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Dinis GUARDA
CEO and Founder at ztudium
London, Greater London,, United Kingdom
Listed in various top 100 / 10% / 1% Most Influential People in Fintech / Blockchain / Social media / Insurtech / AI:
Top People In Blockchain by Cointelegraph https://top.cointelegraph.com/ and https://cryptoweekly.co/100/
http://info.rightrelevance.com/blockchain-twitter-analysis-aug-1-sep20/
https://www.rise.global/top-fintech-people/p/2246701/r/2442265
http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/blockchain-top-100-influencers-brands/
I am a doer, CEO, board member and digital and crypto economics driver and evangelist. I create and help companies, organisations gain greater value and maximise Return on Investment and Return on Attention in a digital disruptive world.
I created a bank between Africa and Asia, managed crowdsale campaigns and multiple startups worth over hundreds of millions of dollars.
I work with new tech, digital, cryptocurrencies, drive ICOs, regulation, compliance, legal international processes, and have created and involved in various new digital top 100 digital currencies.
20+ years experience in international business and digital transformation. I love teamwork & meritocracy!
I have been a Lecturer and Speaker in international business schools: Cambridge, Copenhagen Business School, INSEEC, Monaco University among others.
I am a writer/author with over 20 books/ebooks/magazines published in various languages.
I am a strategist, curator, programmer, producer, advisor and work and have been working with organisations such as UN, UNESCO, Governments, Central banks, Financial authorities, think tanks, Greenpeace, Tate Modern/UK, Centre George Pompidou/Paris, ARS ELECTRONICA/Austria, ITAU/Brasil, TV programs.
Expertise, experience: Internet, Blockchain, AI, cryptocurrencies, Initial Coin Offers, Investment, Bitcoin, Big data, Media, Social media, Fintech, Apps, Management, Video, SEO, Conceptual strategies, Content, Digital Healthcare, Tech, Events, Planning, Purchasing, Publishing, Marketing, Localisation, Community, Branding, PR, Finance.
Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking Travels From: London, UK
Speaking Topics: 4IR – Fourth Industrial Revolution, Society 5.0, Blockchain, AI, Fintech, IOT, Digital transformation and technology and innovation to global audience
Speaking Fee
$10,000 (In-Person)
Dinis GUARDA
Points
Academic
60
Author
3344
Influencer
604
Speaker
126
Entrepreneur
275
Total
4409
Points based upon Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm.
Business Unit: technology, media, research, blockchain, AI, fintech, R&D
Theatre: UK, EU, Asia, World
Minimum Project Size: N/A
Average Hourly Rate: N/A
Number of Employees: 11-50
Company Founded Date: 2011
Media Experience: 9 years
Areas of Expertise
5G 30.30
Agentic AI 33.33
AGI 45.68
Agile 30.30
AI 54.11
AI Ethics 33.09
AI Governance 34.60
Analytics 31.37
AR/VR 61.28
Architecture 30.13
Automotive 31.11
Autonomous Vehicles 30.39
Big Data 32.84
Blockchain 100
Business Continuity 45.54
Business Strategy 35.82
Careers 30.47
Change Management 31.62
Climate Change 30.97
Cloud 31.03
Coaching 31.55
Construction 39.89
COVID19 45.29
Creativity 48.15
CRM
Cryptocurrency 66.07
CSR 32.04
Culture 31.35
Customer Experience 30.17
Customer Loyalty 30.17
Cybersecurity 32.26
Data Center 30.76
Design 45.22
Design Thinking 30.32
Digital Disruption 38.50
Digital Transformation 47.33
Digital Twins 100
Diversity and Inclusion 33.66
Ecosystems 32.24
EdTech 33.76
Education 62.75
Emerging Technology 34.33
Engineering 30.07
Entrepreneurship 51.82
ERP
Finance 47.04
FinTech 54.66
Future of Work 30.48
Generative AI 30.95
GovTech 31.28
Health and Safety 31.31
Health and Wellness 33.29
Healthcare 37.51
HealthTech 30.37
Innovation 42.99
InsurTech 30.77
International Relations 30.34
IoT 30.88
IT Leadership 32.93
IT Operations 33.29
IT Strategy 31.59
Leadership 35.92
Lean Startup
Legal and IP 31.10
Management 31.71
Marketing 31.56
Mental Health 33.79
Metaverse 100
National Security
NFT 100
Open Innovation 31.60
Personal Branding 30.97
Predictive Analytics 30.09
Privacy 30.31
Product Management 30.84
Project Management 30.27
Public Relations 30.88
Quantum Computing 30.49
Renewable Energy 30.78
Risk Management 30.44
Robotics 48.67
RPA 31.06
Sales 30.39
Security 30.79
Smart Cities 100
Social 42.05
SportsTech 41.96
Startups 34.23
Supply Chain 30.65
Sustainability 39.48
Telecom 32.20
Venture Capital 46.95
Industry Experience
Financial Services & Banking
Healthcare
High Tech & Electronics
Higher Education & Research
Insurance
Media
Professional Services
Retail
Textiles Production
Publications & Experience
2 Academic Certifications
Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
September 30, 2018
The Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme is designed to cohesively integrate relevant information
on blockchain that speaks to this category of business decision-makers, by showcasing the best use cases,
value propositions, and innovation strategies in the blockchain industry.
MA Thesis Emotional Disorders Dinis Guarda
University of Sourth Bank / Dinis Guarda
October 23, 2009
Emotional (Dis)(Orders
Memory, Affect, Play & Web Arcades
LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
Student: Dinis Guarda
Emotional (Dis)(Orders Memory, Affect, Play & Web Arcades My purpose in this final thesis is to reflect upon the parallels between the World Wide Web and The Arcades Project where Benjamin managed his efforts to represent and to critique the bourgeois experience of nineteenth-century history, and, in so doing, to liberate the suppressed "true history" perception that underlay the ideological mask of time and creation of meaning. The whole WWW (World Wide Web) - in the bustling, cluttered, technological, search engine- and user-generated digital arcades, streets and interior merging - is a fascinating parallel to Benjamin’s Arcades and also a powerful equivalent process to the present production and creation of thinking, ideas and art.
Televisual Renaissance – Complexity and Serialisation (1995–2005)
Dinis Guarda
October 15, 2025
Before “binge-watching” was a term, a 90s anime revolution redefined television itself. From Evangelion’s psychological depth to Cowboy Bebop’s existential cool, discover how a decade of animation broke genre constraints to explore consciousness, identity, and human fragility.
How Many Cities Are There In The World?
Dinis Guarda
October 13, 2025
A Comprehensive Analysis of Urban Definition, Enumeration, and Global Distribution
“The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.” — Desmond Morris
The question “How many cities are there in the world?” appears deceptively simple, yet reveals itself as one of the most complex cartographic challenges of our time. Like attempting to count the stars in an ever-expanding universe, enumerating the world’s cities requires us to first define what constitutes a city, a task that has confounded geographers, demographers, and urban planners for centuries.
Integrating EQ in Technology: Building Human-Centric Systems
Dinis Guarda
October 13, 2025
The evolution of technology has created transformative opportunities, redefining how humans interact with machines and each other. However, as technology increasingly shapes daily life, there’s a growing recognition that emotional intelligence (EI) — also referred to as Emotional Quotient (EQ) — is essential for designing systems that are both functional and human-centric.
Industrial Innovation — 19th Century Transformation (1789-1900)
Dinis Guarda
October 13, 2025
The nineteenth century witnessed fashion’s most profound transformation since the Renaissance. Industrial production, democratic ideals, and global expansion created the modern fashion system while establishing many principles that govern contemporary dress.
The nineteenth century transformed fashion more profoundly than any period since the Renaissance, industrialising production whilst democratising access to fashionable dress. The division between haute couture and ready-to-wear didn’t exist, with most women’s clothing made-to-measure by dressmakers and tailors who maintained intimate relationships with their clients, creating garments that reflected individual taste whilst conforming to social expectations.
Apocalypse and Transcendence – The Akira Revolution (1988-1995)
Dinis Guarda
October 09, 2025
In 1988, a cinematic bomb detonated and anime was never the same. Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira didn’t just break box offices; it shattered the very perception of animation. How its cyberpunk vision of a decaying Neo-Tokyo sparked a global revolution, influencing everything from The Matrix to modern sci-fi, and forever changed the future of storytelling?
Onboard the 4IR, Fintech & Techfin Flight
Dinis Guarda
October 07, 2025
Soaring on the 4IR wings of Fintech & Techfin is exhilarating. But the myth of Icarus holds a critical, overlooked warning for finance: Flying too low, clinging to the status quo, is just as perilous as flying too high. Is your business adapting fast enough, or is it risking a fatal fall into irrelevance?
Baroque Brilliance And Rococo Romance (1600-1789)
Dinis Guarda
October 06, 2025
The Baroque and Rococo periods transformed fashion into spectacle, establishing the court as fashion’s primary theatre. This era developed the relationship between fashion and performance that continues to influence contemporary design whilst creating the first truly global fashion system.
In the glittering courts of European monarchy, fashion achieved unprecedented theatrical grandeur that transformed dress into performance art. The Baroque and Rococo periods established the relationship between fashion and spectacle that continues to influence contemporary design whilst creating the first truly systematic approach to seasonal fashion change.
Baroque fashion emphasised drama, movement, and spectacular display that transformed the human body into a stage for the performance of power and cultural refinement. The development of the mantua—a loose gown that could be arranged in countless configurations—provided women with garments designed for constant movement and visual interest. Male court dress achieved equal complexity through elaborately decorated coats, ornate waistcoats, and fashion accessories that proclaimed their wearers’ wealth and cultural sophistication.
The Business of the Internet Is Changing: How WordPress Powers 40% of the Web
Dinis Guarda
October 02, 2025
The internet evolves every day, and the platforms that power it evolve too. Few transformations have been as striking as WordPress’s rise. From a humble blogging tool to the backbone of nearly half the web, WordPress is reshaping how content is created, shared, and experienced.
Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0: AI, Blockchain, IoT, Fintech
Dinis Guarda
October 02, 2025
The major concepts that form the foundation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) revolve around digital transformation and its key enabling technologies: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Fintech.
AI in Taxes: Closing Global Gaps with Intelligent Governance
Dinis Guarda
October 01, 2025
Tax systems globally face a crisis. Revenue losses, inefficiencies, compliance gaps, and fairness challenges are straining public services everywhere. Traditional methods are failing to close these gaps. Artificial intelligence offers a transformative path forward.
Renaissance Revolution – 16th Century Splendour (1485-1600)
Dinis Guarda
September 30, 2025
“As humanity rediscovered classical beauty, fashion became the canvas upon which the Renaissance painted its dreams of perfection—transforming the human form into living sculpture, where every stitch spoke of wealth, every fold whispered of power, and every garment proclaimed the eternal human desire to transcend natural limitation through the alchemy of cloth and creativity.”
The Golden Phoenix: Theatrical Masterpieces and Artistic Awakening (1979-1988)
Dinis Guarda
September 29, 2025
The era when anime earned its soul! The 1979-1988 golden age saw masters like Miyazaki and Takahata tackle war, nature, and childhood with breathtaking artistry. Let’s explore the revolution that gave us Nausicaä and Grave of the Fireflies, forever elevating animation from entertainment to high art.
Online Gaming and Digital Communities (1995–2010)
Dinis Guarda
September 29, 2025
From dial-up dungeons to global gaming empires: How 1995–2010 rewrote the rules of human connection. The rise of online gaming, where virtual economies boomed, esports empires were born, and millions found community in digital worlds. How broadband, MMORPGs, and Xbox Live transformed gaming into civilisation’s most powerful social network?
How Many Cities Are There In The World?
Dinis Guarda
September 26, 2025
"The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo." - Desmond Morris
The question "How many cities are there in the world?" appears deceptively simple, yet reveals itself as one of the most complex cartographic challenges of our time.
Like attempting to count the stars in an ever-expanding universe, enumerating the world's cities requires us to first define what constitutes a city—a task that has confounded geographers, demographers, and urban planners for centuries.
AI in Taxes: Existing Gaps in Global Tax Infrastructure and AI Solutions
Dinis Guarda
September 24, 2025
Tax systems worldwide face revenue losses, inefficiency, and fairness issues that traditional methods cannot solve. AI can transform tax administration by automating processes, detecting fraud, improving compliance, and enabling real-time monitoring, helping governments recover billions, close gaps, and deliver better public services.
The 32-Bit Wars and 3D Revolution (1995-2005)
Dinis Guarda
September 24, 2025
How Sony’s PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Sega’s Dreamcast battled for dominance, reshaping gaming from pixelated sprites to immersive 3D worlds. From CD-ROM revolutions to online gaming’s birth, this was the decade gaming grew up. Which console won, and why does it still matter today?
Genesis of Dreams: The Birth of Moving Pictures in the Land of the Rising Sun
Dinis Guarda
September 24, 2025
Before Studio Ghibli and global anime fame, Japan’s animation revolution began with three scrappy pioneers and a dream. How 1917’s primitive doodles – crafted with chalk, scissors, and sheer grit – sparked a billion-dollar industry? From silent film benshi narrators to wartime propaganda machines, let’s explore the untold origins of anime and how Japan turned moving pictures into a cultural superpower.
Medieval Metamorphosis — European Evolution (476-1485 CE)
Dinis Guarda
September 22, 2025
The medieval period witnessed fashion’s transformation from classical drapery to structured garments that would define European dress for centuries. This era established many fundamental tailoring principles and also developed fashion’s role in expressing social hierarchy and religious devotion.
In the centuries following Rome’s fall, European fashion underwent a transformation that established many principles governing Western dress. The medieval period witnessed fashion’s evolution from classical drapery to structured tailoring, developing techniques and aesthetic approaches that remain fundamental to contemporary clothing construction.
Early medieval fashion initially simplified as European society restructured itself following imperial collapse. Yet this apparent regression masked significant innovation as local traditions merged with remnant Roman styles, creating regionally distinctive approaches to dress that celebrated both practical necessity and emerging aesthetic sensibilities. The medieval period witnessed fashion’s transformation from classical drapery to structured garments that would define European dress for centuries. This era established many fundamental tailoring principles and also developed fashion’s role in expressing social hierarchy and religious devotion.
AI And Taxes: Key Insights, Current Infrastructure & Frameworks
Dinis Guarda
September 19, 2025
Generative AI (GenAI) for every central area of the tax function is an enabler of transformation: governance & leadership, people, controls, processes, and technology/data, as well as determining whether tasks are more suited for insourcing (done internally) or outsourcing.
Phoenix Rising: Anime Reconstruction and Revolution (1945-1963)
Dinis Guarda
September 17, 2025
The birth of modern anime wasn’t in a glittery studio. How did the post-war destruction in Japan spark the anime revolution? Explore the journey when iconic heroes like Astro Boy, Studio Ghibli and Tezuka Osamu turned anime into a global sensation.
