Global Intelligence Forum
Encyclopedia
The Global Intelligence Forum is an annual conference
dedicated to exploring best practices in intelligence analysis
. The conference takes place in Dungarvan
, Ireland, the sister city of Erie
, Pennsylvania, home of Mercyhurst College
, the Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies
, and the Center for Intelligence Research Analysis and Training (CIRAT).
Future conferences will continue to focus on analytic best practices but will expand to explore intelligence as an enterprise essential to organizational leadership and learning.
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Academic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
dedicated to exploring best practices in intelligence analysis
Intelligence analysis
Intelligence analysis is the process of taking known information about situations and entities of strategic, operational, or tactical importance, characterizing the known, and, with appropriate statements of probability, the future actions in those situations and by those entities...
. The conference takes place in Dungarvan
Dungarvan
Dungarvan is a town and harbour on the south coast of Ireland in the province of Munster. Dungarvan is the county town and administrative centre of County Waterford. The town's Irish name means "Garbhan's fort", referring to Saint Garbhan who founded a church there in the seventh century...
, Ireland, the sister city of Erie
Erie
Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, United States.Erie may also refer to:*Erie , a tribe of Native Americans-Places:*Lake Erie, one of the five Great Lakes of North America*Erie Canal, a canal running from the Hudson River to Lake Erie...
, Pennsylvania, home of Mercyhurst College
Mercyhurst College
Mercyhurst College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.-History:On September 20, 1926, Mercyhurst College opened its doors just a few blocks away from the city's southern boundary. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy of the Erie Diocese, who were led by Mother M. Borgia...
, the Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies
Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies
The Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies , located on the campus of Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania, offers undergraduate and graduate studies programs in intelligence analysis. The program also offers graduate certificates in Applied Intelligence, Counterintelligence and...
, and the Center for Intelligence Research Analysis and Training (CIRAT).
Background
Mercyhurst College faculty created the conference to explore best practices in intelligence analysis. The founders feel that intelligence as a field of study is best explored through a holistic and global purview. Therefore, gathering intelligence professionals from around the world in a variety of disciplines to speak on their experiences and methods can provide insight into how best to perform quality intelligence analysis.Future conferences will continue to focus on analytic best practices but will expand to explore intelligence as an enterprise essential to organizational leadership and learning.
Speakers
The speakers at the 2010 conference included members of the Mercyhurst College faculty, Irish and British government officials, and executives from private intelligence firms. The keynote speaker was former governor of Pennsylvania and first Secretary of Homeland Security Tom RidgeTom Ridge
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Ridge is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives , the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania , Assistant to the President for Homeland Security , and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security...
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- Dermot Ahern T.D., former Minister for Justice and Law Reform
- Sean Alyward, Secretary General, Department of Justice & Law Reform
- James Breckenridge, Dean, Walker School of Business; Chair, Department of Intelligence Studies, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Anthony Campbell, Coordinator of the Global Futures Forum Community of Interest on the Practice and Organization of Intelligence; Former Head of Intelligence Assessment Secretariat, Privy Council Office, Canada
- John Deasy, Teachta Dála, Waterford ConstituencyWaterford (Dáil Éireann constituency)Waterford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies...
, Ireland - Dennis Dirkmaat, Diplomat, American Board of Forensic Anthropology; Director, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA, United States
- Liam Fahey, Adjunct Professor of Strategic Management, Babson CollegeBabson CollegeBabson College is a private business school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts near Boston.- History :Babson College was founded by Roger Babson on September 3, 1919, as the Babson Institute. It was renamed "Babson College" in 1969...
Wellesley, MassachusettsWellesley, MassachusettsWellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of Greater Boston. The population was 27,982 at the time of the 2010 census.It is best known as the home of Wellesley College and Babson College...
, United States; Executive Director, Leadership Forum Inc. - Robert J. HeibelRobert J. HeibelRobert J. Heibel, is a retired FBI Agent that served as the deputy chief of the FBI Counter-Terrorism division and founder of the Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies . He received his masters degree from Georgetown University in 1987....
, Executive Director, Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence StudiesMercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence StudiesThe Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies , located on the campus of Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania, offers undergraduate and graduate studies programs in intelligence analysis. The program also offers graduate certificates in Applied Intelligence, Counterintelligence and... - Georgia Holmer, Pherson Associates, LLC
- Erik Kleinsmith, Program Director, Intelligence Analysis Training, Lockheed MartinLockheed MartinLockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
; Former US Army Armour and Intelligence Officer - South Riding, VirginiaSouth Riding, VirginiaSouth Riding is a census-designated place and planned community in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 24,256.. Neighboring U.S. Route 50 and State Route 28 provide access to the Dulles/Reston/Tysons Corner technology corridor and other major employment centers in...
