It’s my pleasure and honor to invite you to our 7th inter­natio­nal con­ference! Looking back at the many conferences and events I have organized, the 2015 ICI con­ference is set to be a very strong event, equipped with all the ingre­dients to become our best ever annual confe­rence.

I’m proud that we have received many com­pel­ling submis­sions in response to our call for spea­kers. Unbe­lie­vably we have even had to turn down speakers who in previous years I would have pleaded to attend our confe­rence. Expect an un­matched selec­tion of practi­tioners presenting real-life insights into the essen­tials of compe­titive intel­ligence stra­tegies and day-to-day opera­tions. These stories are some­times sur­prising, sometimes de-mysti­fying, but always in­teres­ting, and are hard to find elsewhere.

Another high­light of the con­ference is the vendor exhi­bition area. Soft­ware and services for a niche market such as com­peti­tive intel­ligence are a rare breed. We are there­fore grate­ful that seve­ral lea­ding vendors will be exhi­biting at the confe­rence and joining in the presen­tations! Take your time to check out their state-of-the-art offerings!
I learned from people who have attended our con­fe­rences in the past that net­working at our con­ference is very special. We seem to have the right number of parti­ci­pants, making it easier to link up with enough high-caliber contacts. Our con­fe­ren­ces are not too big, so you don’t get lost in an ano­ny­mous crowd of indi­vi­duals.

Stras­bourg is a tranquil, yet vibrant dream city – it brings back fond memo­ries of my pre­vious trips and moments spent enjoy­ing the deli­cious Flamm­kuchen and magni­ficent wine. But the Alsace re­gion itself justi­fies several extra days for any trip. There are great trans­port links to Stras­bourg, which is very much at the heart of Europe!

See you soon at the conference