Understanding AI: What It Is and Why It Matters
Dinis Guarda
September 15, 2025
Artificial Intelligence is a story of vision, setbacks, and breakthroughs. From Turing’s questions to ChatGPT’s rise, AI has been on a meteoric rise and is projected to have a $15.7 trillion impact by 2030. But beyond algorithms and machines, the real question is: how will we, as humans, shape and govern this transformative force for the overall benefit of humanity?
Classical Columns — Greek And Roman Refinement (800 BCE-476 CE)
Dinis Guarda
September 15, 2025
Greek and Roman fashion established the aesthetic principles that continue to influence contemporary design. Their approach to dress embodied philosophical ideals about beauty, proportion, and the relationship between clothing and character.
Gaming In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
Dinis Guarda
September 10, 2025
Gaming In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
The future of gaming is the future of human experience itself.
“The future belongs to those who understand that play is not the opposite of work—it is the synthesis of human potential with infinite possibility.” – Inspired by the convergence of AI, blockchain, and human creativity
“We stand at the threshold of the greatest transformation in human experience since consciousness itself emerged. Gaming is no longer entertainment—it is the medium through which humanity will explore, create, and ultimately transcend every limitation we have ever known.” – A vision for the age of infinite play
“Along the Nile, fashion flowed like the sacred river itself—eternal, life-giving, and divinely inspired.”
-Dinis Guarda
Egyptian fashion represented humanity’s first sartorial philosophy, where clothing served simultaneously as protection, status symbol, and spiritual expression. Although aware of other materials, the ancient Egyptians mostly used linen, a product made from the abundant flax plant. Due to a belief that animal-based fabrics were impure, wool was rarely used and was forbidden in places like temples and sanctuaries.
AI is becoming our augmented self and isn’t becoming human through productivity dashboards, but through trust, curiosity and everyday use. As intelligent systems scale rapidly, the real shift that is imperative is ensuring the ‘human-centric’ innovation.
AI stopped being a promise and became a superpower. Artificial intelligence moved from experiments to infrastructure. From pilots to platforms. From innovation to dependency. The central question is no longer what AI can do, but who controls it. As intelligence becomes abundant, judgment becomes scarce. Ethics, governance and accountability now matter more than raw capability.
Tradersdna is a leading digital and social media platform for traders and investors. Tradersdna offers premiere resources for trading and investing education, digital resources for personal finance, market analysis and free trading guides.
IntelligentHQ is a digital thought leadership network for businesses and professionals, offering insights and resources on economic trends, innovation, and alternative finance.
executive chairman and president of Sportsabc
Sportsabc:
A digital transformation global sports B2B2C, data and digital Metaverse Blockchain AI certification for sports, sports people, lovers, fans, clubs and industry.
The Wisdomia platform offers a range of unique digital features and activities - from interactive chatbot AI, visual storytelling sessions, educational games, and AR, VR, and simulations.
The Wisdomia platform offers a range of unique digital features and activities - from interactive chatbot AI, visual storytelling sessions, educational games, and AR, VR, and simulations.
AI In Construction And Real Estate - Disrupting The $379 Trillion Industry
ztudium booksabc
November 22, 2024
'AI in Construction and Real Estate' is a book research publication, audiobook, ebook and website that reflects on the radical transformation of the combined global real estate and infrastructure market, encompassing residential, commercial, and industrial assets, was valued at an impressive $365.51 trillion in 2023, with projections estimating it to reach approximately $379.03 trillion in 2024 *source Precedence Research. It's a new book and research by Dinis Guarda, powered by Ztudium Citiesabc, Constructionabc and Booksabc.
AI in Construction (PRNewsfoto/Ztudium Group)
AI in Construction (PRNewsfoto/Ztudium Group)
'AI in Construction and Real Estate', Dinis Guarda's latest research book, serves as a comprehensive guide, or "blueprint", to look at the new disruptive powers of artificial intelligence (AI) in one of the world's most complex and evolving sectors, the construction and real estate industries, paving the way for innovation and advancements in efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
Blueprint for Smart Cities A Social Contract
Dinis Guarda
March 25, 2022
a research report by Prof Kiran Fernandes with Atunu Chaudari and Ashish Kakar produced by the University of Durhan and citiesabc.com / citiesabc indexdna part of ztudium group / techabc.org in collaboration with openbusinesscouncil.org
4IR: AI, Blockchain, Fintech – Reinventing a Nation
ztudium / Emir Research
October 16, 2019
4IR: AI, Blockchain, Fintech – Reinventing a Nation analyzes how future digital tech can be used by developing nations.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution – 4IR – and all the emerging technologies are part of this concept, disrupting the world as we know it, particularly affecting nations and businesses that need to adapt quickly to avoid being left behind.
“4IR : AI, Blockchain, Fintech – Reinventing a Nation” offers insights into the present and future of the 4IR and how the associated variety of evolving technologies can and will have a significant impact on economies and societies. The book challenges nations to prepare for 4IR, asking them to focus on the needs of their society, leading to a future of sustainable, mindful economic growth on a global field, and how this, if rightly utilized, might contribute to a better world where nations are seen as collaborators rather than adversaries.
The book assembles an array of thought leaders who all contributed research to the book and is a testament to the impressive global network that Dinis Guarda has built during his 25-year career. The list of contributors includes a foreword by Eric Van der Kleij – the founder of London TechCity and Level 39, Emmanuel Daniel, founder of Asian Banker, Guenther Dobrauz Saldapenna, author and Director at PWC, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, advisor to the UN, Efi Pylarinou, influencer in fintech, Thomas Power, global authority in social media and tech, Maria Fonseca, Anca Petre, Dr. Margarita Peredaryenko, Hernaldo Turrillo and Javed Khattak.
The book highlights the technologies of AI, Blockchain, Fintech, and IoT, which are at the core of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It discusses the risks and threats and explores how we can best harness the opportunities, strengths, and potential of these technology tools for the future advancement of countries and their citizens.
Innovating In A Forever Recession
Ztudium
May 25, 2016
The concept of "Forever recession”, coined by Seth Godin, is particularly relevant to the present world climate and the business challenges we face today. How can businesses cope and adapt to a fast changing economy and society challenged by innovative disruption technologies, the sense of continuous crisis and somehow a "forever recession”?
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Digital Disruption, Innovation, Business Continuity
How To Map Who You are?
Series: IntelligentHQ Published: 02.06.2016
February 06, 2016
How To Map Who You are?
"How To Map Who You are?" is a book about personal development that provides the reader with great tools for self development adapted to the digital age. "Life is a process of understanding yourself through a permanent quest of opening up, of mapping yourself, which enables you to become more aware of who you are. You can then be the personal leader of yourself. How to become a leader of yourself?" says Dinis Guarda, the author the book.
Tags: Digital Transformation, Innovation, Leadership
13 Book Reviews
BooksABC Series: DEEP UTOPIA - LIFE AND MEANING IN A SOLVED WORLD - Author: Nick Bostrom
Dinis Guarda
April 24, 2024
In this episode of Booksabc, author and entrepreneur Dinis Guarda reviews books by Nick Bolstrom, a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, along with philosophy. Booksabc is a series powered by openbusinesscouncil.org and citiesabc.com.
BooksABC Series: Review of "Step Into The Metaverse" By Mark van Rijmenam
Dinis Guarda
September 13, 2023
'Step Into The Metaverse'
'Step Into The Metaverse' creates a benchmark for key concepts like open metaverse, hybrid web, open economic system, and the immersive future. The book argues invariably about the paradigms of AR, VR, and XR, the concepts of interoperability, community-driven platforms of sovereignty, and the specialty of computer sciences.
Sharing the views of John Gaeta, creator, innovator, and executive, on the book, Dinis read out: "In 'Step Into The Metaverse', Mark van Rijimenam takes a comprehensive view of the converging forces that will fuse and someday become a future paradigm for human growth, prosperity, and existence."
Available now https://www.wiley.com/en-es/Step+into...
About Mark van Rijimenam
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is a speaker and best-selling author on the future of work and technology. A Digital Speaker, he has deep expertise in how AI, big data, blockchain, the Internet of Things, and other digital technologies disrupt businesses, governments, and society.
Mark van Rijmenam has inspired businesses, their employees, and audiences to embed smartness in their organizations, remain competitive in years to come, and apply technology responsibly. Nonetheless, he has worked with the likes of Santander, EY, 3M, Nestle, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Wipro, YonYou, FWD, and Capgemini.
Mark van Rijmenam Biography: https://www.openbusinesscouncil.org/w...
BooksABC Series: Review of The Leadership Challenge By James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Dinis Guarda
September 13, 2023
In the latest episode of Booksabc, Dinis Guarda reviews "The Leadership Challenge", an international bestseller by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. The seventh edition of the book was published in January 2023 and is a comprehensive guide to effective leadership. The series is a production of the Dinis Guarda YouTube Podcast, powered by platforms openbusinesscouncil and citiesabc.
Published by John Wiley and sons (Wiley Publications), the book highlights the "secret" behind becoming an effective leader that brings out the people within self and the people around.
The Leadership Challenge is the gold-standard manual for effective leadership, grounded in research and written by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. With deep insights into complex interpersonal workplace dynamics, this book positions leadership as both a skill to be learned and as a relationship that needs nurturing to reach its full potential.
This new edition is revised to address timely workplace challenges, helping you stay current, relevant, and effective in the modern workplace.
During the review, Dinis quoted from the book:
"Everybody is a leader, starting with yourself. You need to be a CEO of yourself first, and then others. Leadership is a relationship. It is important how we put it together, but credibility is the foundation. This is when business leaders are at their best."
Dinis also quoted Tom Peters, a bestselling business author, and speaker, who praised "The Leadership Challenge":
"Did we really need a seventh edition of the leadership challenge? Yes! The seminal book series is more important than ever, far more important. The world is a mess and the best way I see is how we better our organisations and the lives of their employees."
Tags: Leadership, Change Management, Business Strategy
BooksABC Series: Review of 'Sneakers: Over 300 Classics From Rare Vintage to the Latest Kicks'
Dinis Guarda
August 21, 2023
Author and entrepreneur Dinis Guarda reviews 'Sneakers: Over 300 Classics From Rare Vintage To The Latest Kicks', a book by Neal Heard, in the latest episode of Booksabc. The book highlights 300 vintage and rare collections from different brands, exploring the stories behind them and presenting some shoe care and maintenance facts. Booksabc is a series powered by openbusinesscouncil.org and citiesabc.com.
About Sneakers: Over 300 Classics From Rare Vintage to the Latest Kicks
With a prior background in the footwear and fashion industry, Neal presents a rich tapestry of history, style, and cultural relevance, underscoring the enduring impact of sneakers on the modern world. Heard's book delves beyond the surface appeal of sneakers, offering readers insights into the stories behind each of the iconic pairs.
In particular, the book highlights the different tribes of sneakers, Hall of Fame (of sneakers), the big and other players, fashion fusion, back to the future, low 5 versus high five, and collecting sneakers. Dinis also highlighted that the book talks about classics like the Tom Smith collection by Adidas to more advanced ones like Converse, Asics, Onitsuka, Tiger, and Puma, to name a few.
"I'm sure everyone, especially if you are more dynamic, would like to explore the book. It is fantastic. It's a book to watch (the pictures) as much as to read. It's a great oxygen for you to understand our pop culture and fashion lifestyle culture and business", he concluded.
With fashion being a reflection of societal trends, the sneaker's evolution mirrors changing tastes, preferences, and even values. The inclusion of vintage classics alongside the latest designs paints a vivid picture of how sneakers have become a canvas for creativity, innovation, and cultural expression.
BooksABC Series: Review of "Step Into The Metaverse" By Mark van Rijmenam
Dinis Guarda
August 21, 2023
In this episode of BooksABC, Dinis Guarda reviews "Step Into The Metaverse" by Mark van Rijmenam, a book that goes 360º into the metaverse, and explains how the metaverse can create new narratives around our society.
BooksABC is a video series where he reviews meaningful books that are changing the way we understand technology and society as a whole. More importantly, these are books that he loves. Dinis Guarda is an avid reader and writer and believes books are there to inspire and teach us.
'Step Into The Metaverse'
'Step Into The Metaverse' creates a benchmark for key concepts like open metaverse, hybrid web, open economic system, and the immersive future. The book argues invariably about the paradigms of AR, VR, and XR, the concepts of interoperability, community-driven platforms of sovereignty, and the specialty of computer sciences.
Sharing the views of John Gaeta, creator, innovator, and executive, on the book, Dinis read out: "In 'Step Into The Metaverse', Mark van Rijimenam takes a comprehensive view of the converging forces that will fuse and someday become a future paradigm for human growth, prosperity, and existence."
Available now: https://www.wiley.com/en-es/Step+into+the+Metaverse:+How+the+Immersive+Internet+Will+Unlock+a+Trillion+Dollar+Social+Economy-p-9781119887577
BooksABC Series: Review of 'Women of the Future: Web 3.0 and the Metaverse'
Dinis Guarda
August 14, 2023
About Women of the Future: Web 3.0 and the Metaverse
The Women of the Future are trailblazers, visionaries, and change-makers, boldly shaping tomorrow through their remarkable achievements and steadfast commitment to building a brighter, more equitable world. Published by Mission Impact, some of the personalities in the editorial board, including Tomasso Di Bartolo and Amrita Sen, have also featured in Dinis Guarda YouTube podcast.
'Women of The Future' highlights women from accelerators, evangelists, community building, humanities, health and education, sustainability, education, music, media, culture, art and photography, advocates, supporters, authors, fintech, investing, trading, legal governance, and compliance, gaming, sports, fashion, design, VR, XR, AI, and advisory.
Perhaps the most significant impact of The Women of the Future lies in their ability to inspire the next generation. As younger generations witness women achieving greatness in various fields, their aspirations are no longer limited by preconceived notions. These trailblazers serve as role models, showcasing that challenges can be overcome with determination, resilience, and a vision for the future.
Review of Navigating The Metaverse By Cathy Hackl, Dirk Lueth & Tommaso Di Bartolo
Dinis Guarda
August 14, 2023
About Navigating The Metaverse
'Navigating The Metaverse' presents the metaverse from its historical context and takes the reader on a journey of deeper concepts like tokenomics, the rise of community commerce, and the power of decentralised governance.
The book comprehensively highlights the building of a strategy for the metaverse economy and business challenges that comes out of this, market statistics, key value propositions and timing, crossing the metaverse adoption, and the impact of Web 3.0 technology.
BooksABC Series: Review of Age Of Invisible Machines By Robb Wilson
Dinis Guarda
August 09, 2023
In the latest episode of BooksABC Dinis Guarda, global influencer, serial entrepreneur and author, reviews the ‘Age of Invisible Machines: A practical guide to creating a deeper automated ecosystem of intelligent digital workers', written by Robb Wilson.
The book, published in September 2022, highlights the challenges with conversational AI and deeper automation. Dinis highlighted the four evolutionary stages of automation mentioned by the author while sharing excerpts and graphics from the book. BooksABC is a series powered by Dinis Guarda YouTube Podcast series, openbusinesscouncil.org, citiesabc.com, and fashionabc.org.
