Guy Gweth: Competitive Intelligence in Africa and African Geostrategy

Read the balance of power.
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Guy Gweth deciphers Africa's economic and geostrategic dynamics for decision-makers.

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Dr Guy Gweth is a specialist in competitive intelligence, geostrategy and business development in Africa. Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Knowdys Consulting Group, he chairs the African Center for Competitive Intelligence (CAVIE) and directs the external offices of the German Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW) in Benin, Cameroon, Gabon and Togo.

Since 2012, he has also led the Doing Business in Africa program at CentraleSupélec. His career combines strategic consulting, teaching and analysis of African economic dynamics.

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TTIP and Africa: three strategic challenges

On 14 October 2014, at the European Parliament, Guy Gweth analysed the effects that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) project could have on Africa. He highlighted three major challenges: regulation, the growing role of litigation in trade relations and the redistribution of geoeconomic balances of power.

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Publications

Over the past 15 years, Guy Gweth has written nearly a thousand articles for the leading specialist media covering African markets. He is the author or co-author of around ten books.

Cover of the book 100 Chronicles of Economic Warfare: 15 Years of Monitoring and Competitive Intelligence

100 Chronicles of Economic Warfare: 15 Years of Monitoring and Competitive Intelligence

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Cover of the book How Artificial Intelligence Improves the Performance of African Public and Private Actors: White Paper

How Artificial Intelligence Improves the Performance of African Public and Private Actors: White Paper

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Cover of the book Gabon's Quest for Food Self-Sufficiency: 50 BBS Students Speak

Gabon's Quest for Food Self-Sufficiency: 50 BBS Students Speak

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What they say

I have the chance and the privilege today of being trained by Guy Gweth during the intensive, certified program of the African Center for Competitive Intelligence (CAVIE) within the ESG MBA in Paris (January 2019), a very high-level program that gave me the knowledge and the essential foundations to approach a fascinating profession with confidence and success.
Imane Benchaib Frontline Manager, Konecranes Port Services Maghreb
Guy Gweth has a deep understanding of competitive intelligence and geoeconomics. He combines a capacity for in-depth analysis with a sense of action. He respects both innovation and cultural tradition, and puts that capacity to work for modern competitive intelligence action in Africa and elsewhere.
Claude Revel International strategic intelligence and influence. Essayist and political scientist. President of GIE France Sport Expertise, President of Information & Strategies.
Guy Gweth, my Due Diligence professor, gave me access to a demanding profession that requires solid knowledge of financial investigation, competitive intelligence, profiling, geopolitics and cross-cultural management. I was struck by the essential respect for the code of ethics in conducting due diligence assignments, particularly during merger and acquisition transactions.
Véronique Yang International wealth management
Thanks to Mr Gweth's teaching, his pedagogy and his passion, I discovered a discipline I did not know. Through Due Diligence, he taught us to protect ourselves, and others, from any negative element of a transaction that can be avoided.
Laurent Marnier Director of the Aquarelia senior services residence
Pragmatic, relevant and incisive, Guy Gweth has a particular gift for getting his messages across with brilliance, using a touch of humour to highlight political and strategic incongruities in the challenges facing the African continent.
Nadine Franvil Executive and manager coach
Guy is a resourceful professional with sharp knowledge of international relations.
Julio Sá Rego Author of O Criado do Pastor (Ed. Colibri)
Mr Guy Gweth is a specialist in the African continent and its development. I was able to appreciate his expertise and mastery of the subject during the Doing Business in Africa module he teaches at Centrale Paris.
Clément Ploye Store manager at Leroy Merlin
Guy Gweth is more than a specialist on Africa; he is now a true guide, both visionary and very realistic about conditions on the ground in Africa. As a journalist, I have lost count of the number of times he has literally saved my articles, often on highly specialized topics in African economics.
Viviane Forson Journalist, Le Point Afrique
Guy-Jo Gweth combines active listening, empathy and attentiveness. His culture and curiosity, together with his experience, form the foundation of his strategic thinking and operational recommendations.
Jean-Luc Traineau LinkedIn recruiting and prospecting

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