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Building an Intelligence Plan Workshop

May 20, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST

About the Intelligence Planning Workshop:

The IPW is a half-day workshop led by Intel 471’s SVP of Intelligence Operations, Garrett Carstens, and Senior Director of Customer Engagement, Kevin Williams. Through their guidance and expertise, you will:

  • Learn how to create an intelligence plan that synchronises and aligns with your stakeholder needs and delivers to their expectations
  • Understand the core fundamentals of building an intelligence collection plan that delivers decisive intelligence
  • Learn to quantify your CTI program's return of investment (ROI) to help secure its budget, resources, and future

This training is complimentary, but registration is strictly limited to ensure a high-level, interactive environment.

Resources provided with this workshop include:

  • Intelligence planning workbook
  • Intel 471 Cyber Underground General Intelligence Requirements (CU-GIR) Handbook
  • Three key planning example documents and templates covering:

- Stakeholder interviews

- Monthly intelligence reporting

- Intelligence feedback

  • Recent Intel 471 intelligence reporting

Takeaways:

You will walk away with a ready-to-deploy intelligence planning toolkit, including an Intel 471 GIR Handbook, planning workbooks, and templates for stakeholder management and targeted reporting.

Certification:

Participants who complete the workshop and provide their invaluable feedback will earn a certificate of completion.

Building an Intelligence Plan

Meet Your Instructors

Garrett Carstens | SVP - Intel Operations

Garrett Carstens as the Senior Vice President of Intel Operations at Intel 471 coordinates internal and cross-departmental initiatives focused on optimizing timely and relevant intelligence production and delivery. Prior to joining Intel 471, Garrett spent over 15 years in various roles within the U.S. Department of Defense and the financial sector– always with a primary mission of identifying, analyzing and mitigating cyber threats.

Kevin Williams | Sr Director, Customer Engagement Management

Kevin joined Intel 471 in March 2021 and brought with him more than 25 years of experience in UK cyber law enforcement and cyber security. He started his career with the Metropolitan Police Service, later joining the National Crime Agency, before working in the cyber security commercial and not-for-profit sectors with Team Cymru, KPMG and Pluralsight. In 2008 Kevin was instrumental in the development of the UK’s national cybercrime capability. He was the lead law enforcement advisor to the UK Government for the creation of the cyber response to the London 2012 Olympic Games, for which he received an Assistant Commissioner's commendation.

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