BooksABC is a video series where he reviews meaningful books that are changing the way we understand technology and society as a whole. More importantly, these are books that he loves. Dinis Guarda is an avid reader and writer and believes books are there to inspire and teach us.
About Age of Invisible Machines: A practical guide to creating a deeper automated ecosystem of intelligent digital workers
Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Digital Disruption
BooksABC Series: Review of Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Dinis Guarda
August 09, 2023
BooksABC is a video series where he reviews meaningful books that are changing the way we understand technology and society as a whole. More importantly, these are books that he loves. Dinis Guarda is an avid reader and writer and believes books are there to inspire and teach us.
About Snow Crash
Snow Crash follows the story of Hiro, who, in reality, delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse, he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about an infocalypse. Snow Crash is a mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous… you'll recognize it immediately.
Tags: Digital Transformation, Emerging Technology, Metaverse
BooksABC Series: Review of Manga For Success Series
Dinis Guarda
August 07, 2023
To highlight this aspect of storytelling, Dinis Guarda reviews "Manga For Success" series of books in the latest episode of Booksabc to inspire and empower the global audience on their journey towards success. Booksabc series is a part of Dinis Guarda YouTube Channel, powered by openbusinesscouncil.org and citiesabc.com.
In this episode, Dinis highlights six of the "Manga For Success" series: Marketing; Managing Change; The Psychology of Personal Growth and Better Relationships; Resilience, Confidence, and Positive Thinking; Leading Meeting and Teams; and Business Problem solving and Strategy.
Manga For Success: Marketing
Published by Wiley in 2023 and authored by Takashi Yasuda, Manga For Success: Marketing highlights basic concepts including branding, viral marketing, and advertising and promotions; the importance of customer relationships; and the 4 P's of marketing.
Tags: Digital Transformation, Business Strategy, Metaverse
BooksABC Series: Review of 'Certain Uncertainty' By Des Dearlove
Dinis Guarda
August 07, 2023
How do leaders, in business and life, should take control of anxiety about the challenges that lie ahead? To answer this, Dinis Guarda reviews 'Certain Uncertainty: Leading With Agility And Resilience In An Unpredictable World' in the latest episode of Booksabc, powered by openbusinesscounciil.org and citiesabc.com and live now on Dinis Guarda YouTube Channel.
Tags: Change Management, Business Strategy, Business Continuity
BooksABC Series: Review of Manga For Success Series
Dinis Guarda
July 31, 2023
To highlight this aspect of storytelling, I review "Manga For Success" series of books in the latest episode of Booksabc to inspire and empower the global audience on their journey towards success. Booksabc series is a part of Dinis Guarda YouTube Channel, powered by openbusinesscouncil.org and citiesabc.com.
In this episode, I highlight six of the "Manga For Success" series: Marketing; Managing Change; The Psychology of Personal Growth and Better Relationships; Resilience, Confidence, and Positive Thinking; Leading Meeting and Teams; and Business Problem solving and Strategy.
Manga For Success: Marketing
Published by Wiley in 2023 and authored by Takashi Yasuda, Manga For Success: Marketing highlights basic concepts including branding, viral marketing, and advertising and promotions; the importance of customer relationships; and the 4 P's of marketing.
Tags: Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy
BooksABC Series: Review of Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI By Reid Hoffman
Dinis Guarda
June 08, 2023
In the latest episode of BooksABC, I would like to review 'Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI', a revolutionary book by an entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman. The series features on the Dinis Guarda YouTube channel, and is powered by platforms like openbusinesscouncil, fashionabc, sportsabc, and citiesabc. Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI, written by Reid Hoffman with GPT-4, offers readers a travelog of the future — exploring how AI, and especially Large Language Models like GPT-4, can elevate humanity across key areas like education, business, and creativity.
Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation
7 Founders
Sportsabc
Dinis Guarda
October 01, 2024
Sportsabc is an open digital ID, media encyclopaedia around sports and wellbeing. The platform provides sports tools and a marketplace using AI and blockchain digital ID for sports personalities, organisations, and federations.
citiesabc is a digital transformation platform to empower, guide and index cities. citiesabc was created a team of global industry leaders, academics and experts that is creating new solutions, lists, rankings and connections for the world top cities and populations. citiesabc offers the best of innovation in 4IR digital transformation, Blockchain, AI, smart cities technologies and big data
fashionabc is a fashion technology platform, comprising a digital directory and various other digital tools and supply chain solutions for the fashion industry ecosystem, that focus on ethical fashion and sustainability. We are building inclusive digital transformation tools for fashion professionals who are willing to take steps towards a more sustainable ethical fashion industry, by adopting AI and DLT blockchain technology.
Tags: AI, Blockchain, Digital Transformation, Sustainability
Hedgethink
Dinis Guarda
October 07, 2013
HedgeThink is a digital platform that serves as a global forum for hedge fund managers, accredited investors, and industry professionals. It offers in-depth thought leadership on alternative investments, fintech, ESG, and financial innovation.
The platform provides educational content, analytical insights, and strategic commentary along with market news, whitepapers, and growth strategies tailored for fund creation and management. HedgeThink encourages transparency, encourages dialogue among professionals, and aims to accelerate the evolution of hedge funds through technology and trend-driven intelligence.
Ztudium is a technology big data Business Intelligence Digital network for Finance, Markets and Business with a 360 degrees focus on Innovation and Social Media DNA. It publishes the internet and mobile platforms intelligenthq.com (created in January 2013), hedgethink.com (created in March 2014) and tradersdna.com.
The company runs as well a boutique consultancy specialised in 360 degree digital and social media business strategies to Companies and start-ups in Business Intelligence, Finance Innovation, Capital Markets, Marketing, Cloud, Big Data and Investment Industry. We have been consulting and collaborating with companies such as Samsung Benelux, MasterCard, Philips, UK Association Of Footbal Agents, Saxo Bank and others.
Tags: Big Data, Cloud, Social, Startups, FinTech, Marketing
Freedomx
Dinis Guarda
July 13, 2003
FreedomX is a visionary metaverse-based platform, described as a “utopian meta‑city marketplace” where virtual communities, creators, brands, and consumers converge in augmented reality and vibrant 3D environments .
Created by the FreedomX team in collaboration with Dinis Guarda and the Ztudium team, it is designed as an ESG‑driven immersive digital ecosystem combining social media, e‑commerce, NFTs, and creative experiences within a virtual world.
The platform explores concepts like Society 5.0, where cyberspace and physical space merge to create inclusive, sustainable systems. FreedomX aims to offer user‑generated environments, social commerce, AR shopping, and virtual communities shaped by mutual contribution and creative collaboration
Ztudium Is Amongst '50 Thought Leading Companies On Artificial Intelligence 2025', Thinkers360 Recognises
Dinis Guarda
April 09, 2025
Thinkers360 recognises ztudium, the parent company of Wisdomia, among the ‘Top 50 Thought Leading Companies on Artificial Intelligence for 2025’, placing alongside globally renowned companies and institutions like PwC, Tata Consultancy Services, Solarix Ventures, Volvo, Tigon Advisory, and the International Institute of Scientific Research.
Digital award badge for expertise in Social
Dinis Guarda
May 21, 2025
The holder of this credential participated actively in building their profile, portfolio and media kit on Thinkers360 and successfully placed within the Top 50 thought leaders and influencers in this category based on their personally-authored content, awards and recognition. Thinkers360 takes a holistic view of thought leaders and experts, beyond their social media activity, and looks across all their personas – such as academic, advisor, analyst, author, consultant, entrepreneur, executive, influencer and speaker – and all the types of thought leadership content they produce.
From AGI and superintelligence to the invisible AI arms race between nations, it is reshaping how we learn, govern, sustain, and imagine the future of humanity.
AI is powering the data centres that fuel our economies.
It’s optimising the materials that build our cities.
It’s monitoring our planet’s health, and even questioning our ethics.
We are at the crossroads with AI.
Will AI become a force to empower people and solve humanity’s biggest problems?
Or will it deepen bias, exclusion, and control?
The AI map is being drawn in real time, a web of science, innovation, and responsibility. And whether we like it or not, we are all part of it.
The reality is:
Will we lead this revolution, or will we let it lead us?
The Key Benefits of Transitioning from BIM to BBIM in Construction
Dinis Guarda
February 20, 2025
BBIM extends the capabilities of traditional Building Information Modelling (BIM) by incorporating business objectives directly into the modeling process. While conventional BIM primarily focuses on design, construction, and engineering aspects, BBIM seeks to bridge the gap between technical data and organizational strategy.
Key Technologies in the construction and real estate industries
Dinis Guarda
February 19, 2025
The construction and real estate industries are undergoing unprecedented transformation due to the integration of advanced structural foundation technologies. This infographic delineates the key innovations driving this evolution, enhancing efficiency, safety, and innovation.
the transformative impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
Dinis Guarda
February 13, 2025
Delving into the transformative impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), our latest infographic elucidates key technologies shaping the future. With advancements in AI, the Metaverse, Web3, Fintech, and Blockchain, 4IR is driving unprecedented digital transformation and promoting sustainability. As these innovations converge, they are set to revolutionize various sectors, enhancing efficiency and fostering economic growth.
Applications of artificial intelligence in earthquake risk mitigation
Dinis Guarda
February 12, 2025
This infographic highlights six innovative applications of artificial intelligence in earthquake risk mitigation. The integration of advanced early warning systems and earthquake-resilient design exemplifies the pivotal role of AI in enhancing our ability to predict, prepare for, and respond to seismic events. By harnessing these cutting-edge technologies, we can significantly improve the safety and resilience of our communities, thereby reducing the devastating impact of earthquakes.
The History of Construction and Real Estate: From the 1900s to Modern Innovations
Dinis Guarda
February 11, 2025
My latest infographic: "The History of Construction and Real Estate: From the 1900s to Modern Innovations."
This comprehensive timeline explores the evolution of construction techniques and real estate practices over the past century. From the advent of early skyscrapers to contemporary advancements such as Digital Twins, Smart Cities, BIM, IoT Robots, Drones, and Blockchain technology, this infographic provides an in-depth look at the key milestones that have shaped the industry.
visualising the digital twin of a city
Dinis Guarda
February 06, 2025
Smartcities use digitaltwins to operate through a cyber-physical social infrastructure in the public realm, including data obtained from sensors, the interconnection between different services, technologies and social actors, intelligence derived from analysis of the data, and optimisation of operations within a street.
In the next 5 years (2024-2029), the industrial AI market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25-30%, reaching $45-60 billion by 2029. The adoption of industrial AI is expected to accelerate across various sectors, with manufacturing, energy, and transportation being the leading adopters.
how can we cope with Artificial Intelligence is part of everything we do
Dinis Guarda
February 05, 2025
Artificial Intelligence is part of everything we do and is and will change us as Humanity, it is evolving rapidly, and staying updated on the latest advancements is crucial. Engaging in continuous education and upskilling can help individuals adapt to new AI-driven environments.
The Blockchain Tech Ecosystem and Features
Dinis Guarda
February 04, 2025
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The infographic titled "Blockchain Tech Ecosystem" visually maps out various sectors and applications of blockchain technology. Central to the image is a network of interconnected blocks, emphasizing blockchain's secure and decentralized nature. This core is surrounded by eight key areas, each highlighting distinct uses of blockchain, including Fintech, Government Tech, Digital Assets, Legal Tech, and more. Each sector features relevant icons, making the infographic both informative and visually appealing. The layout underscores blockchain's versatile potential across different industries, showcasing its transformative impact.
AI, Blockchain, IOT, Evolution or Singularity?
Dinis Guarda
January 31, 2025
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, technologies such as AI, blockchain, and IoT are driving a wave of transformation across industries, redefining how we interact, operate, and innovate. As we move towards the singularity, the convergence of these technologies will not only enhance efficiency but will also create new opportunities for digital identity management.
Society5.0 Magna Carta A Super intelligent AGI Society
Dinis Guarda
January 31, 2025
Can we build a society centred on each and every person and not a dystopian future controlled monitored by #AI and #robots?
my research and infographic
Metaverse Components Explored: DigitalTwins, NFTs, And Infrastructure Analysis
Dinis Guarda
January 30, 2025
my research and infographic
“The metaverse will be the real world in the near future” ― Anuj Jasani
“Augmented reality is the ‘boy who cried wolf’ of the post-Internet world — it’s long been promised but has rarely been delivered in a satisfying way.”
— Om Malik
Global Glossary of Blockchain infographic
Dinis Guarda
January 29, 2025
a visual representation that captures the essence and multifaceted nature of blockchain technology.
comprehensive diagram that outlines various components and applications of blockchain technology.
My version and thinking about about Society5.0
Dinis Guarda
January 29, 2025
In the era of Society 5.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), emerging technologies such as AI, AGI, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are redefining industries and transforming the business landscape. These innovations are pivotal in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fostering sustainability through the circular economy. The integration of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and digital twins is revolutionizing engineering and industrial processes, creating new paradigms in the Metaverse.
From Web1.0 to Web2.0 to Web3.0
Dinis Guarda
January 28, 2025
The evolution from Web 1.0 to Web 3.0 has transformed the digital landscape through significant technological advancements. Initially, Web 1.0 featured static websites and basic interactions, primarily serving as a read-only web. As we transitioned to Web 2.0, the internet became more dynamic and interactive, fostering user-generated content, social media, and collaboration. Now, with Web 3.0, we're embracing decentralization, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse, creating a more immersive and interconnected digital world.
Metaverse Enterprise The Rise of the B2B #Metaverse Digitalisation Metaverse Enterprise and DigitalTwins
Dinis Guarda
January 28, 2025
The understanding of #MetaverseEnterprise will open new business models and offer new ways to look at how the business world and entrepreneurial sector can greatly prepare and benefit from these technologies and how these can be an immense opportunity (and also challenges) for society, countries and cities.
MetaverseABC 4IR and the new admirable world of NFTs
Dinis Guarda
January 27, 2025
The MetaverseABC represents a new frontier in the #4IR, blending the worlds of NFTs, #Web3.0, #Internet, #Blockchain, and #AI. Powered by #Avatars and innovative gamification models, it redefines social and economic interactions. This emerging digital realm promises a transformative experience, reshaping how we connect, create, and thrive in a dynamic, interconnected future.
We need a multi-faceted digital Literacy approach that involves each of us, our families, businesses, governments, educational institutions, and communities. First of all each of us understanding the urgency of Digital Literacy, and after working together and continuously to ensure that you and I, everyone has the digital skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the present #4IR, AI digital age.
Fintech AI main areas concerns
Dinis Guarda
January 20, 2025
Central banks and financial institutions face critical concerns in the evolving landscape of fintech and AI, including regulatory challenges, cybersecurity threats, and ensuring financial stability amidst rapid digital transformation.
DigitalTwin and MetaHumanity
Dinis Guarda
January 09, 2025
In a world of constant change and challenges, it's essential to own your narrative and take control of your story, no matter what you're going through. Embrace the power of technology to build your DigitalTwin and unlock your MetaHumanity—an enhanced version of yourself that thrives in the digital age.
