CII AGM 2024
COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATORS
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA SEPTEMBER 17 - 21
Join us for a week of cultural events, knowledge sharing,
and networking with the world's top agency owners.
Mingle, learn and be inspired!
70th Annual General Meeting
Looking to expand your investigative skills and network with professional colleagues from around the world?
Whether you speak English or Spanish, our 70th Annual AGM has something for everyone. Seminars will be conducted in both languages and there will be plenty of fantastic networking opportunities with some of the most experienced and knowledgeable investigators in the world.
Meet your host
Brett Mikkelson, CII
Our host is a highly regarded figure in the field of private investigations. Born and raised in Wisconsin, his journey in investigation and intelligence began as an interrogator in the US Army, stationed in Panama. Brett played a crucial role in missions that led to the successful prosecution of Manuel Noriega.
After his military service, Brett founded B.M. Investigations, well known as a leading agency handling cases throughout Latin and South America. Brett is a Past President of the Council and currently serves as the Executive Regional Director. This is Brett's second time running an AGM. He hosted the Council's 63rd AGM held in Panama in 2017.
Bogotá, Colombia
Our premier event, our Annual General Meeting, for the first time, will be held in South America, in the exciting mile high “La Ciudad de Todos” (The City of Everyone) Bogota, Colombia. Bogota is the capital and the third largest city in South America and the largest in Colombia. The city is the main political, economic, cultural, technological, and educational center of the country.
A cultural mecca, Bogota has worked hard to position itself as a leader in cultural offerings. As such, it has many exciting venues, including 58 museums, 62 art galleries, 150 libraries, 75 parks, and over 150 monuments. The Colombian National Museum and the Luis Angel Arango Library are both over 100 years old. In 2007, Bogota was named a World Book Capital by UNESCO, the first Latin America city to receive that honor.
Our hotel and meeting venue is in the upscale north side of Bogota, just a few kilometers from the Zona Rosa (Pink Zone) a neighborhood with many shopping clubs, restaurants, and cabarets.
Weather
The weather forecast for Bogota in September is excellent. Temperatures in September typically range from 46F to 67F or 10C to 20C.
A city at high altitude (8800 ft), Bogota keeps things cool all year round. There is little rain in Bogota in September. Travel sites recommend light and comfortable clothing during the day and a sweater or light jacket for the chilly evenings.
Culinary
Colombian cuisine is as diverse as the country's many varied climates—from tropical coastlines and towering Andean peaks to dense Amazonian jungle—and its foods pull from all of these unique regions and culinary resources.
On a single trip, you can try seafood from both the Pacific and the Caribbean, warm and caloric dishes designed to sustain people living at high altitudes, and a wide variety of tropical fruits and other jungle ingredients. And then, of course, there’s the country’s famous coffee.
Conference Schedule
| Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | Time | Event | Speaker / Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0600 | Bus Leaves for Golf Outing | Casa Dann Hotel Lobby | |
| 0700 - 1200 | Bert Faulbaum Memorial Golf | Club Militar de Golf | |
| 1230 - 1400 | Lunch & Honors for Bert | Club Militar de Golf - Room Teusaca | |
| 1500 - 1700 | CII Executive Board Meeting | Casa Dann Hotel & Spa | |
| 0900 - 1600 | Registration | Casa Dann Hotel & Spa | |
| 1900 - 2130 | Welcome Reception Coctel | Casa Dann Hotel - Hotel Library |
| Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | Time | Event | Speaker / Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0700 - 0830 | Breakfast | ||
| 0830 - 0930 | Opening Ceremony | Cambridge Room | |
| 0930 - 0945 | President's Address | Cambridge Room | |
| 0945 - 1000 | Host's Welcome | Cambridge Room | |
| 1000 - 1030 | Coffee Break | ||
| 1000 - 1500 | Spouse/Partner Tour & Lunch | Cerro de Monserrate | |
| 1030 - 1200 | English/Spanish Seminar: Operación Jaque | General Mario Montoya / Cambridge Room | |
| 1200 - 1330 | Lunch | ||
| 1330 - 1500 | Spanish Seminar: Investigacion en Delitos Ambientales | Alejandro Arze / Standford Room | |
| 1330 - 1500 | English Seminar: Navigating the Complex World of Cryptocurrency Investigations | Adnan Tahir / Cambridge Room | |
| 1500 - 1515 | Coffee Break | ||
| 1515 - 1630 | Spanish Seminar: Técnicas de vigilancia y seguimiento | Sergio Perez / Standford Room | |
| 1515 - 1630 | English Seminar: Environmental Crime Investigations | Alejandro Arze / Cambridge Room | |
| 1700 | Dinner on your own | Explore Bogotá |
| Thursday, September 19, 2024 | Time | Event | Speaker / Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0700 - 0900 | Breakfast | ||
| 0900 - 1030 | CII Annual General Meeting | Stanford Room | |
| 1030 - 1045 | Coffee Break | ||
| 1045 - 1230 | CII Annual General Meeting | Stanford Room | |
| 1230 - 1400 | Awards Luncheon | Cambridge Room | |
| 1400 - 1800 | Group Tour of Bogotá | Bogotá City Tour; Plaza de Bolivar; Botero Museum; Chorro de Quevedo | |
| 1800 - 2200 | Dinner & Drinks | DC Andres |
| Friday, September 20, 2024 | Time | Event | Speaker / Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0700 - 0830 | Breakfast | ||
| 0800 - 1300 | Spouse/Partner Tour | Guatavita | |
| 0830 - 0930 | Spanish Seminar: Risk Management in the Insurance Field | Guillermo Palacios / Stanford Room | |
| 0830 - 0930 | English Seminar: Human Trafficking Investigations | Francisco Rodriguez & Carlos Colmenero / Cambridge Room | |
| 0930 - 0945 | Coffee / Tea Break | ||
| 0945 - 1045 | Spanish Seminar: Fraude de seguros en Venezuela | Maidayle Ellis / Stanford Room | |
| 0945 - 1045 | English Seminar: No Matter What, It's All About the Conversation | James Pyle / Cambridge Room | |
| 1045 - 1100 | Coffee / Tea Break | ||
| 1100 - 1230 | Spanish Seminar: Navegar por el complejo mundo de las investigaciones sobre criptomonedas | Adnan Tahir / Stanford Room | |
| 1100 - 1230 | English Seminar: Business Roundtable | Cambridge Room | |
| 1230 - 1800 | Free Afternoon | Explore Bogotá | |
| 1230 - 1430 | New Board Lunch | Piazza by Storia D'Amore Restaurant - Calle 93 Bogotá | |
| 1500 - 1630 | New Board Meeting | ||
| 1800 - 1900 | Cocktail Reception | Britannia Room | |
| 1900 - 2345 | Gala Banquet | Britannia Room |
| Saturday, September 21, 2024 | Time | Event | Speaker / Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0700 - 0830 | Breakfast | ||
| 0830 - 1700 | Group Tour (optional) | Catedral de Sal - Zipaquirá |
Hotel
CASA DANN
CARLTON HOTEL
Located in one of the best districts in the city, just 5 minutes away from the beautiful 93rd St Park and a variety of shopping centers
The hotel has two restaurants, a café, lobby bar, a roof top terrace bar, a deluxe spa, and more. Double rooms, which are 400 square feet, go for $105 per night; an 860 sq. ft. suite for $150 per night; and a deluxe suite 1300 sq. ft. for $200 per night (plus nominal tax and fees). These rates of course include breakfast.
If any issues with booking, please contact the CII office - office@cii2.org
Conference Events
Bert Falbaum Memorial Golf
Club Militar de Golf
*Extra activities onsite for non-golfers
For those who arrive a day early, on Monday there is the Bert Falbaum Golf Outing at the renowned Club Militar de Golf. The Military Club has a magnificent golf course, which offers a great experience to players of all levels, with a total of 18 holes, par 72 and a total length of 6,695 yards. The golf course has two types of grass, kikuyu on the fairways, bemgrass on the greens. The course is protected by 76 bunkers and 9 lakes. A challenge for all practitioners of this sport.
For non-golfers, the club offers tennis, a gym, hiking trails, horseback riding and a game room.
Black Tie Gala Dinner & Charity Auction
The highlight of our AGM is always the Gala Banquet, and this year will be no different. It will be held on the top floor of the Casa Dann, overlooking much of the north side of Bogota.
It will include the charity auction, a cocktail reception, sumptuous food, the announcing of the International Investigator of the Year, the swearing in of the new board members and President, and dancing to the wee hours.
Andrés DC
Our Thursday tour culminates with a visit for dinner, drinks and a festive atmosphere that you must experience to believe.
This multi-story restaurant, bathed in neon, is renowned for its food, its drink and most of all its fun. It has been described as “an urban version of Paradise for citizens of the world who come in search of rumba, to converge in a single ritual of celebration, dance and ambrosia in the best Colombian style".
Spouse Tour
Montserrat Monastery
This iconic pilgrim destination and tourist spot is located at the top of Cerro de las Nievas, mountain over 3000 meters, overlooking the city of Bogota. The shrine and pristine chapel are the main reasons to take the cable car to the top, but there are also native souvenir shops, a restaurant, and other attractions. A delicious lunch at the restaurant is included.
