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67 slides where a page of type context falls in the 90–95% range of its deck.
Lebanon Economic Vision
Lebanon’s comparative advantages at a glance
Lebanon Economic Vision
What is industrial construction?
Industrial construction entails large-scale, centralized production of units using automated & optimized industrial technologies which allow for integration across the value chain
Lebanon Economic Vision
“A preliminary assessment was conducted for four locations near the Syrian border: Abboudiye, Chadra, Al Qaa, and Masnaa”
2025 Bond Cap Artificial Intelligence AI 2025
“Global Internet Penetration = 68% vs. 16% Nineteen Years Ago, per ITU”
68% · Global Internet Penetration
2018 Bond Cap Internet Trends 2018
“Google Set Out to...”
Now Apps... Organize Business Information & Make It Accessible & Useful Within Enterprises
Consolidated Full Presentation
Asset & Wealth Management overview
$4.3T · AUM
2016 Bond Cap Internet Trends 2016
“Data Generators = Increasing Rapidly”
2021 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2021
“AI ethics in China: will a new draft on ethics norms change the status quo?”
While this is a step in the right direction, the government's use of AI for censorship and surveillance jumps to mind as a major infringement of the introduced norms.
2021 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2021
“Meanwhile, in the US, there still isn’t a federal law protecting consumer data privacy”
The Algorithmic Accountability Act was proposed, and ignored, in 2019. Since then, the US hasn’t seen any attempt at a comprehensive national AI regulation or consumer data privacy law.
2021 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2021
“20 of 42 US federal agencies own or use facial recognition systems for law enforcement”
This raises concerns over potential misuse of facial recognition.
20 of 42 · Federal agency adoption
Technology Trends Outlook 2022
What are some topics of debate related to the trend?
2020 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2020
“AI Nationalism in the US: A major new bi-partisan act is proposed”
The country that wins the race in key technologies—such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced communications, and advanced manufacturing—will be the superpower of the future.
$100B · funding
2020 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2020
“AI Nationalism in the UK: China hawks in the UK become more active”
Pressure on the UK to choose between the US and China.
SOUTHEAST ASIA’S GREEN ECONOMY 2024
Thailand: Country Snapshot
Upward trajectory in 2024 Green Index Score, driven by national roadmaps under energy sector.
39/100 · Green Economy Index Score
SOUTHEAST ASIA’S GREEN ECONOMY 2024
Thailand: Policy
30% ·
SOUTHEAST ASIA’S GREEN ECONOMY 2024
Vietnam: Policy
16% · Emissions reduction target
Rail industry cost and revenue sharing (2011)
“Planning and enhancements (1 of 2): Network Rail and the DfT take the leading roles with planning and enhancements”
One reason that the railway is so expensive is that there are lots of projects with no commercial benefit.
Transformation Ebook
“GO-TO-MARKET APPROACHES CONTINUE TO BE HIGHLY LOCALIZED”
the local company's selling expenses are often 10% or less of a product's retail price, while the MNC's selling expenses can easily rise to 45%.
45% · MNC selling expenses as % of retail price
Transformation Ebook
Transformation in Emerging Markets
Emerging-market transformation has to start in one local market (or at most two or three) to ensure that it addresses gaps in local competitiveness and that a robust methodology is developed for subse
730 million · China internet users
2023 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2023
Constitutional AI and Self-Alignment
Models can become more capable (both helpful and safe) with minimal human supervision by bootstrapping.
2023 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2023
Going deeper into the models: LLM-powered mechanistic interpretability
One worrisome fact is that the explanation score seems to decrease as the explained models get bigger.
2020 Benedict Evans 2020 December The Great Unbundling
Pattern recognition
What happens when you regulate natural monopolies, or just sue them? It’s complicated
UK Electricity Efficiency Potential
Overview of SOPs and MTPs
2022 Air Street Capital The State of AI Report 2022
“Mechanistic interpretability – can we reverse-engineer neural networks?”
Interpreting deep neural networks when seen just as sequences of matrix operations is exceedingly difficult – research in mechanistic interpretability instead seeks to reverse-engineer models into hum
2018 Benedict Evans 2018 The End of the Beginning
“1993: “Why does ‘the internet’ matter?””
Distributed, decentralised, permissionless network where anyone can build applications
2023 Benedict Evans 2023 AI and Everything Else
“But what kinds of questions are these?”
2025 Benedict Evans 2025 Autum AI eats the world
“How many times have we been here before?”
We've had radical change (and bubbles) before. And we've also done automation before.
Banking and capital markets trends 2020: Laying the foundati
Further regulation – Tax (1/4)
Banking and capital markets trends 2020: Laying the foundati
Further regulation – Tax (2/4)
Banking and capital markets trends 2020: Laying the foundati
Further regulation – Tax (3/4)
Banking and capital markets trends 2020: Laying the foundati
Further regulation – Tax (4/4)
2024 Benedict Evans 2024 AI eats the world
“The new normal”
Over half of new relationships in the USA begin online
50% · Percentage of couples meeting online
2024 Benedict Evans 2024 AI eats the world
New questions
Is this logistics, retailing, marketing or advertising?
Megatrend 5 – Technology & Innovation
“Superintelligent AI, autonomous of human control, poses an existential risk to humanity – Or may prompt a technological wave of innovations”
Studies envisage (probability of 50 %) the occurrence of AI at similar levels to human intelligence by 2040-2050
50% · probability
guide to the markets au
Life expectancy
94% · Probability of reaching age
2016 Benedict Evans 2016 Mobile is Eating the World
“Self-driving car = horseless carriage”
And removing the driver changes even more than removing the horses.
