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Edgar Perez    

Top Business & Technology Consultant; Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing & Metaverse Expert

Edgar Perez is a leading business and technology expert who delivers profound insights on the impact of cutting-edge technologies on business and society, covering topics from Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning to 5G and the Metaverse. A published author and dynamic keynote speaker, he also serves as an international consultant affiliated with the Ponemon Institute, Gerson Lehrman Group, and Guidepoint Global Advisors.

Perez is the author of "Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets," and "The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World," with editions published in English, Mandarin, and Bahasa Indonesia. His contributions to thought leadership have appeared in esteemed publications such as The New York Times, W Radio, Sina Finance, and CGTN.

Perez has engaged audiences globally through his keynote speeches and corporate training programs in numerous cities including Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Hong Kong, and New York. His media appearances include interviews on major networks like CNN, CGTN, CNBC, FOX Business, and Bloomberg TV. Renowned institutions and events such as the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Council on Foreign Relations have featured his expert presentations.

Furthermore, Perez has addressed significant global conferences like the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, the Institutional Investor’s CEO Roundtable in Berlin, and the Global Growth Markets Forum in London. His corporate engagements encompass forums organized by major corporations such as CME Group, Dell, and Tencent.

Previously, Perez held positions as a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey. He holds an undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering, a Master of Administration, and an MBA from Columbia Business School, specializing in Finance and Management. An accomplished salsa and hustle dancer, Perez enjoys spending time with his wife Olga, son Edgar Felipe, and daughters Svetlana Sofia and Mary Olympia.

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The Human Element in ChatGPT

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence language model designed to understand natural language and respond to user queries, providing human-like conversation in text form. ChatGPT can be used to automate customer service, answer frequently asked questions, and gain insights from customer interactions; it can also be used to analyze large amounts of data and generate reports. While ChatGPT is a machine, it was created by humans, and it has important implications for the relationship between humans and machines. Mr. Perez will explore the ways in which ChatGPT blurs the line between human and machine, and what that means for the future of work and our relationship with technology.

Generative AI and the Future of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way since its inception in the mid-20th century. One of the most exciting and promising developments is Generative AI, a rapidly evolving field that focuses on teaching computers to create original content such as music, images, text, video, or protein structures. Unlike traditional AI, where the focus is on classification, prediction, and optimization, Generative AI aims to enable machines to learn from patterns in data and then use that knowledge to create something entirely new. The applications of Generative AI are vast and far-reaching, and its potential to revolutionize industries such as life sciences, fashion, design, healthcare, journalism, and music is significant. Mr. Perez will inspire your team as he explores a future that we can experience today.

Is Web3 the Beginning of a New Internet or a Stroke of Marketing Genius?

Web3 promises a better internet built on the blockchain, the distributed ledger systems that form the basis of cryptocurrencies. Backers promise it will cut out traditional middlemen, letting users transact directly and have a greater stake in the applications they use. Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter, for example, make their money through advertising; yet, they share zero of it. Users are supposed to be happy with likes! If the sirens’ songs are to be believed, Web3 will bring more power into the hands of end users. Some people have different views though. Is Web3 just really a land grab underway by already powerful people? Is it a dystopian vision of a pay-to-play internet? Is Web3 ultimately a mere rebranding of crypto with the aim of convincing people that blockchains are the natural next phase of computing? Mr. Perez will inspire you as he cuts to the Web3 chase.

Achieving Digital Impact with “State-of-the-art” Deep Learning

Deep learning has enabled many practical applications of artificial intelligence in today’s digital organizations. Deep learning breaks down tasks in ways that makes all kinds of machine aids seem possible, even likely. Driverless cars, better image recognition, more effective medical diagnoses, AI-generated art, even better language models, are all here today. Mr. Edgar Perez will identify what organizations need to do today to embrace the future, starting with the basics: empowering their employees and turbocharging the organization’s digital transformation strategy. Organizations then can then launch pilots for the most promising opportunities, leveraging “state of the art” cases from today’s global innovators such as Google, Facebook, Apple and Tesla. Mr. Perez will show organizations how to kick start their digital impact transformation.

Welcome to the Metaverse: The Next Evolution of the Internet

The Metaverse is where our digital and physical lives will converge. It will include a virtual world interoperating with the physical world where we live, and generate a robust economy that spans entertainment, commerce, education and work, while transforming long-standing industries such as finance, retail, healthcare fitness, and more. Today, every major company is staking a claim on the Metaverse, from social media giants Meta (formerly Facebook) and Snap to gaming powerhouses Tencent, Microsoft and Epic Games, to hardware providers Nvidia and TSMC. Embrace the possibilities the Metaverse will bring to your organization during this fascinating session with Mr. Edgar Perez.

Is the Global Race to Achieve Quantum Supremacy Coming to an End?

Google recently announced that their most advanced quantum computer, a radically new design to manipulate and process information, has achieved “quantum supremacy” for the first time. The technology giant's Sycamore quantum processor was able to perform an incredibly complex task in 200 seconds, a feat that would take the world's fastest supercomputers 10,000 years to complete. The ultimate development and commercialization of this technology will tremendously accelerate difficult tasks across all industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and the upcoming space exploration. Are we really there yet? Mr. Edgar Perez will enlighten your audience with the latest head-turning business applications of this revolutionary technology.

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The Artificial Intelligence Breakthroughs that are Changing the Digital World

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been referred as the general ability of computers to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. Through a comprehensive review of the latest artificial intelligence breakthroughs, Mr. Edgar Perez will offer his insights on how these advancements will impact businesses and the human race in general for years to come, and more specifically, how companies can leverage the plethora of available resources to start their digital transformation and implement solutions to formerly intractable problems. Mr. Perez will reveal why AI is the present and the future.

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