An Exclusive 2-Day Masterclass Designed for You...

How to APPLY AI & MACHINE LEARNING 
Inside your company.
 
AI = Acronyms Aplenty
 
As if there weren’t enough acronyms in business today, we now have even more 
thanks to the tech revolution that is unfolding around us at a dizzying rate: 
Welcome to the world of AI, ML and DL!

Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) 
are not only changing businesses across virtually all industry sectors –
they are changing the very nature of business.
 
But to what extent do we understand what AI and its fearless cousins, 
ML and DL, mean for your business, both now and into the future? 
 
If knowledge is power, then all the knowledge possible is 
needed regarding the advent of AI.

That is why you need to be at this Masterclass.
 
The Big Overview
 
For now, AI is all about duality:

- The here and right now vs the future;
- The known vs the unknown;
- The good vs the bad;
- The understood vs the misunderstood;
- The inevitable vs the avoidable; 
- The viable vs the unviable. 
 
All these dualities exist within AI
And will do so for some time. 
It’s this duality that will provide context for Your AI Masterclass. 

An issue this complex and with such far-reaching implications for business
deserve no less than a thorough analysis of what AI means
– and what it could mean in all its complexities and possibilities.
 
Exactly What You Need to Know in the World of AI…
 
This hands-on Masterclass should allow you to:
 
 - Have a stronger and more nuanced understanding of AI, ML and DL
 - Understand the practical impacts of AI on the retail,
services & manufacturing industries
 - Be more analytical regarding both the negative and the positive potential of AI
 - More profoundly analyse the implications of AI for your industry
 - Be better prepared for the age of AI, not weary of it

The Story: Roman, Rosalie & Ridley Tackle AI
 
This Masterclass will be centered on three professionals working
in three very different industries

And how AI is impacting their industry and what they are doing
to make AI work for their company. 

 They should be considered the ‘Everyman’ and ‘Everywoman’ of business and AI.
 
Roman, Rosalie and Ridley represent three distinct industries, 
namely services, retail and manufacturing, respectively.

Their narratives will serve as context for both the practical and theoretical issues 
covered during the two days. Meet the Team here...
 
Roman works in the financial services sector as an IT Manager.
He's a pragmatist who readily embraces all new technology.
He enjoys surfing, spending time with his family
And is an ardent cruciverbalist (that’s fancy talk for he enjoys doing puzzles)
 
Rosalie is now Chief Digital Officer (CDO) for a mid-size supermarket chain.
She is a people’s person who is a bit weary of the advent of AI
regarding people’s jobs and the grocery business. 
She is an avid gardener, amateur herbalist
and fan of Australian country music
 
Ridley’s an Industrial Designer with a large automotive company. 
He has a love-hate relationship with AI. Although design is his first love,
he is also passionate about ecological issues.
Hiking and spelunking (that’s exploring caves) are his favourite hobbies
 
Your Comprehensive Two Day Agenda
 
Day One: Leading Context/Theme for the course:
 
Dualities with AI: So Much Distress, So Much Potential

 The Masterclass Story: An Introduction to Roman, Rosalie and Ridley
 Roman and what AI means for banking
 
 Rosalie and how supermarkets are having to embrace AI
 Ridley and the impact of AI on the global automotive industry
 Big Data and Analytics:
 Background: How they have changed business
 
 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning:
 Definitively defined
 AI Begets the Internet of Things (IoT)
 Machine Learning (ML):
 Definitively defined
 Current examples
 Deep Learning (DL) / Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)
 AI vs ML vs DL:
 
 Key differences
 Commonalities
 
 AI: The Good, the (Not So) Bad and the Ugly
 AI as Positive Change:
 A force for good; immense potential
 The inevitability of AI and ML
 AI as Negative Possibility:
 
 A possible force for bad in society and for business. 
In the words of Elon Musk: 

“[if unregulated] AI is a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization”.
 
