Harnessing OSINT for HUMINT

Advanced Techniques for Personality Profiling and Influence

In an increasingly digital world, valuable human intelligence can be derived from publicly available online sources.

This workshop explores how OSINT tools can be utilised to collect, analyse, and synthesise data from social media accounts, forums, and digital interactions to create detailed personality profiles.

Attendees will learn to harness OSINT platforms, conduct sentiment and behavioural analysis, and develop targeted engagement strategies for effective negotiation and influence.

This session offers a unique integration of open source intelligence techniques and human intelligence applications relevant for modern intelligence and market analysis professionals.

Key Takeaways

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role and importance of OSINT in augmenting HUMINT collection.
• Identify credible open-source data from social media platforms, forums, and digital footprints.
• Use leading OSINT tools for data extraction, sentiment analysis, and behavioural profiling.
• Synthesise findings to build actionable personality profiles.
• Craft targeted engagement and influencing strategies for negotiation or persuasion.
• Apply ethical guidelines and privacy considerations in OSINT and HUMINT analysis. 

Faculty

Toufik Achoui is a senior strategy and geopolitical risk practitioner with over twenty five years of industry experience across strategy, business intelligence, partnerships, stakeholder management, business development, and commercial advisory. His expertise spans geopolitical, socio economic, and country risk analysis across more than 23 countries, with a strong focus on translating complexity into clear, decision relevant insights. Across his career, he has supported organisations on market entry, partnership structuring, and long term investment planning, advising leadership teams on risk foresighting, mitigation strategies, and operating in volatile environments.

As a trainer, Toufik is known for his hands on, practical approach, bridging strategic frameworks with real world case experience. His sessions are grounded in lived operational realities and designed to equip participants with tools they can apply immediately—whether assessing country risk, navigating geopolitical disruption, or strengthening strategic decision making under uncertainty. Driven by continuous learning and challenge, his facilitation style is pragmatic, engaging, and focused on building durable strategic judgement rather than theoretical knowledge alone.