Competia Partners With Major Players in CI for its Barcelona Conference in The Spring

Leading CI Vendors Sponsor Comepetia European Symposium

Montreal, (PRWEB) March 18, 2005 -- Competia is proud to announce to the Competitive Intelligence community and strategic planners that Digimind (www.digimind-corp.com), Factiva (www.factiva.com), Thomson Scientific and Healthcare (www.thomson.com), Comintell (www.comintell.com) and Denodo Technologies (www.denodo.com) have now confirmed their contribution to the success of the Competia European Symposium to be held in Barcelona, April 27-28, 2005. This event will bring together the movers and shakers from the most strategic and unavoidable practice that Competitive Intelligence (CI) has become for corporations and governments. The continuous support and contribution of large corporations such as Digimind, Factiva and Thomson Scientific to Competias events is a testimonial to the value they see in our clients as well as the quality we deliver in our symposia" stated Sandrine Bélanger, the Training and Global Development for Competia, responsible for sponsorship.

Participants to this one-day conference will hear which place CI occupies in Europe, in todays both business and public service sectors and which steps are required to increase CIs use and efficiency for a thrust forward" in the European economy, directly competing with Asian countries.

For its third conference in Europe, Competia will bring together in Barcelona two very special closing keynote speakers to re-enforce its theme: Mr. Bernard Carayon (www.bcarayon-ie.com) who produced an incredible report on the importance of the CI practice in France and in Europe. As well, Mr. Ricardo Bofill (www.bofill.com), the well-known Catalan architect, specialist on large-scale urban design projects, will discuss his strategy to approach new markets. Media partners for the Competia European Symposium include: Instituto Catalán de Tecnologia (www.ictonline.es), Triz XXI (www.triz.es), The Media Institute from Paris (www.media-institute.com) and The Centre for Innovation and Business Development (CIDEM - www.cidem.com).

For more information or to register to CI in Europe: A Thrust Forward, April 27 and 28, see www.competia.com.

Competia is a forum where competitive intelligence and strategic planning professionals gather to share information, reflect on new trends and best practices. The Competia Team provides the CI community with the tools to improve their skills for informed strategic decisions to reach a broader impact on the bottom line.

Source: Competia: Telephone: +1 514-270-5222; fax: +1 514-270-5223
Contact: Isabelle Poirier at isabelle@competia.com

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