Rosalie and Ridley agree with Musk, whilst Roman thinks he’s just
a self-aggrandizing alarmist.

What will you think?
 
 What could (and do) AI, ML and DL mean for my business?
 Positive potential and reality?
 Negative potential and reality?
 Misconceptions?
 
 Day Two: Industry-Specific Case Studies
 
 Opening: Stories of Distress or Stories of Potential?
 Why the fear with AI or ML or DL?
 Is it an existential threat to business, let alone humanity?
 Rosalie Goes Shopping:
 
Groceries / Supermarkets / FMCG / Retail
 The AI-Big Data nexus
 Clothing and Apparel
 Augmented Reality (AR) - possibilities
 Ridley and ‘Alien’ Technology:
 
Automotive
 Virtual Reality (VR) and driverless vehicles
 Roman Holiday for the Professional Classes?
 
Financial Services
 The death of physical banking?
Digital Banks and FinTech – winners and losers

And everything you need to know
This alone will save you hours of research time

Healthcare
 The demise of healthcare specializations? 
 Commonalities for All:
 Harnessing AI potential, whatever the industry
 A Good Ending: AI and A Sustainable Future:
 
 Universal Basic Income (*Roman thinks it’s possible)
 Intelligent Energy (*Rosalie thinks it’s inevitable)
 Biomimicry (*Ridley is into it, of course)
 
7 FINAL QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO EXPLORE…
 
 - What has changed about my understanding of AI?
 - To what extent is my industry being impacted by AI?
 - What is the future potential of AI in my industry?
 - What are future threats to my industry due to AI?
 - Can any of these perceived threats be positive?
 - In what way does machine learning affect the above?
 - In what way does deep learning affect the above?
 
 Who Should Attend
 
 Corporate Thought Leaders
 Chief Digital Officers
 Executive Management
 Knowledge Managers
 Process Managers
 HR Management
 Business Analysts
 Training Specialists
 Futurists
 AI Researchers
 
Your Masterclass Specialist Panel
 
Martin Ford
Futurist and New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Robots 
which delves into AI, robots, job automation and the future economy
 
Professor Michael Milford
Chief Investigator at the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision, 
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 
 
Dr Peter Stratton
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland
 
Rana el Kaliouby
Specialist in ‘emotion AI’ and founder of Affectiva
a consultancy that specializes in ‘humanizing technology” 
 
Massimo Barbato
UK writer, thought leader and filmmaker on AI and future technologies 
 
[ *These two Australian AI researchers were featured in 

The Conversation in which they disagreed 
on some fundamental issues regarding AI. 

Together they will prove invaluable counterpoints on 
fundamental issues / differences of opinion regarding AI, 
including regarding future business norms]
 
  
IN SUMMARY...

This is your Step-by-step "HOW TO" guide
Avoid the hype, the sharks & the many pitfalls
Meet reliable proven suppliers
Doers, not talkers
Get the job done, with less pain & hassle
 
And ON-TIME!
 
PS: FINAL NOTE: Let nothing, absolutely nothing, 
interfere with your immediate action.
 
HERE’S WHAT TO DO NEXT  
A change for the better justifies no delay.
 
Don’t watch others get great results which you can have today.
Don’t leave time (and money) on the table.
Be active now, tomorrow will be too late.
 
Taking action today means results next week.
And the life you’ve dreamed of sooner than you think.
 
If you're still sitting on the fence, don't worry. 
Because tomorrow, there won't be a fence to sit on. 
 
The Masterclass will have sold out. 
No places left, with no plans for a waiting list.
 
So avoid the pain of regret...
Of being too late
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KEYNOTE CRYPTO INVESTOR PANEL

Speakers, VIP panelists and advisers to the following leaders in the industry will be in attendance.   You'll hear practical case studies of success and failure from early pioneers and legends such as....

• Barry Silbert
• Vitalek Buterin
• Tim Draper
• The Winklevosses

Plus more....

• Chris Larsen
• Joseph Lubin
• Changpeng Zhao
• Matthew Mellon
• Brian Armstrong
• Matthew Roszak
• Anthony Di Iorio
• Brock Pierce
• Mike Novogratz
• Brendon Blumer
• Dan Larimer
• Valery Vavilov
• Charles Hoskinson
• Brad Garlinghouse
• Song Chi-Hyung

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CryptoCurrency Mania has taken the world by storm!

 

From a humble value of 000.1 cent in 2009 to between US$5000 and US$10,000 today, BitCoin & its Crypto cousins have had a wild ride in the past decade.   

 

But this event is about the FUTURE!

 

The sky seems to be the limit. But so are the Risks. And naturally, fears about yet another "asset bubble" (and fraud) have emerged. 

 

Some of these fears are very well founded.

 

Unsurprisingly, few of the skeptics have invested or made money in the area. While early movers have made (and lost) small fortunes, which has added to the intrigue and speculative frenzy.

 

But behind every new frenzy, new winners and losers emerge.

Some regard Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) as "crowdfunding on steroids", disrupting Venture Capital Series C rounds.

 

GO BEYOND ALL THE HYPE & HOT AIR... !

 

Since October 2017, we've received over 1250 special enquiries for advice and consultancy from around the world.  Our members want hard facts, not "crypto fantasy" or media hype.

 

So we have created this special, tailor-made Masterclass Summit to answer (hopefully) ALL your burning questions.

 

It's an intensive day starting at 9am and finishing at 10pm. It includes gala lunch, refreshments, cocktails and dinner.
Hosted in association with the Four Seasons Group and affiliate partner hotels Worldwide

Host cities for 2018....
Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Zurich, New York and Las Vegas

 

Plus, the Masterclass Summit can be tailor-made and presented directly at your own office, for a genuine team experience.

It's 100% no-nonsense, hard facts - designed to inform and educate. 

 

There is no selling involved.

Just as there are no free lunches in investing.

 

This Masterclass Summit is designed for people - like you - who want to make INFORMED decisions before they get in.

 

People, like you, who don't chase fads but are ready to strike at the right moment with a clear action plan on what to do next.

(And, with a Plan B & C if things go wrong!)

People, like you, who believe in the long-term potential and value of Cryptocurrencies as a genuine new asset class.

 

As well as a real alternative to fiat currencies.

 

So, what are the hidden risks?

And where exactly do you start - step by step?

 

Do you want to trade?

Or are you a long-term buy and hold investor?

Do you want to know when the best time is to get IN?

 

This Masterclass is delivered by hand-picked Digital Currency practitioners, successful investors and seasoned advisers from all over the world who know Crypto concepts and patterns inside out.

 

And ALL have been in the industry since the start.
All have been decisive in this area and have not wasted time.
If you are serious about learning more, please go here and check out the programme below...

 

9:30am to 12 noon

CASE STUDIES OF BLOCKCHAIN, DISTRIBUTED LEDGER & SMART CONTRACTS....

UNDERPINNING ALL THINGS CRYPTO

Candid Panel discussions - Chatham House Rules of Privacy

+ Back to the future: the birth of Crypto & Digital Currency
+ CryptoCurrency Fundamentals - refresh & renew.
+ Borderless Money.
+ Hedge against Fiat Currencies
+ Regulation possibilities emerging by jurisdiction
+ BitCoin, BitCoin Cash, Litecoin, Etherium and much more!!

+ Ripple and Monero
+ All you need to know about BLOCKCHAIN in 30 minutes
+ Smart Contracts & Instant Exchange
+ Distributed Ledgers
+ Hacking Risks, Security & Trust
+ Coin Mining explained
+ Pros and Cons of everything Crypto - beyond 2020

+ Energy Consumption - a huge elephant in the room

 

+ Understand this valuable checklist....this ALONE will be worth the cost of the Masterclass 100 X over!

+ Setting the record straight - myths, reality
+ Future Opportunities
+ Riding, measuring and managing VOLATILITY

Practical Case studies 

 

Real World step by step.

 

12:30 to 2pm -

GALA NETWORKING LUNCH FOR SPEAKERS AND DELEGATES

 

Afternoon session case studies, panels and workshops

3pm to 6pm

- INVESTMENT & TRADING MASTERCLASS SUMMIT -

and some things you probably DON'T KNOW

 

How this differs from the Trader's Perspective & Habits

- Technical & Fundamentals Analysis

- Fusion Analysis for Traders & Investors

- How to get started - step by step

- How to get more advanced in this game

- Information sources and the best APPS. Where to get your intelligence

- Choosing the right COIN TOKENS to suit you

- Step by step sources of where to go with your trades

- Worked examples

- Case studies of success and failure

- Practical tips, tricks, tools and manuals for success

- A Success Coach in your corner

- How all this works: Where to go when things go wrong

- How to deal with inevitable volatility

- How to OPTIMIZE your results

- Avoiding the crooks and scamsters - what to look out for

INVESTMENT & TRADING CASE STUDIES

 

- WRAP and Written Action Plan as you walk away

- Practical Tools to Use Right Away from your PHONE!

6pm - Cocktails and networking gala

 

7:30pm - GALA DINNER

 

With Surprise SPECIAL GUEST KEYNOTES

(Not even the advisory board will know who may show up!)

 

Even more networking parties and discussions

Pub Crawl and Golf Optional

Meet speakers and VIP Delegates at this extravaganza!!

 

There will be ups and downs for sure.
This is not a ONE-WAY trade.

 

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If you are serious about learning more, please go here and check out the agenda:

HOW TO INVEST IN CRYPTOCURRENCY - View latest agenda and seats remaining here

Hope to see you at the next Masterclass series in 2018 and beyond...

In your corner...

Good investing.

Steve King
Director
Digital Masters
steve@global-masters.org

 

HOW TO INVEST IN CRYPTOCURRENCY - View latest agenda and seats remaining here

PS: Mark Your Diary

 

01 February 2018 - sold out!
London, New York, Tokyo, Sydney

FEBRUARY DATES SOLD OUT DUE TO VENUE CAPACITY

 

 

NEXT AVAILABLE DATES....

 Tuesday 24th April 2018
Hosted in association with the Four Seasons Group Worldwide
Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Zurich, New York and Las Vegas

 Tuesday 26th June 2018
Hosted in association with the Four Seasons Group Worldwide
Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Zurich, New York and Las Vegas

 Tuesday 28th August 2018

Hosted in association with the Four Seasons Group Worldwide
Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Zurich, New York and Las Vegas

Thursday 27th September 2018

 

Hosted in association with the Four Seasons Group Worldwide
Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Zurich, New York and Las Vegas

 Tuesday 23 October 2018

 

Hosted in association with the Four Seasons Group Worldwide
Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Zurich, New York and Las Vegas

 Tuesday 27th November 2018

 

Hosted in association with the Four Seasons Group Worldwide
Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Zurich, New York and Las Vegas

 Tuesday 11th December 2018
Hosted in association with the Four Seasons Group Worldwide
Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Zurich, New York and Las Vegas

 

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CAN'T ATTEND ONE OF THE ABOVE SESSIONS?

 

WE WILL COME TO YOU DIRECTLY ...

 

A) In-Company Training for up to 50 people in your own office - anywhere worldwide

B) Via Personal One-On-One Expert Crypto Coach - via Skype, VideoLink or Whatsapp

 

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HOW TO INVEST IN CRYPTOCURRENCY - View latest agenda and seats remaining here

 

SHOULD YOU INVEST IN BITCOIN or the multitude of other Cryptos?

A summary of the programme...

After walking you through the basics (eg: what are cryptocurrencies, where do they ‘exist’, how does ‘mining’ work, how do you store them, are they secure), we turn to the obvious issue:

VALUE.

 

QUESTION: How can a string of digits generated from a piece of software possibly be worth $5,000 to $20,000?

The answer lies in basic economics: supply and demand.

The value of anything, whether it’s a piece of art, high rise condominium, ounce of gold or an expensive watch is based on supply and demand.

 

This goes for conventional currencies as well- which, by the way, are almost entirely digital.

To give you an example, the current supply of US dollars is around $13.7 trillion. Yet only about 10% of that amount consists of paper currency and physical coins.

The rest of the US dollar money supply exists merely as digits in electronic bank databases.

 

When you log in to your bank’s website and check your account balance, for example, it’s not like there are a bunch of pieces of paper sitting in the bank vault with your name on it.

Dollars, euros, yen, renminbi, Swiss francs-- they’re all essentially digital currencies. They just happen to be controlled by central banks.

As such, the supply of these currencies goes up and down on a regular basis based on whether or not the central bankers want to create more money.

They could wake up tomorrow and decide to conjure trillions of dollars into existence- which is pretty much what happened during the 2008 financial crisis.

A currency’s demand, on the other hand, is based on several factors: the number of users, the number of ‘nodes’ where the currency can be used to pay for goods and services, confidence in the currency, etc.

 

The US dollar has hundreds of millions of users, and hundreds of millions more places where you can use them, from the coffee shop next door to the government tax office.

 

Dollars also have an unparalleled reputation as the world’s dominant reserve currency, plus it’s viewed internationally as a major safe haven.

 

In a sense, it might seem silly that these green pieces of paper (or the digital representations of those pieces of paper) have any value…

 

… that we can trade digital or paper dollars that can be created at will by un-elected bureaucrats for products and services that we dearly need or desire.

And yet, dollars have value.

It’s similar with Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies), but with a few key differences.

Most importantly: Bitcoin supply is FIXED.

There is no central bank of Bitcoin that can conjure more out of thin air.

There will only be 21 million total bitcoins… ever.

So, over the long-term, Bitcoin’s value fundamentally has to be about its demand.

 

Will there be more cryptocurrency users in the future, or fewer?

Will there be more businesses that accept payment in cryptocurrency, or fewer?

Will there be more transactions in cryptocurrency, or fewer?

If you believe the answer to those questions is ‘more’, it stands to reason that future demand will drive the price higher over the long-term.

And there’s certainly a good case to be made that this will happen.

But bear in mind that nothing goes up or down forever in a straight line, including cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin has been extraordinarily volatile. And this is also about supply and demand.

As the price rose this year from $1,000 to $2,000 to $5,000 to $10,000, a lot of people who missed out started to buy Bitcoin in a panic.

Coinbase, the world’s largest crypto brokerage, added more than 100,000 new accounts on Thanksgiving 2017 alone. And nearly 10 million new accounts over the last 12 months.

But at the same time, the number of people willing to sell Bitcoin is pretty low.

Think about it: if you own something that seems to be going up 10% per day, would you sell?

Maybe a little bit.

But a lot of folks are tempted to keep their Bitcoin, believing that, with such incredible momentum, the price will double again by next month-- why sell today when you can sell later at twice the price?

 

With this view in mind, there are few sellers… combined with a LOT of buyers.

This is the primary reason why the price has been soaring higher.

It’s reflexive: The higher the price goes, the more people want to buy it… and the less people want to sell it… which drives the price even higher... and the cycle continues.

 

We encourage you to stay rational when DECIDING to pull the trigger...  we'll show you exactly how!

If you want to buy Bitcoin at $10,000 (or any price), it should be based on a rational, objective assessment of the long-term demand.

 

Don’t buy because you’re in a panic that you missed out.

We hear this from people who feel that they missed a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity.’