Town of Guatavita
Lake Guatavita is a small body of water in a forest-fringed crater, northeast of Bogotá in central Colombia. It was a sacred site to the Muisca people, who cast elaborate gold offerings into its depths, inspiring the legend of El Dorado and several ill-fated attempts to drain the lake. The area has trails and many birds. Nearby, the town of Guatavita has a craft center.
Networking Tours
Group Tour of Bogotá
Thursday afternoon is time to relax and get to know the City of Bogota with friends and colleagues. In this historic district one will be able to wander the Plaza de Bolivar, the main square of the Colombian capital Bogotá.
This impressive plaza is flanked by impressive structures on all sides; North, the Palace of Justice; South, the Parliament Building; East, City Hall; and West, The Cathedral de Boliva. The plaza is also near the Botero Museum, Museo de Mar, the Bogota Museum of Modern Art, and also the world-famous Luis Angel Arango Library.
Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá
The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira (Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá) is an underground Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine, 200 meters (660 ft) underground in a mountain near the city of Zipaquira. It is a popular site and place of pilgrimage.
The temple at the bottom has three sections, representing the birth, life, and death of Jesus. The icons, ornaments and architectural details are hand carved in the halite rock. Some marble sculptures are included. The cathedral is considered one of the most notable achievements of Colombian architecture, described as a "Jewel of Modern Architecture" The cathedral represents a valuable cultural, environmental and religious heritage for the Colombian people.
The nearby city of Zipaquira is recognized, not only for the cathedral, but for being near one of the oldest human settlements in the Americas.
Sponsors
PLATINUM SPONSOR
CRI™ protects businesses by establishing the legal compliance, financial viability, and integrity levels of outside partners, suppliers and customers seeking to affiliate with your business. CRI™ is a global company based in London, United Kingdom. Their experts and resources are located in key regional marketplaces. These are across the Asia Pacific, South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, North and South America. Their global team can support your organisation anywhere in the world.
GOLD SPONSOR
Hatfield Investigation Services (P) Limited is a renowned firm which was set up to provide the finest investigation services. This firm was developed in 1991 by Mr. Ajit Singh. Hatfield Investigation Services (P) Ltd.is established in Delhi and operates from here to manage all the corporate deals. The firm has embarked on a great status among its clients with its reliable & successful services.
GOLD SPONSOR
BM Investigations specializes in private investigation, polygraph, and due diligence services. They are focused on helping individuals, SMEs, and large companies that need to resolve conflicts and situations that may have legal, commercial, or comprehensive implications.
SILVER & BRONZE SPONSORS
Patron, Partner and Friend Sponsors
PATRON
Investigation Counsel Professional Corporation
Reed Research
Whitehall Bureau of Canada
Background Colombia SAS
PARTNER
Horizon CPI, LLC
Cipriano & Marques Investigations
Clements Global Services
MCI Worldwide
Full Circle Risk Consultants
Feegel & Associates
Colley Intelligence
FRIEND
Ethical Edge PI & Corporate Advisors
Investigation Services Europe AB
Macil Group PTY Ltd
Castle Island Investigative Associates
SIC Investigations Inc.
Star Protection
R J Montgomery Associates
Integra Intelligence
Joan Reistetter
Sponsorship Opportunities
To inquire about available AGM sponsorship opportunities, please connect with the CII Office.
Platinum $10,000
- Four event registrations
- Two full page ads in the conference program (back cover)
- Prominent brand placement at all events
- Premium brand placement on AGM website
- Full page ad in December Councillor
- Posting on home page of CII website
Gold $5,000
- Two event registrations
- One full page ad in the conference program (inside front or inside back cover)
- Prominent brand placement at the opening cocktail reception and conference room
- Premium brand placement on AGM website
- Half-page ad in December Councilor
- Posting on home page of CII website
Silver $2,500
- One event registration
- One full page ad in the conference program
- Prominent brand placement in the conference room
- Premium brand placement on AGM website
- Posting on home page of CII website
Bronze $1,000
- One full page ad in the conference program
- Brand placement in conference room
- Brand placement on AGM website
- Posting on home page of CII website
Patron $500
- Half-page ad in the conference program
- Listing on the AGM website
- Posting on home page of CII website
Partner $250
- Half-page ad in the conference program
- Listing on the AGM website
- Posting on home page of CII website
Friend $100
- Business card ad in the conference program
- Listing on the AGM website
- Posting on home page of CII website.