, United States - Justyna Krajewska, Project Manager, Amsterdam in Business, AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Holland - Catherine Lotrionte, Associate Director of the Institute for Law, Science and Global Security, Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
; Former Counsel to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory BoardPresident's Foreign Intelligence Advisory BoardThe President's Intelligence Advisory Board is an advisor to the Executive Office of the President of the United States. According to its self-description, it "...provides advice to the President concerning the quality and adequacy of intelligence collection, of analysis and estimates, of...
, White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, Washington, DC, United States - Mark M. LowenthalMark M. LowenthalDr. Mark Lowenthal is an author and Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Lowenthal has written five books and over 90 articles or studies on intelligence and national security...
, President and CEO of the Intelligence and Security Academy, LLC., Reston, VirginiaReston, VirginiaReston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 58,404, at the 2010 Census and 56,407 at the 2000 census...
, United States - Stephen Marrin, Lecturer, Brunel UniversityBrunel UniversityBrunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
, West LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom - Don McDowell, Director, The Intelligence Study Centre, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia - Maxie McFarlandMaxie McFarlandMaxie McFarland was one of thirteen tier-3 US Government Defense Senior Executives, serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence for the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command located at Fort Monroe, VA...
, former Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, United States - William McGill, Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University; Former intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence AgencyDefense Intelligence AgencyThe Defense Intelligence Agency is a member of the Intelligence Community of the United States, and is the central producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16,500 U.S. military and civilian employees worldwide...
in Washington, DC, United States - Commissioner Fachtna Murphy, Commissioner of An Garda Síochána (Ireland’s National Police Service)
- Michael Murphy, Enterprise Ireland
- Ray O’Dwyer, County Manager, Waterford County Council
- Chris Pallaris, Head of OSINT, International Relations and Security Network (ISN), ZurichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland - Joseph Pesce, CEO, Omnis, Inc., McLean, VirginiaMcLean, VirginiaMcLean is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. The community had a total population of 48,115 as of the 2010 census....
, United States - Randy Pherson, President, Pherson Associates, LLC., Reston, Virginia, United States
- Jim Poole, Head of Analytical Capability and Outreach, Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis, UK Cabinet Office, London, United Kingdom
- Jim Power, Chief Economist, Friends First Group; Professor, Finance and Economics on the Local Government MBA, Dublin City UniversityDublin City UniversityDublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
; Professor of Economics on the Executive MBA, Michael Smurfit Graduate School of BusinessMichael Smurfit Graduate School of BusinessThe UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is the business school of University College Dublin, located in Blackrock in Dublin, Republic of Ireland....
- Dublin, Ireland - Justine Marut Schober, Visiting Professor, Rockefeller University; Director of Academic Research, Hamot Medical CenterHamot Medical CenterUPMC Hamot, formerly known as Hamot Medical Center, is a tertiary-care medical facility located in Erie, PA. It is one of the largest employers in the Erie region. The complex features several large buildings, including a heart institute.-History:...
; Pediatric Urologist, Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - Kristan Wheaton, Associate Professor, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Mark Williams, Chief Technology Officer of Eastport Analytics, Arlington, Virginia, United States
Topics
The topics at the 2010 Global Intelligence Forum looked at best practices in intelligence analysis in the national security, law enforcement, and competitiveCompetitive intelligence
A broad definition of competitive intelligence is the action of defining, gathering, analyzing, and distributing intelligence about products, customers, competitors and any aspect of the environment needed to support executives and managers in making strategic decisions for an organization.Key...
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- Intelligence Analysis: The Business Context (Liam Fahey)
- Intelligence in Medicine (Dr. Justin Schober)
- Astrophysical Best Practices & Intelligence Analysis (Dr. Joseph Pesce, Ph.D.)
- Information in Economics and Finance (Jim Power)
- Terrorism and Internet (Maura Conway)
- PINS: Intelligence and Offender Management (Derek Lister)
- Structured Analysis for Security Risk Management (William L. McGill, Ph.D., PE)
- Best Practices for Technology Support to Analytic Best Practices (Mark A. Williams, Ph.D.)
- Improving Intelligence Analysis by Looking to the Medical Profession (Stephen Marrin, Ph.D.)
- Learning Best Practices from other Domains (Jim Poole)
- Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Cardinal Virtues of Analytical Best Practices (Anthony Campbell)
- From Intelligence to Policy - Creating a Perfect Business Climate in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (Justyna Krajewski)
- The Trouble with Best Practices (Chris Pallaris)
- Teaching Intelligence Best Practices (Erik Kleinsmith)
- Sharing the Findings: The Challenge for Strategic Analysts to Justify and Explain Themselves (Dom McDowell)
- How to Identify, Evaluate, and Teach Best Analytic Practices (Randy Pherson)
- Teaching Strategic Intelligence Through Games (Kristan J. Wheaton)