SCIA Events

Please review upcoming events and make your participation arrangements accordingly.

SCIA Education Day - "Your Educational Options in CI". September 29, 2009. Afternoon and evening.

For the first time SCIA will hold a half day event in the afternoon with multiple speakers live and on the phone. Details soon...

 

Other SCIA 2009 Dates, all Zurich:

November 24, 2009 18:30h

December 8, 2009 18:30 General Assembly

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"World-class CI Organizations: Academic Model vs. Reality" SCIA Evening Event June 25, 2009

June 25 18:30h in Zurich.
World-class CI Organizations: Academic Model vs. Reality. Monika Giese, Basel (Switzerland)

As a seasoned CI professional I have followed the development and debates on how to best organize CI within an exsisting organisation to maximise the utilization of internally available intelligence.

Academic models provided food-for-thought and stimulated many pilot projects and activities. In this presentation I would like to share my observations , successes and failures with the SCIA community.

I intend to disclose my short-list of ‘do’s and don’ts’ and hope for a lively discussion hearing about your experiences.

Monika has worked for more than 25 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry, primarily at the HQ of global companies such as GSK, Novartis, Hoffmann – LaRoche etc. She has rich experience in the area of Information and Knowledge Management, Market Research, Business Analytics, Forecasting and Competitive Intelligence. In recent years she has specialized her activities on Strategic Competitive Intelligence , supporting all areas of C-Suite decision making and Strategic Planning, mainly for projects in Marketing, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions and Organizational Benchmarking & Resturcturing.

Monika has been a member of SCIP (Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals) and the Strategic Leadership Forum (ILF) for many years, thus becoming globally one of the most desired speakers and teachers in the field of Strategic Competitive Intelligence. Monika has recently resigned from her role as the Head of Global Competitive Intelligence at Novartis Pharma AG to pursue a career as a consultant and advisor, mainly supporting and coaching organisations to build effective internal CI organizations .

A scientist with an interdisciplinary background, Monika holds a BS degree from the University of Bochum , Germany in Neurophysiology, Immunology, and Biochemical Pharmacology. She also is a certified CI professional and Market Researcher, holds an International Marketing and Communications degree from the Nijenrode Business School, and the London Business School.

Material

As a SCIA memberyou can download presented slides and accompanying material to our events including this events materials.

Photos from the event

The SCIA Board.

Other SCIA 2009 Dates, all Zurich:

September 29, 2009 potentially whole afternoon event 

November 24, 2009 18:30h

December 8, 2009 18:30 General Assembly

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"ABB’s Business Intelligence Program" SCIA Evening Event March 24, 2009

The next SCIA event will be held March 24 18:30h in Zurich.

ABB’s Business Intelligence Program, Daniel Niederer, ABB Zurich

This session will provide attendees a glimpse into the inner workings of ABB’s Business Intelligence Network. Learn how the program currently operates, and what the future holds.

  • Understand how a BI program can be built successfully with limited funds and resources
  • Benchmark your BI program with ABB
  • Learn how to overcome constraints in BI
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    Daniel Niederer is currently Vice President, Head of Strategy Controlling & Operations for ABB Group Function Corporate Strategy in Switzerland. He leads a multinational team responsible for operating the strategy controlling process and the business intelligence for the ABB Group.

    Niederer is responsible for driving the ABB Business Intelligence Network for competitive, market and macroeconomic intelligence, ensuring permanent competitive surveillance capabilities as well as high ad-hoc responsiveness in case of urgencies. He holds a masters degree from the University of St. Gallen, HSG, Switzerland with Studies in Economy and Business Administration, Emphasis in International Management.

     

    Material

    As a SCIA memberyou can download presented slides and accompanying material to our events including this events materials.

    Photos from the event

    The SCIA Board.

     

    Other SCIA 2009 Dates, all Zurich:

    June 25, 2009 18:30h

    September 29, 2009 potentially whole afternoon event 

    November 24, 2009 18:30h

    December 8, 2009 18:30 General Assembly

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    SCIA General Assembly December 9, 2008

    December 9, 2008 SCIA will hold the General Assembly 2008.

    This event is for SCIA members only and will conclude the year 2008.

    SCIA members hold the right to participate and actively influence SCIA's direction and activities.

    The General Assembly will take place 18:30 at Primus/Au Premier Zurich main railway station.

    SCIA Board

    +++ UPDATE: Meeting results +++

    Board members re-elected:

    Kurt Kobel

    Maarit Seppä

    Urszula Fernandez

    Thomas Egger

    Jens Thieme

    Changes at the SCIA board from 2009:

    Silvia Dragic, a founding member of SCIA,will discontinue her role at the SCIA board due to her relocation to the US. On behalf of all SCIA members the board thanks Silvia for her fruitful contributions to the Swiss Competitive Intelligence Association and wishes Silvia the very best for her future abroad.

    As a new member Robert Lazzarotto accepted the appointment to SCIA's board with immediate effect. Robert has been one of the most active members at SCIA and we are thrilled to have him on board to lift SCIA to the next levels and continue our growth story.

    SCIA events 2009:

    There will be 4-5 attractive public events again in 2009. SCIA's board will organize them in January, this time including our valued member's direct feedback to better meet requirements. 

    Stay tuned for updates at our News and Events section.

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    November 11, 2008 "Benchmarking for Insight on R&D Productivity" Martha Matteo in an interactive online webinar from the US.

    Martha Matteo is the immediate past president of SCIP. SCIA and SCIP will collaborate with this interactive online session to be presented to the SCIA event participants in Zurich and a global online audience.

     

    martha-matteo.jpgDr. Martha Matteo is the Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP).

    At Boehringer she served as Director of CTI, Director of Knowledge Management and R&D Planning. At SCIP Martha was elected to the SCIP BofD for term beginning January, 2005 and she was elected (by the BofD) as VP of the BofD and Chair of the Competitive Intelligence Foundation's Board of Trustees.

    In January 2007 Martha became President of the board of Directors. A Recipient of the Catalyst Award, 2006 Martha was at the New York Academy of Sciences as Governor at Large, 1992-94, chaired the Biochemical Pharmacology Discussion Group, 1989-1994, co-chaired and chaired the Biochemistry Section in the late '80s as well as elected Fellow of the NYAS. Martha also was awarded the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award from Frost & Sullivan.

    Where

    Restaurant Au Premier (within Zurich Main Railway Station). See SCIA events flyer 2008. And online as a SCIP Webinar.

    What

    Welcome drink from 6:30 PM, followed by an introduction of the event and the speaker by the SCIA president Kurt Kobel. In case you can not participate in the session at the SCIA venue in Zurich and want to use the Webinar format instead you can find registration information at the SCIP events page

    Dr. Matteo will present a practitioner's view of benchmarking as a useful tool to reveal options, for improving productivity, through targeted analysis of relevant comparator companies. Two points will be illustrated through case studies, drawn from the R&D environment but generalized for broader business value.

    1) When is benchmarking appropriate? Examples will include support of decisions involving strategy, organizational re-structuring and internal process design.
    2) Selection of sources appropriate to the question is critical. Sources can range from publicly available information and interviews with industry analysts all the way to formal interviews with comparator companies, based upon pre-approved and legally vetted interview questions. How do you decide?

    Note: this presentation is based upon an article that appeared in Competitive Intelligence Magazine: Vol. 8, Number 3 (May-June, 2005).

    How

    The event in Zurich is free of charge for SCIA members. Non-members are welcome to join at a fee of CHF 50. The Webinar, for remote participants, will be offered at regular SCIP Webinar conditions to the global audience.

    Material

    As a SCIA member you can download presented slides and accompanying material to our events including this events materials.

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