International forum — 23 October 2026

CICOP 2026

Intelligence, Humans & Influence in the AI Age

Connected Intelligence & Cognitive Orchestration Power

Bangkok hosts a full day of reflection, demonstration and exchange on investigation, Virtual HUMINT, influence and AI. By invitation, in French, English and Thai.

23 October 2026 08:30 – 17:30 Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok

About

A bridge between Europe and ASEAN

CICOP 2026 brings together decision-makers, analysts, academics and journalists around one question: how are information, digital identities, human relationships and AI transforming investigation and influence?

01

Understand the world

Geopolitics, great-power competition and information sovereignty.

02

Find information

OSINT, SOCMINT, digital investigation and attribution in the AI era.

03

Understand humans

From traditional HUMINT to Virtual HUMINT: trust, identity and communities.

04

Talk to the world

Narratives, disinformation and information resilience in Southeast Asia.

Cinta Digital × Covertia Core × Polarvista

Speakers

Four perspectives on information

Complementary voices exploring the strategic, technical and human continuum of intelligence in the AI age.

Alain Juillet

Strategic keynote

Alain Juillet

The New Battlefield — Geopolitics, Intelligence & Influence

Alain Juillet is a French business leader and economic intelligence expert. Former Director of Intelligence at the DGSE and France’s High Representative for Economic Intelligence (2003–2009), he also held senior positions in French and international companies.

Jonathan Spedale

Investigation & OSINT

Jonathan Spedale

Beyond OSINT — Investigating People and Networks in the AI Age

Working in the field of fraud prevention since 2016, Cyber Moustache tests the fraudster’s journey to better understand how fraudsters operate and provide remediation solutions to companies that hire us to defraud them!

Christophe Bobin

Virtual HUMINT

Christophe Bobin

From HUMINT to Virtual HUMINT — The Human Factor in the Digital Age

Founder of Covertia Core. He connects traditional human intelligence with digital environments, virtual identities and AI agents, keeping the human factor at the centre.

Influence & digital societies

Influence speaker

Information, Influence & Digital Societies in Southeast Asia

Academic, analyst or media and influence specialist in Southeast Asia. Profile to be confirmed.

To be confirmed

Program

Schedule of the day

A full day, 08:30 to 17:30, with four keynotes, a joint Innovation Lab, a panel discussion and a closing cocktail.

08:30
Welcome and registration
09:00
Opening
Cinta Digital × Covertia Core × Polarvista
09:15
The New Battlefield
Alain Juillet
10:00
Beyond OSINT
Jonathan Spedale
10:45
Break
11:00
From HUMINT to Virtual HUMINT
Christophe Bobin
11:45
Lunch
12:45
Information, Influence & Digital Societies
Influence speaker — to be confirmed
13:30
Innovation Lab
Three platforms, one scenario — IDENTITY → INVESTIGATE → INTERACT → UNDERSTAND → DECIDE
14:00
Break
14:15
Bangkok Intelligence Challenge
Collective fictional case
15:00
Panel — Who Controls Information Shapes Power
15:50
Final questions and closing
16:05
Cocktail and demonstrations

Experience

One room, three languages, one conversation, three moderators

Covertia Core virtual agents guide every attendee in French, English and Thai: program, translation, Q&A and conference content.

AI translation

Real-time subtitles in French, English and Thai, in the room and on the livestream.

Multilingual Q&A

Ask in your language; the moderator receives it translated and clustered.

Innovation Lab

A joint demonstration by Cinta Digital × Covertia Core × Polarvista on a fictional case.

Your moderators for the day

Nareerat Sukhonthamat

Nareerat Sukhonthamat

AI Agent Virtual HUMINT & online communities

Callum Bridger

Callum Bridger

AI Agent Investigation

Renaud Castaing

Renaud Castaing

AI Agent Influence

Venue

Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok

In the heart of Bangkok, close to the BTS Skytrain and the Ratchaprasong district.

Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok

Easy access by public transport. Parking available.

2 Witthayu Road, Lumphini, Pathum Wan
Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Tel: +66 2 666 3333
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Request an invitation

CICOP 2026 is an in-person, invitation-only event for around 100 decision-makers, analysts and experts. Fill in the form below to be added to the invitation list.

Registration