Romanian – American University invites you to attend a brand-new conference: “Competitive Intelligence International Conference” (1st Edition), that will take place on 15^th of May 2024.

Our conference is exclusively dedicated to competitive intelligence, aiming to become from the very beginning the most important conference of this kind, in Romania and South-Eastern Europe. The first edition of the conference will address the “Foundations of Competitive Intelligence”.

Keynote Speakers

Paul Santilli is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Advisory Board Chair Emeritus of the Strategic Consortium of Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) organization and is active in several advisory roles to academia, business, and government organizations. Paul presents worldwide on Intelligence, Innovation, and Strategy in keynote and executive coaching capacities, and has published numerous papers in industry and academic journals related to Intelligence Modeling, Innovation, Disruption, and Strategy. He is a recognized thought leader in this space and chairs multiple Executive Customer Councils and Industry Advisory Boards globally.

Jonathan Calof is the UNESCO co-chair on anticipatory systems for innovation and venture creation. A professor of International Business and Strategy at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa., Dr. Jonathan Calof is a prolific speaker, an author and a world-renowned expert in competitive intelligence and strategic foresight. His new book “Gaining Market Insight from Events” has been referred to as a global competitive intelligence phenomenon.

Răzvan Grigorescu is a Romanian business consultant with expertise in marketing, business strategy, information analysis and competitive intelligence. Mr. Grigorescu was a speaker at different national and international conferences on intelligence and national security. He published different papers related to Competitive Intelligence, Economic Intelligence, Intelligence and National Security. Răzvan Grigorescu holds a M.A. in Sociology from the University of Bucharest, a M.A. in Intelligence and National Security from the “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy, and a B.A. in Economics from the Romanian – American University.

Event Agenda

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08:30 – 09:00	Registration
09:00 – 09:30	WELCOME TO THE CI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE · Costel NEGRICEA, PhD Professor, Rector, Romanian-American University · Tudor Mihai EDU, PhD Professor, Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Internationalization, Romanian-American University · Răzvan GRIGORESCU, Business Consultant, CI Professional, SCIP Member
09:30 – 10:00	KEYNOTE SESSION · Paul SANTILLI, CEO SCIP
10:00 – 10:30	GENERAL SESSION Speakers presentations · Emil HEDEȘIU, CI Professional, SCIP Member SCIP Romania – Intelligence Center of Excellence
10:30 – 11:00	Networking Break
11:00 – 12:30	WORKSHOP MODULE \| FOUNDATIONS OF CI Răzvan GRIGORESCU, Business Consultant, CI Professional, SCIP Member An Introduction to the Competitive Intelligence Cycle
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30	KEYNOTE SESSION · Jonathan CALOF, PhD Professor, University of Ottawa, UNESCO Co-chair of Anticipatory Systems for Innovation and Venture Creation
14:30 – 15:00	GENERAL SESSION Speakers presentations
15:30 – 16:30	RESEARCH MODULE \| SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON CI
16:30 – 17:30	BUSINESS MODULE \| EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICES
17:30 – 18:00	CLOSING REMARKS

Why should you participate?

We know that through the lectures and the workshops that will be made available to the participants during this event, as well as by accessing various scientific research and good practices examples, the conference will contribute to the growth of the competitive intelligence culture.

At the end of the conference, all the attendees will be happy that they have acquired new relevant knowledge about the field of competitive intelligence, which they will be able to use immediately in their work.

Who can participate?

Participation is open to all interested parties, especially to students, scientific researchers, business persons and competitive intelligence professionals, with relevant experience in the field.

Location

The conference will take place within the Romanian – American University, 1B Expoziției Bd., 1st District, Bucharest, Romania.