Spoken content is everywhere — but transforming it into reliable, actionable intelligence remains one of the defining challenges in competitive and market intelligence today. In this fireside chat, Vineeth V shares his professional background and previews his upcoming conference presentation on turning voice and video into strategic intelligence.
Rainer Michaeli opens the fireside chat by welcoming Jonathan Calof, who joins from Canada as one of the presenters at the upcoming ICI conference in June.
Understanding where expertise comes from matters — especially in Competitive & Market Intelligence. In this fireside chat, Dirk Kansky shares how more than 30 years in IT marketing led him to one of the most insight-driven roles at SAP.
Understanding how a global technology leader like SAP manages its intelligence function is a rare insight — and one that has taken years of dedicated research to uncover. In this Fireside Chat, competitive intelligence scholar Klaus Solberg Söilen shares his academic journey and previews the landmark findings of a four-year collaborative research project.
Building a competitive intelligence function from scratch is one of the most challenging — and most consequential — tasks a CI professional can face. In this Fireside Chat, Tracy Berry shares the structured methodology she has refined across four corporate organizations over more than a decade.
Competitive Intelligence professionals often struggle to translate their analytical work into genuine strategic influence. This fireside chat with Major General (retired) Neeraj Bali explores how military intelligence principles can help CI practitioners step firmly into the role of trusted strategic advisor.
How can Competitive Intelligence professionals evolve from intelligence gatherers into strategic decision engineers — and what role does AI play in making that shift real?
Registration for the ICI Conference 2026 is officially open – and this year’s edition goes far beyond a traditional event. It’s a full Learning Journey designed to build real capability, sharpen strategic insight, and deliver measurable impact inside your organization.
Understand stakeholders before you meet them. Identify country risks before they become problems. Toufik Achoui demonstrates how intelligence methods can be applied concretely in daily business operations..
Strategic Automation: Transforming Competitive Intelligence in the Era of AI
The AI industry is currently experiencing what experts call an "AI Summer"—a peak of rapid development and global interest. However, history teaches us that every summer is followed by an "AI Winter," where only the most practical tools survive. For Competitive Intelligence professionals, this is the critical moment to transition from using AI as a novelty to building it into a reliable analytical foundation.