The Intelligent Use of Business Analysis from 22 to 24 October 2003 at the Thistle Tower Hotel, London, UK.

The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals is proud to present its Eighth Annual European Conference entitled, The Intelligent Use of Business Analysis from 22 to 24 October, 2003 at the Thistle Tower Hotel in London, UK. This is the largest annual gathering of professionals working with competitive intelligence in Europe.

(PRWEB) August 13, 2003 -- The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) is proud to present its Eighth Annual European Conference, The Intelligent Use of Business Analysis. This Conference will provide a unique forum of individuals discussing how CI is collected, analyzed, and utilized, to frame organizational structures and improve business decisions. This is your opportunity to learn how to transform data into actionable intelligence.

The SCIP European Conference presents some very exciting speakers in the areas of fundamentals of CI; methods and techniques; and open dialogues to facilitate peer-to-peer learning. To highlight a few:

Col. John Hughes Wilson, author and broadcaster, will present Business Lessons from Military Intelligence Blunders. Col. John Hughes Wilson is a presenter of the BBCs What If? " TV military history series and co-host with David Dimbleby of BBC live memorial programmes, and is the author of the best selling, Military Intelligence Blunders. Col. John Hughes Wilson will conduct an analysis of the intelligence cycle" that turns raw data into useful information about capabilities and intentions and then brings it to the attention of the decision-makers. Furthermore, he will discuss the implications for todays professionals utilizing CI.

Anja Kober of Deutsche Telekom will present Scenario Analysis to design Early Warning Systems and Strategies. She will demonstrate the practical application of scenario planning with a number of case studies from different industries as well as illustrate the advantages and limitations of this technique.

Human Intelligence Collection/Elicitation Techniques will be presented by Arjan Singh of Fuld & Company. Mr. Singh will demonstrate how the backbone of any CI data collection is effectively organised: HUMINT. Principles of elicitation psychology will be described as well as ethics.

Other speakers and sessions include:

Competitor Analysis - Andrew Pollard, EMP Intelligence Service
Human Intelligence Collection/Elicitation Techniques -- Arjan Singh, Fuld & Company
CI for New CI Professionals I and II -- Chris West, CIS
Identifying Risk and Opportunities for your company by effective use of SWOT Analysis -- Arthur Weiss, AWARE
Environmental Analysis -- Richard Smart, Pfizer
Text Mining: Applications for Success -- Alessandro Zanasi
Recruiting, Training, and Managing new CI Professionals -- Robin Kirkby, Deloitte Consulting and Julia Hordle, Intelligence Resources

Plus, this years Keynote Speaker, is Dr. Ben Gilad, a renowned Author, Consultant, and SCIP Meritorious Award winner. He is also a former Rutgers University Professor of Strategy, and founder of the Academy of Competitive Intelligence. As a highly sought after consultant to global businesses, Dr. Gilad will focus his remarks on understanding executive behavior with regard to business intelligence.

For more information, please contact us or visit www.scip.org/london.

About SCIP

The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) is a global not-for-profit membership organization for everyone involved in creating and managing business knowledge. Our mission is to enhance the skills of knowledge professionals in order to help their companies achieve and maintain a competitive advantage.

Specifically, SCIP provides education and networking opportunities for business professionals working in the rapidly growing field of CI (the legal and ethical collection and analysis of information regarding the capabilities, vulnerabilities, and intentions of business competitors). Established in 1986, today SCIP has over 50 chapters around the world, with individual members in more than 50 nations. In addition, SCIP has alliance partnerships with independent affiliate organizations in many countries.

For further information, contact:
Carolina Olivieri
Director of Marketing & Membership Development
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 600
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
Tel. +1.703.739.0696, ext. 114 and Fax. +1.703.739.2524
www.scip.org
Email: colivieri@scip.org