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46 slides where a page of type problem statement falls in the 80–85% range of its deck.
Lebanon Economic Vision
“Achieving Lebanon's Economic Vision will require an efficient urban and business centre in Beirut”
Several gaps exist within Greater Beirut's efficiency that should be tackled as part of a broad city vision
86% · Urban efficiency metrics
Lebanon Economic Vision
“Beyond CIP, a top-down assessment should be conducted to understand required annual investment in infrastructure”
However, the same period will require at least 32 Bn USD, equating to ~4 Bn USD per year (excluding overdue investments).
32 Bn USD · USD billion
Lebanon Economic Vision
Public finance – opportunities & priorities
Achieving the target fiscal surplus while launching the CIP program requires either a reduction in expenditures by ~17% or an entailed nominal GDP growth of ~29% in the first year of the program!
5% · primary surplus
2019 Bond Cap Internet Trends 2019
“Healthcare Cost = High + Rising for Government / Consumers”
2025 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2025
The rise of “vibe hacking”...
AI-assisted attacks can now handle complex technical tasks that previously required teams of skilled operators, dramatically lowering barriers to sophisticated cybercrime.
2025 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2025
“The concerning phenomenon of AI psychosis”
Across a number these tragedies, the guardrail layers of AI systems showed clear failures.
2025 The AI Dossier
“Streamlining the end-to-end sales process with role-based AI agents”
Agentic AI systems can augment sales teams by using specialized agents that mirror traditional sales roles, automate research and CRM tasks, and provide real-time support to boost sales performance an
2025 The AI Dossier
AI agents for customer success
Agentic AI systems can improve customer success and maximize long-term customer value by using AI to handle numerous post-sale support activities, allowing humans to focus on relationship building.
2025 The AI Dossier
“Automating the software lifecycle with multi-agent collaboration”
Agentic AI systems can accelerate and improve software development by using specialized agents that generate, test, debug, and deploy code, enabling faster delivery of higher-quality applications at l
Infrastructure beyond COVID-19
“COVID-19 has resulted in an increased number of residential energy customers facing short term hardship, and record levels of SMEs on hardship”
SME customers appear to have experienced more acute financial hardship, as evidenced by the increase in the number of customers paying debt in the 60-90 and 90+ categories, suggesting a severe impact
Infrastructure beyond COVID-19
“COVID-19 has caused an increase in the financial support required for hardship customers through both government and utility provider initiatives”
COVID-19 has caused an increase in the financial support required for hardship customers through both government and utility provider initiatives.
The State of Fashion 2025
“As a result, brands, suppliers and innovators are struggling to make progress”
63 percent remain behind on their sustainability commitments.
63% · Yearly reduction in scope-three emission intensity
Accelerated Access Review UK Mapping
Stakeholder Views
2018 Benedict Evans 2018 The End of the Beginning
“$7.2tr is spent on healthcare”
But what's the total cost of being sick? And what's the value of not getting sick?
$7.2tr · Healthcare spending
Review of efficiency of the operation of the federal courts
Judicial practice (Opportunities 5 and 6)
60% · ex-tempore judgment ratio
2022 Benedict Evans 2022 The New Gatekeepers
Generative search?
How many more search queries could be served as answers? Where do the ads go? How are they sold?
RAIL FREIGHT IN CENTRAL ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST
“Road transport dominates UAE freight networks, cross-border development via GCC challenging”
Socio-economic case for deepening solar PV deployment in Nig
“Given high running cost, MSME's relying on generators reduce their operating hours to minimise energy spend, resulting in ~USD4-5bn in sales, lost annually”
~USD4-5bn in sales lost by MSME's in Nigeria annually from limited operating hours
~USD4-5bn · Annual sales lost
Socio-economic case for deepening solar PV deployment in Nig
“MSMEs in markets lose ~USD100-300m annually (~1% of their gross sales) to fire incidents caused by generator sets”
MSME's in markets loose ~1% of their sales annually from generator linked fire incidents
~USD100-300m · Annual sales lost
Megatrend 5 – Technology & Innovation
“Curing diseases vs. human enhancement – New biotechnologies bring novel and hitherto unresolved ethical and social concerns”
Southeast Asia’s Green Economy 2021 Report: Opportunities on
“While a promising start, a lot more is needed”
The scale of investment required to deliver SEA’s green transition is massive ~ $2 trillion sustainable infrastructure investment required between 2021 and 2030, which can be seen as an obstacle or an
$2 trillion · Investment required
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Investment Scam
Only 6% of Canadian investors reported that they were approached with an investment opportunity promising high returns with low risk due to COVID-19 such as a cure, treatment or other product that wil
6% · Percentage of investors approached
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2023
There are many different reasons why people may not talk about gender equality or take actions about it. What, if anything, has stopped you from taking action towards gender equality in the past year?