2016 Benedict Evans 2016 Mobile is Eating the World
“The obvious impact: oil and safety”
It’s easy to talk about the obvious impacts of electric and autonomy...
1.25m · annual road deaths
2013 Benedict Evans 2013 Mobile is Eating the World
“Again, all this is in flux”
2023 impact report
SENSITIVE DATA PROTECTION
We manage risk by applying robust information security and data privacy policies and practices that support fit-for-purpose protection of our enterprise and entrusted information.
2023 ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE REPORT
SENSITIVE DATA PROTECTION
We manage risk by applying robust information security and data privacy policies and practices that support fit-for-purpose protection of our enterprise and entrusted information.
2023 impact report
SENSITIVE DATA PROTECTION
The report suggests that making cybersecurity governance a core concern at the board level will build a sound foundation for addressing how stakeholders engage with digital technologies, improving res
2023 ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE REPORT
SENSITIVE DATA PROTECTION
Booz Allen was successfully assessed by the Defense Contract Management Agency Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center, confirming our adherence to a common, industry-standard set of 1
KEYS Environment Emergency
After Covid-19
Recycling wastes 23% ⇧, Single-use products 60%⇧, Plastic wastes 16%⇧
60% · Single-use products increase
ovid-19 Special Primer (2020)
“AN EFFECTIVE VACCINE AGAINST SARS-COV-2 WILL IDEALLY PRODUCE LASTING ANTIBODIES”
This means that any potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 would only grant short-term immunity, requiring repeated vaccinations over the course of a year
ovid-19 Special Primer (2020)
“STILL, POTENTIAL COVID-19 VACCINES MUST BE THOROUGHLY TESTED FOR ANY NEGATIVE SIDE-EFFECTS BEFORE WIDESPREAD ROLLOUT”
In ADE, the weak binding of antibodies to a virus enhances its entry into human cells, causing more severe infection.
Seeing the BIG Picture
“Insights generated by qualitative discussions with industry leaders and consumers along with a quantitative survey covering ~2,600 consumers”
Tested industry beliefs against consumer consumption patterns to identify growth opportunities for M&E players
2,615 · survey respondents
Merging with SPAC
CEO and CFO certifications
Criminal penalties can be levied against the chief executive officer and/or the chief financial officer personally, which could result in significant fines.
Merging with SPAC
Disclosure controls and procedures
Note: It is important to have an "up-the-chain" process of reporting from lower managers to the company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer.
2015 Benedict Evans 2015 Mobile is Eating the World
“Mobile scale allows far more Amazons”
More and more companies following Amazon, Uber, AirBnB to disrupt existing industries with tech
2015 Benedict Evans 2015 Mobile is Eating the World
“When tech is fully adopted, it disappears”
GLOBAL TRENDS 2021 Aftershocks and continuity
“BUT WHETHER WE SEE IT OR NOT, THE WORLD IS CHANGING FAST”
ipsos global trends 2021 report
“BUT WHETHER WE SEE IT OR NOT, THE WORLD IS CHANGING FAST”
what worries the world november 2024 ipsos
Current Economic Situation
12% · Percentage of respondents describing economic situation as 'Very good' or 'Somewhat good'
MTA Financial Impact COVID-19
Estimating potential economic impacts
Preliminary analysis of impact shows a $3.2-4.7B investment has a $6.2-9.1B total national GDP impact and generates 75-109K jobs
$6.2-9.1B · GDP impact
Turkish NPL Purchasing Market Overview and the way forward
Economic Reform Package
The Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2020
Primary survey country breakdown (Nov. 2019 - Jan. 2020)
13.7K Millennials + 4.7K Gen Zs = 18.4K Interviewees
18.4K · Total Interviewees
ey industry pulse report travel and tourism
“The EU and national financial instruments constitute an efficient way of deploying resources that provide support to businesses related to the T&T sector”
Access to EU and national funding to support tourism investments, may help investors overcome challenges arising from inflationary pressures.
Project Management: Improving performance, reducing risk
“Bring thought leadership into the Board Room”
What are the key things that you should be thinking.....
LIVING BUSINESS Achieving Sustainable Growth Through Hyper-R
“NO TIME TO WASTE”
A track record of sustained success is no longer a reliable predictor of future growth, or even survival.
52% · Fortune 500 attrition rate
GenAI retail commercial banking
Surveyed institutional investor demographics
Surveyed commercial and retail banks are primarily represented by respondents from Asia and the US at public firms (n=151).
151 · Respondent count
Global Workforce Hopes Fears 2022
Demographic profile (continued)
84% · Work full time
The global consumer: Changed for good Consumer trends accele
“Light at the end of the tunnel”
For many, behaviour changes, both forced and voluntary, will have become habit. Savvy consumer companies will be alert to these permanent changes and will be making their own adaptations.
6.4% · Global GDP growth
AFF 2023 HKTDC and PwC’s Joint Pulse Survey
Respondents profile
55% · Respondent distribution
The Next Gen Index Millennials and Gen Z in the US
“Gen Z & Millennials spending will be different and is being shaped by new forces”
Gen Z & Millennials spending will be different and is being shaped by new forces
AI at Work: What People Are Saying
Survey parameters
12,898 · respondents
Presentation to Regional Economic Prosperity Management Boar
Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area
business leaders outlook pulse 2023 ada
Who took the survey