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Master Class: Geopolitics and Regulation

Geopolitical challenges are not just security issues – they cross the gamut from regulatory hurdles to environmental and social conflict – and they are ever present in our international business dealings. In this class we’ll talk about ways that leaders can use strategic intelligence to assess the impact of geopolitical trends on regulation, beyond immediate risk to operations to longer-term implications that result from changes to vendor and client requirements as well as international systems. ERI’s series of master classes is designed for senior-level risk management and business professionals...

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Master Class: Using Intelligence to Better Manage Crisis

Build strategies for effective intelligence monitoring to assess and prepare for crisis scenarios – and support rapid decision-making during the actual event. While tactical real-time information is always needed, strategic intelligence inputs and planning ahead of time can be the difference between safe and secure personnel and operations or a physical security, legal and reputation disaster. ERI’s series of master classes is designed for senior-level risk management and business professionals seeking to improve business resilience by integrating strategic intelligence into decision-making...

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Writing in a Crisis

When crises hit, your intel team needs to know the best way to inform decision-makers about the impacts to your organization. We will review best practices for implementing, designing and publishing situation reporting that will get decision-makers the information they need — fast.The webinar is free for ERI Situation Room, Analysis and Training subscribers and $50 for non-subscribers.

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Reflecting on Leadership during Disruptive Times

A note from the CEOOn a recent Monday morning I had a couple of terse emails waiting for me when I got to my desk. I dropped the ball on a couple of things the week prior, in one case hurting someone’s feelings with an offhand remark and in another, messing up travel plans because my mind was elsewhere when I approved it. I felt terrible. Importantly, I failed to fully communicate with my team what was happening in the background of my life that led to my distraction. As I rectified that with the team later I started thinking again about my responsibility as a leader to be authentic and...

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Emergent Risk International Announces 2023-2024 Client Advisory Board

September 19, 2023NEWPORT, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Emergent Risk International (ERI), a leading risk management and intelligence consulting firm, has appointed eight distinguished industry leaders to its 2023-2024 client advisory board. The board will provide leadership insight which will help drive ERI products and services that will meet and exceed the highest standards of its clients.“We are honored to have this deeply experienced group support our mission of superior client service,” said Meredith Wilson, ERI’s founder and chief executive officer. “Their careers span decades...

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Data and Visualizations for Intelligence Analysts

This three-part training is designed to help intelligence analysts learn more about using data and visualizations effectively in their work. The virtual course will equip analysts with the tools and knowledge to expand their use of data and graphics to strengthen their analysis, with exercises in the Emergent Risk Situation Room™. Wednesdays, October 25 – November 8 @ 9 am or 4 pm ETCost is $500 or Free for Emergent Risk Situation Room™ users.

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Intelligence Analysis Writing Workshop

Tyson’s Corner, VA  Intelligence analysis, collection and tradecraft are important, but none of it matters if the key message isn’t crafted to the end users’ specific information gaps and needs. Indeed, in private sector intelligence, writing to reach distinctly different target audiences, with different information needs and appetites can be the most challenging aspect of “getting it right.”Due to popular demand, ERI has carved out a special writing workshop to focus on just these issues, which it has provided on a bespoke basis to companies globally. Now, we are bringing together analysts...

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How to Get to Know Your Organization as a Private Sector Intelligence Analyst

In order to understand the impacts outside events will have on your organization, you first have to understand the organization itself. What does it do, how and where does it do it, and what does it need to get the job done. Where do you find this information? We’ll discuss a number of resources private sector intelligence analysts can use to build their sector and organizational understanding.

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Adapt or Die: AI & Intelligence Analysis

AI is creating opportunities that can enable intelligence business and security professionals to work with improved efficiency. But it also poses new challenges to the field of private sector intelligence analysis. including escalation of the proliferation of disinformation. CEO Meredith Wilson will examine both sides of this new technology. Attendees will come away with an understanding of how to integrate this new technology into your work effectively, while also keeping the guard rails up and on track.

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China’s Changing Regulatory Environment

Changes in regulation affecting multinational companies are creating new concerns regarding employee safety, the protection of intellectual property, and provisions that could unintentionally run afoul of these new regulations. ERI Director for Analysis Kieran O’Leary and guest panelist Tony Dimario, former CIA Senior Executive and, most recently, a former Strategic Advisor and Head of Global Security Investigations and Insider Threat at Apple, will discuss the changing regulatory environment for companies and organizations in China.

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Russian Intrigue and the Tragedy of Internet Group Think

“A straight-line prediction is usually a confession of ignorance.” This line from a dear friend and co-designer of ERI’s foundational Corporate Intelligence Analysis, Tradecraft and Writing course, Ben Brandt, has been ringing in my head in the weeks since Yevgheny Prigozhin’s failed march on Moscow.   Observing a mass of media and pundit groupthink  – especially on Twitter and LinkedIn – Ben’s warning is particularly relevant. News stories, Twitter threads and risk assessments from other intelligence providers all begin and end on a similar...

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