BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & STRATEGY

The IES Group is pleased to invite you to the conference:
"Raw Materials, Metals and Rare Earths, Weapons of Competitiveness for States and Companies"
to mark the publication of Bernard BESSON's latest book, "Le partage des terres". (see below)

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11, 2013
at ESCP Europe, 79 av de la République 75011 Paris
(Salle Europe)

- 7:30pm: Start of the Conference
- 9:00 pm: Cocktail

For this conference, we will welcome:
- Mr. Bernard BESSON, Consultant, Writer of numerous books, including "Le Partage des Terres".
- Mrs. Marie-Pierre VAN HOECKE, Scientific Advisor to the French Interministerial Delegation for Economic Intelligence (D2IE)
- Mr. Didier JULIENNE, Natural resources strategist and speaker to industry, finance and governments
Through the example of rare metals and rare earths, they will highlight their major impact on the rest of the economy, and how they create a competitive advantage for States and Companies.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Please register and pay online by clicking on "je m'inscrire" on the right (if you have any concerns, please contact Estelle Tréville at etreville@escpalumni.org).

Price: €15 for members / €25 for non-members or outsiders / special student rate of €10.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,


Stéphane ROSENWALD (81)
IES Group Delegate
ESCP Europe Alumni

Bernard BESSON
From 1997 to 2000, Bernard BESSON was in charge of economic intelligence training, and took part in the pioneering work on territorial economic intelligence for the French Minister of the Interior, Jean-Pierre Chevènement. After a spell at the Inspection Générale de la Police, he headed the DCPJ (Sous Direction des Courses et des Jeux) from 1998 to 2003. He was chargé de mission for Mr. Alain Juillet, the French Minister for Economic Intelligence, until 2009. He now heads Bernard Besson Consulting, a training, consulting and auditing firm specializing in business intelligence. Bernard Besson is a member of the Economic Intelligence Commission of MEDEF Ile de France, a member of the college of the Académie de l'intelligence économique, a founding member and board member of AFDIE, and a teacher. A writer, he has published numerous works on Business Intelligence... and several detective novels that also draw brilliant inspiration from Business Intelligence.

Marie-Pierre VAN HOECKE
A senior civil servant, Marie-Pierre Van Hoecke is currently Scientific Advisor to the French Interministerial Delegation for Economic Intelligence (D2IE), a structure reporting to the Prime Minister, where she is in charge of research and innovation affairs. She holds a PhD in computer science, a DEA in computer science and an engineering degree from the Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille. She worked for many years at the CNRS, in a fundamental computing laboratory, and was technical director of the bioinformatics center at the Lille Genopole. She conducted research in the field of smart cards and bioinformatics. She rounded off her international experience by managing the CNRS office in Beijing from 2002 to 2006. Since 2006, she has been involved in industrial property rights and economic intelligence, and is the author of numerous articles on economic security, technology transfers, etc. Article on strategic metals (and rare earths): http://www.lactualitechimique.org/larevue_article.php?cle=2653

Didier JULIENNE
Didier Julienne is a natural resources strategist working in industry, finance and government. Previously, he worked in strategic metals trading for European metallurgist Comptoir Lyon Alemand Louyot, in the management of American precious metals chemist Engelhard and then for Russian strategic metals miner Norilsk Nickel. A long-standing independent corporate director, he chairs a number of companies. He has taken part in numerous conferences and government reports, notably on business secrecy, strategic stockpiling, critical metals, etc. He is a graduate of the University of Aix-Marseille, HEC, INHES, IHEDN and CHEDE. Article on "Le problème des métaux et terres rares" - Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques: http: //www.asmp.fr/travaux/communications/2012_02_06_julienne.htm. Article on "Matières premières et Intelligence Economique": http://blogs.lesechos.fr/market-makers-83/matieres-premieres-et-intelligence-a3280.html



Partage des Terres : Bernard Besson - Editions Odile Jacob
Panique au plus haut niveau de l'État : The former President of the Republic appears to have hanged himself in his home just after escaping an attack that devastated Orly airport. Suicide or political assassination? Why are his close relations, the security services and even the Élysée multiplying the strangest behaviors? What was the former head of state hiding? What was his entourage up to? Who's pulling the strings?
John Spencer Larivière, a former French secret service agent, is tasked with discreetly untangling the skein. Once again, he embarks on an incredible race, full of pitfalls and dirty tricks, to go beyond appearances.
Economic warfare over rare earths against a backdrop of high-frequency trading, international corruption, the struggle of nations to control precious minerals: in his high-octane style, between Paris and Malaysia, Bernard Besson once again plunges us deep into the dark and violent realities of our times.
http://www.odilejacob.fr/catalogue/art-and-litterature/thrillers/partage-des-terres_9782738129086.php