International Focus - Points de Veille

Since 2004, International Focus organises events, called Points de Veille. Their aim is to showcase the expertise of our firm in terms in targeted advice, and resolving multi-disciplinary problems concerning emerging markets.

June 2004 – « Economic and Strategic Implications of Energy Needs in China».
October 2004 – « Opportunities and Risks of Climate Change».
March 2005 – « China – Brazil: the Raising of a New World Pair? ».
September 2005 – « From G3 to G4, from G3 to G5: South Africa, Brazil, India… China? Russia? ».
March 2006 – « Globalization: Big Bang or Big Crunch? ».
November 2006 – « China-Korea-Japan: Technological Challenges, Strategic Stakes».
February 2008 - "Comparison between the American, Chinese and European Competitive Intelligence Practices: Illustration of some of their Impacts in Africa."

CONTRIBUTORS

Admiral (Rtd) François Pezard , adviser by the DCI’s President (Défense Conseil International).
General (Rtd) Daniel Schaeffer, International Focus senior consultant, former military attaché by the French embassies in Bangkok, Hanoi and Peking.
Michel Klen, former representative officer in Southern Africa.

Philippe Ambrosi, researcher at CEA, « Climate and Environmental Sciences Laboratory ».

Dominique Bangoura, professor at the Paris Centre d'Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques.

Patrick Criqui, head of the « Energy and Environmental Policies Laboratory » - LEPII5, Grenoble.
Dominique Foray, head of « Technologies Management Department », Ecole Polytechnique Lausanne.
Michel Fouquin, deputy managing director of CEPII.
Jacques Gravereau, economist, founder and chairman of the HEC Eurasia Institute.
Thomas Guéret, senior analyst in charge of energy policies efficiency - International Energy Agency.
Frédéric Landy, professor at Paris X University, researcher at the « Centre for Indian and South Asian Studies».
Hervé Le Treut, head of « Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory », member of the French Academy of Sciences, member of the IPPC (Nobel Peace Prize 2007).

Cyril Musila, international consultant (OECD, UN) and expert of the African Union Border Program. Lecturer in geopolitics related to Great lakes conflicts and natural resources (Institut Catholique de Paris) .

Alain-Marc Rieu, professor at Lyon III University, senior fellow at the « Centre for Eastern Asia Studies ».
Jacques Sapir, professor at EHESS, head of CEMI (Centre d’Etudes des Modes d’Industrialisation).

Tanguy Struye de Swielande, lecturer in geopolitics at the Mons University and the Royal Military Academy (Belgium), senior research fellow of the Centre d'Etudes des Crises et Conflits Internationaux (University of Louvain).

Hervé Théry, former head of « Geography Department » at Ecole Normale Superieure, guest professor at Sao Paulo University.
Lionel Vairon, former diplomat in South-East Asia and in Iraq, geopolitics professor at INALCO.

Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs, chairman of the Union des Industries Textile (Union of the Textile Industries).

Jean-François Casanova, former speaker at UNO, managing partner of International Risk Management.

Jon Greenaway, director at Tell Consulting Pty Ltd (Perth).

Jean-Michel Lavoizard, Head of Geneva office of Diligence LLC.

Charles-Henri Leger, Gide-Loyrette-Nouel partner, head of China Department.
Maria-Isabel dos Santos-Nivault, Gouvéa Vieira Paris managing partner.