GLOBAL COURSE PROGRAM 2017

Organizer and Instructors
About i-intelligence
i-intelligence is a commercial intelligence consultancy based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Established in 2010, the company provides research, training and advisory services to
public and private sector organisations around the globe. Our course portfolio covers
the entire intelligence cycle as well as related disciplines such as information and
knowledge management, futures and foresight and risk and strategy analysis. The
company’s clients include EU and UN institutions, international organisations, NATO,
ministries of defence and foreign affairs, Fortune 500 companies and enterprising
SMEs.
About the Instructors
The courses will be led by Chris Pallaris, Aleksandra Bielska or Vytenis Benetis.
Chris Pallaris is Director and Principal Consultant of i-intelligence. He has over 15 years
of experience as an analyst and 10 as a teacher. In addition to client work, he is an
Associate Lecturer at Mercyhurst University's Institute for Intelligence Studies. He also
teaches courses in the domain of strategic intelligence and knowledge management
at the ZHAW's School of Management and Law, and ETH Zurich.
Vytenis Benetis is the Director of i-intelligence in Asia. Vytenis has worked as an
intelligence analyst for almost a decade. His professional experience covers a wide
range of missions and organizations including the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence,
NATO, and the European Union on both the operational and strategic level. Vytenis
has delivered training to public and private sector organisations around the world.
Aleksandra Bielska is an educator, analyst and consultant specialising in the collection,
analysis and management of intelligence. As an educator, she has taught intelligence
theory and practice to public and private sector organisations, including at NATO’s
Centre of Excellence in the Defence Against Terrorism in Ankara, Turkey, and at the
NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany. Her experience covers the entire gamut
of intelligence disciplines including data collection, information and knowledge
management, and strategic foresight.
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