International leadership with anticipatory intelligence

 

What if a 2-paragraph alert could save you €120.000?

 

A Spanish export company avoided a six-figure loss thanks to an alert received 72 hours before the Suez Canal blockage.

 

It wasn't luck. It was anticipatory intelligence.

What route, provider, or legislation can fail before it does?

In a global environment where every decision can cost—or save—hundreds of thousands of euros, anticipation is no longer a competitive advantage. It's a necessity.

This will be a unique day on International business intelligence with José Parejo and his team: advisors to governments, sovereign wealth funds and multinationals in more than 40 countries.

 

The day will address how to:

✅ Detect warning signs before the market does
✅ Identify regulatory, geopolitical, or operational risks weeks in advance
✅ Deciding with real tools, like large multinationals do

 

Program:

09:00 a.m. Registration and welcome coffee

 

09:30 a.m. Institutional Opening | Why anticipation makes the difference today more than ever

In an environment of constant disruption, leading with intelligence is not an option: it's a necessity.

Ms. Helen Pietersen, Manager of the Operational Management Department
International Trade, Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Madrid

 

09:45 a.m. Introduction | Anticipating: The New Competitive Advantage

 

How would you have acted if you had anticipated the Suez Canal crisis, the conflict in Ukraine, or the ESG regulatory shift in China before they hit the media? Mr. José Parejo, a leading expert in anticipatory intelligence in Europe, shares how to detect weak signals and make strategic decisions ahead of your competitors.
Strategic Tool: Checklist of International Warning Signs

 

Mr. José Parejo, CEO & Founder, Jose Parejo & Associates

10:30 a.m. Interactive Workshop | Choosing a Good Place to Grow
▪ What mistakes do companies make when entering new markets?
▪ How to distinguish a promising market from an operational trap?
▪ Learn to build a country decision matrix with objective criteria.
Strategic Tool: Visual Decision Matrix by Country
Mr. Toby B., Partner at JP&A. Expert in Operational Resilience and Complex Market Entry
Mr. José Parejo, CEO & Founder, Jose Parejo & Associates (moderator)
 

11:15 a.m. Coffee break & networking

 

11:30 a.m. Roundtable | Applied Intelligence: How to Transform Signals into Decisions
strategic

▪ The blind spots of Spanish companies in the face of global crises
▪ Warning signs that can be detected 30 days in advance
▪ What strategic intelligence should contribute to management committees
▪ How to avoid typical errors in compliance and expansion

Strategic Tool: Mini action plan to implement in your company
Mr. Philippe Chauvain (France – multinationals & global risk)
Mr. Rafael Sampayo (USA – technological architecture)
Mr. José Parejo, CEO & Founder, Jose Parejo & Associates (moderator)

 

12:10 a.m. Q&A

 

12:30 h End of the day
 

 

Date: 22 September of 2025
Time: 9:30 PM – 12:30 PM
Place: Santoña Palace
Calle Huertas, 13

 

Registration: