Global Intelligence Forum Brussels

Global Intelligence Forum - "The Role of Intelligence in Meeting Europe's Emerging Security Challenges"

The world is changing…and so must the role of Intelligence! 

Last year’s inaugural unclassified Global Intelligence Forum (Brussels) explored the intelligence lessons learned and not learned since 9/11. Lord Robertson, former Secretary General of NATO, noted that Europe “… collectively woke up to the importance of intelligence gathering and sharing…” and that the very nature of the threat to collective - as well as to an individual nation’s - security had dramatically changed, in large part due to advances in technology. Today much of what we do takes place in a cyber domain, and intelligence must operate in an environment with an expanding scope of information sources and techniques (e.g., social media, visual analytics) combined with the increasing speed at which events are happening.

In light of the above, this conference will address the question: What new intelligence approaches and capabilities are required, especially in a collaborative or joint way, in order to meet Europe’s collective security needs?  To answer this question, we have brought together speakers from across the spectrum of those concerned with European security including representatives from government, the private sector and academia.  Day One will explore the current intelligence challenges and proposed solutions; Day Two will examine more closely what existing in a cyber domain means for intelligence support to national and collective security. Overall the discussion will be wide-ranging, including challenges and tensions among national intelligence services and between national and collective organizations; the need for new capabilities and procedures; new challenges posed by the ubiquitous digital world; and industry’s role in any solution.

Review the complete agenda and then join us in Le Plaza Hotel in downtown Brussels, on December 10-11, 2013 for this important dialogue.