This document provides an agenda for a masterclass on "The disruptive impact of automation". The keynote speaker will be Alex Taylor from Firemark Labs, and the panelists will include Tiberio Caetano from Ambiata, Stephanie Brownlee from Faethm.ai, and Alex Taylor again. The moderator will be Michael Dovey from IAG Firemark Ventures. The masterclass will discuss topics like the changing nature of work due to automation, the pace of change in AI and machine learning, and opportunities that may emerge from disruption.

1. IAG Firemark Ventures and Stone & Chalk
Welcome you to:
A Masterclass in “The disruptive impact of automation”
Keynote presentation by:
• Alex Taylor (Entrepreneur in Residence, Firemark Labs)
Panellists:
• Tiberio Caetano (Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Ambiata)
• Stephanie Brownlee (R&D – Faethm.ai)
• Alex Taylor (Entrepreneur in Residence, Firemark Labs)
Moderator
• Michael Dovey (IAG Firemark Ventures)

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3. ACCELERATE
DOING
ETHICS / THOUGHT
LEADERSHIP
EXPLORING UNDERSTAND & EXPLOIT

4. DECISION MAKING MACHINES
AI in use to either replicate / replace human decision making for
internal processes or to help our customers make better decisions
using context and data.
FUNCTIONAL ANALYTICS & AI
AI and analytics technology that solves a particular problem or
provides access to a new way of working.
DATATO SUPPORT THE CUSTOMER
PLATFORM
Access to new data sources, audiences or technology - we can use to
create or compliment the Customer Platform. 1st or 3rd party data.
TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF A SAFER
FUTURE
Application of technology that can help us make our customers
world a safer place.
Four Strategic
Areas of Focus

6. “The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to
understand the exponential function.”

17. Changing nature of work
• Less human optimal roles
• Advancing pace of development of automation models for repetitive
work
• Increasing development of Machine Learning models
• Increasing level of comfort in interacting with automated systems

19. DAO as a financial services automation model

20. Pace of change

22. Self driving cars – changing societal fundamentals

23. 3.5 million truck drivers in the USA
150 million full-time-equivalent jobs in the USA
Only 2% of total employment, but:
“The potential saving to the freight transportation industry
is estimated to be $168bn annually” due to self driving
trucks
• Goldman Sachs, https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/22/goldman-sachs-analysis-of-autonomous-vehicle-job-loss.html
But…
Unemployment could rise by 7%, due to the cascade-
effect of truck driver unemployment (service industries,
net loss to economy).

24. Hope:
Emergent opportunities in a disrupted world

27. TensorFlow: A model for machine-guided risk modelling

29. IAG Firemark Ventures and Stone & Chalk
Welcome you to:
A Masterclass in “The disruptive impact of automation”
Keynote presentation by:
• Alex Taylor (Entrepreneur in Residence, Firemark Labs)
Panellists:
• Tiberio Caetano (Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Ambiata)
• Stephanie Brownlee (R&D – Faethm.ai)
• Alex Taylor (Entrepreneur in Residence, Firemark Labs)
Moderator
• Michael Dovey (IAG Firemark Ventures)