That’s nonsense.

Speculators like Kyle Bass made billions shorting the housing market in 2008.

Investors who used conservative leverage to bet against the British pound prior to Brexit in 2016 made a 10x return in less than a month.

Crypto has been a great opportunity, and may continue to be so.

But if you feel like you missed it, and/or you’re not willing to speculate at this price, never forget that there will ALWAYS be other great opportunities out there.

 

BEWARE OF LISTENING TO SELF-STYLED EXPERTS...

 

If you’ve been on the Internet in the past six months, you’ve no doubt seen loads of ads touting “crypto geniuses” that have found the next token that’s going to explode…

 

 But the truth is, nobody has a crystal ball.

 

Ultimately, what’s going to drive crypto prices is what drives all asset prices in the long-run – supply and demand.

 

Most cryptocurrencies have a fixed supply. For example, there will only be 21 million bitcoins mined.

Ever. (Today there are about 17 million in circulation).

And because there’s a fixed supply, prices should be determined by long-term demand.

Every crypto expert you talk to will have his/her own opinion on which coin is going to the moon… and why.

But it’s important to form your own opinion.

 

With crypto, the fundamental question you should ask yourself is will there be more demand or less demand in the future?

 

And if you believe there will be MORE demand in the future, the next question is-- which coins have superior technology?

This is an important question. Every coin has different software code with different features and limitations.

For example, Bitcoin has a big limitation in that its network can only process a few transactions per second.

Compare that to Visa or Mastercard, which can process 24,000 transactions per second – nearly 10,000 times more.

One of our team members attended a crypto meeting of the minds in New York City recently… and of course the room was filled with self-proclaimed geniuses.

 

But there were a few legitimate standouts who had a much more rational view.

 

One of them was Barry Silbert.

 

Silbert founded a company called SecondMarket, an exchange for private company stock, which he sold to Nasdaq in 2015.

Then he founded a company called Digital Currency Group (DCG).

 

He’s spent the last several years learning about and investing in the sector, including in various cryptocurrencies, as well as crypto companies like Coindesk.

He also founded the Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC), which is essentially a Bitcoin ETF.

 

Silbert’s firm owns $600 million worth of crypto, 95% of which is in bitcoin, Ethereum Classic and Z-Cash.

 

He thinks over time, that bitcoin will become a form of ‘Digital Gold,’ the industry standard for storing value in crypto.

Z-cash, Silbert explained, will be the industry standard for privacy.

 

And Ethereum Classic will be the standard for ‘smart contracts’.

 

More bluntly, Silbert explained that most other coins will go to zero over time.

 

The reason is because they don’t have any functional purpose.

Now, remember that Silbert’s opinion is exactly that: his opinion.

 

There are plenty of other investors in the crypto space who would say something completely different.  And their logic would be equally sound.....

But Silbert’s point about utility is important: why should anyone own a token that doesn’t have any purpose.

 

Look at CryptoKitties and other nonsense, for instance. Where’s the value?

This value question goes back to what we said in the beginning about demand/supply analysis.

 

Will there be more demand in the future for CryptoKitties, or less demand?

In the long-run, demand has to be driven by some sort of utility.

 

The coin must present some special benefit that other coins and tokens don’t have… and that people will actually NEED. Coins and tokens that lack this important characteristic will likely fail.

 

And when they do, it will seem so obvious in retrospect.

 

This is an easily avoidable mistake… and an important point we’ve been repeating for a long time: with crypto, as with anything else, stay rational.

 

WHEN TO BUY, 

WHEN TO SELL

 

A decision to BUY should be based on an informed, educated analysis about future demand… not an emotional frenzy because the price is surging.

 

Similarly, a decision to SELL should be rational and based on the presence of new information or a different analysis, not simply because the market is in a panic.

 

We hope to see you soon!

In your corner...

Good investing.

Steve King
Director
Digital Masters
steve@global-masters.org

 

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