One in ten (10%) are worried they might be physically abused or threatened because of taking action towards gender equality.
10% · Percentage of respondents
Prefabricated housing market in Central and Northern Europe
“Market entry barriers are particularly based on technical capabilities, sales network and brand/track record”
id18 utilizing technology
“Key issues the industry faces in respect of money laundering on a global scale”
Whilst it is not possible to guarantee that all illicit activity will always be detected, industry leading capabilities including data analytics, technology and enhanced investigation techniques lead
China Luxury Digital Playbook
“Omnichannel: brands need to provide personalized & holistic brand experience across increasingly complex touchpoints”
GPT-3 and the actuarial landscape
LIMITATIONS
IPSOS GLOBAL HEALTH SERVICE MONITOR 2023
Overall, which of the following, if any, do you see as the biggest problems facing the healthcare system in your country?
56% · Percentage of respondents identifying as a problem
ey eurelectric flexibility study 2025 20250306
Challenge 5 Transparency, data exchange and access to information
Standards and protocols are essential to support two-way communication and interoperability at multiple levels.
Digital Transformation NJ
Integrating Health and Human Service Delivery
Refueling Innovation Engine Vaccines
“Several existing vaccines still fall short on fully addressing public health needs”
453 · Deaths per year
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“Accessing foreign exchange remains a key challenge for local firms”
In FY22... 53% Of businesses relied heavily on foreign exchange
63% · Foreign exchange reliance
Responding to COVID-19: Addressing the economic impact of th
“Most small businesses hold less than one month of expenses in cash reserves, resulting in a low margin of error in unexpected shocks”
With a median of only 27 cash buffer days, the typical SMB has a low margin of error in the face of economic headwinds and unexpected shocks
27 · Cash buffer days
Making finance the predictive powerhouse How to create an ag
What's happening
Their top three FP&A priorities—real/right-time insights, real-time close and real-time scenario planning—align with this expectation for immediacy and agility.
Climate Change: BCG’s Perspectives and Offerings
“Continue banking on growth in hydrocarbons?”
+10%
+10% · Oil & gas production change
The future of work: A journey to 2022
“Are you ready?”
Most of the HR professionals in our survey don't believe they're prepared for meeting the needs of a workforce that demands more freedom, autonomy and flexibility.
2025 The Rise of the Agentic Workforce
“Job displacement is already happening - Hiring of coders has gone negative”
Digital Maturity Index Survey 2022
“Key challenge is to enable basic requirements”
Companies are suffering from the enormous capital requirements driven by costly back-end software implementations as well as the creation of hardware infrastructure.
>50% · Capital intensity (total asset/revenue)
2024 Outcompeting with AI in Process Industries
3 Shift handover expert
GenAI can extract information from multiple unstructured data sources and autogenerate structured output, surfacing key insights for shift handover such as Safety and risks, Production related metrics
Global tech report 2022
What are the major internal challenges to achieving your organization's cyber security goals?
40% · internal challenges
Hydrogen: Closing the cost gap
“~13 Mt p.a. of demand requires further cost and infrastructure unlocks to make clean H₂ demand viable”
~13 Mt p.a. of demand requires further cost and infrastructure unlocks to make clean H₂ demand viable.
13 Mt · Hydrogen demand
Indonesia Venture Capital Outlook 2017
“Investors highlight four key areas of improvement”
Fast Forward Route to Consumers
“TODAY DESIGN BRANDS HAVE YET TO RESPOND TO MOST EMERGING CONSUMER TRENDS”
L.E.K. ASC Insights Study MedTech Publication Deck
“While ASCs are interested in building broader relationships with MedTechs, they have been a challenging customer segment due to several unique dynamics”
Some MedTechs have made meaningful progress in contracting / pricing, commercial strategy, and adjusting their portfolios, and now have viable and cost-effective models and ASC strategies
Global State of Luxury 2024
“Fashion and retail brands are increasingly susceptible to a variety of demand and supply shocks across the supply chain”
Fashion and retail brands are increasingly susceptible to a variety of demand and supply shocks across the supply chain.
The seventh disruption to the Global Polymer Industry
“Today the polymer industry is at a critical strategic juncture – the seventh disruption. Those that successfully navigate today's challenges will win.”
All factors must be solved for together – EACH ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT