Workshop Pre-work

We’re looking forward to your participation in the upcoming workshop, Generate Differentiated Insights Through Better Discovery, Questioning and Influencing.

 
To get the most out of this workshop, you are encouraged to use material from companies you are currently researching. At least a day in advance of the workshop, please collect the information below and have with you during the workshop (in hard copy or on a computing device):

• 3 news stories (or blog entries) about a stock, preferably from industry trade sites, blogs or journals that quote at least one live source of information other than company management
• A speaker list for an upcoming or prior instance of one of the industry’s largest conferences not sponsored by a financial services firm (this list can usually be found on the conference website under “agenda” or “speaker list”)
• Names and titles of the leadership of at least one industry trade association (can usually be found in the “About us” section of the industry association’s website)
• Name(s) of largest privately-held companies (if they exist in the assigned sector)
• Name(s) of forecasting services or consulting firms specializing in the assigned sector