Eric Denécé

About Eric Denécé

Eric Denécé, PhD in Political Science, qualified to supervise research, is the director of the French Center for Research on Intelligence (CF2R) and its risk management consulting company (CF2R SERVICES). Previously, he has successively held the following positions:

Analyst-officer at the Evaluation and Strategic Documentation Directorate of the General Secretariat for National Defense (SGDN).

Export sales engineer at Matra Defense.

Head of communication at NAVFCO, a subsidiary of the DCI group (Défense Conseil International).

Director of studies at the Center for Strategic Studies and Foresight (CEPS).

Founder and CEO of the economic intelligence firm ARGOS.

Creator and director of the economic intelligence department of the GEOS group. At the same time, Eric Denécé is an Associate Professor at Bordeaux School of Management and teaches intelligence or economic intelligence at several other French and foreign universities. He is the author of twenty books and numerous articles and reports dedicated to intelligence, economic intelligence, terrorism, and special operations. His work has earned him the 1996 Prize from the Foundation for Defense Studies (FED) and the Akropolis Prize 2009 (Institute of Higher Studies in Internal Security).

E. Denécé is regularly consulted by French and international media and has over a thousand radio appearances and several hundred television appearances. Topics of intervention – International risks arise from the increase in international insecurity and the multiplication of risk zones. The resulting phenomena (political instability, terrorism, guerrillas, kidnappings of expatriates, maritime piracy, etc.) significantly disrupt export actions, foreign establishment, or internationalization of activities. – Criminal risks illustrate the emergence of criminal organizations and activities in the legal economy (counterfeiting, mafias, extortion, money laundering, fraud, corruption, cybercrime, economic crime, etc.). Predatory actions against companies are multiplying, and these insidious criminal practices are the source of new legal risks for executives. – Competitive risks are the consequence of increased competitive intensity and the frantic race for innovation and market conquest. New forms of economic competition are becoming increasingly unbridled and unfair (espionage, destabilization, sabotage, influence, political pressure, geo-economic rivalries, etc.). – Societal risks (of a sectarian or dissenting nature) stem from a similar desire to challenge liberal society and destabilize companies; in the name of a belief that some seek to impose (radical Islam, Scientology, other sects, etc.); or an ethics that others defend with great violence (anti-capitalist movements, anti-brands, anti-advertising, animal rights activists, etc.). Beyond classic social dissent, these phenomena increasingly impact business activities. – Security Risk Management. These are intentional and organized risks, unlike heuristic risks (technological, climatic, etc.) and conventional risks, which the company knows how to manage and which insurers know how to assess (predictable and measurable risks). References – More than sixty interventions, in French and English (including about ten abroad) on international security, intelligence, and terrorism issues, at French and international academic conferences, with defense-related organizations (IHEDN, CESA, EMSOME, etc.), the Memorial for Peace (Caen), and professional organizations (SNAV, AFAT, CETO, etc.) since 2002. – More than sixty interventions, in French and English (including about ten abroad) on economic intelligence and new risks for companies, at the French Center for Foreign Trade (CFCE), in French (CCI and CRFCI) and foreign chambers of commerce (Germany, Italy, Luxembourg), employer unions, and business schools.