AI Agents: The Next Evolutionary Stage in ArtificialIntelligence
Dinis Guarda
December 20, 2024
AI Agents:
The Next Evolutionary Stage in #ArtificialIntelligence
An improved IQ, EQ,
having a human-like personality that expands and builds memories, learns and advances cognitively - Our present research and innovation efforts are making significant advancements in developing the new generation of AI agents that can reflect on and process information for planning and decision making. Is there a way to measure the exponential rise in AI agents?
Types of AIAgents
There are several types of AI agents, each with its own characteristics and applications:
a. Simple reflex agents
b. Model-based reflex agents
c. Goal-based agents
d. Utility-based agents
e. Learning agents
What is a SmartCity Metaverse DigitalTwin BIM Solutions and why all cities will become a smart(er) city
Dinis Guarda
November 06, 2024
A smart city is a designation given to a city that incorporates cutting edge technologies to optimise, manage and improve the quality and performance of the whole social and urban ecosystem, their services such as social economic data, energy, transportation and utilities. This while increasing UN SDG ESG objectives in order to improve the city life style and their citizens while reduce resource consumption, wastage and overall costs. The aim of a smart city is to improve the quality of living for its citizens through smart technology.
The Sports ABC of Technology
Dinis Guarda
October 28, 2024
Revolutionising Sports with AI and Smart Innovations
The sports industry is seeing significant investment in AI technologies, with major leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB) leading adoption. The global sports technology market is experiencing substantial growth, with AI playing a central role in this expansion.
Metahumanity: Rethinking Humanity
Dinis Guarda
August 28, 2024
Metahumanity envisions a future where we transcend our biological limitations through the integration of technology and human biology. And with the invention of the metaverse AI and its adoption, Metahumanity has the potential to become Humanity’s way of communication, doing business, playing, learning, humanity is faced with a new possibility of reinventing itself. Is humanity standing on the verge of a paradigm shift in its understanding of what it truly means to be human?
AI In Construction House of Lords Event, 22nd November 2024.
Dinis Guarda
November 22, 2024
* Focus: AI transforming the construction and property industries.
* Key Areas of Transformation:
Improved safety
Optimised planning & design
Resource management
Autonomous equipment
Sustainability
* Attendees: Architects, Building Contractors, Property Developers, Investors, Government and around international government representatives.
The 10th World Peace Parliament Of Science, Religion And Philosophy 2024 - World Peace Dome
Dinis Guarda
October 09, 2024
Using AI and Research on the last 12000 years of the maturity of humanity as a civilisation, I tried to elaborate and present a comprehensive framework for a A World Peace Humanity Index...
4th Industrial Revolution - Blockchain, AI How to reinvent countries
CC Forum
October 29, 2018
4th Industrial Revolution - Blockchain, AI How to reinvent countries
The Fourth Industrial Revolution - 4IR - and all the emerging technologies are part of this concept, disrupting the world as we know it, particularly affecting nations and businesses that need to adapt quickly to avoid being left behind.
Book Cover
Book Cover
"4IR: AI, Blockchain, Fintech - Reinventing a Nation" offers insights into the present and future of the 4IR and how the associated variety of evolving technologies can and will have a significant impact on economies and societies. The book challenges nations to prepare for 4IR, asking them to focus on the needs of their society, leading to a future of sustainable, mindful economic growth on a global field, and how this, if rightly utilized, might contribute to a better world where nations are seen as collaborators rather than adversaries.
28-30 October 2018
Hacking the DNA of humanity with Blockchain and AI, in the summit Hackit 4.0 in Kiev, Ukraine
ztudium - youtube - slideshare
October 09, 2018
High profile keynote as top international speaker: Dinis Guarda – Hacking the DNA of humanity with Blockchain and AI, in the summit Hackit 4.0 in Kiev, Ukraine
The conference had an audience of 500 people and global exposure
Imagine If… You Knew What The Future Would Bring - Blockchain, AI and Crypto Economics
North Highland
August 25, 2018
Imagine If… You Knew What The Future Would Bring - Blockchain, AI and Crypto Economics
Dinis Guarda, Blockchain expert and CEO of Ztudium looks at how you can leverage Blockchain and AI for your business and why this can’t wait until tomorrow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOJtIfX_7Ls&t=1496s
Tags: Business Continuity, Digital Transformation, FinTech
6 Media Interviews
BBC ‘Me and My DigitalTwin' documentary
Dinis Guarda
December 16, 2024
In this documentary created, written and presented by Ghislaine Boddington “Me and My Digital Twin”, she conducted a powerful and super important research about Digital Twins and its impact for each of us and our world.
This documentary was produced for the BBC podcast platform.
The producer was: Richard Hollingham.
This is an EcoAudio certified BOFFIN MEDIA LIMITED production for the BBC Worldwide News Service.
The episode explores how digital human twin technology is providing real life solutions with innovations that influence self-expression, connection, and the way to preserve legacies.
Amongst the many projects, the episode highlights Leonardo da Vinci AI agent, that I created in our Wisdomia.ai, ztudium’s proprietary AI.DNA technology.
The Next Big Tech - Dinis Guarda on Engati CX
Engati CX
April 28, 2020
Dinis Guarda, Founder of Open Business Council and Ztudium talks about The Next Big Tech. The technology of the future. He speaks of the importance of AI and chatbots in the finance sector; especially when it comes to Fintech. Dinis also talks about Blockchain, cryptocurrency and their applications.
Tech's Future, AI & Blockchain With Dinis Guarda
TraderCobb
March 26, 2019
Tech's Future, AI & Blockchain With Dinis Guarda
Dinis has certainly been busy the last few years. He has fingers in many pies all relating around technology. His major focus now is in AI and Blockchain and how it can mould the future. We still have a long way to go but we cover some of the growth areas and what we can all do to help
Mar 26, 2019
Tags: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Digital Transformation, FinTech
FROM BLOCKCHAIN TO BOWIE, ENO AND BEYOND, THE ENCYCLOPEDIC WORLD OF DINIS GUARDA
irishtechnews.ie
September 20, 2016
FROM BLOCKCHAIN TO BOWIE, ENO AND BEYOND, THE ENCYCLOPEDIC WORLD OF DINIS GUARDA
FROM BLOCKCHAIN TO BOWIE, ENO AND BEYOND, THE ENCYCLOPEDIC WORLD OF DINIS GUARDA
SIMON COCKINGSEPTEMBER 20, 2016
BANKINGBIG DATABITCOINBLOCKCHAINDATAENTREPRENEUREVENTSFEATUREDFINTECHFUTURE TRENDSGLOBAL NEWSINNOVATIONINTERVIEWS
By @SimonCocking. Great in depth interview with Dinis Guarda CEOFounder @IntelligentHQ @BlockchainAge http://openbusinesscouncil.org @HedgeThink @tradersdna @ztudium
What are you working on right now, and if it all goes to plan, what might happen?
At the moment I manage my company Ztudium.com that publishes intelligenthq.com, openbusinesscouncil.org, tradersdna.com and hedgethink.com. Ztudium is a multi-media engine and technology and communications specialist that builds businesses and brands. Our biggest project is intelligenthq.com – a digital, innovation social business network that provides intelligence, education for professionals businesses startups and Universities. IntelligentHQ.com is a platform that provides digital business insights, growth, executive education and change through the social media innovation lens to business – both startups and corporations.
Sports Economy vs Creative Economy in a time of 4IR, Metaverse, AI
Dinis Guarda
August 22, 2023
In a dynamic era defined by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (#4IR), the expanding #Metaverse, cutting-edge #AI, and transformative technology, two economic forces stand out: the #SportsEconomy and the #CreativeEconomy. Fueled by innovation and education, these realms converge in unprecedented ways.
How To Build A Metaverse
Dinis Guarda
August 14, 2023
An immersive, near-to-reality trip to the Bahamas on a metaversive cruise, or exploring a virtual art exhibition at a metaversive gallery. These experiences are already in the mainstream. But what does it take to build a metaverse? Find it out in this infographic about how to build a metaverse.
Conceptualising avatars, digital twins, and gamification ecosystem
LynKey: The future of travel and property with Blockchain, NFTs and Metaverse?
Dinis Guarda
January 26, 2022
Welcome to LynKey’s first talk show on January 26th at 9pm GMT, specially curated to help you delve into the prevailing market problems of today, including -but not limited to:
The NFTs Craze
Everything you need to know about the Metaverse
How Blockchain tech is finally taking off (and powering the future!)
Smart tourism, VR, AR, and much much more!
Can we redesign our cities, nations, governments with Smart cities, Blockchain
Dinis Guarda
April 23, 2021
Event wrap up - Can we redesign our cities, nations, governments with Smart cities, Blockchain, AI - 4IR, Society 5.0?
Wrap Up Session Part 2 at openbusinesscouncil summit & awards
Dinis Guarda, Founder CEO Executive Chairman openbusinesscouncil.org citiesabc.com
Hilton Supra, Vice Chairman openbusinesscouncil
Serafima Semkina, VP Operations openbusinesscouncil, techabc, ztudium group
Debra Ruh, Founder & CEO Ruh Global IMPACT
Dr Kirk Adams, President and CEO of the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Jaewon Peter Chun, President World Smart Cities Forum
Jewel Okwechime, Board Founder, VFD Group Nigeria
Melanie Eusebe, Chairman Black British Business - Black Business Awards
Atsushi Taira, Managing Director, Mistletoe
Jordy Vos, Lead Digital Construction Witteveen+Bos
Jawad Sardar, Future Cities & Prosperity Specialist, DIT UK
Tags: Digital Transformation, Smart Cities, Construction
AI, Robotics, Singularity and Deep Tech - The Next Frontier
Dinis Guarda
April 21, 2021
AI, Robotics, Singularity and Deep Tech - the Next Frontier Panel at openbusinesscouncil summit & awards
Moderator:
Dinis Guarda, Founder CEO Executive Chairman openbusinesscouncil.org citiesabc.com
Speakers:
Ben Goertzel - Scientist CEO,
Scott Edward Parazynski is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut
Aidan Meller, Creator, Ai-Da Robot
Olivia Gambelin - Founder and CEO Ethical Intelligence I AI Ethicist
Created and Moderated by
Philip Ingram MBE - Director, Grey Hare Media Professor,
With
Lisa Short, Founder - P&L Digital Edge, PHD researcher and academic;
Featuring:
Dean Armstrong - QC 36 Group, Head of Chambers,
Nick Ayton - Futurist, serial entrepreneur & Family Office Advisor;
Gokul Alex, Co-Founder, Gigamesh Garage Ventures;
Dr Jane Thomason - Founder, Supernova Data;
Dr Mark van Rijmenam - Futurist, Founder of Datafloq;
Rajesh Dhuddu - VP, Tech Mahindra;
Olivier Rikken - CEO, Ledger Leopard;
Tags: Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation
LIVE Event: Digital Assets, NFTs, DeFi and Future of Global Economy and Exchanges
Dinis Guarda
March 24, 2021
Special LIVE Event Dinis Guarda openbusinesscouncil summit - citiesabc: Digital Assets, NFTs, DeFi and Future of Global Economy and Exchanges
Dinis Guarda openbusinesscouncil summit – citiesabc Youtube hosts a special LIVE event where seven experts in the crypto and blockchain space will share their insights on Digital Assets, NFTs, DeFi and The Future of Global Economy and Exchanges.
Digital Week Online: Digital Transformation 360 – AI, Blockchain
YouTube
October 13, 2020
Digital Transformation 360 – AI, Blockchain Panel at #DigitalWeekOnline
Speakers
Ben Goertzel – Author, Founder of SingularityNet
Maya Zuckerman – Author, Researcher COO Luman,
Shameer Thaha – Author, Global Chief Strategy Officer at Accubits ,
Moderator
Dinis Guarda, Author, CEO of citiesabc, intelligenthq, openbusinesscouncil
Panel sessions topics covered today:
- Digital Transformation - Society 5.0 - 4IR how to make it happen for cities and countries?
- How to Reinvent Cities and Nations in a time of Covid-19?
- Government & businesses digital transformation challenges & Opportunities
- Smart Cities – trends, opportunities and challenges
- Big Data and Cybersecurity for Nations and Businesses
- Digital Transformation 360 - AI, Blockchain
Sandeep Kabra shares TOP Leadership tips from his years as National President
Dinis GUARDA
January 05, 2026
Sandeep Kabra is the National President of the All India Maheshwari Mahasabha, a leading organisation that represents the Maheshwari community. Under his leadership, the Maheshwari community has made significant progress in preserving its heritage while embracing modernity.
Tiffany Nwahiri - Founder & CMO of 3rd & Taylor
Dinis GUARDA
December 29, 2025
Tiffany Huddleston Nwahiri is a B2B Marketing Leader, Founder & CMO of 3rd & Taylor, Board Advisor, and Speaker. She is the Founder & CEO of 3rd & Taylor, a strategic marketing agency that specialises in helping B2B tech companies grow through data-driven marketing strategies.
Kate O'Neill - Tech Humanist - CEO & Founder of KO Insights
Dinis GUARDA
December 24, 2025
Kate O'Neill is a Tech Humanist, Global Shaper, Visionary Leader, Innovator, global keynote speaker, author, Thought Leader and a Fortune 500 advisor. She is the founder and CEO of KO Insights, a strategic advisory firm that helps organisations navigate digital transformation while keeping human experience at the centre.
Rajan Singh Nazran - Founder & Chief Explorer - Global Indian Network
Dinis GUARDA
December 12, 2025
Rajan Singh Nazran is a British Indian explorer, journalist, poet, and entrepreneur. Over the past 15 years, he has travelled to 70 countries, covering significant global events. He is the founder of the Global Indian Network, a platform that connects the Indian diaspora and fosters discussions around their shared identity. The network has reached over 100 million people and brought together heads of state, key political figures, and business leaders.
Graham Stephen - CEO and Co-Founder of bizval + James McLaughlin - UK Partner for bizval
Dinis Guarda
December 10, 2025
Graham Stephen is a Chartered Accountant with over two decades of experience across financial services, business development, pricing strategy, optimisation, and valuation. Graham is the CEO and Co-Founder of bizval, a platform that provides an independent, data-driven, and human-led valuation service to help businesses plan for growth, prepare for exits, raise funding, and navigate disputes.
Carles Solà-Vila - CEO & Co-Founder of ArtDott + Robert (REUKO) Milus - REUKO Milus Studio AS
Dinis Guarda
December 03, 2025
Carles Solà-Vila is a passionate art collector and forward-thinking digital transformation leader with over 20 years of experience in the fashion, luxury, and emerging technologies. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Artdott, a company established in January 2023, a company focused on integrating technologies like AI, spatial computing, and blockchain into the art world.
Horst Heitz - Executive Director of the SME Europe of the EPP
Dinis Guarda
November 26, 2025
Horst Heitz is a leading European advocate for SMEs, serving as Executive Director of SME Europe of the EPP and Secretary-General at the Taxpayers Association of Europe. With decades of policy experience, he champions SME interests, digitalisation, and regulatory reform across the EU, while advising major European business and innovation bodies.
Karin Volo - CEO of Evoloshen
Dinis Guarda
November 12, 2025
Karin Volo, Chief Joy Bringer, is an expert in employee engagement, organizational development, and bestselling author. With 20+ years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies globally, she has insights on business building, cultural transformation, and high performance.
Kevin O'Donovan - Technology Evangelist - Founder of 'A Bit of This & That'
Dinis Guarda
October 31, 2025
Kevin O'Donovan is the founder of A Bit of This & That, a consultancy specialising in technology advocacy and advisory services. He has worked in senior leadership roles at major companies such as Intel, HP, and Compaq. He served as Intel’s Worldwide Sales Director for the Energy Industry and helped drive the adoption of innovative technology solutions. He is recognised as a thought leader, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies like AI and digital twin technology can accelerate the shift to cleaner energy.
Citiesabc - A Human AI Operating System For Cities
Dinis Guarda
October 28, 2025
We are at a pivotal moment in history. Our cities and citizens must urgently address the lack of AI readiness and digital transformation, while strengthening resilience against disasters and ensuring economic stability. At the same time, we must foster inclusive and sustainable urban growth for the future.
Aanshul Bafnaa - Founder - The ModMonk Consultancy
Dinis Guarda
September 15, 2025
Aanshul Bafnaa, also known as "ModMonk” or “Modern Monk” is the founder of ModMonk and CEO of the ModMonk Consultancy.
With over 17 years of experience, she is a business psychologist, spiritual coach, professor, mystic, hypnotherapist, mindfulness coach, healer, and yoga expert, Aanshul provides corporate training in areas such as mythology, leadership, emotional intelligence, meditation, and stress management to C-suite executives, managers, and other professionals.
She also integrates practices like Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) into her coaching sessions by combining teachings from the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS).
To know more about Aanshul Bafnaa, please visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/aanshul-...
Sunjeh Raja - Director & CEO - International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai), Foodverse
Dinis Guarda
September 10, 2025
Sunjeh Raja is the Director & CEO of the International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai), an international award-winning and world-class culinary training centre established in 2005.
ICCA Dubai with 12,000+ Students, 20+ Countries, Countless Inspiring Stories is renowned for its high standards in culinary education, offering globally recognised qualifications accredited by City & Guilds, London and awarded the "Recognition of Quality Culinary Education" by World Association of Chefs Societies (WorldChefs), a global authority on food standards and also by the Knowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA), Government of Dubai.
Sunjeh is also exploring the future of food through the concept of the "Foodverse," an ecosystem that aims to revolutionise the food industry through technological and sustainability advancements.
To know more about Sunjeh Raja, please visit: https://businessabc.net/wiki/sunjeh-raja
Melissa Aarskaug - Global Vice President - Bulletproof
Dinis Guarda
September 05, 2025
Melissa Aarskaug is a Tech & Cyber Growth Strategist, Speaker, Host and Community builder with over 17 years of experience.
Melissa is currently serving as the Global Vice President at Bulletproof, a GLI company, is a global IT and cybersecurity firm. The company is a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) and holds a Microsoft Threat Protection Advanced Specialisation.
Melissa has over 13+ years working for Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), a global leader in providing testing, certification, and professional services to the gaming industry. With laboratory locations on six continents, GLI serves over 475 jurisdictions worldwide.
To know more about Melissa Aarskaug, visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/melissa-...
Melissa Aarskaug Interview Questions
00:00 - 01:07 Coming Up
01:08 - 04:04 Intro
04:05 - 08:20 Background
08:21 - 11:23 Bulletproof, a GLI Company
11:24 - 14:23 Integrity & Innovation
14:24 - 15:39 Podcast & Book
15:38 - 19:33 Present & Future of cybersecurity
19:34 - 22:08 Cybersecurity is essential
22:09 - 32:58 Test your cybersecurity regularly
32:59 - 38:46 Deepfakes and Ransomware are real
38:47 - 41:56 Women empowerment
41:57 - 46:37 Tech & AI are not optional
46:38 - 49:26 Community
49:27 - 50:10 Closure
Listen to the podcast on:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Leadership
James McLaughlin - Membership Advisor - Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
Dinis Guarda
September 02, 2025
James McLaughlin is a business advisor with over 35 years of experience. He is the Membership Advisor for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), where he facilitates connecting small businesses with services that will support their long-term success.
James is also the UK Partner for BizVal, a professional business valuation service, expanding BizVal's presence throughout the UK.
Tags: Business Continuity, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship
Lord Tim Clement-Jones CBE, The House of Lords Spokesperson for Science, Innovation & Technology
Dinis Guarda
August 26, 2025
Lord Timothy Clement-Jones, CBE is a Liberal Democrat House of Lords spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology. He is the Former Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence which reported in 2018 with "AI in the UK Ready Willing and Able?" and its follow-up report in 2020 "AI in the UK: No Room for Complacency".
Lord Clement-Jones is also the Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence, which he co-founded in 2017 and a Consultant on AI Policy and Regulation at DLA Piper since 2018.
To read more about Timothy Clement Jones, please visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/timothy-...
Tags: AI Ethics, AI Governance, Digital Transformation
Joanna Moczadlo - Ravinder Singh Johal - Dream Homes Investment - Ballantines LLP
Dinis Guarda
August 13, 2025
Joanna Moczadlo is a dual-qualified lawyer, authorised to practice in both the UK and the US, with a distinguished cross-border practice spanning Corporate and Commercial Law, Data Privacy and Information Governance, Technology and AI, and Public Sector and Public Procurement.
Joanna provides legal support on AI, blockchain, and smart contracts, helping clients navigate Legal frameworks in fintech and PropTech, Compliance and governance in tech-enabled business models, and Responsible adoption of emerging technologies in multiple sectors.
Ravinder Singh Johal is an experienced legal professional with over 20 years of managing large-scale real estate redevelopment projects, including compulsory purchase orders, development agreements with national developers, and the regeneration of residential estates with mixed-use developments.
Ravinder has held senior legal roles at several councils, including Basildon Borough Council, London Borough of Hackney, Essex County Council, Dartford Borough Council and Liverpool City Council, handling property, regeneration, and planning matters.
Mobin Rafiq - Co-Founder and Chairman - Global and Commonwealth SMEs Club (GCSME)
Dinis Guarda
August 06, 2025
Mobin Rafiq is a social entrepreneur, technocrat, philanthropist, and industrialist with over 40 years of experience in manufacturing and business leadership.
He is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Club (CEC), an international network that fosters impact investment and social enterprise across 54 Commonwealth countries.
He is also a property developer in London and an advocate for SME growth and skill development, currently authoring a book on entrepreneurship.
Paolo Sironi - Global Research Leader - IBM Institute for Business Value
Dinis Guarda
August 01, 2025
Paolo Sironi is a global personality and Bestselling author, Podcaster, Board advisor, and International speaker with over two decades of experience in the financial and fintech industries.
Paolo is currently the Global Research Leader in Banking and Financial Markets at the IBM Institute for Business Value.
Prior to his current role at IBM, he was the Head of Portfolio Strategy at IBM Risk Analytics, where he led innovation and identified new trends in risk management.
Vladimer Botsvadze - Global Marketing and Digital Transformation Expert
Dinis Guarda
July 30, 2025
Vladimer Botsvadze is a global marketing and digital transformation expert who advises major institutions like the United States Artificial Intelligence Institute and Harvard Business Review. He mentors startups through Techstars and universities such as UCLA and Westminster, helping businesses grow through AI and technology.
Christopher Perkins - Managing Partner and President - CoinFund
Dinis Guarda
July 28, 2025
Christopher Perkins is on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee and its Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee, providing policy advice on digital assets and Web3 technology.
Haseeb Qureshi is a longtime technology-focused crypto investor, software engineer, and Managing Partner at Dragonfly, a leading global venture capital firm specialising in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors.
Haseeb was a Professional Poker Player who grew his bankroll from $50 to over $250,000 by the age of 17, and at the age of 19, he was ranked among the top 10 online heads-up poker players in the world and earned over $1,000,000 in a year.
Penny Power OBE - Founder of Business is Personal - BIP100 Club
Dinis Guarda
July 16, 2025
Penny Power OBE is an entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, and community builder with over 25 years of experience.
Penny Power is the founder of Business is Personal, a platform dedicated to helping business owners thrive through authentic networking, emotional intelligence, and peer-powered growth.
She is a co-founder of BIP100 Club, a private community where top business owners can build relationships based on honesty, integrity, and mutual growth.
Pierre Burgy - CoFounder and CEO of Strapi - Open Source CMS + AI
Dinis Guarda
July 15, 2025
Pierre Burgy is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Strapi. Before founding Strapi, Pierre worked as a full stack developer and front-end developer for several companies.
He freelanced as a full stack developer at Checkout.com in London. He also freelanced for Oui Will in the Greater San Diego region. His broad experience in both front-end and full stack development helped shape his technical skills and understanding of software engineering, which proved essential in building Strapi.
Prof. Ula Taylor - Department of African American Studies - University of California, Berkeley
Dinis Guarda
July 11, 2025
Prof. Ula Y. Taylor is a professor in the Department of African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She specialises in African American history, black feminist theory, and intellectual traditions of African American women. Her research covers black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and civil rights movements from 1890 to 1980.
She is the author of The Promise of Patriarchy: Women and the Nation of Islam, The Veiled Garvey: The Life and Times of Amy Jacques Garvey, co-author of Panther: A Pictorial History of the Black Panther Party and The Story Behind the Film and co-editor of Black California Dreamin': The Crisis of California African American Communities.
Janet Adams - COO of SingulairytNET - SingularityNET, ASI Alliance, AGI - AI, Ethics, Humanoids
Dinis Guarda
July 01, 2025
Janet Adams is a decentralised AI expert, tech entrepreneur, speaker with published works on Ethics and Regulation of AI.
She is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at SingularityNET, leading the operations of SingularityNET Foundation and the growth of the SNET network and ecosystem.
Janet also serves as a Board Director of the Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance. The ASI Alliance is a global collective formed by Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol, and later joined by CUDOS, focused on developing decentralised Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI).
how many cities are there in the world?
Dinis Guarda
October 14, 2025
This is a deceptively simple question, but the answer is equally complex.
Research by OECD - OCDE, UN’s Data Booklet, and many other international organisations suggest that there are about 48,000 recognised cities…
Mirage Studio - AI Video Innovation Ecosystem
Dinis Guarda
October 09, 2025
Globally there are at least 6.5 million marketers and 15 million professionals in marketing-adjacent roles. Source from AMA “Marketing Industry Stats and Information”.
The race for AI‑generated video is just beginning - – with Mirage Studio, brands and creators can produce studio‑grade video using nothing but a script and their imagination. In September 2025, Captions rebranded to Mirage, reflecting its ambition to develop multimodal foundational models for short‑form video and unify its consumer‑focused platform with a business‑facing studio.
Top 50 Citiesabc Women Power Leaders I Follow
Dinis Guarda
October 07, 2025
The ‘Top 50 Citiesabc Women Power Leaders’ is a comprehensive list that I curated with my teams at Citiesabc.com and Businessabc.net.
We researched the top women personalities who have had a lasting impact with their leadership, vision and impact in our community.
The ‘Top 50 Citiesabc Women Power Leaders’ includes influential voices from academia, business, government, and technology, many of whom I have engaged with through my global projects and interviews on the Dinis Guarda YouTube Podcast.
Find the full article in Citiesabc: https://www.citiesabc.com/top-50-citiesabc-women-power-leaders-curated-by-dinis-guarda
Emergent AI - the world’s first agentic vibe-coding platform that lets you design, build, test, and deploy production-ready apps using only natural language.
Dinis Guarda
October 02, 2025
What if you could create a powerful app simply by writing your ideas and describing it to AI?
With Emergent AI, that’s exactly what you can do, without any coding skills or endless development cycles.
Emergent AI - the world’s first agentic vibe-coding platform that lets you design, build, test, and deploy production-ready apps using only natural language.
Emergent was Co-founded by Mukund Jha, a Machine Learning Engineer at Dropbox and earlier at Sigma Computing, Amazon, and Google; and Madhav Jha, who also co-founded Dunzo and Wisdom.ly.
Emergent recently raised $23 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed, with participation from Prosus Ventures, Together Fund, Y Combinator, and a roster of high-profile angels including Jeff Dean, Devendra Chaplot, and Balaji Srinivasan.
Emergent provides app development solutions for an entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a creator, even without any coding skills.
Top 50 thought leaders on Smart Cities 2025
Dinis Guarda
October 02, 2025
The smart cities movement is not just about technology – it’s about creating human-centric environments that improve quality of life for citizens while also promoting sustainability, efficiency and inclusivity.
I’m honoured to be recognised by Thinkers360 for driving smart cities innovation, amongst the Top 50 thought leaders on Smart Cities 2025.
The United Nations estimates that by 2050, 68% of the world's population will reside in urban areas
The smart cities market is on a growth trajectory:
- It is projected to reach USD 850 billion by 2025.
- By 2030, the market is expected to grow to USD 1.91 trillion, with a CAGR of 17.65%.
But it's not just about the numbers. It’s about building cities that put people at the center, leveraging AI, IoT, and sustainable practices to create spaces that enhance the daily lives of their inhabitants.
Human-centric smart cities go beyond tech.
They ensure sustainability, safety, and accessibility for all.
The future of urban living is about creating spaces where technology empowers the people who use it.
I’m excited to be a part of the journey where we continue to build on these advancements with platforms like Citiesabc - R&D 3D cities, smart cities, digital twins platform, a Web 3.0 AI platform for smart cities and citizens that combines a 360-degree suite of AI and blockchain technologies, digital assets enabled marketplace, and immersive 3D solutions. https://www.citiesabc.com/
Achieving the AI Advantage Summit,
Dinis Guarda
September 18, 2025
By 2050, the projected human population would be 9.2-9.3 billion, coexisting with over 30 billion machines, in the form of AI agents, robots, and humanoids!
The stakes? Nothing less than the future of humanity itself.
Will we empower a connected world , or fracture it into AI haves and have-nots?
Will AI amplify human dignity , or accelerate inequality?
Will we design for MetaHumanity, or become strangers in our own systems?
I was deeply honoured and humbled at the same time to meet like-minds at the Achieving the AI Advantage Summit,
Humbling - because while I see the industry divided between those who are living in denial about what's coming with AI, and others who are simply living in the "FOMO" moment with AI - but there are others who want to pause and reflect and understand the "world we want" - a human centric, ethical, and all-inclusive world, where humans and machines co-inhabit the earth, but for overall benefit of the humanity.
Yesterday's event reminded us that trust, transparency and culture are not nice-to-haves, they are survival skills in this new AI age.
The AI age won’t wait for us, and history won’t forgive our silence.
Thank you very much Karin Volo to bring up this exclusive event that was fully engaging and very enriching.
I look forward to other sessions to learn and advance further with experts and innovators with passion and positive energy towards this AI revolution.
Interview with Aanshul bafnaa
Dinis Guarda
September 18, 2025
I had a deep and transformative conversation with Anshul bafna, business psychologist, spiritual coach, professor, mystic, hypnotherapist, mindfulness coach, healer, and yoga expert, and the founder of ModMonk Consultancy.
Aanshul bridges the seemingly disparate worlds of ancient spiritual wisdom and modern corporate leadership, helping executives and organisations navigate inner restlessness, toxicity and the relentless pace of the digital age.
When there are people in that position, in that leadership position, who make decisions, who can influence other people.. if they operate from insecurity, fear, ego, it will seep into the culture of an organisation…”
A journey that began for her at the tender age of 9, has progressed over the stages of spiritual awakening.
She profoundly translates her experiences for leaders to understand the path of consciousness.
We delve into the critical psychological and spiritual challenges facing today's leaders: from ethical dilemmas and the anxiety of constant connectivity to an inevitable role of healing inner wounds to transform organisational culture.
Aanshul masterfully integrates teachings from the Bhagavad Gita, and traditional scriptures into the modern businesses with advanced tech methods like NLP and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to foster conscious leadership.
What is one small, practical step you can take today to become a more conscious leader or team member?
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Dinis Guarda
September 18, 2025
I’m honoured to be a keynote speaker at the ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????, a 3-day event where visionary leaders, global AI experts and industry pioneers gather together to discuss some of the pressing issues with AI, and present ethical and human-centric solutions and actionable ways to build trust in AI.
Join 25+ global AI experts revealing what’s working in their businesses right now, strategies you can implement immediately:
Kane Minkus – Global business strategist & serial entrepreneur with $500M+ in sales
Erin Athene – Co-Founder, Mint CRO, showing how one shift can 11X your growth
Garry Ridge – The Culture Coach & Former CEO, WD-40, on building resilient cultures
Flo Crivello – CEO, Lindy.AI, giving exclusive summit-only AI Agent credits
Raj Sisodia – Conscious Capitalism co-founder, on aligning AI with people, purpose & profit
Plus, get a Free Companion Guide with:
75+ real-world business challenges
75+ expert frameworks
25 quick wins to test immediately
September 16–18 | Free 3-day Summit
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Take your business to the forefront of the AI innovation and development, with human-centric revolution.
There are over 207 million content creators out there, all trying to stand out.
However, most great ideas never make it past the Notes.
I have been testing different apps and tools and have been amazed by Mirage latest app captions.app
This app creates a way to transform faster ideas into videos in record time.
With this tool you can edit faster and use it to Grow your brand with short-form video, powered by frontier AI.
Captions was co-founded by Gaurav Misra and Dwight Churchill. During Misra's time leading design engineering at Snap Inc., he followed the rise of a new category of video, the "talking video." In 2021, Misra left Snap to found Captions with his former colleague Churchill.
Captions is an hashtag#AI-powered hashtag#video creation and editing app for content creators that has secured over $100 million in venture capital to date at a valuation of $500 million, is rebranding to hashtag#Mirage, the company announced in September 2025.
With ???????????????????????????????? app, you can:
Generate Fully Edited Videos – Just describe your idea, and Captions will deliver a polished, social-ready clip.
Use AI Actors or Your Own Selfies – No need for filming setups or long shoots.
Edit with Text Commands – Adjust pacing, add transitions, fix eye contact, and clean audio in seconds.
Auto-Captions & Subtitles – For boosting engagement on social platforms.
Quick Fixes for Filmed Footage – Resize for any platform, remove noise, or instantly repurpose clips.
Mirage by Captions is an AI video generation tool that creates short-form marketing and advertising videos using AI "actors", allowing for rapid content creation without traditional filming. It offers innovative features like generating complete videos from a single prompt.
Whether you’re a solo creator, a startup founder, or a marketer scaling campaigns, Captions makes video creation effortless.
This is not just about teaching machines to do our work faster, it’s about shaping AI that can curate insights, guide better decisions and create deeper, more meaningful human experiences.
This is the future we all should be building together - one where AI is human-centric, ethical and transformative.
Think of technology that is focused less on capturing our attention and more on amplifying our intelligence?
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How AI/AGI is reshaping business and society with its 'human-centric' edge?
How AI can evolve from a tool to a trusted partner in business, governance, and society
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Dinis Guarda
September 14, 2025
As a lover of history and spiritual wisdom I decided to work with our teams in ztudium - creator businessabc.net citiesabc.com intelligenthq.com to create and animate one of the Godesses that represents Wisdom to one billion people.
The Hindu goddess ???????????????????????????????????? embodies divine ????????????????????????, creativity and the arts, representing the flow of knowledge that gives form and order to the world.
To put together this video and soon a LLM you can speak with in our platform wisdomia.ai we used multiple AI tools and animations and will integrate the knowledge database about this influential and very special deity. We are pushing this edutainment work in the context of our AI.DNA AI.DNA - a multidisciplinary AI EQ R&D global interdisciplinary Labs tech division owned by ztudium group that empowers and reinvent Humanity wisdom while fostering social impact in society, cities and countries.
These new works and immersive 3D AI experiences will be presented in our platforms wisdomia.ai and Citiesabc - R&D 3D cities, smart cities, digital twins platform
Thank you to our team Pallavi Singal Punpreet Kaur and Sara Srifi for working on helping me putting alive this 3D animation.
Interview with Sunjeh Raja
Dinis Guarda
September 13, 2025
I'm thrilled to share my conversation with Sunjeh Raja, the visionary Director and CEO of the ICCA - International Centre for Culinary Arts (Dubai & Abu Dhabi).
Under his leadership, ICCA has trained over 12,000 students from 20+ countries, focusing on outcome-driven, application-focused learning that seamlessly integrates graduates into the heart of Dubai's 24000+ restaurant ecosystem.
5 AI x Education Thoughts
Dinis Guarda
September 13, 2025
By 2030, over 70% of learning and workplace skills will be influenced by AI, and education must evolve to match.
AI isn’t here to replace teachers, it’s here to redefine learning.
From personalized guidance to uncovering curiosity and critical thinking, AI empowers students and educators alike to explore knowledge in ways we’ve never imagined.
How do we balance technology with human insight to ensure AI strengthens learning without diluting creativity or empathy?
Here I present some of the reflections of my thoughts in this area.
Interview with Jim Mclaughlin
Dinis Guarda
September 13, 2025
I'm excited to share my conversation with Jim Mclaughlin, a business advisor with over 35 years of industry experience and helping UK businesses navigate key transitions and growth opportunities.
As a UK Partner for bizval and the Membership Advisor for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) , James facilitates small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and self-employed individuals in various areas of business governance, compliance, and support.
5 AI x Sustainability Thoughts
Dinis Guarda
September 13, 2025
The future of sustainability isn't just about reducing waste or conserving resources, it's about harnessing the power of AI to create smarter solutions.
From optimising energy consumption to predicting climate patterns, AI is now progressively becoming a partner in building a more sustainable planet.
Are we ready to leverage it to its full potential?
Comment and share the most profound AI applications for sustainability of our planet.
Let’s act now, while we still have time to adapt, innovate and use AI responsibly to create a positive environmental impact.
Interview with Lord Timothy Clement Jones
Dinis Guarda
September 13, 2025
I’m pleased to discuss AI policy, ethics, and governance and how it is reshaping the future of humanity, one that is co-existing with AI now, with Lord Tim Clement-Jones, CBE, a Liberal Democrat House of Lords spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Grateful for his energy, integrity and lifetime of breaking barriers.
5 AI business quotes
Dinis Guarda
September 09, 2025
Nobody Is Ready For What's Coming when it comes to AI.
But the question is are you ready, your business, organisation?
From human super intelligence chatbots that can hold eerily human-like conversations to breakthroughs in healthcare and climate modeling, AI seems to be everywhere, and it’s only just getting started.
But while the technology races ahead, many of us are left wondering:are we ready for whats coming?
According to most of the world researchers, industry leaders and experts, the answer is a resounding “no.”
But there is still time.
Here I share my deeper thoughts about how AI can empower us, and provoking a positive narrative around what's coming.
I would love to hear your thoughts. Comment here or DM me to catch up for a discussion
Interview with Joanna and Ravi
Dinis Guarda
September 09, 2025
In my latest conversation with Ravinder Singh Johal (Ravi) and Joanna Moczadlo, Co-Founders of Ballantines LLP and Dream Homes Investment, we explored the impact of bridging law, real estate, and AI-driven innovation.
Dream Homes Investment is an international real estate company dedicated to help buyers and real estate developers find a perfect property. The firm offers exclusive real estate opportunities across prime locations worldwide, besides providing in-house legal support, while partnering with Ballantines LLP, a law firm regulated in the United Kingdom.
We discussed in the interview the most common challenges in cross-boder real estate investment like trust, due diligence, and cutting-edge prop-tech.
How can your business use enterprise grade Agentic AI?
Think of Agentic AI like a robot or an AI assistant that can perform tasks on its own, based on what it knows and what it learns over time. For example Virtual assistants, like Siri or Alexa are a simple form of agentic AI.
But, when agentic AI enters the enterprise it can be much more advanced, it can coordinate with other agents (like different AI systems) to solve complex problems or even adapt to changing situations.
And the implementation gets more complicated, as well…
Akka.io lets you build, run, and evaluate agentic systems with certainty, scale, and resilience - so that your business can have:
Interview with Mobin Rafiq
Dinis Guarda
September 09, 2025
I had the honour of interviewing Mobin Rafiq, visionary entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the Commonwealth Entrepreneur Club, to discuss one of the most pressing issues in the global economy:
How can we empower the nearly 400 million SMEs around the world?
Interview with Paolo Sironi
Dinis Guarda
September 09, 2025
I discussed the future of finance and AI, value based capitalism, platform economies, and AI finance with Paolo Sironi, Global Research Leader in Banking and Financial Markets at IBM Institute for Business Value.
Paolo is a force of nature, a global Fintech super star, the author of multiple bestsellers in finance and technology fields.
Some of his books include: banks and fintech on Platform Economies, published by Wiley in 2021.
He is the Host of THE BANKERS' BOOKSHELF podcast
Paolo Sironi focuses on the multiple innovation and relationships around business models.
His focus on transformation made him a global leading thinker personality that advises C-level executives on leveraging best of finance and technology for competitive advantage and sustainable value growth.
The Indian-Uk Free trade Agreement
Dinis Guarda
July 29, 2025
In my recent interview on national television, I shared why this partnership is a win-win for both nations:
India is the fastest-growing economy with a massive tech & talent pool.
The UK brings deep institutional knowledge, IP, and R&D excellence.
The FTA boosts mobility, market access, and scalability across AI, services, and innovation.
It’s a gateway to deeper political cooperation, mutual trust, and global impact.
This agreement is not just trade policy, it's a blueprint for a collaborative future, where historical legacy meets digital transformation.
In this new episode of the Businessabc series, I unpack the 5 core concepts that drive modern AI, designed for entrepreneurs, professionals, and curious minds
With examples from Netflix, ChatGPT, climate models, and even early cancer detection, this video explores how AI is already saving lives and transforming industries.
AI is not just a technology, it’s an evolving ecosystem.
It’s not about replacing humans, but enhancing our capacity to solve the world’s hardest problems.
Interview with Christopher Perkins, President of Coinfund
Dinis Guarda
July 29, 2025
In a raw and insightful conversation, we spoke about the intersection of crypto and AI, the evolution of financial systems, and what it means to build the new internet , one driven by decentralisation, community, and human ambition.
From crisis as opportunity, to token-based incentive models, to redefining regulation as a tailwind, this is one of the most thought-provoking discussions I’ve had.
Digital Transformation Strategy - 4IR AI Blockchain Fintech
Dinis Guarda
February 19, 2020
Digital transformation strategy
How to be a business fit
In a time of 4IR AI Blockchain Fintech
The future of all businesses and related industries is all about disruption – and that’s a good thing
Disruption across all industries is inevitable, but rather than bracing for the change, businesses should be confident to accept and embrace it.
This is the only way to be fit in a digital transformation 4IR time.
4IR AI Blockchain Fintech IoT book presentation
Dinis Guarda
October 03, 2019
4IR - AI Blockchain Fintech IoT
- Reinventing a Nation
- Book by Dinis Guarda and Rais Hussin, presentation by Dinis Guarda
Governments need to make sure society benefits from 4IR technological innovations and that these are led and harnessed by them, and not by big tech global titans or minimum work side by side in meaningful ways.
Let now be a new dawn on this front. Let this be our joint responsibility focus and pledge for a new era and create a new drive that uses, manages and controls this powerful set of 4IR Blockchain AI Fintech IoT technologies for our good. For, by, managed and controlled by Nations cooperating with each other, and the people.
How Businesses & Governments can prosper with Blockchain + AI
Dinis Guarda
April 02, 2019
Blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies offer significant benefits for governments and businesses if embraced. However, full digital transformation is still needed as the global economy has only partially transitioned online. Blockchain and AI can optimize data, identity, and processes for all sectors but adoption challenges remain due to differing cultures and regulations between countries. Governments and organizations must prepare now to harness these technologies' potential.
The Present and Future of Blockchain and AI
Dinis Guarda
October 25, 2018
The Present and Future of Blockchain and AI
How Public and Private Sectors can holistically benefit from embracing blockchain AI tech.
DNA OF OUR TIME = TECH - DATA + BLOCKCHAIN + AI
Hacking the DNA of humanity with Blockchain and AI
Dinis Guarda
October 15, 2018
Hacking the dna of humanity with blockchain and AI
What is the biggest challenge humanity faces now?
DNA OF OUR TIME = TECH - DATA + BLOCKCHAIN + AI
Humanity data code = DNA!
What happens when we can hack this code?
The Future of Finance = Fintech, AI, Blockchain By Dinis Guarda
Dinis Guarda
August 29, 2018
If the 1st generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information and data. The 2d generation — now is powered by blockchain + AI technology — and is bringing us the Internet of value and identity.
We are now at a stage where digital platforms are the go to platform(s) reshaping the world of business, finance transforming 360 human affairs radically.
Finance is about managing financial assets. This now is all about technology and data but without forgetting the basics - clients / partners.
How Businesses & Governments Can Prosper with Blockchain AI Tech by Dinis Guarda
Dinis Guarda
July 20, 2018
As blockchain, AI, fintech, and data-driven solutions become integrated into more core systems and daily operations, businesses and governments will need to adapt quickly to remain competitive in the digital future.
A Financial Tech Tsunami Driven by Blockchain AI Crypto Economics
Dinis Guarda
November 02, 2017
The world economy and the financial industry are only in its early days of digitalisation and disruption.
We are going through a wave, or tsunami of emergent disruptive fintech systems and blockchain decentralised models that will change things forever.
At the moment there is a process of digitalisation / Tokenisation of the economy/ financial industry.
Blockchain, AI, IOT, Crypto Challenges and opportunities for the Energy Oil and Gas Industry
Dinis Guarda
November 02, 2017
Challenges and opportunities for the energy oil and gas industry. Digital transformation, Blockchain, AI, IOT, ICOs in a new digital Crypto Economy, presentation and research by Dinis Guarda
AI, Blockchain, IOT, Evolution or Singularity? Digital Identity And Digital Transformation
Dinis Guarda
March 22, 2017
This document discusses digital identity, digital transformation, and emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and IoT. It addresses how these technologies will evolve and potentially lead to a technological singularity. It emphasizes that digital strategy is about both technology and people, and bringing teams together around digital tools.
Blockchain + AI + Crypto Economics Are We Creating a Code Tsunami?
Dinis Guarda
March 16, 2017
Blockchain + AI + Crypto Economics
Are We Creating a Code Tsunami?
Fintech, the digital economy, Distributed technologies, tokenisations and crypto economics
Strategy - Cconsiderations, Diligences + Risks
The Next Tsunami AI Blockchain IOT and Our Swarm Evolutionary Singularity
Dinis GUARDA
November 16, 2016
This document discusses emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, IoT and how they will impact society and business. It notes that we must consider our innate human "swarm intelligence" and evolutionary nature as we develop and integrate new technologies. The document then lists over 30 disruptive technologies based on Gartner and discusses how individuals, businesses and identity will evolve. It suggests that in the future, every individual and business will be a "singularity innovation company" leveraging brand, media, data, AI and financial capabilities. Finally, it raises questions around how to thrive in an increasingly complex technological world driven by randomness, big data and new innovations.
Blockchain in IoT and Other Considerations by Dinis Guarda
Dinis GUARDA
September 21, 2016
Blockchain in IOT And other considerations:
IoT, Business Strategy, Tech, Security and Blockchain as a foundation tech
How to manage IoT / Blockchain for business strategy, technical set up, security, plus blockchain
The natural tech evolution marriage that has yet to properly consummate?
Why IOT products may not live up to their promise and how to overcome these to build successful IoT / Blockchain products.
How Robo Advisers, Fintech Are Revolutionising Wealth Management
Dinis GUARDA
July 05, 2016
How Robo Advisers, Fintech Are Revolutionising Wealth Management. A Reflection and presentation about trends and ideas related with the topic and what is happening in the industry
Innovating in a forever recession by Dinis Guarda
Dinis GUARDA
April 14, 2016
The concept of “Forever recession”, coined by Seth Godin, is particularly relevant to the present world climate and the business challenges we face today. In a fast changing economy and society challenged by innovative disruption technologies the sense of continuous crisis and somehow a “forever recession” makes us wonder about stability and for understanding the basis of macroeconomics and business this is a hard concept.
Tags: Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship, Social
Marketing social media for trading investment industry
Dinis GUARDA
November 04, 2015
Marketing and Social Media for Finance: trading & Investment Industry:
Front Operations: Marketing Merlin - Everything You Need to Know.
As digital and social evolves how can you get the best of your marketing, media buying, SEO and social media activities to increase your sales and retain customers, and make sure we build a strong data base and analytic insights?
Creative destruction versus Creative Evangelisation
Dinis GUARDA
October 24, 2015
The document discusses the concepts of creative destruction and creative evangelization in the digital age. Creative destruction refers to the process of innovation replacing outdated products and processes, while creative evangelization involves using digital tools to spread information and potentially convert others to new beliefs.
Future of funds: How Technology and Social Media are Disrupting and Opening new Opportunities for the Fund Industry
Dinis GUARDA
June 12, 2014
Perhaps the biggest change that online trading technology has brought about is to democratise access to the markets, allowing individuals to make their own trades without the costs and time lag that were associated with the old way of doing this.
Present & Future of Marketing - Disruption: Social Media vs Social Networks = OPEN BUSINESS
Dinis GUARDA
October 21, 2011
This presentation discusses the future of marketing and disruption caused by social media and social networks. It argues that with social media and technology, individuals and companies can directly reach audiences without relying on traditional advertising or media.
How to manage your social media business profile
Dinis GUARDA
April 09, 2011
This document provides guidance on how to manage a business's social media profile. It discusses creating and managing profiles on social networks to generate traffic. It emphasizes the importance of understanding a business's brand, audience, competitors and goals.
Tags: Business Continuity, Business Strategy, Social
Web 2.0 and Social Media From Internal to External
Dinis GUARDA
July 27, 2010
The challenges of managing corporations at a time of web 2.0 and social media. What are the main shifts companies, management and businesses are facing from their internal to the external in this new technological and social paradigms. The individual and companies as media. The paper of intra-nets and good communications. A social media SWOT analysis. Correlation between web 2.0 and social media to engage employees and to get ROI and ROA. Listening, engaging and clear communication and guidelines start in your intranet, inside your company. Any efficient strategy always starts from the inside to the external. CONSUMERS, PROSUMERS AND NICHE GROUPS ARE THE NEW STAKEHOLDERS OF COMMUNICATIONS and business.
@dinisguarda_ featured in FeedSpot Top 60 UK Tech Influencers
Dinis Guarda
February 10, 2025
I’m truly honoured to be recognised as one of the Top 60 UK Tech Influencers on the web by Feedspot! It’s a privilege to be featured alongside such inspiring voices in the tech space.
Top AI Creators You Need to Know by Edelman
Dinis Guarda
January 10, 2025
I am honoured to be listed in the Edelman’s industry’s first-ever composite of brand-safe creators specialising in AI:
AI Creators You Need to Know
These 50 individuals, selected from academia, professional sectors the creative community, have been rigorously vetted by Edelman’s Creator Marketing team for their credibility, alignment with brand values, engagement, reach, and authority in AI.
Dinis Guarda At The I-Nation Global Summit 2024 by MRANTI In Malaysia
Dinis Guarda
November 29, 2024
Kuala Lumpur hosts the third I-Nation Global Summit, a three-day event organised by MRANTI, on November 29, 2024. The 2024 summit is themed "Collaborate. Innovate. Elevate.", brings together tech innovators, policymakers, and business leaders to address pressing global challenges and drive sustainable solutions. Among the eminent speakers are the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation, the Minister of Health, and Dinis Guarda.
Global Sports Media and Tech Convention: SPORTEL Monaco, 28-30 October 2024
Dinis Guarda
October 18, 2024
Celebrating the 35th anniversary year, SPORTEL Monaco 2024, the distinguishing features at SPORTEL Monaco 2024 include: the Women’s Lunch, an event designed to celebrate and empower women in the sports industry, the Innovation Stage, which will complement the existing Speakers Corner due to high demand for speaking opportunities, and Wednesday Tech Talks, featuring a special Sports and Generative AI Workshop in collaboration with SVG.
Tags: Digital Transformation, IT Operations, SportsTech
2024 Chicago AI Week 25 to the 28th June
Dinis Guarda
June 26, 2024
I am privileged to be part and a speaker of the Chicago AI Conference 2024 the main event of the Chicago AI Week. It brings together industry leaders, innovators, and experts from around the globe to discuss the latest technology advancements, cutting edge use cases, responsible artificial intelligence (AI) best practices, and real-world applications of AI in regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, payments, healthcare, and so on.
Thrilled to have spoken at TransformBase on 9th November in London!
It was an incredible experience diving into the world of EmergingTech alongside industry leaders.
Intellect Horizon Digital Conference XR AI Web3
Dinis Guarda
October 28, 2023
I had the pleasure of being part of an excellent event that brought together thought leaders, university representatives, and global innovators. The gathering on 28th October 2023 showcased insightful discussions and ideas shaping the future of technology.
CapCut: AI-Powered Talking Characters from Still Photos - With Seedream 4.0
Dinis Guarda
September 22, 2025
AI Dialogue Scene feature from CapCut: https://capcut-yt.onelink.me/W3Oy/mgi...
This is an innovative tool that lets you transform your still photos into talking or singing characters.
Whether you're a content creator, marketer, or just someone passionate about AI, AI Capcut’s Dialogue Scene feature is revolutionising your content creation process.
You can also now use Seedream 4.0 on CapCut for Free!
AI 360 Role In Business And Society - Dinis Guarda Businessabc Series
Dinis Guarda
September 22, 2025
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Welcome to another exciting episode of Businessabc, my dear community.
In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its 360 role in reshaping every aspect of our lives—from healthcare to education, business, and beyond.
AI today is the driving force behind the $190 billion tech industry.
AI 360 Role In Business And Society - Dinis Guarda Businessabc Series
Dinis Guarda
September 17, 2025
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Welcome to another exciting episode of Businessabc, my dear community.
In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its 360 role in reshaping every aspect of our lives—from healthcare to education, business, and beyond.
AI today is the driving force behind the $190 billion tech industry.
We see AI is empowering doctors and medical professionals to offer personalised patient care. I also present the example how Cleveland Clinic collaborated with IBM to offer some cutting edge services for its patients.
In education, AI is enhancing learning experiences by empowering educators and providing them with the opportunity to personalise the content and engage students.
As AI becomes integral to our future, we must ask: How do we regulate AI? How do we ensure it serves humanity and not just a few powerful corporations?
The future of AI is in our hands. Let’s work towards a world where technology enhances human potential—creating a society that benefits everyone.
Tags: Business Continuity, Digital Transformation, Social
Businessabc AI Global Summit | June 27, 2025, Part II | AI Wellbeing - AI EQ - AGI
Dinis Guarda
August 13, 2025
The Businessabc AI Global Summit London 2025, powered by the global AI business directory and marketplace Businessabc.net (part of the ztudium / techabc group), took place on June 26–27, 2025, at the historic Royal Kensington Town Hall, London.
The Businessabc AI Global Summit brought together over 80 global keynote and panel speakers and an international network of 300+ universities for a bold, forward-thinking dialogue around the next frontier of Artificial Intelligence: business AI growth empowerment, continuous education, ethical governance, human-centric design, innovation, and sustainable transformation.
This is the video of the first half of the 26th of June, 2025, themed around "AI Wellbeing/Healthcare models - AI EQ - AI Future of Society - AGI"
Is Crowdfunding The Future of Investing? Maclear - Dinis Guarda Businessabc Series
Dinis Guarda
August 04, 2025
Maclear AG is a Swiss P2P lending platform, also known as a crowdlending or crowdfunding platform, that connects investors with EU-based businesses seeking financing.
Whether you're a seasoned investor or just getting started, Maclear makes it easy for you to fund meaningful projects with a focus on transparency and simplicity.
With over €23 million funded and €4.8 million repaid, Maclear has built a strong track record of success. The platform directly links you to European businesses in need of funding.
The platform operates under strict regulatory compliance, adhering to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and GDPR requirements. As a proud member of PolyReg Services GmbH SRO, Maclear ensures your investments are handled with the utmost care and security.
The Maclear platform is designed to make investing easy. From choosing a project to receiving your returns, the process is simple, secure, and fully transparent.
Maclear offers reliable, traditional crowdlending, but it takes this further with 8lends, a platform that integrates blockchain technology into the lending process, creating a decentralized ecosystem for both lenders and borrowers.
Five Key Concepts of Artificial Intelligence
Dinis Guarda
July 25, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved from science fiction to a $500 billion industry that's reshaping our world. By 2030, AI is projected to contribute a staggering $15.7 trillion to the global economy.
AI is now integrated into almost every aspect of daily life, from voice assistants like Siri and Alexa to advanced healthcare solutions predicting patient outcomes.
But what exactly makes AI work?
Explore the key concepts of Artificial Intelligence
Businessabc AI Global Summit | June 27, 2025, Part I | AI Financial Economic Narrative- AI Arms race
Dinis Guarda
July 23, 2025
The Businessabc AI Global Summit London 2025, powered by the global AI business directory and marketplace Businessabc.net (part of the ztudium / techabc group), took place on June 26–27, 2025, at the historic Royal Kensington Town Hall, London.
The Businessabc AI Global Summit brought together over 80 global keynote and panel speakers and an international network of 300+ universities for a bold, forward-thinking dialogue around the next frontier of Artificial Intelligence: business AI growth empowerment, continuous education, ethical governance, human-centric design, innovation, and sustainable transformation.
This is the video of the first half of the 26th of June, 2025, themed around "AI Business
trust growth - action plan - AI Arms race /AI Divide - AI Supply chain -AI Business Economy"
June 26, 2025, Part II | AI Business trust growth - action plan - AI Arms race /AI Divide
Dinis Guarda
July 23, 2025
The Businessabc AI Global Summit London 2025, powered by the global AI business directory and marketplace Businessabc.net (part of the ztudium / techabc group), took place on June 26–27, 2025, at the historic Royal Kensington Town Hall, London.
The Businessabc AI Global Summit brought together over 80 global keynote and panel speakers and an international network of 300+ universities for a bold, forward-thinking dialogue around the next frontier of Artificial Intelligence: business AI growth empowerment, continuous education, ethical governance, human-centric design, innovation, and sustainable transformation.
This is the video of the first half of the 26th of June, 2025, themed around "AI Business
trust growth - action plan - AI Arms race /AI Divide - AI Supply chain -AI Business Economy"
Stani Kulechov - Founder of Aave Labs - DeFi - Future of Money
Youtube
July 18, 2025
Stani Kulechov is an entrepreneur and a pioneer in blockchain innovation, decentralised finance (DeFi) and the future of digital economies. He is the Founder of Aave, a decentralised lending platform on Ethereum that uses smart contracts and liquidity pools where depositors provide funds for borrowers.
Penny Power - Founder of Business is Personal - BIP100 Club
Youtube
July 16, 2025
Penny Power is an entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, and community builder with over 25 years of experience. Penny Power is the founder of Business is Personal, a platform dedicated to helping business owners thrive through authentic networking, emotional intelligence, and peer-powered growth. She is a co-founder of BIP100 Club, a private community where top business owners can build relationships based on honesty, integrity, and mutual growth.
Businessabc AI Global Summit | June 26, 2025, Part I | Education, Govts, Business AI Trust Narrative
Youtube
July 16, 2025
The Businessabc AI Global Summit brought together over 80 global keynote and panel speakers and an international network of 300+ universities for a bold, forward-thinking dialogue around the next frontier of Artificial Intelligence: business AI growth empowerment, continuous education, ethical governance, human-centric design, innovation, and sustainable transformation.
Businessabc AI Global Summit 2025 | Event Recap
Youtube
July 04, 2025
Powered by visionary entrepreneur Dinis Guarda and the global AI business directory and marketplace Businessabc.net, the event showcases keynote presentations from AI agents representing Leonardo da Vinci and Ada Lovelace, alongside over 80 expert speakers, the event brings together government officials, AI pioneers, and leading CEOs.
Dinis Guarda Businessabc Series - Empower Your Business With AI
Dinis Guarda
July 02, 2025
In this video, we’re diving into how Generative AI is not just helping us work faster—it’s completely changing the rules of creativity, productivity, and innovation.
Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) has emerged as a transformative force, revolutionising how businesses create, innovate, and operate. These sophisticated algorithms, exemplified by tools like ChatGPT, possess the remarkable ability to generate diverse forms of content, from text and code to images, audio, and complex simulations.
Ada Lovelace AI agent Keynote
Dinis Guarda
June 30, 2025
At the Businessabc Global AI Summit, history was reimagined through innovation as our AI-powered Ada Lovelace agent delivered the keynote for Day 2.
Drawing on her legacy as the world’s first computer programmer, Ada reminded us that machines were never just about numbers — they were about possibility.
