I'm writing a feature for the BBC website looking at practical anti-drone defence in the wake of the Saudi Arabia oil facility attacks. I'm looking for critical thinking around anti-drone defence for large oil installations, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the various technologies on offer.

I want to hear how the recent attacks have changed perceptions of the threat. And I'm very keen on getting opinions from the oil industry.

I am talking to the manufacturers of counter-drone technology. But I want this piece to be firmly rooted in the implications of the recent attacks in Saudi Arabia. If such relatively cheap technology can have a profound economic and political impact are we seeing a decisive shift in the way wars are fought?

I need to conduct interviews by close of play on Friday 04 October. Please note I will be traveling and working in Geneva September 30 - October 01.

This story can now be viewed on the BBC website.

The Economist Intelligence Unit is producing a report on the subject of lower-latency business opportunities. In other words, they want people who can talk about how 5G networks and associated technologies are creating new business opportunities and how businesses are preparing and planning for this technology.

I need to talk to a small number of US-based subject experts. These should be senior individuals in corporations with a significant interest in lower-latency technology. My aim is to produce four articles, one long piece discussing the findings of a survey associated with the report plus three case studies looking at aspects of lower-latency business.

I must stress that all interviewees have to be from the US. So no matter how informed a UK or European expert may be, I can't use them for these articles. Sorry.

The report will be editorially independent but sponsored by Sprint. I need to establish a short-list of potential interviewees by Tuesday 27 November.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is conducting a critical study* of organisational agility. As part of this study I will be interviewing a handful of academics, corporate executives and consultants in the US and UK.

The idea is to assess the real factors that drive and create agility, looking for the substance behind a phrase that is often used too lightly.

I expect each interview to last no more than 30 minutes and I need to establish a shortlist of potential interviewees by Wednesday 11 July.

*The study will be sponsored by Slack but conducted independently by the EIU

The Economist Intelligence Unit is putting together an advisory board for a large research project looking at how mobility will change business over the next decade.

This project* takes mobility in its broadest sense to include mobile service models, collaboration and the way organisations will change to exploit opportunities created by a data-driven society.

I'm drawing up a shortlist of potential interviewees for this project in the EMEA region and am currently seeking voices from government, the healthcare sector and also manufacturing industry. These will be senior individuals with a clear perspective on policy or suppliers who are engaged in delivering services with government.

I need to assemble the shortlist by 12.00 on Tuesday 24 April so do please get back to me with names and titles as soon as possible.

I must stress that this is not a report on mobile phones/devices etc, but a much deeper investigation into the way apps/cloud computing and various other digital platforms (including mobile devices) can change the way different bodies operate, creating new customer bases/opportunities. AI and machine learning are of course a part of this process.
 
The entire project will canvass opinions from across the globe, but I’m tasked with finding interviewees in EMEA.
 
And feel free to call me if you’d like me to talk through the project in further detail.
 
*The project, Our Mobile Future, is sponsored by Samsung but will be under the editorial control of the EIU.