Witness how Ada’s 19th-century vision echoes in today’s AI revolution.
Dinis Guarda Businessabc Series - Top AI Trends Reshaping Businesses
Dinis Guarda
June 26, 2025
AI is rapidly learning, making decisions, and is even approximating reasoning when appropriately trained. In fact, with its goal-seeking capabilities, AI increasingly operates autonomously, enabling deeper integration across multiple industries and technological domains.
By leveraging these synergies, AI presents limitless opportunities for businesses willing to adapt and grow. Companies must develop holistic AI strategies to use this transformative technology effectively.
ART IN FUSION TV_ Dinis Guarda on his upcoming _ Business ABC AI Global Summit in London
Dinis Guarda
June 12, 2025
We had the privilege of speaking with one of the world’s foremost minds shaping the future of technology and society – Dinis Guarda.
An award-winning author, futurist, and global thought leader in Fintech, AI, Blockchain, Metaverse, and Smart Cities, Dinis is a serial entrepreneur and advisor committed to solving real-world challenges through innovation and collaboration.
Ranked among the Top 10 and Top 50 Global Influencers by Thinkers360, Cointelegraph, Forbes, and CryptoWeekly, his voice is at the forefront of digital transformation. From building sustainable smart cities to leveraging AI for good, Dinis explores how technology can be a force for humanity.
How AI Is Quietly Rewiring Our Societies - Dinis Guarda Businessabc Series
Dinis Guarda
June 11, 2025
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Dinis Guarda Businessabc - AI Trends Reshaping Businesses
Dinis Guarda
May 23, 2025
In this episode of Dinis Guarda Businessabc series, we will explore how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the businesses across all the verticals of industry.
You’ve probably come across terms like Natural Language Processing, Augmented Generative Intelligence, Responsible AI, and AI Agents — just to name a few. These buzzwords are shaping conversations everywhere. But what do they really mean?
From AI-managed investments to hyper-personalized AI assistants, the next evolution of AI is transforming how we work, shop, and even interact with money.
Artificial Intelligence is just a buzz now - it is the reality we live in!
Dinis Guarda: CC Forum Blockchain, AI & Digital Innovation
Dinis Guarda
May 07, 2019
22-25 May 2019 Malta
Buy tickets here: https://cc-forum.com/register/
3 days: of top content and intense networking at Malta's most central venue (https://cc-forum.com/register)
200+ speakers: hand-picked visionaries, world thought leaders and global transformers (https://cc-forum.com/speakers/)
8500+ attendees: entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policy makers and experts
20+ investment funds: private and institutional investors, family offices and VC firms participating in the Investors' Hub
10 awards: CC Forum's 2019 awards for major contribution in blockchain, AI and digital innovation (https://cc-forum.com/awards/)
300+ exhibitors: companies from fintech, blockchain, AI, crypto, gaming, law industries etc (https://cc-forum.com/exhibit/)
Dinis Guarda - Hacking the DNA of humanity with Blockchain and AI
Dinis Guarda
October 18, 2018
Dinis Guarda - CEO and Founder Ztudium - blocksdna presentation on Hackit 4.0: Hacking the DNA of humanity with Blockchain and AI
HackIT is an annual cybersecurity conference that gathers the best technical researchers and top players of the cybersecurity industry to explore cutting-edge technologies together. In 2018, HackIT focused on the use of blockchain technology.
Wisdomia.ai: A Blend Of AI, Creativity, And Edutainment
Dinis Guarda
January 09, 2025
Wisdomia.ai is an AI-powered edutainment platform where users interact with historical figures like Einstein and Socrates, explore immersive learning experiences, and engage in gamified activities. Its features include virtual mentors, personalised growth plans, AR/VR tools, and opportunities for creators in the gig and creative economies.
Wisdomia.ai: Where Wisdom Builds Utopia With AI
Dinis Guarda
January 09, 2025
Wisdomia = Wisdom + Utopia “Learning never exhausts the mind.” Leonardo da Vinci
Wisdomia = Wisdom + Utopia
“Learning never exhausts the mind.” Leonardo da Vinci
In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is changing what humans can achieve, Wisdomia.ai stands out as a unique platform that combines timeless knowledge with modern technology. Wisdomia.ai is designed to help people interact, learn, create, and innovate. It aims to build an ideal space where education and entertainment come together.
Wisdomia.ai offers an immersive edutainment experience where users can engage with AI-powered avatars modelled after historical and iconic figures such as Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, and Cleopatra. By integrating education, entertainment, and AI technology, Wisdomia.ai aspires to transform learning, inspire creativity, and ignite curiosity.
We will explore the mission, vision, and technological framework of Wisdomia.ai, highlighting its role as a human-centric platform designed to unlock the potential of wisdom for a more enlightened and empowered world.
Digital Transformation Strategy - 4IR AI Blockchain Fintech by Dinis Guarda
Slideshare
February 19, 2020
Digital transformation strategy
How to be a business fit
In a time of 4IR AI Blockchain Fintech
The future of all businesses and related industries is all about disruption – and that’s a good thing
Disruption across all industries is inevitable, but rather than bracing for the change, businesses should be confident to accept and embrace it.
This is the only way to be fit in a digital transformation 4IR time.
by Dinis Guarda,
author, CEO founder ztudium - openbusinesscouncil.org - fashionabc.org - intelligenthq.com
How Businesses & Governments can prosper with Blockchain + AI by Dinis Guarda
Slideshare
March 02, 2019
How Businesses Governments can prosper with Blockchain and AI?
The conjunction between digital transformation, industry 4.0 Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence technology & how governments and enterprises can benefit from embracing these technologies.
The Future of Finance = Fintech, AI, Blockchain
Dinis Guarda / Slideshare
August 29, 2018
The Future of Finance = Fintech, AI, Blockchain
If the 1st generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information and data. The 2d generation — now is powered by blockchain + AI technology — and is bringing us the Internet of value and identity.
We are now at a stage where digital platforms are the go to platform(s) reshaping the world of business, finance transforming 360 human affairs radically.
Finance is about managing financial assets. This now is all about technology and data but without forgetting the basics - clients / partners.
New technologies are rapidly reshaping the entire financial services spectre.
Fintech that’s no longer the headline, it’s now the industry reality.
Banks, insurers and asset managers are knee-deep in the potential of such technologies known as Fintech, data, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain.
Blockchain + AI + Crypto Economics Are We Creating a Code Tsunami?
Slideshare
March 15, 2018
Blockchain + AI + Crypto Economics
Are We Creating a Code Tsunami?
Fintech, the digital economy, Distributed technologies, tokenisations and crypto economics
Strategy - Cconsiderations, Diligences + Risks
Dinis Guarda Amongst The Speakers At The 10th P2P Financial Systems International Workshop
Dinis Guarda
September 30, 2024
The 10th P2P Financial Systems International Workshop (P2PFISY) took place on October 16-17, 2024, in Dubai, in collaboration with the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).
Blockchain and AI – Convergence Foundational Technologies
Date : September 28, 2020
Blockchain and AI – Convergence Foundational Technologies
Blockchain-AI convergence is a key factor for the present and future of technology as both these emerging and foundation technologies deal with data, value storage and creation. On one hand, Blockchain builds a foundational encryption architecture that enables secure digital storage and sharing, rewarding with data or anything of value. AI, on the other hand, creates a foundational direction to gather, analyze, generate and predict insights from data which generates, predicts and manages value. These two (out of many) areas of blockchain and AI have to be combined to create solutions, scaled technology and business infrastructure. However, to properly manage and use data, there is the need of a third holistic technology, Big data.
How Can We Protect People's Data With Blockchain And AI Tech For Good?
Date : September 28, 2020
In order to protect people's data with blockchain and AI tech for good, we have to build and deploy an ecosystem with an open source set of APIs that limits how much technology makers can learn about individual customers. What these sets of APIs do is analyse user data while keeping the anonymity for that source of data.
Artificial Intelligence solutions are already being deployed within all our interactions on social media and the internet, from the sensors on our IoT driven smartphones to our financial, wellness and healthcare data. AI is now being integrated on the top of blockchains solutions too, especially in the financial industry and supply chain transactions.
Top AI Books of all Time and Reflections
AI is rapidly changing everything. It is transforming society, the very way we live and act as social creatures, how we behave, how we do business, and even the very fabric of our own human identity. Cities are managed by machine driven big data gathered by sensors, constructing together what we known as the Internet of Things. An escalating digital transformation is transforming our vast amounts of paper ledgers into digital records, from traffic to finance to medical records. These, which convey most of the data gathered about us, are now processed in the cloud and augmented with machine learning artificial intelligence’s multiple tools, which are stored in blockchain distributed ledgers.
Welcome to the Metaverse Revolution
Thinkers360
October 26, 2022
“For if you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed them, what else is to be concluded from this, but that you first make thieves and then punish them.” ― Sir Thomas More, Utopia
“The wisdom of the crowds has peaked. Web 3.0 is taking what we’ve built in Web 2.0 — the wisdom of the crowds — and putting an editorial layer on it of truly talented, compensated people to make the product more trusted and refined.” Jason Calacanis
If you’re waiting for the metaverse revolution, you already missing it. It is happening in front of you!
The Metaverse is a new door for Humanity opening up to our society 5.0., Blockchain NFTs act as the keys.
The Metaverse or Metaverses are opening new roads. The Metaverses are drive us to new digital interactive worlds that open expanded experiences, fantasies and that are quickly becoming our new real, augmented and virtual realities. Our new digital twin transformed world.
We are living in a digital twin metaverse world. Digital twins are critical to explain our data enabled tech world. Digital twins are the virtual representation of our reality, our cities, our bodies, our buildings, our objects that serves, portrait the real-time digital counterpart of our personal and social physical objects or processes.
The concept originated earlier with the first practical definition and construction of digital twin with NASA in an attempt to improve physical model simulation of spacecrafts in 2010. This concept is more important than ever.
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Digital twins and metaverse are one related iteration as the virtual models, also called web 3.0 — the major concepts of technological times. The metaverse together with digital twins represent and expand our social economic models designed to accurately reflect and represent our physical objects and its iterations and datification.
The Metaverse is now becoming tech’s next trillion-dollar opportunity. Increasing number of companies are moving in immersive mixed reality virtual spaces that will allow users, consumers, businesses to go beyond what’s possible in real life. This has been highlighted in multiple reports such as a recent one from CB Insights, which highlights how the Metaverse will disrupt at least 13 leading global business industries including fashion, retail, gaming, education and more.
The Metaverse concepts and all the metaverses platforms are the platforms, the agoras of the 21st century. The world economy in 2022 is around USD 80 trillion. Goldman Sachs is putting the value of the metaverse at $12 trillion.
That’s more than the top 30 largest companies on the Dow Jones, including Apple and Microsoft at today’s prices.
The metaverse has already changed the way that we live and work. But that is just the beginning!
All major technologies players and now also governments and cities in the world are planning for the Metaverse. Meta, former Facebook, has been leading the talk at least in the media. Tech giant Microsoft announced on May 24 the creation of an “industrial metaverse”. This announcement highlights the urgent innovation for the work force that will allow workers, businesses to wear augmented reality headsets to manage supply chains.
Metaverse products are going increasingly to be used in work and business-related applications as there’s needs to be created further breakthrough consumer product yet.
The major Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) believes that gaming infrastructure and technologies will be “key building blocks of the Metaverse.”
The Metaverse and its set of solutions are and will be increasingly offering hybrid Mixed Augmented Reality state of existence right now.
Metaverse NFTs Web 3.0, infographic, from book Metaverse NFTs Uprising, by Dinis Guarda
Some technological developments are so big, they change our behaviour. Change our society. That is the case of the Metaverse!
The Metaverse concept and the Web3 ideological framework (also known as Web 3.0 and most of the times designed as web3) is a large idea for a new development iteration of the World Wide Web based on the nature of the blockchain technologies.
These technologies look at new system of governance that open the concept of centralised to the larger iteration of decentralised web. This is a big shot as most of the human organisations are highly centralised. So far there are a few early-stage proper working and advanced Web 3.0 applications, but new developments in integrated AI big data, blockchain, AR and VR with NFTs and immersive digital experiences are embedding in the web infrastructure, new more advanced true potential.
Web 3.0 aims to be the third generation of internet and all its related services for advancing websites, IP, concept generations, human interfaces, and applications that will focus on using a machine-based AI — ML.
This web3 infrastructure is the layout for the Metaverse revolutionary capacity to leapfrog our technologies in further spatial computation — digital twins- that can incorporate and foster understanding of data to provide a data-driven and Semantic Web. Web3 Metaverse is designed to augment our human gig economy and creative economy and incorporate more balance decentralised metaversive experiences.
The ultimate goal of all the concept of the Web 3.0 is to create and develop more powerful and intelligent, connected and open digital experiences and websites — web experiences. These digital experiences will integrate AR VR and Mixed reality integrated Technologies and experiences.
Some working technologies that qualify as Web3 can be listed in my infographic bellow and in this list:
Blockchain 360 supply chain and related fintech, payment and certification, plus cloud computation Technologies;
Cryptocurrency — Tokenomics: The major Cryptocurrencies that have created tokenomics and new business community driven ecosystems with Bitcoin as the Golden standard and Ethereum being the biggest by far.
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) that have created a 50 billion usd business since 2021 and counting.
Decentralised Apps (dApps);
Smart Contracts as the web3 digital layer of certifications;
Distributed Computing (Edge Computing);
Augmented Reality AR and Virtual Reality VR and the hybrid Mixed Reality MR iterations.
Avatars — As the Digital identity in the Metaverse / Web 3 that will be represented by avatars with utility. Avatars in particular in the form of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are and will increasingly play a critical role in the Metaverse, serving as a user’s digital identity within virtual spaces.
The hybrid-Mixed-Augmented-verse is the future maze of our human existence. It is the future of our social economic tribes.
Our stories. Our narratives. Our perception is changing in a time of Humanity Beta!
The Metaverse will marks a new major chapter in Humanity cultural history by offering an alternative Evolutionary mode of storytelling now in digital transformation times.
Stories have sustained humanity culture and civilisation for many millennia. Stories teach us to speak, read and write; assimilate civil codes, and forge our identities. This will be done now in digital terms. Through stories and narratives, we learn about language and psychology, belonging and ownership, and the sense of right and wrong. This will now come to the Metaverse platforms we are and will increasingly build.
Metaverse technologies will define the narrative of our lives and our communities, and, by extension, of our centralised and decentralised circular socio-economic models, financial codes, and ethics. Will create new Maze directions and it is in our hands to make it a Utopian narrative.
Humanity Beta is the next stage of humanity. From Humanity 1.0, to Humanity 2.0. We are shifting From Humanity Alpha to Humanity Beta!
“This Metaverse is going to be far more pervasive and powerful than anything else. If one central company gains control of this, they will become more powerful than any government and be a god on Earth.” Tim Sweeney
The future is perpetual being written in our present. And, that future is now.
“You wouldn’t abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn’t control the winds.” ― Thomas More, Utopia
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